Margaret Eby
@margareteby.bsky.social
Food Editor @inquirer.com & writer other places sometimes. I will always the order the thing on the menu served on fire.
🍔 My cookbook You Gotta Eat, on how to feed yourself when you don't have the energy, is out NOW from Quirk!!! 🍔
🍔 My cookbook You Gotta Eat, on how to feed yourself when you don't have the energy, is out NOW from Quirk!!! 🍔
I hate downloading apps with my whole life UNLESS it’s the Mardi Gras parade tracker sponsored by Popeyes. Welcome back old friend.
January 30, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I hate downloading apps with my whole life UNLESS it’s the Mardi Gras parade tracker sponsored by Popeyes. Welcome back old friend.
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“Without Dan’s voice, Philly Mag wouldn’t be Philly Mag. And, I’d argue, Philadelphia wouldn’t quite be Philadelphia.”
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Dan McQuade Got Philly Like No One Else
The writer, who died Wednesday, was one of the most gifted chroniclers of the Philadelphia experience.
www.phillymag.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“Without Dan’s voice, Philly Mag wouldn’t be Philly Mag. And, I’d argue, Philadelphia wouldn’t quite be Philadelphia.”
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Thank you to my past self for investing heavily in pistachio spread
January 26, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Thank you to my past self for investing heavily in pistachio spread
If you live in Philly you need to know: the Bread Room's jambon beurre with pickle butter is a perfect sandwich
January 22, 2026 at 5:57 PM
If you live in Philly you need to know: the Bread Room's jambon beurre with pickle butter is a perfect sandwich
Ok those plastic shaker tops on your spices? I got rid of all mine and I feel so free
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Ok those plastic shaker tops on your spices? I got rid of all mine and I feel so free
The children’s hospital internet blocks Reddit which is it turns out an incredible kindness
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The children’s hospital internet blocks Reddit which is it turns out an incredible kindness
If you love heists can I recommend having a baby and attempting to transport them while sleeping
December 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
If you love heists can I recommend having a baby and attempting to transport them while sleeping
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savory oatmeal was a real game changer for me, thank you @margareteby.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
savory oatmeal was a real game changer for me, thank you @margareteby.bsky.social
So what are the cartoonishly reviled foods now that anchovies and brussel sprouts got their media glow-up
December 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
So what are the cartoonishly reviled foods now that anchovies and brussel sprouts got their media glow-up
Sorry to the haters because Now You Three Me is a perfect movie
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Sorry to the haters because Now You Three Me is a perfect movie
Did you know you can pot pie any stew or stew-ish situation and no one can stop you
November 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Did you know you can pot pie any stew or stew-ish situation and no one can stop you
I am hosting Thanksgiving this year and the theme is: Whoops, all pies
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I am hosting Thanksgiving this year and the theme is: Whoops, all pies
Brave of the Michelin Man to show up in Gritty’s city imo
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Brave of the Michelin Man to show up in Gritty’s city imo
Please...my people yearn for a new novelty Oreo flavor
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Please...my people yearn for a new novelty Oreo flavor
Was so confident that I had brought a pen in my bag to the office and it was, in fact, a crochet hook
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Was so confident that I had brought a pen in my bag to the office and it was, in fact, a crochet hook
Much discussion of bad tattoos this week and yet no love for chaotic reality showTattoo Nightmares, a program where I once saw a burning American flag tattoo transformed into the skyline of Chicago
October 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Much discussion of bad tattoos this week and yet no love for chaotic reality showTattoo Nightmares, a program where I once saw a burning American flag tattoo transformed into the skyline of Chicago
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RIP Diane Keaton — the news of her death sent me looking for this excellent piece about her and her serious interest in photography by her friend Larry McMurty
www.nybooks.com/articles/200...
www.nybooks.com/articles/200...
Diane Keaton on Photography | Larry McMurtry
1. My friendship with Diane Keaton began about twenty-eight years ago, when I found her, one morning, sitting in the flower bed outside the Madison Hotel,
www.nybooks.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
RIP Diane Keaton — the news of her death sent me looking for this excellent piece about her and her serious interest in photography by her friend Larry McMurty
www.nybooks.com/articles/200...
www.nybooks.com/articles/200...
Hell yeah www.inquirer.com/phillies/har...
Harrison Bader brings rhythm to the Phillies. His cousin, Chris Baio, does the same as the bassist for Vampire Weekend.
Harrison Bader brought his rock star looks to the Phillies. His cousin, Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio, is a real rock star. And the two are fans of one another.
www.inquirer.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hell yeah www.inquirer.com/phillies/har...
How many croissants counts as a meal
October 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
How many croissants counts as a meal
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Music plug: we hosted the pre-teen punk band Owl Talons at the west philly porchfest last summer, and their first album is out: Ruined Future. 14 tracks in 28 minutes, nobody over 12 years old. open.spotify.com/album/1CPS9C...
Ruined Future
open.spotify.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Music plug: we hosted the pre-teen punk band Owl Talons at the west philly porchfest last summer, and their first album is out: Ruined Future. 14 tracks in 28 minutes, nobody over 12 years old. open.spotify.com/album/1CPS9C...
Oh me? Up googling if they make snuggies for babies wyd
September 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Oh me? Up googling if they make snuggies for babies wyd
Weird thing to finally post about late night Friday but guess what I went from Deputy Food Editor to Food Editor @inquirer.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Weird thing to finally post about late night Friday but guess what I went from Deputy Food Editor to Food Editor @inquirer.com
The worst kept secret in Philly is the best time to get a hard-to-get restaurant reservation is during an Eagles game. You're welcome
September 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The worst kept secret in Philly is the best time to get a hard-to-get restaurant reservation is during an Eagles game. You're welcome
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This is really good: bidoun.org/articles/hou...
House Arab
I was working at the magazine as a fact-checker and my parents no longer considered me a failure, not because they read or admired it, but because when they said its name to friends and relatives it s...
bidoun.org
September 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is really good: bidoun.org/articles/hou...
Saw both the Go Birds Uber and a Benjamin Franklin impersonator in 24 hours, truly the most auspicious Philly signs
August 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Saw both the Go Birds Uber and a Benjamin Franklin impersonator in 24 hours, truly the most auspicious Philly signs