Gastro888

<groan> No res. available for 15 on a Saturday night. <sighs> I tried. Hope spring eternal(ly foolish).

Oooh. A dilema. Hmm. Maybe we'll just bite the bullet and go to Tony Luke's. I dunno. Anyone know of a good, reasonably priced place like Raddicho that DOES take reservations for Saturday? Any help would be greatly, greatly appreciated. Grazie!

OK, so we're going to have a hoagie runner on Saturday. Whee hee! No need for me to make a sandwich run. Thank God for small favors. And as for the b-fast issue, I'm going to buy some FourBucks coffee somewhere and bring a mooncake and/or joong (zongzi) (rice tamale). Now...to handle the dinner issue. Gah, I hope I can find a place that accomodates about 15 people on Saturday night. Raddicho doesn't take reservations, so I'm SOL. Hmm. Oh, I can't wait to try the cheesesteaks tonight at Pat and Gino's! Yum.

Oh hey! My mom does something like that. Cool beans, looks great!

I'm arriving Friday night (probably around 8-9ish)...I doubt any are open at 6am on Saturday morning? LOL

Oh, thanks! Great idea. Are these places anywhere near Penn's Landing?

Slightly off topic but: Banana pancakes at City Cafe in B'more rock. Add some home fries and sausage and it's heaven.

Wow, thanks herbacidal! I wonder if I can purchase some cheesesteaks for the team for their lunch meal considering either Pat's or Gino's are open 24/7...

A 1/8 of a white louts paste moon cake w/ yolk and 1/2 of a Vietnamese pate chaud.

<sighs> Maybe I'll just stop at Starbucks after all... Uh, no. No can do!

<sighs> Maybe I'll just stop at Starbucks after all... Uh, no. No can do!

I'm racing at Fairmount Park and staying near Penn's Landing (?). Is there anything near Fairmount Park? GAHHHH! 7am meeting time. GAAAAAHHHHH!

GAH! GAH! GAH! Grrr. I've got to be at the race site at 7am for a @#$! captain's meeting. Anyone know of a great coffeehouse or bakery that's open at the crack of dawn? Lord knows my tail will need some fuel and some good coffee. Otherwise people might catch the short end of my paddle... Please keep me away from FourBucks if possible!

Uncle Ben, I'll PM you and update you on what's going on. =) As for this dish, is this Cantonese or Toisanese? Just wondering. I've never actually HAD this before. So shameful, I know...

AIIII! Now it's my turn to be on the short bus. D'OH! I'm coming this Sunday. <Sigh>

I've my eye on the pistachio. Ai, Madonna!

THANK YOU! WHEEEE HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! <does the dance of joy> OH YEAH! Gotta love them dentists, eh? Oh yeah, I will NEVER eat a cheesesteak in RTM. About 5 years ago, I ate my first Philly cheesesteak there and was horribly disappointed. Bleach.

Cool beans, thanks. And yes, if you go alll the way to the top, you'll see my note about the 20-30 USD. =)

<gasp> Dear God, I just went to Capogiro's website and I'm in love. Screw winning the race, I wanna try all their flavors! www.capogirogelato.com

Yeap, 20-30 USD per person, not a whole DB crew. GAH, I did that in Princeton at Penang and the stars were aligned in my favor that night, I tell you what. Got the res at the last minute and we got some bangin' food. With 129 teams comin' into Philly, I doubt we'd find a good place to eat that could accomodate us! (I'll be competing with my team at the festival all day long, so PM me if you want more details. I'm hoping having some cheesesteaks on Friday night might be our lucky charm to win some medals. ) OK, so I'll definitely hit Capogiro for gelato and try to squeeze in a trip to the Italian Market if I have time. I'll try to get a cheesesteak somewhere and a pork sandwich. Does anyone have any good bakeries to recommend? Western or Chinese. I am looking for: Biscotti Brioche Cha siu bao (baked) Japanese style cheesecake Hmm. Must pack a cooler for this trip!

Thanks for the info! Aiiiiee! Closed on Sundays, oh no! Hmm. Well, I'm planning to go to the Italian Market on Sunday afternoon if we don't have a dim sum that runs late. I hope I can convince people to meet up at a proper dim sum time of 11 instead of a brunch time. hee hee. Now I gotta try Capogiro. I hope they're open late on Friday and Saturday!

Oh wow, roast pork sandwich, eh? Definitely will try that. I'm down for anything. Thanks for the suggestions! As for the Saturday night dinner, we'd like to keep it between 20-30 USD per person for some good dining. We're not into decor, we're definitely into food - any good Italian recommendations? I'm sure the Italian up in Philly is different than in DC with the large Italian population in the city. Edited to add: Is the roast pork sandwich like porcetta in Florence? Will there be cracklin's in the sandwich? Oooh, I hope so...

Hi y'all! This weekend, I'll be up in Philly participating in the annual dragon boat festival and will have one free day to experience the foodie joys of Philly. So far on the list of foods, I've got my eye on Pat's and Gino's - gotta try their cheesesteaks and I've got a dim sum date on the menu as well. I don't get up to Philly often and I wanted to ask what is the one (or 2 or 3) things that you'd recommend a fellow foodie do/eat while in Philly on a Sunday? We're going to have Saturday night free for dinner and I'm going to have most of Sunday free to explore the culinary delights of Philly. I'd really like to have some good gelato while I'm there but otherwise, I'm ignorant as to what I should experience in Philly. If you could help a fellow foodie out, I'd very much appreciate it! Thanks!

Gastro? ← <bows and kotows> <bows and kotows> <bows and kotows> Apologies to all! I'm here, I'm here! Still alive! How are you all? Just have been busy with dragon boating, work and personal life. I'm going to Philly this weekend to participate in the Philly Dragon Boat festival. Whee hee! Much to prepare for. Must find out where the best dim sum place is for my teammates. Miss talking to you all!

It hangs in the window and has scallions all over it. Normally, it's wrapped in paper but they might've been sold out of those. If you think the "bak chet gai" is good, try the "chung yao gai". Trust.