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There's a lot, a lot of culture there.

lol @ Southern_bella - shame she'll never read your comment, as a blogger you can't afford to go to a _real_ restaurant... :roll:

- I'd certainly eat at one of the top chef places. I'm bummed Blaze up closed. Spike, although a little underhanded in the competition, knows his meat...

I'm late to the party, but...
I'm Aaron, 30, living in rural MA. I'm a home cook, nothing too fancy. I grew up watching The frugal gourmet, and yan can cook on PBS as a kid. I love trying new dishes, but as of late have been trying hard to eat local / in season foods. I write about what I make once in a while here: http://www.crankynstinky.com
I'm also a cyclist in constant training, and a all around gadget geek.
AO

Yay, great list... But Tinto/Amada should definitely be on that list somewhere... my favorite restaurants so far!
I'm still dreaming of the days when I can visit Osteria and Vetri though. Sigh.

Joe's Pizza on 16th street between Walnut and Chesnut is the best.

The Reading Terminal Market is incredible. I've only been there once but I love it and I will be back. I totally agree with the review of Famous 4th street cookie. They are awesome. Get the chocolate dipped. They're even better.

I enjoyed this article but I think there should be some Chinatown picks. I personally love Chinatown and there are some great restaurants there.

@hotdoglover Thanks very much. I'm glad you enjoyed them. Sorry there were no hotdog shots.

@smoosh I agree wholeheartly about the Philly pizza scene. I've been to Tacconelli's and although it's good, it certainly should have to be considered by so many the best pie in a city so rich in Italian American tradition. I am now looking forward to tacking on a visit to Osteria on my next Poast Pork Italian run. I hope it's the real deal. Philly can certainly use some serious pizza. If it wasn't so far from my home, I'd give it a shot myself. I think the city is ripe for it.

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

Tacconelli’s may be good, but unless you live in that hood (and I mean hood)....no one's going to go there. I agree that Philly has some crappy pizza...especially in the art museum area. I think all the local pizza places got together and devised a way to make hard, overcooked, oily-cheesed pizza. Yuck!

On the sushi front...I never realized how many places there are until I moved to center city. I do believe there are at least 4 sushi places within a 2 block radius. It's a wonderful thing.

Also, there should have been a best breakfast section....the winner being Sabrina's of course. Big portions and a fun environment. Mmmmmm banana and sweet cheese stuffed challah! (and their menu is veggie-friendly, yay)