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- ↑ Vigoda, Rachel (November 10, 2017). "Swoon Over The Love, Stephen Starr and Aimee Olexy's New Restaurant". Eater Philadelphia. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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- ↑ Jones, Alexandra (November 28, 2018). "The Love Is One of Esquire's Best New Restaurants of 2018". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 4 February 2023.