hummus

A great healthy meal to get in West Philly, Hummus, middle Eastern food. Castle and I were heading to see an out door concert in West Philly, and needed to grab something quick to eat. Hummus was just the place, we got the beets salad which was wonderful and refreshing, along with the hummus and chicken sandwiches.

Korean Soft Tofu

There aren't any great Korean restaurant in the city. So it's a treat to enjoy a good Korean soft tofu dinner at Jong Ka Jib Soft Tofu Restaurant, just north of the city. O so tasty! If I have a car, I will go there often.

The Industry

Dr. Castle and I are quite excited that a new food place opened in my neighborhood, the INDUSTRY. He is hoping for a nice bar and I am looking for good eats. We tried it out the other day. Dr. Castle was really happy with the beer selection, one of his favorite was on tap, Ale Smith. He ordered the burger, which was tasty and a nice basic burger. As for me, I just want to snack on many, so I had the pork nuggets and veggie fritters. The veggie fritters were disappointing, nothing special just fried balls. However, the pork nuggets were really quite good; very juicy inside and nicely crusted. The flavor was wonderful. For dessert I had the berry shortcake, was a nice one for the hot summer, quite lovely. I will definitely go back and try some of their other dishes, plus the place is so close by.

Another Year

Dr. Castle, knowing my dislike for birthday cakes, asked what I would rather have. I said fruit tart...and I got one! Dr. Castle's beautiful fruit tart is amazing; refreshing, creamy custard, great crust, soooo yummy! That night we went to happy hour at FARMiCiA with wonderful company. I had a couple of my favourites drinks, and ordered asparagus risotto croquettes for dinner. It's delicious; creamy risotto inside and light crunch outside. Quite Happy.

Bistro St. Tropez

Bistros St. Tropez is quite a wonderful place for French cuisine. The restaurant has a great view of the city, and I enjoyed eating there the other night. We started with refreshing salmon ceviche, Dr, Castle had the fillet Mignon, and I had the pan seared duck breast with pomegranate sauce. It was a really good night, the food was delicious.

Philly restaurant week: Fuji Mountain

Dr. Castle and I had a good time there. This is one of our favourite cuisine, and it was pretty great. We had sashimi salad, tuna tat tar, sashimi, sushi, grilled sea bass. Green tea and red bean ice-cream for dessert. Our bellies were quite full after the meal. We also had some sake, which made the meal even better.

Philly restaurant week: AMADA

Eating at Amada during restaurant week is really a great deal. I enjoyed every dish we ordered. For first course we had plate of olives, Garrotxa cheese, serrano ham on melon(my favourite), and a plate of serrano ham. Seconds course we had beef shortrib flatbread,chicken breast with truffles topped with fried egg, roasted sea bass, and grilled scallops. They were all wonderfully delicious! And the desserts were also quite good. O! plus we had a pitcher of very tasty sangria. I think this is the best iron chef Jose Garces's restaurant in Philly.

El Rey Happy Hour

1$ tacos, 4$ margarita! El Rey's happy hour was really great & will definitely go back.

Tria Wine Room

Dr. Castle and I went to the happy hour at Tria Wine room in west philly. The atmosphere was quite nice, we both had the red wine, 5$, cheers! For food, we had the Tria meat plate, Brie de Nangis with Allagash Cherries and the luscious Gallego cheese. All were very good. Will definitely go back again.

Sushi at Fat Salmon

The food was already partly eaten before I took the picture. I do love sushi, sashimi. At Fat Salmon, the place is cool and atmospheric, plus the food is great. We ordered three special rolls; Miss Sake Bomb, Rock & Roll (my fav.), and Salmon Yaki. We also had a regular yellow tail roll. Um... um... so good, I want to go back.

Creperie Beau Monde

I love a good crepe, savory and sweet. I have been to Beau Monde over a dozen times, and was never disappointed. Just recently had brunch there with Dr. Castle, whom had the steak and poached egg with crepe. I had the smoked trout with leek; sooooo delicious. Plus, I order the sweet lemon and sugar crepe, finished too quickly for me to take photo of. I want more crepes!

Latest Dish

At the Latest Dish, the dishes were quite pretty looking, however I was quite disappointed at my dish which was the roasted chicken. The skin texture of the skin was a bit soft and rubbery, and the flavour was okay. The calamari was pretty good. We also ordered the special duck and salmon dishes. My friend whom ordered the salmon quite disliked the creme leek mush underneath the fish. Well, I heard good things about the restaurant on yelp, but was sadly let down.

Morning Glory

O yes, I love breakfast food! Morning Glory diner is one of my favourite place to go. Their frittatas are pretty good. We had the special godfather frittata and stuffed Challah french toast with fresh berries. They are incredibly delicious, very satisfying.

Koreana Restaurant

There are not many Korean restaurant in Philadelphia. This weekend Dr. Castle took me to this place in West Philly. I had the Dwen Jang chigae, a soup dish with assorted vegetables, tofu, pork, and rice. The broth is what makes the dish unique and flavorful. Dr. Castle had Bibim Bap, rice dish with various vegetables, beef, fried egg and spicy sauce mixed in hot stone bowl. Koreana Restaurant is great, there aren't many others to compare to, cheap and tasty. I wish there are more Korean restaurants in Philly.

Tasty treats @ Manakeesh cafe

The Manakeesh cafe in West Philly offers great bakery treats. I enjoyed their lamb Manakeesh, Lebanese flatbread baked in open flame oven.

Down Home Diner

I love going to the Reading Terminal Market, they offer so a great variety of tasty goods. Sunday brunch at Down Home Diner in the Terminal was very good and satisfying. I had the white garden scram with biscuit. Their biscuits are a bit dry and hard, they are meant to be soak in gravy!

Fall picnic

A beautiful Sunday; fancy creamy brie with smoked trout and baguette, carrots and hummus. (all from Reading Terminal Market) We also had a lemon tart... sunny bike ride plus a book and a nap.

Apple Picking... Fall Flavours

Finally a nice sunny weekend without rain. Dr. Castle and I went apple picking at Linvilla Orchards and enjoyed some apple cider donuts (my first). The donuts were quite sweet but I like the texture. We also picked out couple of squash and got some apple cider. Back home, I made a light dinner with the spaghetti squash, very fresh and tasty. Dr. Castle, being the king of pies, made a delicious apple pie from the apples we picked. Very tart, fluffy crust and perfect with vanilla ice-cream.

Brunch &..... foootballl?!?!

Yes brunch! Dr. Castle wanted to watch his home town game, although I am not much into sports, we went to the Devil's Den in South Philly, for their bunch, mimosa, and some football. I had the sweet corn pancakes with two eggs and bacon, I quite like the dense texture of the pancakes, not fluffy but pretty tasty with pineapple and mint syrup. Dr. Castle had the bagel with lox, which I wish I had ordered. The food were pretty tasty, and game was also pretty good. They also got a great beer selection.

Dinner at Dmitri's

I had always wanted to dine at Dmitri's. Finally I did last night, and I was totally happy and satisfied. We started with the spinach pie; warm and creamy and pillowy. I had the pan fried scallops, loved it, very very tasty and buttery. Dr. Castle had grilled whole fish, it's exceptional, quite delicious.