Month: September 2008

pork, pork, pretzel…

Tommy DiNic’s Reading Terminal Market Philadelphia, Pennsylvania If you had only one meal in Philadelphia, what would you eat? A Philly cheesesteak, right? Maybe, but only if you went for Capogiro gelato afterward. I’ve done the Geno’s and Pat’s comparison and a few other notable cheesesteak joints in town. They’re good, but nothing as transcendent […]

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pork, pork, pretzel…

Tommy DiNic’s Reading Terminal Market Philadelphia, Pennsylvania If you had only one meal in Philadelphia, what would you eat? A Philly cheesesteak, right? Maybe, but only if you went for Capogiro gelato afterward. I’ve done the Geno’s and Pat’s comparison and a few other notable cheesesteak joints in town. They’re good, but nothing as transcendent […]

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travel: brotherly love…

Escalivada and White Sangria Amada Philadelphia, Pennsylvania I’m behind. I recently took a trip to Philadelphia in search of the perfect plate of pasta. I found it. But I also found a lot of other great things, like the perfect roast pork sandwich, and the perfect cheese and chocolate pairing, and many perfect scoops of […]

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travel: brotherly love…

Escalivada and White Sangria Amada Philadelphia, Pennsylvania I’m behind. I recently took a trip to Philadelphia in search of the perfect plate of pasta. I found it. But I also found a lot of other great things, like the perfect roast pork sandwich, and the perfect cheese and chocolate pairing, and many perfect scoops of […]

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review: an expensive fairytale…

Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek Dallas, Texas John Tesar had some big shoes to fill when he took the position of executive chef at The Mansion on Turtle Creek following Dean Fearing’s departure. I’m not sure he’s grown into them (or found his own pair), quite yet. But I think he’s on his way. The […]

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review: an expensive fairytale…

Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek Dallas, Texas John Tesar had some big shoes to fill when he took the position of executive chef at The Mansion on Turtle Creek following Dean Fearing’s departure. I’m not sure he’s grown into them (or found his own pair), quite yet. But I think he’s on his way. The […]

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review: to feel amid the city’s jar…

North Pond Chicago, Illinois Looking south over the North Pond of Lincoln Park is like being one of the Pevensies – Edmund, Lucy, Peter, and Susan – looking back into the wardrobe. Okay, so the tree-framed vignette of Chicago’s skyline is much grander than a closet full of musty coats. But the effect is the […]

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review: to feel amid the city’s jar…

North Pond Chicago, Illinois Looking south over the North Pond of Lincoln Park is like being one of the Pevensies – Edmund, Lucy, Peter, and Susan – looking back into the wardrobe. Okay, so the tree-framed vignette of Chicago’s skyline is much grander than a closet full of musty coats. But the effect is the […]

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review: hot tamale…

Lanny’s Alta Cocina Mexicana Ft. Worth, Texas “Go,” they urged. Everyone I talked to about my trip to Dallas told me to go to Lanny’s Alta Cocina Mexciana. It would be worth the detour to Fort Worth. A slight mishap from outdated directions from a major online orienteering guide aside (they need to do a […]

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review: hot tamale…

Lanny’s Alta Cocina Mexicana Ft. Worth, Texas “Go,” they urged. Everyone I talked to about my trip to Dallas told me to go to Lanny’s Alta Cocina Mexciana. It would be worth the detour to Fort Worth. A slight mishap from outdated directions from a major online orienteering guide aside (they need to do a […]

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