Today’s travels brought me to the Avenue Deli, a combo Jewish-Italian place in beautiful Lansdowne next to the revitalized movie theater. My partner in crime: Alicia Sheeran – PR person extraordinaire for lunch. I expected more food displayed in the cases like an old-fashioned deli. The décor is sparse with vintage black and white photos […]

It’s the off-season for baseball, so Leslie Quiros of TOTAL Specialties and Brian Mahoney of the Philadelphia Phillies went off to lunch to plan the 2014 season for TOTAL. Brian and Leslie wanted to talk shop. Me? I wanted to eat! Parking is challenging here on South Broad. There are spots a bit north on […]

Never one to back down from an adventure, three generations of the Cetlin men headed over to the Shady Maple Smorgasbord for a Saturday lunch in Lancaster, PA. You can find a poster child for Gastric Bypass at any table! If you’ve ever been to an all-inclusive resort with a buffet, this blows it away. […]

From the confines of our Cetlin Design Group worldwide headquarters in Broomall, the closest restaurant for Korean food is Nagwon Garden in Upper Darby. English isn’t spoken here which makes it challenging, especially when you don’t know what you’re doing. My friend, Mark Lipsky fro the The Radio Agency, was dubious at first. I thought he […]

After seeing Godspell on Broadway, the wife and I decided to pay a visit to this little restaurant on 55th Street in NYC that my buddy, Dave Townsend of TOTAL Lubricants, said has the best Japanese food in New York. If sushi is what you’re looking for, skip this place. The wife was not happy […]

We’ve been frequenting this gem on South Broad Street once a month and we’re impressed every time we waddle out. Even with reservations you may have to wait a bit, but Concetta Varallo and her team have amazing specials that will knock your socks off. Everything is homemade and portions are plentiful. Our friends at […]