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Ben McNamara, a pioneer chef in Philly’s gastropub movement, has died at 59

Mr. McNamara, who brought classical techniques to bar food, cooked at such destinations as New Wave Cafe, Dark Horse Pub, St. Stephen's Green, and Black Sheep Pub.

Ben McNamara in 2008, while chef at St Stephen's Green, then in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood.
Ben McNamara in 2008, while chef at St Stephen's Green, then in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood.Read moreLaurence Kesterson / Staff Photographer