On the heels of his new book release, famed Philadelphia Chef Jose Garces answers our burning questions

Restauranteur, Iron Chef, James Beard Award winner, and no doubt one of Philadelphia’s biggest fans Jose Garces answers some questions as his kicks of a national book release launch for The Latin Road Home.

What’s it take to get from Philly to NYC in just 37 minutes?

Well, you know it’s not going to be cheap and despite its guaranteed speed, it’s not going to happen tomorrow. So, what exactly will it take and is it worth it?

Philadelphia cheesesteaks and a Baltimore strip club: A match made in heaven

Starting tonight, Tony Luke’s will bring the traditional Philadelphia cheesesteak to Baltimore when they open a restaurant inside Scores Gentlemen’s Club. Does that sound appetizing to you? It doesn’t to me, either.

Things not looking good for the Motorola Mobility plant in Horsham now owned by Google

The Googles inked a deal with Motorola Mobility Inc. yesterday that does include the Horsham plant. But, given Google’s adversity to external devices, what will that mean for the cable-box plant’s thousands of workers?

Philadelphia Division of Technology could be missing property, money, audit finds

City Controller Alan Butkovitz released an audit of the Department from FY07-09 and found that it inspected only about 10 percent of its $4.8 million information technology assets.

How in the world were we shut out for Best Burger City by Providence, RI?!

For some reason, Travel and Leisure readers have it out for us. We agreed with them that our airport sucks, but this is just a hit below the belt. We should be the 2012 Best Burger City. Period.

Philadelphia shut out of 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards

Despite having an impressive 16 semifinalists and two finalists for the 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards, the city of Philadelphia got completely shut out when the winners were announced recently.

Tell the Philadelphia airport where you’d like them to fly

Select Greater Philadelphia and the CEO Council for Growth are conducting an Air Travel survey to understand current travel needs of those living and/or working in the Greater Philadelphia region.

Mark Rothko painting sells for $87 million. Yes, $87 million.

Mark Rothko’s painting “Orange, Red, Yellow” fetched $86.9 million at auction yesterday. It was sold by the estate of Philadelphia clothing manufacturer and philanthropist David Pincus, who died late last year.

CHOP researchers find that Viagra could help younger heart patients

Researchers at The Children’s Hospital at Philadelphia have discovered that the well-known drug could “give a boost” to underdeveloped hearts in children and young adults with congenital heart defects.