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Discover the best restaurants, cafes, breweries, and culinary experiences in the Lehigh Valley.
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A Third-Generation Butcher Brings 150 Family Recipes to East Allen Township
For five falls Jeremy Scavazzo took his son to the pumpkin patch on Nor-Bath Boulevard. This summer he bought the building next door. Scavazzo's Gilded Cleaver opens with two smokehouses, a grandmother behind the counter, and more than 150 recipes handed down from the grandfather who taught him.
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Meet the Couple Behind Centre Square Cheese, Easton’s Gourmet Destination
How Ron and Jennifer turned a 15-year dream into Centre Square Cheese, a specialty cheese, tinned fish and gourmet shop at the Easton Public Market.
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Fifty Years Behind the Oven: Dom Coppola and Westgate Pizza
Domenico "Dom" Coppola has been making pizza in Bethlehem for more than fifty years. He still mans the oven himself. Dom's Westgate Pizza is a Lehigh Valley institution.
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Field to Fork: The Farm to Table Movement Reshaping Lehigh Valley Dining
With more than fifteen tailgate farmers markets, the Rodale Institute, and chefs who know their farmers by first name, the Lehigh Valley's farm to table movement runs deeper than a menu trend.
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Inside the South Side's New Dining Corridor: From the 510 Flats to the 610 and Beyond
The 510 and 610 Flats have transformed East Third Street into the Lehigh Valley's densest restaurant corridor. From farm-to-ladle ramen to late-night BBQ bowls, here is what is open now and what is coming next.
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Sabor del Valle: The Latino Food Culture Reshaping the Lehigh Valley
From Allentown taco trucks to Bethlehem empanada shops, the growing Latino community has transformed the Lehigh Valley's food landscape into one of the most diverse in Pennsylvania.
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Sweet Girlz Bakery: Seventy Five Flavors and Counting in Downtown Easton
With more than 75 cupcake flavors and a peanut butter bomb that has achieved legendary status, Sweet Girlz Bakery in Easton is the Lehigh Valley's most beloved sweet spot.
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Switchback Pizza: Emmaus's Wood Fired Neapolitan Secret
At Switchback Pizza Company in Emmaus, locally sourced ingredients meet a 900 degree Italian wood oven. The Bee Sting pizza with spicy soppressata and local honey is the one you need to try.
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Restaurant Week in the Lehigh Valley: Your Guide to the Best Deals
Multiple restaurant weeks across the region give diners the chance to experience the Lehigh Valley's best kitchens at fixed price menus. Here's how to make the most of it.
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Edge Restaurant: Twenty Years of Fine Dining on Broad Street
Chef Timothy Widrick has been blending French and Asian influences at 74 West Broad Street in Bethlehem for two decades. Edge remains the Lehigh Valley's definitive special occasion restaurant.
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Mister Lee's Noodles: How Farm to Table Ramen Found a Home in the Lehigh Valley
Chef Lee Chizmar and Erin Shea brought the Lehigh Valley its first ramen bar at Easton Public Market, sourcing from the same local farms that supply their James Beard nominated restaurant Bolete.
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The Crossroads Hotel: Hellertown's Pizza Has Been Perfect Since 1952
The Matey family started making pizza at 1443 Main Street in Hellertown in 1952. Seventy years later, the Crossroads Hotel still serves what many locals call the best pizza in the Lehigh Valley.
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Eating Your Way Through Musikfest: A Local's Food Guide
Forget the bands for a minute. With nearly fifty food vendors serving everything from Aw Shucks roasted corn to wood fired pizza, Musikfest might be the Lehigh Valley's greatest eating event.
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Rolling Kitchens: The Lehigh Valley's Thriving Food Truck Scene
From Lu Taqueria's legendary gringas to The Flying V's award winning poutine, the Lehigh Valley's food truck scene has grown from a handful of vendors into a full blown culinary movement.
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Billy's Downtown Diner: Where Bethlehem Eats Breakfast
Since 2000, Billy's Downtown Diner has been serving scratch made breakfast and lunch at 8 East Broad Street in Bethlehem. The Billy Kristo alone is worth the trip.
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Inside the Firehouse: How Sette Luna Became Easton's Favorite Table
A wood fired oven inside a converted firehouse on Ferry Street. Tuscan inspired food that feels like a family dinner in Italy. Sette Luna is the restaurant that helped put Easton's food scene on the map.
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The Jewel of the Valley: Exploring the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail
Pennsylvania's first wine trail winds through the rolling hills of the Lehigh Valley, where eight wineries and a signature grape called Chambourcin have earned nearly fifty national and international medals.
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Iron Chef Jose Garces Brings Cuban Heat to Downtown Allentown
James Beard Award winner and Iron Chef Jose Garces opened Rosa Blanca at 950 Hamilton Street, turning a corner of The Nines building into a Cuban cafe by day and a tropical rum bar by night.
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From a 1740s Stagecoach Inn to James Beard Nominations: The Bolete Story
Chef Lee Chizmar grew up in Allentown, trained in Boston, and came home to build one of Pennsylvania's most celebrated restaurants inside a 280-year-old inn. Bolete is the Lehigh Valley's finest farm-to-table experience.
