A big week for the Philly restaurant community as the annual James Beard foundation award ceremony happening in Chicago on Monday, June 13 where chef Eli's business partner, Ellen Yin, is up for the Restaurateur Of The Year and then we have Christina Martinez of South Philly Barbacoa, Jesse Ito of Royal Izakaya and Nok Suntarnanon of Kalaya Thai Kitchen! All South Philly chefs battling it out for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic...crazy!

And then secondly, we are announcing the Listener Appreciation HOTLUCK that will be happening Saturday, June 18th at a secret location in Philadelphia. Listen for details how you can get the invite to the very limited, but very exciting event kicking it off summer solstice style! Let's Party!