Ticket Stubs: Meal Ticket Weekly Recap, January 16-20

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Ticket Stubs: Meal Ticket Weekly Recap, January 16-20

POSTED: Monday, January 23, 2012, 11:30 AM

Filed Under: Meal Ticket | Ticket Stubs

Monday, January 16

There's a new chef at Fishtown's Interstate Draft House.

Fairmount's Bridgid's overhauls its look and brings in a new chef.

Chinatown's Pho 75 shuts down.

Check out pics of La Calaca Feliz, new in Fairmount from the owners of Cantina Feliz.

Brooklyn corn dogs, stouts 'n' chowdas, food-court Indian and more in Notes from the Weekend.

Tuesday, January 17

Pics inside Grill Fish Café, new in West Philly from the owner of Vietnam.

Choco-covered honeycomb from the Pennsylvania General Store gets the Weekly Candy treatment.

Wednesday, January 18

Spruce Street Espresso's sister stop, Odd Fellows Café, will open this month.

How to get hip to dollar taco nights at Loco Pez.

Happy Hour Hopper visits South Philly's 2nd Street Brew House.

Thursday, January 19

Opa launches a new super-cheap happy hour.

Check out Adam Erace's recipe for red curry sweet potato soup.

The Cup and the Saucer is open in Bella Vista.

Friday, January 20

Well-loved bakery Artisan Boulanger Patissier is moving.

The Jersey Shore's Maui's Dog House opens an outpost in the Bellevue.

Check out pics of Jamonera, the new one from Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran (Barbuzzo, Grocery, Lolita, Open House, Verde). Got the full opening menu, too.

Delicia's is the name of the new arepa-slinging' Venezuelan truck in West Philly.

NoLibs' Arrow Swim Club has a new owner and new name.

Square Peg, from Matt Levin and the owners of Cuba Libre, is coming to 10th and Walnut.

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