We finally headed back to the good ole' US of A as a family. I was once told that flying overseas with kids takes 2 years off your life...confirmed! After 8 months of living in Switzerland it was good to get back to the States for a few weeks. This trip was obviously about seeing family and friends, as always that goes hand in hand with great food and quality drink! I headed down to Philadelphia to meet up with a good friend and in the short period of a few days we packed in so many food and beverage stops I'm still amazed to be here today.
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Summers on the Jersey Shore always meant crabbing in the bay and blue claws are king. Kevin and I both polished off 6 each and picked at least that many for crab cakes.
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| When Kevin picked me up in Philly we immediately speed off to Long Beach Island to recall all my childhood memories. Surprisingly, most everything was as I remembered it...so feeling pretty darn nostalgic we stopped off at Mustache Bill's dinner to enjoy some Barnegat Bay flounder and a very non European turkey club (it was awesome). |
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| We visited one of the cities best BBQ places...Sweet Lucy's Smokehouse (owned by my former partners from Boston, Brook and Jim Gershel. |
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| Can't beat their smoked chicken and smoked kielbasa. |
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| We had to hit a craft brewery...Philadelphia Brewing it was. |
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| Two studs wishing they could have all that Kensington. |
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| The tour was quick, but we got to see the entire process and be right on the floor while production was taking place...unlike large breweries that just manufacture summer swill. |
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| Who wouldn't want this as a tasting room? |
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| I know it's not pretty, but keep in mind it's 1am, we're drinking some strong Dogfish Head IPA, and they don't do chicken wings in Switzerland. |
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| Hoagies done the right way |
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| Ending the day at Germantown Cricket club with an incredible Bluecoat gin and tonic. |
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