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Created by Visit Philly Updated On: September 19, 2012
Philadelphia chefs and restaurants are being showcased on the silver screen, with TV hosts like Rachael Ray & Anthony Bourdain filming in town, and star chefs like Garces & Sbraga calling Philly home.
New American Restaurant · Avenue of the Arts South · 22 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Bringing a taste of Philly to Las Vegas, Chef Jennifer Carroll once represented 10 Arts when she competed on the sixth season of Top Chef. Keep up with her on Instagram at @ChefJenCarroll.
American Restaurant · West Philadelphia · 36 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Chef Jose Garces made a fierce rival on Iron Chef defeating Bobby Flay and Jehangir for the title. More recently, he's wielded his knife on Chopped All-Stars.
Israeli Restaurant · Center City East · 227 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Chef Michael Solomonov got some face-time when he competed against Philly chef, Jose Garces on Iron Chef in 2011. Since, he's starred in our own Philly 101 video: http://vstphl.ly/UcGij7
New American Restaurant · Avenue of the Arts South · 49 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Chef Kevin Sbraga made a stir on Top Chef season seven, winning the whole contest and going on to open this very restaurant. Watch him in action in the kitchen here: http://vstphl.ly/T3CJfN
American Restaurant · Logan Square · 18 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Pastry chef and Philly native Lasheeda Perry brought her magic to the Fountain Restaurant before sugarcoating the judges on Sweet Genius in early 2012.
39 E Oregon Ave (btwn S Front & Swanson St), Philadelphia, PA
Sandwich Spot · Queen Village - Pennsport · 195 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Tony Luke battled on Throwdown with Bobby Flay, pitting his South Philly namesake restaurant's famed aged rib eye cheesesteak against Bobby's sirloin version.
1237 E Passyunk Ave (at S 9th St), Philadelphia, PA
Sandwich Spot · Bella Vista - Southwark · 381 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Settling a longtime local score, Tony Luke's faced Pat's King of Steaks in an epic Food Wars cheesesteak competition. In the end, the King retained its crown.
51 N 12th St (at Reading Terminal Market), Philadelphia, PA
Diner · 36 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: When the crew of her budget travel show $40 a Day rolled into Philly, Rachael Ray found plenty of delicious bargains here at the Down Home Diner.
Visit Philly: Silk City's duck-confit spring rolls, pulled pork empanadas and shrimp-and-crab pot stickers made for crispy golden highlights in a 2008 episode of Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives.
Visit Philly: The Dining Car & Market's chicken croquettes stole the spotlight for a segment on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. Order them and find out why.
American Restaurant · Center City East · 105 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Where else can diners get West Indies Pepperpot soup with beef, taro root and greens? Adam Gertler of The Best Thing I Ever Ate raved about this specialty here.
Visit Philly: Robert Irvine was enamored with the singular falafel omelet and thanks to him, the Middle Eastern taste sensation got its 15 minutes on The Best Thing I Ever Ate.
Visit Philly: Every city has its own frankfurter topping. The Hungry Detective TV show tracked down the inimitable Philly-style fishcake hot dog and enjoyed every bite. We think you will too.
Ice Cream Parlor · Center City East · 260 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Adam Richman of Man v. Food was served up the Mt. Vesuvius sundae (vanilla and chocolate ice cream, brownie pieces, hot fudge, malt powder, and whipped cream). Who do you think won?
Sandwich Spot · Center City East · 63 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: The 5lb Philly Challenge: a two-foot steak, four soft pretzels, a box of Tastykakes, two dozen peanut chews and a Champ cherry soda consumed in 45 mins or less recently appeared on Outrageous Food.
51 N 12th St (at Reading Terminal Market), Philadelphia, PA
Bakery · Chinatown · 37 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Outrageous Food TV show visited just to sample the larger-than-life Pumpple Cake, a pumpkin pie and an apple pie baked into a chocolate-and vanilla layer cake with a thick coating of buttercream.
Italian Restaurant · North Philadelphia · 79 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Marc Vetri's margarita pizza made for a delicious candidate on "The Best Thing I Ever Ate." We concur. P.S. - ask about the Nutella pizza.
Southern Food Restaurant · Washington Square West · 47 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Nobody does fried chicken like Ms. Tootsie's, so no surprise, then, that The Best Thing I Ever Ate show featured the hotspot in one of its episodes.
Deli · Bella Vista - Southwark · 30 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Deciding what to order? The Junk Yard Special (turkey, prosciutto, sautéed spinach, roasted peppers, sharp provolone, mozzarella, vinegar and oil) starred in an episode of The Best Thing I Ever Ate...