tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post3353452908085226450..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Weekend glamourPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-41382425684302605062013-12-08T21:01:17.627-05:002013-12-08T21:01:17.627-05:00Phoebe, as a former Philadelphia, may I suggest &q...Phoebe, as a former Philadelphia, may I suggest "A House of Our Own Books" in West Philadelphia?<br /><br />http://www.yelp.com/biz/house-of-our-own-philadelphia<br /><br />It's built inside an old Victorian house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-132177571578902732013-12-08T12:06:39.969-05:002013-12-08T12:06:39.969-05:00"I'm likely repeating myself, but for wha...<i>"I'm likely repeating myself, but for whatever reason, cheesesteaks don't sound appealing to me."</i><br /><br />May I humbly suggest that is because you've never <b>had</b> a decent Philly cheesesteak?<br /><br />Seriously, the mediocre ones are good, and the good ones are sublime. Kickass <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoroso%27s_Baking_Company" rel="nofollow">Amoroso</a> bread, tasty meat, grilled onions, and other toppings create a native specialty that really can't be denied.<br /><br />As always, if you're going to Jim's, provolone and onions are mandatory, hot peppers are highly recommended, and pizza sauce is optional, but also recommended. After you try one, you'll <b>then</b> understand the appeal.<br /><br />The two best things in town are the Duchamp at the art museum and Jim's. What you're doing here is like going to LA and not sampling a taco truck. Or going to New Haven and not sampling the pizza. Or going to Japan and not sampling Japanese food...Peteynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-25980315335470329452013-12-08T11:19:04.117-05:002013-12-08T11:19:04.117-05:00I'm likely repeating myself, but for whatever ...I'm likely repeating myself, but for whatever reason, cheesesteaks don't sound appealing to me. But by all means, recommend away for anyone else reading this.<br /><br />Rittenhouse Square seems like the obvious place to go in Philadelphia, but I'd been mostly avoiding it. Not because I'm somehow above ever wanting/needing anything from a mall store, but because a) parking, and b) much of what's there that can be done much closer to home. But I guess that really is the downtown, and isn't just Philadelphia's lower Broadway. Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-4776147766270743152013-12-08T09:42:11.645-05:002013-12-08T09:42:11.645-05:00"Philadelphia has Shake Shake. And so the gre...<i>"Philadelphia has Shake Shake. And so the great where-to-eat-lunch-near-Rittenhouse-Square dilemma is solved."</i><br /><br />Ah, my old stomping grounds. Have I ever mentioned that you need to make a pilgrimage to <a href="http://www.jimssteaks.com/SouthStreet.html" rel="nofollow">Jim's Steaks</a> at some point? Beats the hell out of Shake Shack, even if if you need to hub out of Society Hill instead of Rittenhouse Sq.<br /><br /><i>"Today we discovered a different side-street area with an independent bookstore (which we went to) and glam-looking shoe store"</i><br /><br />Ah, Joseph Fox. more of my old stomping grounds.<br /><br />Sansom Street is the <b>best</b> street.Peteynoreply@blogger.com