Philly’s Peek-A-Boo Revue Undresses the Moulin Rouge
While W.C. Fields might find it hard to fathom, Philadelphia has been the hotbed for a burgeoning neo-burlesque scene – thanks in large part to the long-running, shimmying shenanigans of the Peek-A-Boo Revue. Born in the Five Spot nightclub in…
Lady Duff, aka Lucile, the Unknown Mother of Ballroom Culture
Before there was Alexander McQueen, there was Lucile, the first British fashion designer to achieve international renown. It was Lucile who introduced the “mannequin parade,” which is what we call a fashion show – or else ballroom…
French Chefs Convene in Philly for Gastronomic Partnership
For twenty-six years, Chef Georges Perrier has been Philadelphia’s premier five-star chef. A native of Lyons, Chef Perrier opened Le Bec Fin in 1970 as a small, thirty-five seat restaurant on Spruce Street. By 1983, Le Bec Fin was so well-known and…
Get Thee to Philly This Spring, For Les Nubians
In case you have yet to hear, Philadelphia is turning it out this spring with the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), a three-week arts smorgasbord centered around the theme “Paris: 1910 – 1920,” which was one of the…
Loews Philadelphia Hotel: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
If at first you’re looking out onto the roof of a neighboring building, and your view is of a generator, then try again. Keep changing rooms until you get a view of William Penn. That’s the whole point of Philadelphia. For years (until 1987), the statue…