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The best bites for your big day

Photo by Brittney Raine Photography Follow the Food by Emily Kovach Of all the things worth splurging on at your wedding, put food at the top of the list. Whether you want a casual family or buffet-style dinner, a more formal service or a refreshingly unconventional setup—maybe a favorite food truck?—every guest at your wedding

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A good cheese board can be a meal of its own

Photo by Marika Mirren Simple Pleasures by Alex Jones No food tantalizes eaters quite like cheese. I’ve been sourcing and selling artisan cheeses produced on small-scale farms and dairies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for seven years, and it still makes me smile whenever a farmers market shopper slows down as they approach my table

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The Pennsylvania Cheese Guild is Back

Photo compliments of Philadelphia Cheese Guild Education and advocacy are key for a growing industry with changing regulations by Alex Jones On a cold day between snowstorms in January 2016, cheesemakers and dairy advocates gathered in a Penn State agriculture sciences classroom. The small meeting—catered with leftover wheels from the Pennsylvania Farm Show’s cheese competition—marked

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We’re about to show off our crème de la crème

Philadelphia’s Tenaya Darlington, aka Madame Fromage, Photo by Jason Varney The Foodies are Coming by Grid Staff Most Philadelphians take for granted that they can stroll down to the Italian Market or hit Reading Terminal to find some of the best artisan offerings in the world, many of which are made right here in Pennsylvania.

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Recipe: Radishes Three Ways

Spicy, crunchy and sometimes sweet, radishes always delight by Anna Herman Among the easiest of local crops to get to market—and the fastest crop to grow from seed—radishes are edible as a sprout, as a seedling and at maturity. They can be eaten out of hand, sliced into salads, are great pickled, sautéed roasted or

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Recipe: Succumb to the temptations of homemade strawberry pie

Spring Seduction by Christina Pirello During that brief but heavenly time known as early strawberry season, I can think of no other fruit that inspires thoughts of sensuality and romance like these lush berries. Slightly sweet, with just enough tartness to sparkle on our tongue, strawberries seduce us… and we willingly submit for a whirlwind

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A chef and Navy veteran is still fighting the good fight

Illustration by Layla Ehsan Protecting and Serving by Brion Shreffler Ahead of another busy Saturday night at the now shuttered Rarest, Sean Ciccarone, 37, took to the streets on March 25 for the #DisruptMAGA (Make America Great Again) protest that coincided with a Trump rally at Independence Mall. It was just one of many marches/protests

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