It would have been a busy week on Foobooz even if we hadn’t launched two new features. That we did launch Jobs.Foobooz.com and our Outdoor Dining Guide made it a banner week.

• Too bad Zahav doesn’t have any room for outdoor seating. Au contraire, mes amis!
• Craig LaBan hands out two-bells for Mexican in Kensington.
• Susanna Foo to close in August.
• We have another New York import to get excited about. Death & Co. is opening Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co. in Center City.
• Step away from the bar at Southwark and you can save some money.
• The Korean Taco phenomenon lands in Philadelphia.
• Is the tide changing? Adam Erace discovers good BBQ in Roxborough.
• We deliver Bibou’s tale of the tape.
• Stephen Starr’s Pizza spot generates a lot of comments about Philly pizza.
• At Girasole the pasta is the thing.
• We love Sriracha, don’t you? Tell us your favorite Sriracha dishes.
• Piazza at Schmidt’s is going to be huge. We’ve got the rundown of the food and drink ahead of tomorrow’s grand opening.

• Kanella gets three bells and lots of praise from Craig LaBan.
• Tap, tap, tap, that’s the sound of just 3 of the 75 taps coming to West Philadelphia.
• We promise we’re going on a fried pickle quest. Who’s in?
• Jose Garces and the PLCB generated a lot of commentary.
• Adam Erace finds that the city’s most authentic Thai food is in Manayunk.
• We’ve gotta give props to the River Wards.
• We have fun with a Beer Week eyeball bender.
• Tony Luke’s frozen sandwiches are deconstructed by Rick Nichols.
• Not much but the beer selection has changed at 44th and Spruce.

• Rick Nichols visited Chifa to figure out just what Peruvian-Chinese cuisine is.
• We come up with a six pack of choices for foodies during Beer Week.
• Bistro 7’s Michael O’Halloran is looking to open a Hong Kong street food inspired restaurant in Northern Liberties.
• Gastropubs seem to be bucking the recession and are even attracting chefs with impressive resumes.
• Every day a deal is born. Deal Dump rounds them up.
• Rick Nichols will be leading a food tour of Port Richmond hitting up all sorts of Polish delicacies.
• Foobooz’s own Arthur Etchells goes on a beer hunt across Philadelphia.
• Craig LaBan previews the massive Philly Beer Week.
• For all Philly Beer Week News visit our special Beer Week section.

Butcher & Singer got three big old bells from Laban.
But was he fair to Butcher’s manager?
We continued marching to the drum of The Meat Beat.
Not to be outbeefed, Rick-booted-from-Reading-Terminal-Olivieri announces a new cheesesteak venue.
The City Paper reviews Tiedhouse, compares gastropubs to pornography.
Adam Erace finds the Prohibition Taproom irresistible.
University City will be home to the new Blockley Pourhouse.
Paesano’s roast pork joins the pantheon of great sandwiches.
Get your LOVE gluten-free.

• Little Fish cannot fit third bell.
• Chifa opened last week and we had previews in prose, pictures and PDF.
• This Internet meme of gluttony blew up going from 0 page views to 1.3 million in 48 hours.
• We take a fun look at Steakhouse Bashes.
• Matthew Levin is bringing his “culinary mashup” to Northern Liberties.
• Dear Rittehnouse Square, Sorry about your Wawas but here’s some tart yogurt.
• Adam Erace says Melograno still delivers.
• Luckily Trey Popp doesn’t prescribe to “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”
• Amada adds a beer designed especially for famed Spanish Chef Ferran Adria of El Bulli.
• Our obsession with PhillyHistory.org continues with our Retro-raunt feature.
• James Beard Semifinalists have Philly flavor.
• Union Trust opened and  we got the menus.

• Cooper’s Brick Oven Wine Bar gets two bells from Craig LaBan.
• Stephen Starr’s Letto Deli concept is kaput.
• $8.50 brunch at Tiffin.
• Matt Levin, formerly of Lacroix is being backed by a Big Bird.
• Check it out, The Foobooz New Year’s Eve Guide.
• Crepes worth the wait at 15th and South Street.
• Dmitri’s octopus is overrated? You seem to think so.
• Trey Popp finds a “hearth of gold” in Mt. Airy.
• Scallion pancakes from the yet to open Chifa have our toes curling.
• An eyeball bender with a twist, it’s from 1969.

• Bistrot La Minette gets the two bell treatment from M. LaBan. 
• BBQ is coming back to Center City with Smokin’ Betty’s.
• Old City’s Triada got busted serving without a license and maybe worse, filling bottles of Grey Goose with Banker’s Club. 
• Next week we’ll finally get the answer the question to “how much for one rib?” El Camino Real opens with a “Loosey” on the menu, one pork rib and a side of barbecue sauce. 
• Foodaphilia samples the mac and cheese menu at Swallow. 
• We’re still wearing black over the evident killing of Tria in G-Ho.
• The Fair Food Farmstand will be taking over Rick’s Steaks stand at the Reading Terminal Market.
• Mmmm, suckling pig to go at Amada. 
• Wow! Matthew Levin has bailed on Lacroix and is looking to make ope his own spot. 
• Fun blind items in the Metro. 
• Rustic and simple impress at Mémé.
• Have you weighed in with your favorite roast pork sandwich after dark? 

• Who would have guessed, Collingswood’s LoBianco isn’t Italian. According to Craig LaBan though, it is very good.
• Rae is now only open for weekday lunch and will be closing by the end of the month. 
• La Minette starts strong, finishes strong for Trey Popp. 
• You may have noticed the Christmas music pumped into every store and public space so you know Christmas beers are here!
• Swallow goes 100% mac and cheese and the people are intrigued.
• There are a lot of questions at Joseph Poon’s latest restaurant, the Peking Duck isn’t one of them.
• Paesano’s sandwiches have us salivating.
• Prohibition has ended, lets celebrate on Broad Street or any of the other fine establishments dedicated to imbibing.
• Apothecary, APO Bar & Lounge is named a top-10 speakeasy by USA Today. 
• Holy crap! 2 for $100 at Le Bec-Fin!

• Craig LaBan really liked Distrito, like a lot.
• Give me a B. Give me an A. Give me an R. What’s that spell?
• Our benevolent dictator does an about-face on flavored vodka.
• Brauhaus Schmitz wants to know, dirndls, yay or nay.
• If hating a 12-year old restaurant critic is wrong, do you want to be right?
• Adam Erace has an Indian affair at Ekta.
• David Snyder has a meal to challenge even the bravest eaters.
• What prominent restaurant partners are breaking up?
• Del Frisco’s throws a party.
• Cheap lobster. Rock on recession.

A chef’s table in West Chester gets two bells.

Apothecary has new economically priced cocktails.

Bryan Sikora cooks on the Martha Stewart Show.

Looking for some breakfast choices? Philadelphia’s food bloggers have lots to offer.

Zahav’s fried cauliflower with lebneh is named one of the “Best Restaurant Dishes of 2008″ by Food & Wine.

Little Fish lands a whopper with their inclusion at number three no less, on Bon Appetit’s best seafood resataurant in the US list.

Caffè Casta Diva stands out despite it being one of a billion Italian BYOBs.

Rae is making like the Jeffersons as the restaurant prepares to move to th 37th floor of Two Liberty Place.

Pub & Kitchen drops the science and ups the atmosphere.

Rick Nichols asks can the Italian Market be saved? We ask what you would do.

What is this week’s eyeball bender? A saddle???

Sounds like Bobby Flay is headed to Penn.

The promise of good Thai on Chestnut has us all aflutter.