Little Fish’s Mike Stollenwerk shares some details about his upcoming fish with Drew Lazor. Expect it to be different than the Bella Vista BYOB as there will be a liquor license and the menu will be split into raw, cold, hot and sweet categories. [Meal Ticket]

DiBruno Bros. is aiming to open a wine bar in the Italian Market by mid-August. [Meal Ticket]

Part of the facade of the former Brasserie Perrier crashed down onto Walnut Street Wednesday morning. Sorry, this wasn’t an attention grabbing way of debuting a Center City Apple Store. [Philadelphia Daily News]

Savona in Gulph Mills has been completely refurbished and there’s a sharp new outdoor terrazzo to check out. [Restaurant Club]

Bon Appetit has a spread on Philadelphia in its July issue. Author Andrew Knowlton hits Bella Vista Beer, Distrito, Franklin Fountain, Johnny Brenda’s, Reading Terminal Market and Zahav. Meal Ticket has the scans. [Meal Ticket]

Varga Bar starts daily lunch as of Sunday. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Copper Bistro in Northern Liberties has called it quits. [The Insider]

Every Wednesday and Thursday Copper Bistro in Northern Liberties is offering a three-course prix fixe deal.Choose from selected appetizers, salads and soups. Then add any entree and salad for $30.

Copper Bistro [Official Site]
$30 Prix Fixe [NLiberties]

Craig LaBan heads to Northern Liberties to try out Copper Bistro, the relatively new BYOB that has definitely gotten better reviews of late. LaBan comes away impressed by the New American bistro and says “as Copper Bistro’s shiny newness acquires a little patina, a quest for more of those surprises will really help it begin to gleam.”

Two Bells � Very Good

Copper Bistro [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Copper Bistro [Official Site]

The Courier Post ventures into Northern Liberties for a look at Copper Bistro. Adam Erace finds the bistro has certainly improved since its openings although some missteps remain.

Copper stands apart from its BYOB counterparts: the pressed white tablecloths; the complimentary amuse bouche; co-owner and maitre d’ Jason Serock patrolling two dining rooms in a tailored ebony suit. It’s a little shot of Le Bec formality at the gravelly mouth of Northern Liberties.

Three Stars (Good)

With tweaks, bistro can be silk stocking among socks [Courier Post]
Copper Bistro [Official Site]

Kirsten Henri heads to Northern Liberties and Copper Bistro, and comes out feeling the way most reviewers have, there’s plenty of promise, but the execution isn’t there yet.

I’m disappointed that after two visits, Copper didn’t thrill me the way I was hoping it would based on my first swoon over its cuteness. While they’ve got the ambience down, there’s still room for improvement with the thing that matters most: the food.

Copper Waiting [Philadelphia Weekly]
Copper Bistro [Official Site]

City Paper visits Northern Liberties’ Copper Bistro and finds the kitchen a bit hit or miss but with much potential.

Many of the menu’s boldest assertions are executed with a gentle touch, like the seared duck. Slices of breast meat, served medium-rare, are fanned around a mound of fregola sarda, pudgy dots of pasta that are the Italian cousin to Israeli couscous. The duck, mild and juicy, is flavored primarily by a reduction of caramelized cherries. Yet the star of this dish is actually the pasta, cooked to creaminess and embedded with salty, gooey duck confit.

Metal Plate [City Paper]
Copper Bistro [Official Site]

Phyllis Stein-Novack visits the new Copper Bistro in Northern Liberties and comes away impressed, unable to come up with even a single glitch.

Three tips of the toque to Copper Bistro.

Copper Bistro [South Philly Review]
Copper Bistro [Official Site]

PhilaFoodie heads to the new Northern Liberties bistro, Copper Bistro and find Copper “is synonymous with artistry and craftsmanship.”

And PhilaFoodie found the dessert good enough, he wrote about it in the latest edition of Culture Shock in City Paper.

Copper Bistro [PhilaFoodie]
Copper Bistro’s flourless chocolate torte [City Paper]
Copper Bistro [Official Site]

Giwa, 1608 Sansom Street, brings Korean takeout and sitdown to Center City (Feeding Frenzy).
The long anticipated Oceanaire Seafood Room on Walnut Street now has an opening date, October 28th (Feeding Frenzy).
In the closings department we find Zen Sushi on Liberties Walk, Brianna�s Italian Cafe in Collingswood, and Trattoria Lucca on Passyunk Avenue all shuttered (TableTalk).
Northern Liberties� Copper Bistro�s web site is live, so check out the menu.
Congrats to Iron Hill, Dogfish Head, Stewart�s, Troegs, McKenzie, Rock Bottom, Bethlehem Brew Works & Triumph New Hope who all brought home medals from the Great American Beer Fest (The Beer Yard).

Cafe Sud at Passyunk and Catharine will be calling it quits this Sunday (Inqlings).

If you have the Fine Living Channel tune in this Saturday at 9 PM for Opening Soon, which chronicles the opening of Water Works Restaurant (Inqlings).

Copper Bistro has opened on 2nd Street in NoLibs. Entrees priced from $15.50 (quinoa risotto) to $23.50 (braised short ribs). It’s open Tuesdays through Sundays (Table Talk).

Umai Umai is set for a grand opening Sunday. This contemporary Asian BYOB is located in Fairmount at 533 N 22nd St (Table Talk).

Spoons Coffeehouse in Roxborough has added a full breakfast to its menu (Feeding Frenzy).

Today from 5-8 you can get FREE ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery.