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Which place did Philadelphia Magazine name as best cheesesteak? I think last year it was Chick's in Cherry Hill.
It may have been 2003's best.
I went there this week. The cheesesteak was the best I've had since Sophie's lunch trunk left Penn's campus a few years ago.
They don't do pizza however, just sandwiches, plus a few deli salads (potato, macaroni, cole slaw, seafood).
Chick's is also highlighted in the book 'A Food Lover's Guide to New Jersey', by Peter Genovese.
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I like them because they use Macintosh computers for their point of sales system (geek!!!) and they have a kiddie play area in the store (dad!!!).
Oh, and that wine thing...
And sorry, Katie. Sometimes the little guy gets the scoop.
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Cheers New York! Your great town is about to get even bettter.
I got a flyer from Moore Brothers Wine Company today for their post holiday sale (10% off everything!) on which they also announce they've signed a lease for space at 33 East 20th St, between Broadway and Park Avenue. It says the new store will open in late spring.
I'm not even a wine amature, but I know this is a great store. They are online at
Take care.
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A few more details on Cereality can be found in this article:
http://citypaper.net/articles/2004-11-25/food.shtml
I walked past the place yesterday on my way for some real food, and it was jumping. I don't plan to eat there. I'm saving up for Per Se. :-)
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taco lou is still there, but i think it's 33rd, not 34th.
is mexicali still at 36th & spruce?
I read about MexiCali in today's DP. One cart is at 38th and Walnut, and the other is on the 3600 block of Spruce.
And there's a store at 40th and Sansom, sorta. The article has the details on why this store opened, then closed, and plans to reopen soonish.
http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/di...T/419c542a5a4c6
I'd also like to put in a good word for Kim's Vietnamese and Chinese food truck next to the Pottruck center (the food vendor plaza next to the gym). Even when it is crowded, you can get ginger chicken very quickly. It's got its own queue, and it's cheap and tasty.
Take care.
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I loved the crying tiger dishes.
They were the spiciest fare I've ever had--"Folks, don't try this at home" spicy.The geek lunch gang at 3401 Walnut all miss Jow's too. Our investigations back Sandy's. It were personal problems which caused their flight, not Penn.
I loved the signage next to Crying Tiger on Jow's Lunch Truck. It said "Eat at own risk. No refunds."
I once ordered the 2nd most spicy thing on the menu and it took me two days to eat half of it. It was just too spicy for me. I watched several co-workers crying through their tins of tiger. What fun! Side bets were placed on how much would be eaten.
And no mention of lunch trucks dearly missed should forget our beloved 'Sophie's', which ended up in the same "lunch truck ghetto" as Jow's. They had our favorite cheese steaks, chicken cheese steaks, and strombolis. Whatever happened to them?!
Though he hasn't updated it in a while, Eric's got a page on Penn's lunch trucks here:
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Thanks for the link to the courier post story. It did burn down. Right now they have razed the side where Tommy's was. The photo store is still standing.
Not that it matters much, but it's the photo store which has been razed. Tommy's was between it and the cleaners. Even though I'm 5 minutes from there, I only ate there once before I stopped routinely eating bread two years ago. It was decent. I've been meaning to try DiNic's in, yes, Mt. Ephraim.
Speaking of roast pork, I made some this past Monday. Brined a pork loin from Whole Foods, seared it in cast iron, then roasted it at high heat until it hit an internal temp of 145. It came out very tasty and juicy. Deglazed the pan with a zinfadel to make a sauce. Had that for lunch the next day, sliced thin with the sauce on top. I had the rest for dinner in the alfredo sauce I had made for my wife's pasta. Great combo there.
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Given the large amounts of meat that people are ingesting on this diet, I'm kind of curious to see if anyone is doing any osteoporosis monitoring for people on Atkins. Unless people are supplementing their diet with huge amounts of calcium, I imagine we'll start seeing lots of people with extremely brittle bones in the future.
Curiosity is good. It's how man learned that eating meat is good for him.
Eating meat seems to be good for your bones.
http://lowcarbresearch.org/lcr/results.asp?catid=204
http://atkins.com/science/researchsummaries/calcium.html
Frankly, I will side with the vegetarians on this one; it doesn't seem right to be on a diet where you need massive supplementation in order to get nutrients that the diet lacks.
It easier to get all the nutrition you need in your diet if you eat meat, fruits and vegitables and avoid grains. On the basis of nutrients per calorie, grains are the losers. Atkins got it right there.
