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Quietly, an empire expands

When developer Bart Blatstein locked chef Shola Olunloyo out of the Piazza at Schmidts in March, it was a shot heard round the Philadelphia food world. After countless delays, Speck Food + Wine - a stunning open kitchen more like a theater than a restaurant - would not open.

Tony Rim at Raw in the Piazza at Schmidt's. (Akira Suwa / Staff Photographer)
Tony Rim at Raw in the Piazza at Schmidt's. (Akira Suwa / Staff Photographer)Read more
    by A.D. Amorosi, For The Inquirer
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