there's a ton of the twist, but we're fresh out of shout

above the b.q.e. along the western edge of brooklyn heights, there's a place called the promenade (great sunset spot). if you follow it north to dumbo on a warm summer day you might find a flea market hiding under the bridges, or a very long line for pizza, or a farmers market, or an organic beef hot dog dressed up like bánh mì... but this is not where i had a hot dog in brooklyn this past friday, nope. that was in park slope, on bergen at "bark." i'm mentioning it here on the internet because while my dog/fries/glass of six point sweet action was good and all, i'm just trying to remind myself to go back and read that breakfast menu that i caught out of the corner of my eye.

skipping what happened between 7:30pm dinner and some 1:30am hours of operation confusion at momofuku's milk bar, dessert plan b happened on 14th street, well on the sidewalk, freshly deep fried, with powdered sugar on top for 2.50. it was all smiles.

led zeppole
328 E 14th St
New York, NY 10003

saturday:

morning means coffee. it would have been a very long walk to gorilla, and an even longer walk to grumpy, there was some stumptown nearby, but we have that in philly. so the skate shop/coffee window with "mud" got my money, and i liked it. next time around i'm gonna track down a cafe with intelligentsia. not for any real reason, just a brief comment from mike and it's at the top of my caffeine to do list.

now some pictures of food:

clean slate (hummus, quinoa, pickles, yogurt, naan)

saltie
378 metropolitan ave
brooklyn, ny 11211

smoked meat hash (brisket, potatoes, onions, fried egg)

mile end
97A hoyt st
brooklyn, ny 11217

both highly recommended. i dare you to look them up on yelp.

it's kinda like di bruno brothers... in trenton... with parking.

this place is fun.





dolce & clemente
2 north commerce square
trenton, nj 08691

p.s.
there's an outpost of de lorenzo's tomato pies a few doors down

attention seeking behavior

usually when i bring up food at the office i get ignored. nobody cares about the place with the "real tacos", or the indo-pak market that carries cheap mangoes, or the garden center that has fresh baked pies... but when i mention that i'm gonna pick up lunch at this spot:

suddenly i have everyone's undivided attention.

2025 old trenton road
princeton jct, nj 08550

i don't know which i like more, the signage or the doughnuts

eet gud
2113 hamilton ave
trenton, nj 08619

inverted side dish

everything about this place says eat the fries, but i keep on ordering wraps... weird.

european republic
213 chestnut (next to amada)

news to me

the internet says marathon grill (not sure which one, 40th and walnut maybe) is a music venue... i had no idea. foreign born, free energy, and the clovers are all booked for march 13th, and i hear whispers of a blood feathers show down the road.

so there's that

that's a lot of chocolate david

when a box of chocolate just doesn't cut it for your special someone, bring them to a candy warehouse...the drive takes about an hour, and the last leg of the journey requires that you keep your eyes peeled for hand painted purple and yellow signs that look like this:


this industrial park coated gem is way off the beaten path


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option 2

carman's country kitchen was stuffed like french toast yesterday, so our party of three walked to washington and took over the dinning room at cafe de laos. three three course lunch specials and brunch was done.


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just dessert

i was trying to think of the perfect place to take sharon for something sweet... and then i did. peter would probably rather serve you a full meal, but those little tables in front were made for a quick pop in for pastry and port.

bad press vs. good deals

some people don’t like kong, but the thursday dumpling thing is kinda sorta pretty awesome, and last night ross said something about an express lunch.

annual trip to pumpkinland

for me, no fall is complete without an apple cider doughnut and an albino pumpkin. linvilla orchards has both, and a wall of jams. i like this one:

oooh look an apple tasting station:

i'm only showing you this because i won't be in town on friday

in case you were wondering, the fine print reads: "no cash sales during our birthday giveaway. one cupcake per customer please. offer good while supplies last.

east girard

thought i’d drop in on milkcrate and music fountain, and found another shiny new spot on the avenue.

i’m hooked

turns out i update twitter more than this web page. follow me please @bhiladelphia, we can hunt the cupcake truck together.

this fine establishment

the boston cream was tall, and disappeared faster than it could be photographed. i took the apple fritter to the shore, because it wanted to see the ocean once before dying. (it is a great time of year to go to island beach)


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amuse-bouche

click here for a taste

i have no class

been meaning to eat at the warsaw cafe for forever. it took a philly cheesesteak pierogi lunch special to get me in the door.
306 s 16th

time is on my side

back in january i spoke to jany about our conflicting schedules. now i am pleased to announce an extension of hours. finding a cheap brunch made with love just got easier.

jany's
325 n 12th
mon-fri 7am - 3pm
sat 7am - 1pm
sun 10am - 3pm

do you work near 18th and market?

naked in rittenhouse wants to make you lunch today. expect a short list of panini.
31 s 18th

playing parisian at parc

pastis: pour par preference
227 s 18th st