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NEMI MEXICAN RESTAURANT + BAR in Philly
Tinsel & Tine’s look at NEMI MEXICAN: Bar and Restaurant By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Got a chance to check out NEMI a new Mexican (Latin American Fusion) restaurant and bar in Port Richmond, Philadelphia (right off Girard Exit from 95). This upscale neighborhood spot opened the weekend between Christmas and New Years. In Spanish, “Nemi” is an expression that stands for life, adventure, and the courage to live all-out and seize the day. That’s a lot for a restaurant to live up to, but I have to say, my first visit did fill me with a desire to return and explore more super chulo culinary delights. Here’s a brief…
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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…