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]

Today, The Bite eagerly looks forward to some new restaurants opening in the coming weeks.

• Kong (August 15th)
• Village Whiskey (Late August)
• Fish (September 9)
• Resurrection Ale House (Early September)
• Rubb (Fall)

As summer closes, new doors opening [Metro Philadelphia]

Grub Street Philadelphia launched today with a slideshow of 22 notable Philadelphia burgers including the never before seen Village Whiskey behemoth. It’s a mix of sirloin, chuck eye roll and chuck topped with Rogue’s (as in the beer) blue cheese and sauteed foie gras. Yikes!

Sad/great thing. We recognized 10 of the 22 burgers without realizing the description was on the right-hand side.

The Burger Register: Philadelphia’s Twenty-Two Notable Burgers [Grub Street]

Last night during a late evening stroll (trying to forget about that Phillies game) we noticed that the paper was down from the windows at Village Whiskey.

And low and behold, what did we see?

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Yogorino opened over the weekend at 20th and Locust. There’s just one flavor for now and for the germaphobes, the toppings are kept behind the counter out of the reach of the unwashed masses.

The popular Tiffin is adding a third location, this one in Elkins Park. Additionally, Tiffin Etc., the Indian pizzeria is about 3 weeks out. [The Insider]

Plenty of restaurant slippages in Michael Klein’s restaurant openings update. Village Whiskey and Pickled Heron are now looking at late summer (August). And the Tap House is saying October. [The Insider]

Leila Cafe is serving up Middle Eastern food at the former Wasabi House at 13th and Pine. [Meal Ticket]

The former Kami Sushi at 1526 Sansom now has a sign in the window promising Sushi Cafe is coming soon.

Akoya, the restaurant portion of Pearl is making like Pearl and taking the rest of the summer off. [The Insider]

We know we just posted a link to Philadelphia Magazine’s article about Jose Garces but now we’ve sat down and actually had a chance to read Lauren McCutcheon’s profile of the prolific chef.

Among the Fooboozian highlights:

• Rumor has it Garces missed the James Beard Awards perhaps becuase he’s working on a Food Network gig.
• July is still the targeted opening for Village Whiskey.
• Garces Trading Co. is the name for the food/wine commisary (PLCB partnership) coming this fall to the Western Union building on Locust.
• The Fontainebleau Las Vegas is getting a rooftop Amada, twice the size of the original.
• Dave Conn will be chef de cuisine at Village Whiskey.

Check it all out.

Who is Jose Garces? And Why are you so crazy about his restaurants? [Philadelphia Magazine]

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Jose Garces was on the Today Show this morning making plantain crusted fish tacos. Speaking of Jose, his Village Whiskey is looking to open in late July.

Jose Garces’ fish tacos offer a taste of tradition [Today Show]

Two.One.Five Magazine interviews James Beard award winning chef Jose Garces and finds out he likes us, he really, really likes us!

It feels great to head home for Mercat (Garces’ Chicago restaurant), but Philadelphia is home to me; I started my family here, I started my business here and the city has taken me to places in my career that I never could have predicted growing up, cooking alongside my grandmother in our family kitchen. Every city has its own personality, and I’ve been very lucky to find one that suits me as well as Philadelphia does.

Speak Easy – Interview with Jose Garces [two.one.five magazine]

We’ve got the details on Village Whiskey, Jose Garces’ indulgence to the whiskey lover within that is slated to open in June. Read the rest of this entry »

Jose Garces isn’t slowing down even if the economy is. Philadelphia Business Journal catches up with him and finds out about his plans for a Las Vegas Amada, Chifa and Village Whiskey. [Philadelphia Business Journal]

Table 31 is joining Susanna Foo in offering a high end to-go menu. [The Illadelph]

Osteria has transformed its prep kitchen into a culinary school. There will be classes on pasta and pizza making, wine and cheese tastings, as well as events events like book signings, chef dinners and winemaker dinners for up to 14 people at the kitchen block table. [Osteria]

Temple University sweet lovers have a new option as Insomnia Cookies has opened a cookie truck on the North Philly campus. [Daily Pennsylvanian]

OpenTable is going public. The restaurant reservations site will be the first tech venture to go public in many months. [VentureBeat]