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Food and Film: STUDIO MOVIE GRILL Review / Quick The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2 Review
A Quick "The Hunger Games" Bottom Line: Kinda glad to be done with this franchise, if it wasn't for Jennifer Lawrence they would have lost me after the 2nd one. I've never been invested in her choice of Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) or Gale (Liam Hemsworth) and President Snow (Donald Sutherland) has been dying inside, spitting up blood since before the games begun, so really all they needed to do was wait out the inevitable and then more easily stage a coup...
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Philly Dining: BESITO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Tasting Tour of Mexican Restaurant – BESITO This month Tinsel & Tine’s “Philly In the Spotlight” features new upscale Mexican restaurant BESITO, which opened at the end of October and is located in the Suburban Square Shopping Center in Ardmore PA (105 Coulter Ave, Ardmore, PA 19003). Translated as “little kiss,” Besito was conceived by restaurateur John Tunney III who founded the brand in 2006 after traveling extensively throughout Mexico to establish a connection with its people, cuisine and culture. Believing that each restaurant location is a unique extension of the original vision, Besito Mexican strives to delight its guests with the warmth of a…
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RECAP: 1st Annual Philly Cheesesteak Festival
Obviously a lot of work was put into the 1st Annual Philadelphia Cheesesteak Festival held Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field, much was packed into the day and over 50 Cheesesteak Vendors participated. I'm sure you've heard by now, yes the lines were SUPER LONG...
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: lebua Hotels and Resorts Café Breeze Coming to Philadelphia
Quick T&T Interview with lebua CEO Deepak Ohri By Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay Early Sketch Rendering of Café Breeze Philadelphia You may have read last month that Deepak Ohri, the Thai-based hotel magnate, plans to open a lebua Hotels & Resorts dining experience here in Philadelphia. Deepak Ohri’s best-known watering hole is the neon-lit Sky Bar atop Bangkok’s 68-story State Tower, scene of some dangerous buffoonery in The Hangover Part II READ MORE Philly.com Mayor Nutter met Ohri by chance while visiting Frankfurt to establish the sister-city relationship and took the opportunity to introduce Ohri to Philadelphia and the unique opportunities presented by the city. A series…
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Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit Food Festival WINNERS!
POST UPDATE 10/6/2015: Judges Sample Food: Forbes Under 30 Food Festival left to right, Taylor Hanson, Isaac Hanson and Forbes Editor Randall Lane. Photo Credit: Doug Holt The 2nd annual Forbes Under 30 Summit kicked off Sunday night in Philadelphia with the Under 30 Food Festival The food festival, held at The Kimmel Center, featured several young chefs from the esteemed Forbes 30 Under 30 list, who competed for the title of America’s best young chef. Judged by Randall Lane (Forbes Magazine Editor) Issac Hanson and Taylor Hanson (of the band Hanson) and Under 30 Summit attendees, the following were selected as winners: Judge’s Choice: Joseph “JJ” Johnson, The Cecil Winning…
