Philly Weekend

My wife and I were in Philadelphia this past weekend visiting our Austrian friends Hannes and Anita. The weekend consisted mostly of catching up, eating and drinking beer in the sun -- a few food shots from the trip below. If you've never been to Philly, it's worth a visit - Spring tends to spring a several months earlier than in Toronto making April and May a great time to visit.

Spring in Rittenhouse Square

Brunch at Sabrina's in the Italian Market (9th & Christian). Great Eggs Benedict.

Pecorino ahead of bowling in the Northern Liberties. Pecorino is the name of a family of hard Italian cheeses made from ewe's milk [1]. I learned this evening that a ewe is a female domestic sheep. Ewe learn something new every day.

Bread from the cheese shop. My attempt to link this post back to bread.

Challah French Toast at Marathon on the Square (19th & Spruce). It tasted as good as it looks.

Lisa's much healthier breakfast - Bagel, Lox, Cream Cheese, and Beet Salad, also at Marathon on the Square, and (according to Lisa) also delicious. It's been a big week for my food vocabulary as I didn't really know what Lox was. Apparently, Lox is a salmon fillet that has been cured. It is traditionally made by brining the salmon fillet in a solution of oil, water, salt and spices (not to be confused with smoked salmon, which has been cured and then hot or cold smoked)[2].

Great weekend, even with the flight delays on the way home.