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Riverfront Ramble
The Experience The Riverfront Ramble, a massive, 14-mile-long party and festival celebrating Delaware County´s waterfront communities, caps off your summer with a day of fun. Towns from Marcus Hook to Tinicum Township roll out the welcome mat for visitors with a September festival of food, crafts, music, boats, contests, fireworks and much more. Nibbling is … Continued
Taste of Philadelphia
A favorite of foodies, Taste of Philadelphia – the official kick-off to Wawa Welcome America! – returns for the fifth year, with more restaurants than ever joining the gastronomical festivities. Some of the city´s most popular eateries serve up their specialties, and entertainment by Morris Day and the Time & to the festive atmosphere. Admission … Continued
The Roots Picnic
Location Festival Pier at Penn´s Landing Columbus Boulevard at Spring Garden Street The Festival The Roots – the Philly natives also known as the Legendary Roots Crew – have gathered a diverse lineup of talent for this third annual music festival, including: Vampire Weekend, Mayer Hawthorne, The Very Best, Clipse, Nneka, Jay Electronica, Tune-Yards, Das … Continued
Super Scooper All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival
The Experience What better way to raise money for children with leukemia than to eat your favorite kind of ice cream? At Wawa Welcome America!
Reading Terminal Market´s Pennsylvania Dutch Festival
Celebrate the traditions, foods and crafts of the Pennsylvania Dutch at the 21st annual Pennsylvania Dutch Festival at the historic Reading Terminal Market. The three-day festival will take place in the Market´s center court seating area and will feature handmade crafts including quilts, woodcrafts, paintings, hand braided rugs, wooden toys and cedar chests. Traditional foods … Continued
Street Italian Market Festival
The Experience For one weekend each May, 9th Street – in the heart of South Philadelphia – closes down traffic and a huge, multi-block festival takes over the neighborhood. It all starts with the great sights, sounds and aromas of America´s oldest continuously operating open-air market: South Philadelphia´s famous Italian Market. And the most important … Continued
Young & Hungry: Southwest Side Chinese
Every now and then, I turn over this space to one of my budget-conscious interns. The only criteria is that the restaurant in question must have a majority of items for $10 or less. Today, Columbia student Kristen Kuchar writes about her experience over the weekend at a Chinese restaurant on the Southwest Side. … Continued
Young & Hungry: Sushi a Steal at Nori
I’m turning over the blog today, to my intern, Dimitra Apostolopoulos, a grad student at Columbia College. As we’ve done in the past, from time to time, the “Young & Hungry” feature is meant as a guide to finding delicious, extremely affordable food in the city (typically near campus, but not always). As a hungry … Continued
Young & Hungry: SPAM Rules at Aloha Eats
Today I’m turning over the blog to my intern, Katherine Bernot, a recent Northwestern grad, who is always on the lookout for cheap and filling food that also happens to be tasty. SPAM occupies a prominent, if not always glamorous, place in American food history. As the ultimate budget meat, SPAM has sold more … Continued