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To find out how well OnStar's concierges stack up, we took the same Philadelphia questions and ran them by Jean Farquhar, a 12-year concierge at the Four Seasons, one of Philly's best hotels.
Here's how their top recommendations compare:
A Drink Before Dinner
OnStar: Continental Restaurant and Martini Bar, 134 Market St.
Four Seasons: Rouge, 205 S. 18th St., Rittenhouse Square. (Of the Continental: "That wouldn't be my first choice because it's a little far from our hotel, but that's a great spot.")
Seafood Restaurant
OnStar: Striped Bass, 1500 Walnut St.
Four Seasons: Striped Bass
Art House Movie Theater
OnStar: Roxy Theatre, 2023 Sansom St.
Four Seasons: Roxy Theatre
Breakfast Restaurant
OnStar: Blue in Green, 7 N. Third St.
Four Seasons: Blue in Green or the Park South Diner, 267 S. 19th St.
Independent Bookstore
OnStar: Hibberd's, 1306 Walnut St.
Four Seasons: Joseph Fox Bookshop, 1724 Sansom St.
Who played Adrienne in "Rocky"?
OnStar: Talia Shire
Four Seasons: Talia Shire
How do birds fertilize their eggs?
OnStar: (After 45 minutes of research): "Male and female birds differ little in their anatomy. They mate by briefly joining their cloaca, often during...."
Four Seasons: (After Farquhar put Concierge Scott Meermans on the phone): "The mommy bird and the daddy bird love each other very much."
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