The Dandelion features an innovative take on traditional British cuisine. Stop in at lunchtime to fuel up on Winter Root Vegetable Soup with buttermilk croutons, Crisp Baby Gem Caesar Salad with parmesan dressing, Grilled Paillard of Chicken Salad with crispy lettuce & chopped vegetables or a House Blend Aged Beef Burger with Vermont sharp cheddar. If you stop by for dinner, you might want to start with an appetizer like Welsh Rarebit on buttermilk toast, Confit Duck Rillettes with pickles & apple, or the British Cheese Board with savory biscuits & quince paste. Move on to a sumptuous entrée like Scottish Salmon with sage brown butter, Rabbit Pie with oyster mushrooms, cipollini onions & smoked bacon, or Braised Celery Gratin with parmesan béchamel, royal oyster mushrooms, & pickled walnuts. Open Tuesday through Sunday.

The Dandelion
124 S 18th St
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 558-2500
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-dandelion-philadelphia

Long-form narrative articles were extremely popular in days gone by, but they've seen a steady decline in our increasingly digital, 140-character world. While longer pieces of journalism are a bit harder to find these days, several great websites have popped up to curate the best long-form writing. Here are three worth bookmarking:

Longreads
A reader-supported site hosted by The Atlantic, Longreads features the best fiction and nonfiction from all around the web. Each story is over 1,500 words long, and you can explore them all through the handy search bar or by browsing categories like sports or memoir.

Longform.org
Longform.org collects both new and classic long-form non-fiction pieces and compiles them into one convenient, expansive website. Best of all, readers can save articles to read later on a Kindle, Pocket, Instapaper, or Readability, allowing you to access them while on the train to work or even at the gym.

The Browser
Since 2008, the Browser has been recommending 5 to 6 pieces of long-form journalism and non-fiction to readers per day via their simple, easy-to-navigate website. The Browser’s content is carefully selected and always free, and they will even occasionally post an interesting video or a thought-provoking quote to keep readers on their toes.

The Electric Factory is one of America’s most well regarded indoor music venues and a center for Philadelphia’s own music scene. Opened in 1968, the venue moved from its original converted tire warehouse to a more appropriate converted electric factory in the mid-90s, where it remains a beacon for lovers of widespread musical genres. With a standing capacity of nearly 3,000 people (including a second-floor area overlooking the stage), this is one venue where you’ll want to be on your feet—whether that means dancing, head-banging, or scuffing along to the beat. The space is available for private functions and corporate events, but mostly it’s just a great place to go catch a live performance by local, national, or global acts.

The Electric Factory
421 N. 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 627-1332 (tickets)
www.electricfactory.info