Philadelphia's only female chef competition takes place on Wednesday, March 28th at Vie on North Broad Street. KYW Newsradio's Hadas Kuznits chats with Jeannine Lesitsky, executive director and president of Women Against Abuse, the beneficiary of this culinary event.

Chez Ben, a new casual French Bistro inside the Franklin Hotel opens at 401 Chestnut Street in Old City. KYW's Hadas Kuznits chats with Chef Paras Shah about the opening, quick training of his staff and how the neighborhood is recovering from a fire that recently took out a nearby building.

A regional American restaurant opens in Olde Kensington at 161 W. Girard Avenue. KYW's Hadas Kuznits chats with Jon Nodler, co-owner of Cadence.

The 5th annual Philly Chef Conference takes place on March 11th and 12th. KYW's Hadas Kuznits chats with conference founder Mike Traud, program director for hospitality management at Drexel University.

Chocolate fossils and other unusual sweet can be found at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University this weekend.KYW's Hadas Kuznits chats with Ryan Berley of Franklin Fountain and Shane Confectionary about his collaboration with the museum and how you can literally eat history this weekend.