Breakfast: Carman's Country Kitchen 11th and Wharton. Was mentioned in Bryan Millers piece on Philadelphia in last week's Sunday Times Travel section. Creative specials, and no trip to Philadelphia is complete without meeting Carman. Also Jack McDavid's Down Home Diner in Reading Terminal Market. Sothern comfort breakfasts - I go for the biscuits and gravy - either sausage or ham. Cheese Steaks. Head to the Roxboro area (overlooking Manyunk) and try a cheese steak from both Chubbies and Delsandros. Different from the south philly places in that they chop the beef on the grill and melt provolone over it. Dinner: Ralphs for classic South Philly Italian, but unless your last name is Soprano, be prepared to wait 30-45 minutes for a table. Charles Plaza in Chinatown for clean crisp Chinese Food (Charles practiced medicine in his home country and is very health conscious, Jack McDavid's more upscale restaurant, Jack's Firehouse, Steve Starr's Buddakan or for a bit more of an adventure head to north 5th Street just off the Roosevelt expressway, to La Tierra Columbiana - half Cuban and Half Columbian cuisine. The diffence in the cost of a meal at Bistro Perrier and La Tierra Columbiana will pretty much pay for you hotel room for a night. ----- Holly Moore http://www.HollyEats.Com