Craig LaBan

The idli karam podi platter at Madness of Masala in Trooper, Pa. A kebab platter from the tandoor oven is in the background.

There’s a (very) fiery method to the madness at this year-old South Indian restaurant

Madness of Masala, opened by a pair of software engineers, is inspired by regional specialties from the South Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It also makes the region's best samosas.

The Grandma pie with pepperoni and hot honey at Johnny's Pizza in Bryn Mawr is a customer favorite.

Craig LaBan

Johnny’s Pizza brings the best of Philly pan pies and New York rounds — plus killer steaks — to Bryn Mawr

The Grand Plateau, a collection of raw and chilled seafood, including Sweet Amalia oysters, Jersey Dug clams, Royal Red shrimp cocktail, Scarlet crab claws, chilled lobster, and Vineyard Bay scallops at Little Water, a new Rittenhouse restaurant, in Philadelphia, October 8, 2024.

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Little Water offers a vivid personal history of coastal cooking, from Texas to New England to Philly

The Soul Roll at the Black Dragon in Philadelphia.

Craig LaBan

Black Dragon’s combo of soul food and Chinese American takeout hits hard, in between some misses

A chocolate Eagles cupcake from Carlino's Market in Ardmore.

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There’s a (very) fiery method to the madness at this year-old South Indian restaurant

Johnny’s Pizza brings the best of Philly pan pies and New York rounds — plus killer steaks — to Bryn Mawr

Little Water offers a vivid personal history of coastal cooking, from Texas to New England to Philly

Black Dragon’s combo of soul food and Chinese American takeout hits hard, in between some misses

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