TheFoodventure.com Hits the Road Again

I just posted some thoughts on the Italian food I ate in Chicago last week. Tomorrow, Frank and I are meeting some friends in Philadelphia for the day. I don’t know where we’re going to have lunch yet, but we’re definitely open to suggestions. Dinner, however, is non-negotiable; in fact, eating at Villa di Roma is about 75 percent of the reason we’re driving 2.5 hours each way to Philly in the first place. (I hope our friends are not offended by that comment. I suspect that they would agree and thus will let it pass.)

Stay tuned for a post on Sunday about our Philly Foodventure. If you have any suggestions for a great lunch spot (remembering that we can’t hit a cheesesteak-only spot because of Lent, sigh), please post a comment below.

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• By Karen, March 20, 2009 @ 6:52 pm

  If you’re on a Foodventure (meat-free) in Philly and are looking for good lunch spots, I’d recommend either:
  1. DiBruno Brothers (it’s a gourmet food market with their own cheeses, spreads, antipasto, etc in Rittenhouse Square… but there’s a cafe upstairs).
  2. Go to Reading Terminal Market… it’s foodie PARADISE and there are a million spots for lunch there.

  Regardless, you HAVE to stop by Metropolitan Bakery (there’s a location at Reading Terminal Market and another by Rittenhouse and maybe other locations in the city. Anyway, incredible breads and cookies. I still have dreams about this chocolate chip and sour cherry cookie with sea salt on top.

• By Katie, March 21, 2009 @ 5:25 am

  Thanks for the recommendations, Karen! I have been to and adore the Reading Terminal Market. It’s going to be a real test of will power for me to skip the roast pork from DiNic’s, which I submit is better than any cheesesteak sandwich in town. Yeah, I said it.

• By Adrian, March 23, 2009 @ 6:21 am

  So I know I missed this trip but the next time you go you should hit up White Dog Cafe. It is right next to UPENN campaus and I have eaten there many times for brunch, lunch, dinner, and just bar snacks, and have never been dissapointed.

• By Dana, March 24, 2009 @ 8:25 am

  Who are you kidding Katie, we all traveled in excess of 4 hours in order to go see that super awesome dinosaur exhibit. Did you guys ever find water ice with Tony after Villa di Roma? (which was fantastic as expected: I ate more food there than I had the previous 5 days combined haha). Don’t let the cheese bite you

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