April 2026 Food News in the Brandywine Valley
A few of our favorite things to share this month about local food and drink
Buttery Dinner
What’s better than the delish daytime dishes served up by The Buttery — a fave of Martha Stewart’s? Enjoying them for dinner. Seasonal cooking and local sourcing continue for the new evening menu featuring hot Neapolitan pizzas, bright seasonal salads and shareable plates with polpette, PEI mussels, crispy pork belly and more (bread flights!). Initially BYOB, indoors and on the expansive patio. 233 E. King St., Malvern. TheButteryCafe.com
Nothing Cookie Cutter
Promising the fattest and thickest cookies, Cookie Plug’s Bradford Plaza location joins Media’s and well over a dozen nationally. Think beyond OG chocolate chip cookies to Pixie Junkie sugar cookies, purple cookies with white chocolate chips, s’mores cookies and even keto options. Pick up or get delivery of a dozen flavors — part cake/part brownie/part cookie — along with ice cream cookies and custom varieties. 660 Downingtown Pk., West Chester. CookiePlug.com
Busy Borough
So much food news in West Chester, it’s headlines only. Steaks West Chester gets stromboli. Great influence from its sister pizza spot. 698 E. Market St. @SteaksWestChester. Cousin’s Burger offers beefy smashburgers, smoothies and shakes, the latest outlet of this tri-state chain. 211 E. Market St. CousinsBurger.com. The Biscuit Lady opened a second location. You know what they sell. 39 W. Gay St. VisitTheBiscuitLady.com
More Chicken
We may not need another, but who can say no to West Chester Chicken? After all, they’re serving fried and grilled chicken, boardwalk and loaded fries, mac ‘n’ cheese and Philadelphia water ice. Owner Carlos Vegas, of Kennett Chicken and Kaboburritos, expanded to a spot close to West Chester University (weekends until 2:30 a.m.) selling chicken sandwiches — OG, Nashville, Buffalo, the Club — along with boneless and bone-in wings. 34 S. High St. @WestChesterChicken
LaBan Shoutout
Celebrity chef Peter Chang — former Chinese Embassy chef and James Beard-nominated star — has brought his bold Sichuan flavors to King of Prussia. Known for spice-forward cooking, Chang serves up standout dishes like dry-fried eggplant, Peking duck and hot-and-numbing beef. Add Chinese tapas, dim sum and the signature bubble scallion pancake, and the trip to the strip mall is well worth the drive. Trust Craig. 314 Henderson Rd. Ste. C. PeterChangKOP.com