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Patou 312 Market Street (215) 928-2987 He came. He fought. She conquered. So went the battle of the lightsabers (read: battery powered candle stand-ins on the tables) between the intoxicated woman two tables over and the man beside her at Old City's newest culinary addition, Patou. Kelicia "Kandi" Pitts, the restaurant's hostess, explained that Patou was so named because chef/owner Patrice Rames' grandmother used to call him that while educating her petit grandson in the ways of the kitchen.
February 12, 2004 at 12:00 am

Pasion! 211 S. 15th Street (215) 875-9895 Me gusta reggae, me gusta punk rock. Pero, la cosa que me gusta mas es Pasion!
February 12, 2004 at 12:00 am

Wallapa Suksapa had a little dream: to combine great Thai food with reasonable prices. Amara caf‚ is the unpretentious result of Suksapa's vision.
February 5, 2004 at 12:00 am

Nestled in the heart of historic Old City lies an authentic Afghan restaurant that will satisfy your taste buds and your curiosity for delectable ethnic cuisine.
February 5, 2004 at 12:00 am

Ms. Tootsie's Soul Food Caf‚ is named after Tootsie Rolls. No, seriously. When Keven Parker opened two soul food meccas four years ago -- Caf‚ 3801 at 3801 Market Street and Ms. Tootsie's Soul Food Caf‚ on 13th and South streets -- he named Ms. Tootsie's after his mother's favorite candy.
January 22, 2004 at 12:00 am

The unassuming exterior of Pattaya Grill is all a facade. Exotic selections like alligator stir-fry await Thai food enthusiasts on the eatery's eclectic menu.
January 22, 2004 at 12:00 am

Sometimes I feel like I have too much of an academic life, but in the non-clich‚/ tapered jean wearing/ getting to Van Pelt before it opens/on your way to Harvard PhD land sort of way.
November 20, 2003 at 12:00 am

The answers always elude us single girls. For guys, the riddles are simple: "what moves, has two breasts and a vagina?
November 20, 2003 at 12:00 am

There are many reasons people choose to go to Penn, most of which are prominently displayed in a glossy catalogue which is given, upon request, to high schoolers.
November 13, 2003 at 12:00 am

1. Every week your email folder is filled with at least 15 emails from Peggy Churchack at College Counseling.
November 6, 2003 at 12:00 am

They say that in this postmodern world we live in, confusion reigns supreme. Social norms that once dictated the kind of people we should be have been replaced by a barrage of imagery that scatters and distorts our expectations.
October 30, 2003 at 12:00 am

I knew that when I moved to Philadelphia I would be in for some shock. I am from California, where people are tan and happy and frolic through fields of avocados, caressing their long blonde tresses in the Standing Palm Tree Gardens of Babylon.
October 23, 2003 at 12:00 am

Well I don't know if I can do lunch, I really have to get to the gym," (High-pitched pleased-with-self chuckle) "No thank you, but I really don't look cute, I'm all sweaty and gross from the gym," "Nah dude, don't have time for beer pong tourney tonight, I gotta lift before I finish this finance bullshit." Thanks be to god they shelled out the money to revamp Gimble Gymnasium into a state-of the-art fitness facility. Personally, I can't think of a better place to be than the David Pottruck Health and Fitness Center.
October 16, 2003 at 12:00 am

Under the yellow lights of 40th my mind pondered the big question in life: to go or not to go to Smoke's?
October 2, 2003 at 12:00 am

There are some nights at Penn that really do seem like "the golden days" -- and then there are many more that make me feel like a cranky Golden Girl.
September 25, 2003 at 12:00 am

Between whiskey shots at Tritone last Friday night, my friend, Samson told me that I was high maintenance.
September 18, 2003 at 12:00 am

... that University of Pennsylvania President, Judy Rodin, is sick of her public image as a slut.
September 11, 2003 at 12:00 am

Roll out the red carpets. Break open the Cristal. Line up the cocaine. Here comes a new section of 34th Street dedicated entirely to the thriving jet-set community some people like to call Penn.
September 11, 2003 at 12:00 am