Every other Wednesday here at the Navy Yard, a couple of local vendors come down and hold a small farmer’s market for URBN employees. I usually try to stop and peruse the goods, grabbing a couple of tasting samples to see what’s good. This week at the Doe Run table, I tried their Hummingbird cheese, (…) Read more »
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The Perfect “Dillas”
Nov 20, 2011Ever since Napolean Dynamite came out, I’ve been calling them “dillas.” Years later it’s far too ingrained into my vernacular to go back, so please excuse the blatant mutilation of an otherwise perfect Spanish word. Quesadillas are one of those foods that I think no American can live without once in a while. They’re the (…) Read more »
Gourmet Cheese & Claudio’s Specialty Shop
Oct 16, 2011Claudio’s, a small specialty shop nestled in Philadelphia’s Italian Market, is one of my all-time favorite spots. The shop has been open for over 50 years serving meats, cheese, olives, pasta, and other imported goods. It’s one of those places you go and feel the old world preserved. The employees who work there were born (…) Read more »
Doe Run Farm
Jul 21, 2011Last week I was lucky enough to go on a phenomenal field trip with other Free People and Urban Inc. interns. We were invited to visit the 400 acre Doe Run Farm in Chester County, PA. It’s almost unfair to even call the place a farm; it was more like a country oasis for animals (…) Read more »
