Suburban Life - Central Bucks/Montgomery - Issue #2 (February 2024)

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SL 0224 Best of Chesco - FINAL - Reg1_Profile ( Dept . ) 3 / 4 / 24 10 : 25 AM Page 1 EXPLORE THE CULINARY , CULTURAL , AND OTHER TREASURES OF CHESTER COUNTY . \ \ \ \ \ \ / / / / / Every summer , horror - loving ever . We can’t wait . / \ / \ \ \ \ \ B Y B I L L D O N A H U E hordes descend upon the his - thecolonialtheatre.com \ / \ / / / / / \ \ \ \ \ toric Colonial Theatre in / \ / \ / / / / / Phoenixville for a classic event On the bank of the Brandy - / \ \ \ \ \ hester County has come a long way \ / known as Blobfest . Past itera - wine River , right on the divid - / / / / / \ \ / \ \ \ \ \ since 1682 , when William Penn tions of Blobfest have ing line between Chester and / \ / / / / / / included a street festival and Delaware counties , Chadds \ \ \ \ \ \ founded it as one of Pennsylvania’s C / \ screenings of horror classics Ford’s Brandywine River / / / / / / \ / \ \ \ \ \ three original counties . Horticultural master - such as The Creature From the Museum of Art provides the \ / \ / / / / / Black Lagoon and , of course , perfect experience for those / \ \ \ \ \ pieces . Fabulous restaurants and gourmet \ / / / / 1958 ’ s The Blob , parts of / / who appreciate the fruits of \ / \ \ \ \ \ markets . Excellent health care . Cool cultural \ which were filmed in Chester artistic expression . The reno - / \ / / / / / / County . In fact , every year the vated mill houses a fine collec - \ \ \ \ \ \ attractions . Such attractions represent the tip / \ / / / / / Colonial recreates a rather tion of American art from the / \ \ \ \ \ \ of a rather large iceberg . Following are some / famous scene from the movie 19th and 20th centuries , \ / \ / / / / / that was filmed at the theater . including abundant works \ \ \ \ \ / of the most remarkable establishments that \ / / / / / / When the year’s Blobfest — from the Wyeth family of \ / \ \ \ \ \ help make the towns of “ Chesco ” well worth \ the 25th — returns to the artists . The property is just as / \ / / / / / / \ \ remarkable outside , with syl - \ \ Colonial this July , organizers \ \ visiting , or even calling them home . / \ / / / / / promise it will be bigger , van grounds that encourage / \ / \ \ \ \ \ better , and “ blobbier ” than lingering . brandywine.org \ / / / / / \ / \ \ \ \ / / / / 5 4 | S U B U R B A N L I F E M A G A Z I N E | V O L U M E 1 5 I S S U E 6 | S U B U R B A N L I F E M A G A Z I N E . C O M \ \ \ \ \ / \ / / / / / \ / \ \ \ / / /

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SL 0224 Best of Chesco - FINAL - Reg1_Profile ( Dept . ) 3 / 4 / 24 10 : 25 AM Page 2 BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM OF ART LONGWOOD GARDENS \ \ the atmosphere is just right , and challenging the way Rose’s Little Donuts in / \ / / \ / and the cuisine is revelatory — each of us views the world West Chester . The doughnuts \ / \ \ / \ and it’s also all plant based . around us . The seven - acre are baked fresh daily , all day , / \ / / \ / That’s no surprise considering campus includes not only a so you can taste the TLC . \ / \ \ / \ GP’s owners : Rich Landau world - class theater , but also The coffee - based drinks are / \ / / \ / and Katy Jacoby , founders of a restaurant that dishes up pretty darned good , too . \ / \ \ / \ Philly’s pioneer of plant - based seasonally inspired fare , roseslittledonuts.com / \ / / \ / cuisine , Vedge . and a venue space that can \ / \ \ / \ groundprovisionspa.com accommodate up to Artisanal general store by day / \ / / \ / 250 . peopleslight.org and experiential dinner desti - \ / \ \ / \ LongwoodGardens is a nation by night , Talula’s / \ / / \ / \ Folks who have a sweet tooth Kennett Square wonder Roots Café is aptly named . Table in Kennett Square is the \ / \ \ / \ / \ / will be thrilled with Bridge worth returning to all year Every time the West Chester brainchild of Aimee Olexy . / \ / / \ / \ / \ Street Chocolates , which long , with hundreds of acres stalwart serves up a dish , it Everything Olexy touches \ / \ \ / \ / \ / has been a Phoenixville staple of formal gardens , meadows , does so with a nod toward turns to gold , as anyone who / \ / / \ / \ / \ since 2010 . What to expect : a and other landscapes that \ Mother Earth . Roots shows its \ has ever been to her other / / \ / / \ / \ / lineup of handcrafted change with the seasons . eco - consciousness by sup - establishment — Talula’s Gar - \ / \ \ / \ \ / \ gourmet chocolates , truffles , Regardless of the calendar , porting dozens of local farm - den in Philly’s Washington / \ / / \ / / \ / and seasonal offerings such Longwood will delight even ers and artisans , including Square neighborhood — \ / \ \ / \ \ / \ as “ Love Shrooms ” for Valen - the most accomplished purveyors of locally sourced knows all too well . At Talula’s / \ / / \ / / \ / tine’s Day , cinnamon - sprin - landscape designer or horti - beer and spirits . While the Table , each tasting dinner is a \ / \ / \ / \ \ / \ kled Irish potatoes for St . culturist , or , really , anyone “ green ” approach is wonder - work of art , designed to turn / \ / / \ / \ / \ Patty’s Day , and chocolate who appreciates spending ful , it just so happens that the a meal into a celebratory \ / \ \ / \ / \ / Peter Rabbits for Easter . time in the beauty of nature . food is nothing short of sensa - event to be remembered . / \ / / \ / \ / \ longwoodgardens.org tional . Two words : pretzel talulastable.com bridgestreetchocolates.com \ / \ \ / \ / \ / / \ / \ / \ croissants . rootscafewc.com / \ / Every child loves a treehouse . For one of the most memo - People’s Light is a theatrical \ / \ \ / \ / \ / Dunkin ’ makes So does rable meals you’ll ever have , masterpiece in Malvern that a perfectly ser - every adult , whether / \ / / \ \ / \ / make a reservation at stages new and time - honored viceable Boston cream . For or not they admit it . West \ / \ \ / \ / \ / Ground Provisions , a nine - productions , with the goal of something a little more inter - Chester’s Treehouse World / \ / / \ / \ / \ table stunner in West Chester . representing many voices , esting — a vegan stroopwafel offers the experience so many \ / \ \ / \ / \ / The service is extraordinary , spurring community dialog , doughnut , say — head to of us adored as children and / / \ S U B U R B A N L I F E M A G A Z I N E | V O L U M E 1 5 I S S U E 6 | S U B U R B A N L I F E M A G A Z I N E . C O M | 5 5

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