2:01 | Craig - Good afternoon, my hungry friends, and welcome back to our weekly chat-tastic adventure into the finer points of Philly flavors. Have you had some highlight meals since we last spoke? I know I ate some memorable plates, both tasty and dubious. On the unfortunate side: lunch at Aramark’s health code-challenged cafeteria in the state capitol building, which my editors thought would be worth a critical visit, given the recent headlines about rodents and failed inspections. It was about what you’d expect from a big cafeteria, plus a scary “hairy” finale to my cheesesteak. Don’t let anyone tell you being a restaurant critic is all glamour.
Of course, there were plenty of palate pleasers this week, too. I got a chance to note a couple surprising and very worthy South Jersey wines (a cab franc from Sharrot in Winslow, and a gewürztraminer from Alba in Finesville) that won gold medals at the SF Chronicle Wine competition a few weeks ago. (I also neglected to mention in my story that the Twin Brook Winery in Gap, Pa., also took a bronze there for its 2008 Reserve Chard)…
Thankfully, I also had some pretty good meals last week, too. Some of the high points I’m serving up today as evidence clues for this week’s Crumb Tracker quiz. Name all three places I ate them in order, and win a prize: 1) “duck hearts and dirty rice”- the ultimate Valentine small plate for an extreme foodie romance; 2) roast leg of lamb in a terracotta crock with root vegetables and rich gravy; 3) volcanically hot and bubbly soft tofu casserole with mushrooms (think: authentic)…Ready, set…start crumbing!
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