Month: May 2011

Banana Nice Cream

Banana Nice Cream

This past weekend, while down in southern Delaware, I visited the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk. Although it was only the weekend before Memorial Day, the boardwalk and surrounding areas were jam-packed with eager vacationers and fresh-out-of-school young adults and teeny-boppers. Needless to say, my mom and …

A bit of southern Italy in Philly

A bit of southern Italy in Philly

Southern Italy: a region so surreal, so sublime, so simple; water so blue that sky and sea meld together on the horizon; a land fertile enough to produce some of the world’s best cuisine. Legend has it that when Mount Vesuvius erupted in Pompeii, Italy …

Where are all the food trucks?

Where are all the food trucks?

Ever order a burrito from a truck? How about a banh mi or a gourmet French crepe? While it might sound unorthodox to enjoy a 5-star restaurant quality dish from a mobile eatery, this is the wave of the future. Many major cities in the …

One good guac

One good guac

I’ve never been to Mexico, but yet I always crave it’s south-of-the-border food. I know our American version of the country’s food is rather unconventional, I love the bold semi-tropical tastes that even we here in the States get to enjoy. There is just something …