Pod, Stephen Starr’s futuristic University City restaurant, will close just before its 25th anniversary. The Philadelphia ...

Stephen Starr’s futuristic Japanese restaurant in University City — will close later this month, just shy of its 25th anniversary. Starr did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday. The ...

Starr is taking over Babbo and Lupa, two iconic restaurants from the Bastianich family that had taken a hit after the fall of Mario Batali, Grub Street confirmed. And in the process of Starr’s ...

Bastianich, who’s maintained ownership of the restaurant with his mother Lidia and sister Tanya since Batali divested his share in 2019, has agreed to sell Babbo and Lupa to Stephen Starr’s ...

Prolific restaurateur Stephen Starr ... Most recently, Starr took over Nancy Silverton’s Mozza in Los Angeles — a year before the opening of the DC restaurant that debuted in November.