Philadelphia Successfully Cultivates an International Food Scene

Amanda Erickson, of The Atlantic Cities, hails Philadelphia's ability to cultivate a growing and flavorful, international food scene:

The success of Korean food in Philadelphia is part of a larger story of how the city has been able to cultivate a wide-ranging international food scene. Former Inquirer food critic Rick Nichols told Zagat that the city is an destination. Much more culinarily advanced, he argues, than Washington or Boston. "People [here] are curious eaters," Laban says. "They don't just stick with what they know."

Here's why. For one thing, Philadelphia is a veritable capital of the small, scrappy restaurant – rents are cheap, and up-and-coming chefs can afford to open little 35-seaters (many of which are BYOB). The city also hosts one of America's fastest-growing (and most diverse) immigrant populations.

For more on how Philadelphia is a leading innovator in the international food scene, read the full story here.