Michael Klein follows up on the ongoing saga that is the Freehouse/Mims Food & Drink in Wayne. The latest has the restaurant still shuttered and chef Brett Naylor spotted working in the kitchen at Urban Outfitters’ corporate offices.

Main Line Dine puts all the twists and turns into a lovely timeline for us.

Mystery of the Freehouse [The Insider]
The Freehouse Saga Continues [Main Line Dine]

Kibitz Room has opened its Center City location at 1521 Locust Street. [The Insider]

Silk City is aiming at a Memorial Day opening for its beer garden. [The Illadelph]

Also on Spring Garden Street, tomorrow is the opening of the casual Asian BYO, Shin Asian Diner. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

When NXNW reopens Benjamin and Robert Bynum will be at the healm. The brothers are known for Warmdaddy’s and the late lamented Zanzibar Blue. [Philadelphia Daily News]

Meal Ticket has the menu for Thai Singha House To Go which opened this past weekend. [Meal Ticket]

Stephen Starr is opening his first South Florida restaurant, Steak 954 in Ft. Lauderdale. On the menu is Barclay Prime’s $100 cheesesteak. [MenuPages]

Looking forward to Blackfish Stone Harbor. Take dear old mom down the shore for Mother’s Day weekend when the shore point to Conshohocken’s finest opens.[Blackfish Stone Harbor]

John Mims is gone from Wayne and his name is following. Mims Food & Drink is out and The Freehouse returns in about a week. [Main Line Dine]

Slate, the gastropub on 21st Street between Chestnut and Sansom finally opens tomorrow at 5pm. The Chef is Eric Paraskevas, former chef de cuisine at Lolita and prices will top out at $21. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Mémé has gotten its liquor license and gets reviewed this Sunday in the Inquirer. Today they’re open for lunch. [Meal Ticket]

John Mims forced out from his own Mims Food + Drink by judge. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

This weekend Terence Feury officially takes over for Thien Ngo at Fork. [Icepack, City Paper]

Yesterday, The Insider posted its 2009 restaurant forecast with lots of tasty morsels from big to small. Among the new to us, S & H Kebab House will be a Turkish kabob BYOB at the former Overtures. VargaBar is the name for the Valanni backed redo of Azul. Saute and Slate are aiming to be open by the end of the month and Girasole, is not dead after all. [The Insider]

As you may have noticed in the ad to the left, John Mims, formerly of Carmine’s and Les Bons Temps is going to be opening Mims in Wayne, where he’ll be serving contemporary New Orleans comfort food.

Neil Stein to South Street? Could it be? [Ice Pack, City Paper]

Table Talk higlights the new MangoMoon in Manayunk. It’s “warm but dramatic,” featuring Thai small plates and no Pad Thai! [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Pasqual Cancelliere, who ran Butcher’s Cafe with his father before selling the spot, is coming back to 9th Street with 943 , a Argentine and Italian themed restaurant. [Meal Ticket]

Pico de Gallo is expanding but not going far. The 15th and South Mexican is opening across the street in a larger space and will be turning the existing Pico into a cheaper takeout and delivery spot. [The Insider]

We do love ourselves some crêpes, so we’re ready to check out the new Crêpe Maker in 30th Street Station. [Meal Ticket]

Table Talk has the details on the DAS Architects designed Pagano’s Market at the Commerce Center. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inqurier]

Limerick may have its Craft Ale House before Christmas. [The Last Bottle Left]

Pierre Calmels, former Chef de Cuisine at Le Bec-Fin is opening in own BYOB, Bibou in the former Pif spot on 8th Street. [The Insider]

John Mims has resurfaced in Wayne where he will be rechristening the Freehouse as Mims Food & Drink. [The Insider]

Tonight marks the opening of El Camino Real. Stopped by literally for a sniff yesterday (it smelled really good) and saw Chef Jose Garces trying out the menu for friends and family night.