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I think we all agreed that Philly is the place to go if you love to
eat! We had the most amazing Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches at Jim's Steaks on
South St. Best I've ever eaten and best of all of them we had in Philly.
Don't want to travel to Philly? Well, Philly
Way in Milwaukee was voted best cheesesteak sandwiches in America outside of Philly. And they are good!! Found alot of the restaurants we ate at thru our 2 favorite shows...Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
and Man vs. Food--Thanks alot Guy and Adam!!
Silk City Diner in Philly was featured on DDD for its upscale diner food
and trendy atmosphere. I had a Pasta dish with tomatos, shrimp, mushrooms etc and a cocktail made with Ginger Beer, Mark had
Pork Stuffed Ravioli (they were amazing!) and Marissa and Hannah both had their gourmet version of Mac n Cheese with garlic
crumb topping and caesar salad. We finished dinner with Banana & Chocolate Brioche Bread Pudding--oh my gosh! We also stopped at the Franklin Fountain, featured on Man vs. Food. This is a very old, very well
known soda fountain in Philly. Great ice cream! Another place we loved in Philly
was the Reading Terminal Market. Take the Milwaukee Public Market and multiply it 6 times and you might get close to the size
of Reading--its a foodies dream!! Fortunately for my family I knew right where I wanted to eat, so it didn't take me 2 hours
to decide (that will come in Boston).
We ate at Tommy DiNics (another Man vs Food recommendation) for their Roast Pork
Sandwich with Garlicky Broccoli Rabe. Wow!
In Boston, we visited Sam Adams Brewery. Yes, it was 10am when we visited
and no, I don't think that's wrong! Also, in Boston, we found the Quincy Market
at Fanuiel Hall--very much like the Reading Terminal Markey in Philly. I ate at the Boston Chowder Co. I feasted on Shrimp
& Corn Chowder and a Shrimp Sandwich (and yes, it took an hour or so just to decide what to eat!). Found a great little Italian Market along the Freedom Trail. Also ate at the World Famous Barking Crab on the Wharf in Boston. Hannah is pictured with her bucket of crab legs--notice
the intense concentration! Mark & I each had a crabcake sandwich and we finished with Boston Cream Pie--which was made
individually rather than sliced from a whole cake.
We finished up our vacation on a beach in Maine--beautiful!! We could
look out from our hotel and see the Cape Neddick Lighthouse (also known as Nubble Light).
I ate more Lobster in
Maine than I have eaten in my entire life and I don't know that I ever want to eat lobster anywhere else again--it was that
good! Lobster Tortellini Alfredo & Lobster Benedict was from the restaurant
that was owned by the hotel we stayed in. I am always a little uneasy about eating at hotel restaurants but our dinner was
so good, we ate breakfast there the next day and actually wished we would have just eaten dinner there again the next night.
The restaurant we chose the next night was mediocre despite having been highly recommeded by locals. Had a Maine Blueberry Martini one evening--yum! And, sampled Maine Blueberry
Ice Cream from Brown's Ice Cream Shop right by the Nubble Light (recommended by cooking class friends--Thanks!!) Oh and I don't want to forget--I had to try a Maine Lobster Roll. Fresh Pulled Lobster chunks tossed
with Mayo on a toasted hot Dog Bun--simple perfection!
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