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Expect upscale smashburgers, late-night beer specials, and plenty of room for walk-ins. Plus, where to dine out for Hanukkah and the new coffee and wine bar opening at the Navy Yard.<\/p>\n

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Dishes at Pine Street Grill \/ Photograph by Bre Furlong<\/p>\n

Howdy, buckaroos! And welcome back to the weekly Foobooz food news round-up. With the holidays upon us, you\u2019d think that things would be slowing down in restaurant world, but we\u2019ve got lots of big news happening this week, including (but not limited to) Amanda Shulman and Alex Kemp\u2019s new restaurant, a coffee shop for the Navy Yard, high-end Mexican in Market East, last-minute gift ideas, and a big Dry January event for all you N\/A cocktail fans out there. So let\u2019s get right into it, shall we? We\u2019ll start things off this week with \u2026<\/p>\n

Pine Street Grill\u2019s Surprise Opening\"Pine<\/p>\n

Pine Street Grill-co-owners Amanda Shulman and Alex Kemp \/ Photograph by Bre Furlong<\/p>\n

It was way back in July when we first heard the name Pine Street Grill. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and we got tipped off (courtesy of some internet sleuthing) that chefs Amanda Shulman and Alex Kemp were sniffing around Fitler Square for a third location<\/a>, looking to capitalize on the twin successes of Her Place Supper Club and My Loup.<\/p>\n

They had a space (the old Dmitri\u2019s at 2227 Pine Street) and they had a name \u2014 Pine Street Grill<\/a> \u2014 but back in July, that was pretty much all we knew. And up until about a week ago, we didn\u2019t really have any additional details other than it was going to be an American-style neighborhood spot with a bar and lots of seats held out for walk-ins.<\/p>\n

Then, a few days ago (and just weeks after Her Place brought home a Michelin star for Philly<\/a>), Pine Street Grill opened. I mean, I\u2019m sure it looked different from behind the curtain, but out here in the world, Pine Street just popped into existence, fully formed and ready to serve.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoin us for a burger and a beer, a rotisserie chicken, a familiar eggplant parm, wings or a salad,\u201d the team said on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cBring your babies. Come watch the game. We\u2019ll soon be open every day but Tuesday but have a few funky days while we get our footing and celebrate the holidays. We are so proud of our team and can\u2019t wait to show you what we\u2019ve been working on. Cheers!\u201d<\/p>\n

Reservations are available, but half the tables are reserved for neighbors and walk-ins (a new-ish trend in our suddenly-reservations-starved city that I am a big fan of). The menu is straightforward, comforting, and approachable. There are mortadella-stuffed cherry peppers and chicken nuggets with buttermilk ranch, shrimp Louie and soft pretzels with mustard hollandaise. You can have wings or a half rotisserie chicken with gravy, a double-decker smashburger with a side of house mac and cheese, matzah ball soup or a French dip au poivre with horseradish and watercress, all of it done with the kind of attention to detail that Shulman, Kemp, and their team (including chef de cuisine Jonathan Rodriguez) lavish on everything. There\u2019s a happy hour program with $8 small plates and $10 glasses of red, a kids\u2019 menu, and late-night burger-and-a-beer specials for the adults: $20 for a pint and the house PSG burger with two dry-aged patties, Cooper Sharp, and onion on a seeded milk bun.<\/p>\n

Pine Street was open Monday, closed on Tuesday, and is coming back today at 4 p.m. for happy hour<\/a>. You can make reservations or, you know, just walk right on in if you\u2019re feeling lucky.<\/p>\n

Now what else is happening this week \u2026<\/p>\n

Hanukkah at Famous 4th Street\"\"<\/p>\n

Latkes at 4th Street Deli \/ Photograph by Gab Bonghi<\/p>\n

Speaking of Michelin restaurants, Famous 4th Street Delicatessen<\/a>, the 100-year-old Jewish deli which scored a Bib Gourmand<\/a> nod at last month\u2019s Michelin ceremony, is right in the middle of its big Hanukkah prix-fixe.<\/p>\n

It started on Sunday, December 14th and will run through the 22nd. Included in the multi-course spread are chopped liver with onions served on challah, kreplach dumplings, potato latkes with applesauce and sour cream, herb-roasted chicken or beef brisket, roasted green beans with herb butter, and an assortment of sweet rugelach and sufganiyot for dessert. Best thing about this dinner? They\u2019re letting it go for $39 per person, dine-in or take-out, which is a great deal. Second-best thing? For $155 they\u2019ll set up a whole to-go Hanukkah dinner kit for four people, available for pickup or delivery right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coffee and Wine in the Navy Yard\"\"<\/p>\n

Happy Bear Coffee rendering by RHJ Associates<\/p>\n

The Navy Yard is in the process of turning itself into a destination \u2014 a mixed-use retail\/residential\/service community with a multi-year plan to bring in apartments, shops, restaurants, and everything else a redeveloping neighborhood needs.<\/p>\n

