Philadelphia---the City of Brotherly Love, the famous Rocky steps, The Roots, Jill Scott, the Liberty Bell, Ben Franklin, and the most amazing invention ever: the Philadelphia cheesesteak. The City of Brotherly Love has so much to offer in terms of food---whether you are in Center City visiting Buddakan or El Vez, sneaking into Ishakibble's for their french fries, or grabbing a cannoli from the renowned Varallo Brothers Bakery, there is plenty of wonderful food all throughout the great city of Philadelphia. Earlier in this beautiful and oddly warm month of October, we traveled up to Philadelphia for our alma mater's Homecoming weekend. Our friendship began during our freshman year at Philadelphia University, which is now known as Jefferson after their recent merger with Thomas Jefferson University (we have very mixed feelings about this, btw). While at PhilaU, we were both S.T.A.R.T Leaders, which essentially involved answering hundreds of questions from parents, giving tou...
Our blog, The Happy Tummy List, is our way of sharing our fun food adventures around the DMV with you. The basic premise is that we go to a new restaurant (or two) each month and pretend to be food critics. We'll also share some of our favorite recipes with you along the way. Take a look---we hope you find a new restaurant or recipe to enjoy with your family and friends! Find us on Instagram @thehappytummylist.