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JuJu Spa and Organics, is THE spa you want to get your girlfriend/best friend/relative/ or just anyone worth impressing, a gift card to.  Located in Queen Village, the small/intimate/soothing setting relaxes you instantly. It's comfortable, the decor is arousing, and the environment is peacefully quiet.  Getting an appointment on the weekend for their magnificent Everyday Organic Facial, which leaves you luminously refreshed, is hardly a problem at all.  Their treatments are holistic, and the products they use and sell are organic, plant-based.  And, best of all their prices are affordably, reasonable!  Their second shop, located just across the street, Juju Salon and Organics, has been voted Best of Philly 2010: Best Hair Salon, and both have been featured in issues of Allure/Lucky/Daily Candy.  What better way to cure those winter blues, than by brightening up that face, relaxing those muscles, and shaping up that do!

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My new favorite place in the city, The Dandelion, is highly recommended and worth checking out.  Stephen Starr has hit this one out of the ballpark and across the pond.  Having been three times already for drinks/dinner/snacks, I have yet to be disappointed with any selection, and I am continuously surprised by my findings.  The two-story, double wide restaurant and bar is handsomely sexy and yet still cozy and inviting at the same time.  The stately staircase, tin ceilings, dark wood fireplaces (that actually work), and wallpapered walls all play a major role in the old English charm that The Dandelion exudes.  Whether, I am sitting at the crowded bar and laughing with great company, snuggled up in a corner next to the fireplace with another, or gathered around a large farmhouse table that seats 20, it is a completely different experience each time and keeps me coming back for more. 

The beer and cocktail list is inspired/original/mighty delicious, and although I wouldn’t call myself a very big beer drinker, the Raison D’etre could easily convince me to become one.  The dinner menu is classic/warming/magnificent, and the Duck Bolognese is something to be marveled.  Other dishes like the Fish and Chips (the most incredible I have ever tasted) or the Rabbit Pie are certainly worth licking your lips over.  Smaller dishes like the Salmon and Trout Pate and The Cheeseboard leave no room for complaints either.  The portions are all a great size and can easily be shared.

In addition to the great fare, the crowd is a mix of old and young/very good looking/ oh-so Rittenhouse.  This is the perfect spot for a date or a night out with your favorite guys and gals.  I am anxious to go back and check out their brunch menu or even sit down for a spot of tea, which is served daily between 3pm and 5pm.  A true ace!