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Philadelphia was last shut out in 2016. The next year, however, the city came roaring back with an impressive turnout of wins.

When chef Dionicio Jiménez opens the doors of Cantina La Martina on Philadelphia’s Kensington Avenue, his day begins by cleaning up trash and human feces from the sidewalk or disposing of the occasional mattress where people have been sleeping around his restaurant. He and his wife, co-owner Mariangeli Alicea Saez,

At Cantina La Martina in Kensington, chef Dionicio Jiménez tells his story through camaron suizas and red pozole with ramen noodles.

Philly has only one nominee for the James Beard Foundations Restaurant and Chef Awards, but three honorees in other categories.

Vietnam Restaurant, located in Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood,​ is one of six restaurants in the country to be awarded the 2024 America's Classics Award.

From his "tiny little strip mall eatery," chef Matthew Kern was just named among the best chefs in the Mid-Atlantic by the James Beard Awards

An interview with Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin just ahead of the 25th anniversary of their Philadelphia Italian restaurant Vetri Cucina.

The Philadelphia restaurant scene won big at the James Beard Awards with Ellen Yin and Friday Saturday Sunday among the top recipients.

Also: Secret underground restaurants, an exciting new BYOB, and farewell to a pioneering chef.

It was the city’s strongest showing in the prestigious restaurant awards since 2017.