FYI Philly

Exploring new cafes and the city's newest luxury high rise

Thursday, November 2, 2017

This week FYI Philly is moving on up in one of the city's newest high rises. Get served at a club putting a fresh spin on your night out. We visit a restaurant founded by farmers. And rundown some new mouthwatering cafés. Plus, a local business delivering wine to your front door, a fall festival in South Philadelphia and one of the premier craft shows in the country is coming to the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

We're moving on up...in the city's newest high rise. Alicia gives us a first look inside.

U-CITY'S HI-RISE PARADISE

Alicia Vitarelli gets a tour of the new high-rise residences inside AKA University City.

AKA UNIVERSITY CITY | FACEBOOK

Cira Centre South, 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Walnut Street Cafe' is one of three new cafes we just had to check out.

EXPLORING THE REGION'S NEW CAFES

When it comes to new cafes there are all kinds of options ... from all day to coffee to a taste of sweet science. Melissa Magee has the roundup.

WALNUT STREET CAFE | FACEBOOK

2929 Walnut Street (FMC Tower), Philadelphia, PA 19107

PILGRIM ROASTERS | FACEBOOK

4120 Main Street (Manayunk)

Philadelphia, PA 19127

Melissa visits N2 Sweet Cafe.

N2 SWEET CAFE

125 N. 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Jeannette visits a B-Y-O focused on wood-fired cooking.

HEARTHSIDE UPS COLLINGSWOOD'S BYO SCENE

HEARTHSIDE CAFE BYOB | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM

Hearthside is a new BYOB restaurant in Collingswood, NJ focused on wood fire cooking and seasonal ingredients.

801 Haddon Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108

Ducis takes us inside the city's first ping pong social club.

INTRODUCING SPIN PING PONG SOCIAL CLUB

Ping Pong, dancing, drinks and food! Sounds like a party Ducis Rodgers would dig. He checks out the new club SPiN Philadelphia.

SPIN PHILADELPHIA | FACEBOOK

211 South 15th St., Philadelphia, PA 19102

We visit a local restaurant founded by farmers.

OPEN TABLE'S MOST RESERVED RESTAURANT IS IN KOP

Founding Farmers is the most reserved restaurant on OpenTable.com and now they have a new home in the King of Prussia Town Center. Melissa Magee got a sneak peek before they served their first meal. They serve weekday breakfast, lunch, dinner & weekend buffet brunch.

FOUNDING FARMERS | FACEBOOK

255 Main Street, King Of Prussia, PA

A local group that is delivering wine to your front door.

WINES TIL SOLD OUT

Karen Rogers introduces a local company bringing international wine flavors to your front door along with some input from a renowned sommelier.

WEEKLY TASTING | FACEBOOK

A South Philly festival is closing down 11th street. It's going to be a block party featuring all your favorite fall flavors.

THE GREAT HARVEST CIDER AND BEER FEST

The second annual Harvest Cider and Beer Festival is coming to 11th and Fitzwater on November 4th. It's a block party featuring all the favorite fall flavors. Melissa Magee gets a taste with the party planners from Hawthornes Beer Café.

HAWTHORNES BEER CAFE | FACEBOOK

738 S. 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

We've got some good old fashioned Italian recipes from our friends at Alessi Foods.

RECIPES FROM ALESSI
IN THE KITCHEN WITH ALESSI

Artisans come from across the country to put their works on display.

FYI LOVES THE ARTS: PMA CRAFT SHOW

The Philadelphia Museum of Art's Contemporary Craft Show is coming to the Convention Center. It's not only one of the most prestigious in the nation, it's also a major fundraiser that's brought in $12 million for the Philadelphia Museum of Art since it was started in 1977. Karen Rogers shows us more.

PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CONTEMPORARY CRAFT SHOW | FACEBOOK
Pennsylvania Convention Center

1101 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

Preview Party: November 8; Show: November 9-12