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I'm not in favour of the Atkin's Diet (or any other diet!) but it might be worth noting that the CBC took this report with a grain of salt saying that the group making the claims (Physicians for Responsible Medicine) has its own agenda (vegetarianism!) so this might be worth exploring for those concerned.
That's true.
For the most part, the PCRM are neither physicians nor are they responsible. They are a PETA front and they promote a vegan lifestyle. Here are some details about this group from The Center for Consumer Freedom:
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. PCRM is a fanatical animal rights group that seeks to remove eggs, milk, and meat from the American diet, and to eliminate the use of animals in scientific research. Despite its close ties to violent animal-rights zealots and “above ground” animal activist groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), PCRM has successfully duped the media and much of the general public into believing that it represents the medical community.</a>
More details here.
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I love the decaf coffee at La Colombe.
Unlike other coffee places I've been to, the decaf is brewed on the spot, not served from an urn like even their regular coffee is. Often the barista brews it using two portafilter handles and this makes the coffee twice as good in half the time. It comes out with a nice layer of crema on top, and I enjoy a short moment of bliss. At $1.50 (prices went up $.25 this summer!), it's a coffee bargain.
But sometimes they only use one handle to brew, and I'm not impressed.
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None of them are in Bergen co. Cherry Hill is near Philadelphia and the next town over from me (Haddonfield). I hope you're not teasing about that.
I read that the Wegman's in Cherry Hill will be built as part of the new "downtown" being constructed on the site of the former Garden State Park racetrack. I don't suppose these stores sell horsemeat though...
Here's an article that mentions this from the Courier Post: http://www.courierpostonline.com/sju/68.html
-corvus the Cherry Hillbilly
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I'm not sure he has appeared at all this season, has he?
Not yet, but he's still in the opening credits which is a good sign that he'll appear soon.
I fondly recall the bit with Michel, Sookie and the blueberry pancakes.
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The Gilmore Girls is a show airing Tuesdays on the WB. It's not a food
show per se, but food plays a large part in almost every episodes.
There's coffee seeking Lorelai, the obsessive and talented chef Sookie, Jackson
the equally obsessive produce guy, Luke the diner owner, Taylor the
market and Olde Fashioned Soda Shop owner, and weekly dinners with the
grandparents where often whats on the table is the focus of the converstation.
There's a whole heck of a lot of food related stuff happening on this
show, and I like it. Any other fans of the show notice the food as much
as I do?
Jalapeno chopotle cream sauce mac'n'cheese-ly your,
-corvus
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he wanted to put you on cholesterol-reducing drugs, even tho your HDL/LDL ratios were favorable? that's doesn't inspire confidence. (in the doctor i mean)
That she was towing the party line on cholesterol was to be expected. It's rare for doctors to have a clue when it comes to diet and cholesterol issues these days. I'm sure she just looked at the total cholesterol, which of course went up due to HDL increasing and TRI decreasing. I didn't bother tyring to get an LDL subtype test. Waste of time and money, as most lipid profiles are, IMHO.
And yes, I was fasting. When you eat as much fat as I do, it's no problem to go a long time between meals. :-)
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Read The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov.
this guy seems to have some very extreme viewpoints. i'm always tempted to take any extreme opinion with a grain of salt, especially when it comes to my health!
Isn't the truth tempting as well? You should read the book and then let us know how you feel.
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Having just recently started to eliminate unnecessary animal fats and saturated fats from my diet in an effort to finally lower my cholesterol, I'm often struggling with finding a balance between eating what I want and eating what I should.
Luckily for me, I've been liberated from the notion that saturated fat and cholesterol are bad for you. In fact, I firmly believe they are good for you. This is one less thing I need to feel stress over, and eliminating stress is great in terms of health.
Read The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov. The book's web page is:
http://www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm
Also check into his organization, The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics here:
One skeptic I particularily like is Dr. Malcom Kendrick. You can find his articles here:
http://redflagsweekly.com/kendrick.html
They are all worth reading, but I recommend you start with 'So, What Does Cause Heart Disease?' here:
http://redflagsweekly.com/kendrick/2003_aug01.html
I did great on a paleo-diet, and I mostly stick to it for day to day eating. I lost weight, eliminated my hypertension, and cured my migranes. Since I don't worry about cholesterol, I can't give you my recent numbers, but before I learned to stop worrying and love saturated fat, I did get a blood test and found that my numbers had improved considerably (HDL way up, Triglycerides way down) And that was after being on my mostly red meat paleo-diet. My doctor's advice on seeing the numbers: start cholesterol lowering drugs immediately. Of course, I refused.