One of those necessary things? A coffee shop. A place for people to gather, get their morning jolt, sip lattes and maybe have a sandwich, too. And right now, it looks like Happy Bear<\/a> is set to be that coffee shop. Founded in 2023 by pals Dan Kredensor and Frank Orman, Happy Bear was a purely online venture \u2014 a coffee company and hospitality brand with a charitable bent, pledging five percent of all proceeds to causes chosen by their customers.<\/p>\n

Now, though, it looks like Kredensor and Orman will be moving from the virtual to the physical because they\u2019ve just signed the papers on a 3,000-square-foot space on the first floor of a life sciences building at 1201 Normandy Place and will turn it into their flagship brick-and-mortar location \u2014 a combination coffee shop, cafe, and wine bar with an opening planned for spring 2026.<\/p>\n

Happy Bear will be doing the specialty coffees they\u2019re already known for and expanding into offering a curated wine list and \u201ca refined menu of sandwiches, breakfast items, soups, salads, flatbreads, tomato pie, and other chef-inspired grab-and-go offerings.\u201d So an all-day cafe, essentially, offering all the Philly classics courtesy of a partnership with Carlino\u2019s Specialty Foods<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When construction is done, there\u2019ll be a wine bar and indoor seating, plus an outdoor space overlooking the five-acre Central Green Park. The interesting thing about all this is that, right now, much of what the Navy Yard might become is still speculative. The \u201cretail corridor\u201d that Happy Bear is supposed to be a part of is still being constructed; some apartments are for lease, but many are not. The whole thing becomes a kind of chicken-or-the-egg problem: People won\u2019t want to move to the area if there are no amenities (like coffee shops and wine bars) in the neighborhood. But without many people living there (yet), who is going to visit the coffee shop?<\/p>\n

Yes, there are businesses in the area. And yes, people move through the Navy Yard for a variety of reasons. But it\u2019s still going to be an interesting project to watch. I mean, look at Fishtown a decade ago. Or Kensington. Or North Broad. Who knows what might happen at the Navy Yard.<\/p>\n

But in any event, soon there\u2019ll soon be a place to get a cup of coffee and a glass of wine. Because you gotta start somewhere.<\/p>\n

Now who has room for some leftovers?<\/p>\n

The Leftovers<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve got another opening just recently announced, this one in Market East, and it\u2019s kind of a big deal.<\/p>\n

Washington D.C.-based (and James Beard Award semifinalist) KNEAD Hospitality<\/a> is coming to town with their first expansion outside of the D.C. market. They\u2019re taking 8,000 square feet of space at 1150 Ludlow Street and turning it into the first Philly location of Mi Vida<\/a> \u2014 an upscale Mexican concept inspired by Mexico City\u2019s culinary scene. Chef Roberto Santiba\u00f1ez already has three locations in D.C. in partnership with KNEAD, offering bright colors and modern Mexican vibes. The new spot will be big, and plunked down just steps from the Convention Center, Reading Terminal Market, and all those tourists. So yeah, it\u2019s gonna be a thing.<\/p>\n

They were originally hoping for a mid-2025 opening. When that didn\u2019t work out, the date got pushed back and the best guess right now is a mid-January grand opening. Another thing that makes this interesting is that KNEAD\u2019s founders, Jason Berry and Michael Reginbogin, got their starts in Philly. Berry went to Wharton, and Reginbogin spent a year here working for Starr. So while up to this point they\u2019ve focused their attentions on D.C., this new Mi Vida location will be something of a homecoming for them.<\/p>\n

Looking for a last-minute gift for the Eagles fan in your life? Bird Gang Spirits and BOTLD have a limited-edition Irish whiskey with a Kelly-green bottle and the 2025 Super Bowl ring on the label. Distilled and aged in Cork, and bottled in PA, it\u2019s a three-year Irish whiskey, but you\u2019re really picking it up for the pride. Bottles are available online<\/a> and in all BOTLD shops.<\/p>\n

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Photograph courtesy of Bird Gang Spirits<\/p>\n

And finally this week, if you\u2019re looking forward to Dry January, then I\u2019ve got the perfect event for you.<\/p>\n

Dry Vibes<\/a>, Philly\u2019s biggest zero-proof \u201csocial celebration,\u201d is coming back to Philly on Saturday, January 31st at Billy Penn Studios. There\u2019ll be speakers, vendor tastings, an open dry bar full of mocktails, pop-ups from Philly \u201cwellness brands\u201d and celebrity guests from within the non-alcoholic, better-for-you lifestyle space.<\/p>\n

Look, it\u2019s not my kind of thing (the word \u201cwellness\u201d just makes me itch), but I know there are lots of you out there who are trying to make changes, live healthier or find some social options for yourselves that don\u2019t involve the liberal application of gin, tonic, and some limes. And that\u2019s cool. The new year is for making changes and trying to live a better life despite the myriad horrors of being alive and sentient at this moment in history. Me? I\u2019m going with tacos, pasta, pie, and cocktails. But you do you.<\/p>\n

So if you\u2019re down, tickets for Dry Vibes are available now for around 50 bucks. You can get yours right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n