"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>
> "George Leppla" > wrote in message
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>> On 9/6/2011 5:52 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>
>>> That link brings up nothing. I don't know how legit this link is but it
>>> is
>>> interesting.
>>>
>>> http://www.romanostromboli.com/
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The first time Becca came to Philadelphia, I took her to Romano's. Looks
>> like a typical neighborhood pizza place / sandwich shop... but the food
>> there is among the best in the area.
>>
>> It is about 5 miles south of the PHL airport. If you are ever in the
>> neighborhood, or are flying somewhere and have a long lay-over, I
>> recommend it. Just tell a cab driver you want to go to Romano's. he'll
>> know where to take you.
>
> I used to fly into that airport but had to change planes right away so was
> never able to stick around. From there I flew to Avoca in Scranton. We
> ate at a really good Italian place near there. Can't remember the name.
> It had two sides. A formal one and a casual one. We ate in the casual
> side which IMO was pretty formal. Somebody spilled some crumbs at our
> table. They were watching us like hawks from a secret vantage point as we
> ate. Someone with a little crumber came right over. It was a little
> rotating brush in a rectangular holder and there was a tiny dustpan to
> catch the crumbs. I dropped my fork and it was immediately replaced with
> a fresh one.
>
> I had some pasta with peas. Can't remember the name. We all split an ice
> cream dessert. I don't usually eat dessert or like ice cream but I wanted
> to see one because they were made up so fancily. It was served on a huge
> platter. There were drizzles of all sorts of syrups, artful pieces of
> chocolate, spun sugar, fruit and of course the ice cream. Very lovely!

I could go for a Ziggy Pig.
http://youtu.be/GsBrd3u1JZw


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