Best of luck, and please pass the bacon (and steak, and butter, ...)
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Did the promo say when the show starts in the US? That is the show about training the staff of fifteen, not his other cooking show.
Thanks.
I saw a promo last night which says the show starts on October 13th. Looks like there's a different one on the 14th also.
Also see the foodtv.com page on the show here:
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Did the promo say when the show starts in the US? That is the show about training the staff of fifteen, not his other cooking show.
Thanks.
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The problem with glycemic ratings is that the foods are rated based on the blood sugar and insulin levels when processing that food by itself.
That's true but the glycemic load is still a good tool for choosing your carbs wisely. For example, by comparing the GI of two foods, you can see that you're bettter off eating an apple than apple jacks.
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Ornish suggests a diet high in complex carbohydrates and vegatble/bean protein. He present data that shows that this diet "reverses heart disease" and help people lose weight.
Ornish's study was flawed. See Ravnskov's The Cholesterol Myths, pp 222-224 for the sordid details.
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Wouldn't this tend to suggest that the best diet for fat loss would be a zero fat, high protein, moderate carbohydrate diet?
There's a limit to how much protein your body can process into glucose in your liver, and it's not enough to sustain you properly. So yeah, I guess you'll lose weight quickly as you experience "rabbit starvation". Then again, you can always up your fat or carb intake to compensate and be just fine.
I know zero fat is impossible, but also note that there are some important fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K). Without fat, you wouldn't be able to absorb them. I don't know how much fat you'd need though. I usually eat at least 60% fat myself. I hope that's enough.
And choosing carbs with lower glycemic load ratings[1] will help control your blood sugar and insulin levels. Since one of insulin's many jobs is to store glucose as fat, this may give you another weight loss advantage. Plus, your blood sugar's stability will help you from feeling hungry two hours after eating.
So, for best weight lose, maybe an adequate fat, higher protein, low unrefined carb would be even better. You'll be able to induce a caloric deficit and hopefully not feel hungry all the time.
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I don't believe it. Show me the research. And I mean real research, not something done by a low carb diet clinic or quoted from an Atkins book.
Here's a page full of research which supports low-carb eating:
Low Carb Research: Low carb diets
I'm a low-carber myself, but I'm not trying to lose weight (5'10, 150lbs). I eat like this for my health, and that I lost 20 pounds of fat very easily was a bonus. I continue to eat this way because I think it is healthier. I've had no problem keeping the weight off and keeping my health perfect. I never feel deprived because I'm eating great foods everyday. I can get more into it if anyone is interested.
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ignorance
Fat Guy argues that he is not ignorant but is still fat (though not getting fatter). this is beside the point. the proponents of intervention/education are not attempting to restrict freedom of choice but attempting to give people the chance to make a real choice by being in possession of as many objective facts as possible. this can make a huge difference. the best example of this is the Karelia project in Finland where, through education, heart disease mortality was reduced by 65%.
Welcome enthusiat. I'm pretty new here myself.
Is that the 1972 public heath campaign in North Karelia, Finland you are
talking about? If so, you might have missed the fact that:
"In Kuopio [Finland], where the inhabitants served as control
subjects, the number of heart attaks had decreased even more [than
North Karelia]." - Ravnskov, The Cholesterol Myths, p. 154
Ravnskov goes on to note that the decrease was seen in all of Finland, not
just in North Karelia. So I don't think we can rely on that study to
support the argument for public education. In this case, ignorance was
actually better for some people.
And if you get Willet in for a Q&A, please also try to get Dr. Uffe
Ravnskov also.
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I buy Silk brand soy milk, not because I am lactose intolerant, but because I ingest a huge amount of cholesterol in restaurants, so at home I've opted for alternatives that contain little or no cholesterol.
Drink junk soy milk if you like it, but please don't do it because you think cholesterol is bad for you. It isn't! Cholesterol does not cause heart disease.
Read up on the truth here:
The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics
And tomorrow, enjoy bacon and eggs for breakfast again.
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I've been digging La Comadre in the plaza next to Franklin Field (33rd and South). It's tasty Mexican food. I usually ask them to make me a custom "taco salad" dish. Say hi to 'Gale' if you visit.
I used to eat at Magic Carpet a lot, but then I finally came to my senses about 3 years ago. No meat? What's the point?!
Also, see these other threads:
http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=39889&hl=
http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=55601&hl=