Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or unless you were smart enough not to get sucked into the lost netherworld, you know that Lost recently ended its six season run. Say what you will about the finale, it was still a good reason to get together and eat. I will miss these little island themed shindigs. Look at these adorable little mini tomato, basil, and mozzarella with balsamic stackers. So damn cute!

A fruit mix with the most incredible strawberries I’ve had in a long time. Wherever these strawberries came from, I want to go to there!

It wouldn’t be a Lost party without shrimp cocktail and chips and guac/salsa! The salsa was decidedly spicier than expected.

The entree of the evening was chicken fajitas. Here are their fixins.

And here are the chicken fajita innards… chicken, onions, and peppers in fajita seasoning. Also, here’s some spanish rice from a packet. And lastly, some fish, for those who felt inclined not to have chicken fajitas. Everything turned out great! Goodbye Lost!

There’s a pretty fancy schmancy food court at the lower floor of the shiny Comcast Center. Yelp had a Spring Feastival there the other week and I got to take a gander, before it was open to the public. All the vendors were out showcasing their delicious wares. Termini Bros had major cannoli action going on. And even though it was somewhat still morning-ish, I had to try it. Nice.
Speaking of Termini Brow, they also had one of their cake dudes decorating a cake. He had just begun, but it was already looking quite lovely.

Speaking of desserts, gelato. The lemoncello one was amazing!

Of course there was sushi, courtesy of Tokyo Sushi.

And while we’re on an asiany bent, some fresh spring rolls from Sook Hee Produce. They had various ones – chicken, shrimp, tofu, whatever would float your spring roll boat. These were pretty good, except for the fact that they put celery in it. Stop this immediately! Celery should not be in here at all. It ruins it! Thank you, now off my soapbox.

Under the “C” Seafood had some shrimpies going on.

Here are some deep fried somethings from Mexican Post. These were particularly terrible.

Di Bruno Bros had some cheese out and about!

But they truly won over my heart because they were slicing up some prosciutto. It was amazing. I saw what they were selling it for, and damn, I probably ate like $20 worth of cured pork. And well, I could have eaten more, if they would have let me. As my brother says, if you have the option, always eat the value!

The weekend of Art Star Craft Bazaar was an especially beautiful and sunny one. While walking from center city to penn’s landing, I got drawn in by Bonte and their sign. It promised drink specials. I was sold!
I had been craving a belgian waffle for months, so I was happy to get one. You can get them all fancy, but I’m old school. I like them just plain with the sugar. I don’t need them stuffed or topped or anything. I got a passion fruit lemonade and it certainly hit the spot. It was a good idea to pick up these nibbles from Bonte because the food options at Art Star pretty much suck. It was also the same weekend of the Italian Market Festival, but I couldn’t handle the crowds. So after it was already over for the day, I stopped by Paesano’s to grab something to go. Paesano’s is a sister sandwich shop to Modo Mio. The Italian Market location is the second Paesano’s location. They sell sandwiches. And aside from a couple of sides, that’s pretty much all they do. But apparently, they do it well.
I’m terrible at decision making, especially when it comes to food, so I had no idea what to order. So I just decided to get the Paesano. I figured if they’re going to name the sandwich after the shop, then it’s likely to be a memorable sandwich. The paesano! Beef brisket, roasted tomato, ricotta, horseradish mayo, and fried egg in a long sesame seed roll. Whoa! This is a big sandwich! And clearly, it’s got tons of meat in it. The beef is plentiful and juicy, and you will make a mess! And how can you not love a sandwich with a fried egg in it? Everything worked really well together, and even the horseradish mayo. And this is coming from a girl who doesn’t care for horseradish. I now need to try every other sandwich there! Everyone at the paesano’s in the south philly location was friendly and extremely helpful.