Hostess Goddess

We were travelling a lot between the East coast, visiting family & friends and attending lots of fun events & weddings. And this fall we have been home in Maryland for a past couple of weeks which has been great being home and checking out all the wonderful events in Washington, DC. But since its been awhile, I crave some favorites from both cities that we enjoy when we visit along the way. Especially tonight while we are waiting for the NFC East Matchup of the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. So here are some of my favorite foods on the go in two great cities that is close to our hearts.

Philly

The Philadelphia Cheesesteak -if you have no idea what it is let me tell you its one of the best comfort foods from Philly that has been often imitated but never duplicated. The classic cheesesteak is the long italian roll(It’s the bread- Amoroso’s Baking Company) thinly sliced juicy steak fried well, choice of cheese -Cheese Whiz/ American & Provolone and with or without onions.

The battle of two Famous Cheesesteaks accross the street from each other in South Philly, one being Pat’s King of Steaks founded in 1930 & Geno’s Steaks founded in 1966 has been around forever and I can’t pick between the two, hence I am including both as my choices.Here’s their websites for more information

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  http://www.patskingofsteaks.com/                              http://www.genosteaks.com/about.html       

Now the best part is knowing how to order,because that is the key to keeping the lines going fast 24/7 at these two South Philly favorites. 

Ordering Lingo

“Whiz, wit” – meaning Cheese Whiz with Onions

“I’d like a pepper whiz with” – meaning Cheese Whiz with peppers and onions

Want a different cheese replace Cheese Whiz with “Provolone wit”

Rita’s Ice  - with their “Ice Custard Happiness” tagline.

Founded in 1987 by Bob Tumolo and his mother and named the brand by his wife Rita. This is one of my favorites in the spring and summer, which has long lines around the outpost. But now they have year around locations and lately Ive seen them more and more all over the east coast which is great!

My usual order is Gelati which is vanilla creamy frozen custard with an Italian water ice flavor which I change every time I go to order.

Its way better than sherbet and has plenty of more options that are just as yummy as my favorite.

Italian Ice
Cream Ice
Misto®
Blendini™
Custard
Ritaccino™
Gelati
Slenderita™

For more information, check their website

http://www.ritasice.com/

NYC

Kati Roll – is a street available fast food popular in Kolkata, India. It was started in New York City’s Greenwich village and has taken off to have another outpost in Midtown NYC and in London. What do they have on the menu? Its simple and easy to order to go, I would best describe it as a spicy Indian Burrito. The yummy snack consists of a soft paratha(Indian Flatbread different from Naan) rolled as a wrap with onions, spicy marinated choice of meat, potatoes, chicken,egg,Kebab or paneer as your filling served hot all for under $6 dollars. I personally wish we had one in DC, then I could get it all the time!

Check their website for more information.

http://www.thekatirollcompany.com/

Junior’s Cheesecake – In my opinion the BEST cheesecake ever! Founded in 1950 , it wasn’t called “The World’s Most Fabulous Cheesecake” for nothing.On a personal note,I had my first cheesecake when Jenson suprised me with a Juniors cheesecake for my birthday while we were dating from the original outpost in Brooklyn, NY. Ever since, at least once a year we always get a slice from their newer location near the Grand Central Station and the taste never changes.

 For more information please check out their website

http://www.juniorscheesecake.com/

Enjoy my selections!

Go NFC East!!