Is it just us or is there really very little happening on Tuesdays around these parts? It’s the new Monday. But with two exhausting nights of the Phillies, maybe it’s time chill out and catch up with your DVR. Pizzeria Stella is now doing takeout if you’re in down that way or  have the Rittenhouse Square SliCE deliver. The truffle pizza hit the spot last time we ordered.

This Week, Philadelphia Magazine’s Restaurant Club Newsletter asks the question, are you ready for Restaurant Week?

• Restaurant Week Countdown: Five Days to Go!
  It’s an interesting look at RW from the owner’s point of view.
• Restaurant Week: (A Few) Reservations Are Still Available
  Amada on Wednesday at 8? ACT NOW!!!!
• Pizza Preview: Three New Spots to Look For
  Stephen Starr, SliCE and Zavino are going Neopolitan on us.

Restaurant Club [Philadelphia Magazine]

SliCE opens on Sansom Street this Monday. [Meal Ticket]

Seriously? Another name change in store for Stephen Starr’s Stella Pizza? [Grub Street]

Coo’s Sports Bar & Lounge is hoping to open this weekend on north Broad Street. [Meal Ticket]

APO Bar + Lounge is overhauling their drink menu adding 14 new drinks to the menu. [Meal Ticket]

Barb and Suzy’s Kitchen is a new stand at the Reading Terminal Market serving Pennsylvania Dutch sandwiches and bacon cheese fries. [Grub Street]

Parker’s Prime is looking to open next week in Newtown Square. It’s the latest from the Win empire. [Table Talk, Philadelphia, Inquirer]

Whipped Bakeshop is getting its own storefront in Fishtown. [Meal Ticket]

Cupcakes Gourmet adds a location in the Gateway Shopping Center. Perfect after your Five Guys burger. The Best of Philly winner is expanding from their Frazer location. [Restaurant Club]

Dr. Watson’s Pub is going to be sold by longtime owner Barry Sandrow. [Philly Gossip]

Michael Klein needs a vacation. He’s on fire!

A third Sang Kee is planned for  inside the Sheraton University City which has housed such less than successful spots as Shula’s 2 and Top Dog. [The Insider]

SliCE is adding a second location of their much loved Neopolitan pizzeria at 1740 Sansom Street. [The Insider]

Mezza Luna is moving to the former Paxia at 8th and Christian. [The Insider]

Hawthornes will be the name of the bottle shop and cafe set to spring to life this September at 11th and Catharine. This will be the same concept that was previously reported to be called Budapest Cafe. [The Insider]

Look! Some things the Kleinsider didn’t have first!

Sticks and Stones has been 18+ months in the making but there’s progress to report, the liquor license has been secured. [Meal Ticket]

Grub Street has the deets on Fuel, the under 500 calorie cafe aiming to open in September on East Passyunk. [Grub Street]

Want to see what Iron Hill Maple Shade is all about. Check out this video. [YouTube]

Jason Dilks grew up enjoying the tomato pies of De Lorenzo’s Pizza. Today he pays homage to the Trenton institution with SliCE in South Philadelphia. Rick Nichols tells the story but doesn’t explain SliCE’s weird capitalization.

Satisfying his hunger [Philadelphia Inquirer]
SliCE [Official Site]

Kirsten Henri of Philadelphia Weekly is occasionally known to lament the state of pizza in Philadelphia. So when she finds a pizza that’s worthwhile, it’s worth taking note.

SliCE, located smack in the center of the chowhound corridor that runs from Cheesesteak Central to the Italian Market, offers a very respectable, very thin-crust margherita pizza. It’s commendable for its lack of sweetness, its use of juicy San Marzano tomato sauce and its crunchy crust. Bright basil leaves neatly laid on top emit a powerful burst of garden-fresh fragrance.

Eat Beat [Philadelphia Weekly]

• Many gripe about Philadelphia’s pizza scene but SliCE sounds promising. [Blogalicious]
• Looking for a favorite hotel bar in Philadelphia, perhaps La Bourse at Sofitel will be that for you too. [Finding Philly]
• No matter where you live, Bridgid’s is worth the trip to Fairmount, after all they have a bacon wrapped pork chop. [Foodaphilia]
• It’s a battle on 11th Street in Chinatown between Vietnam Restaurant and Vietnam Palace. But is there a clear winner? [foodzings]
• The favorite dish of the evening at Tria was the Warm Poached Black Mission Figs with Gorgonzola and Prosciutto di Parma and gas•tron•o•my has the photos to prove it. [gas•tron•o•my]
• You’ll be amazed how many falafel balls they can cram into a pita at The Pita Pocket [Metroblogging Philadelphia]