Midtown Lunch

As is customary at Philly Lunch, every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Philadelphia. This week, it’s Erin, a former Hawaiian beauty queen who loves eating it all whether in Hawaii, Japan, or Philly. Isn’t she the cutest?

Name: Erin

Age: very late 20’s

Occupation: Grad student

Where in Philly do you Work?: I live in the Gayborhood

Favorite Kind of Food: Ramen, sushi, green tea kit kats, sandwiches, ume, lychee martinis, oysters, garlic, cheese, poke, kalbi, dim sum

Least Favorite Kind of Food: tamales, bell peppers, bitter melon

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Philly: I love the cute meatballs from Marabella. I can’t get enough of the cheese at Garces Trading Company. Caribou Cafe makes me feel classy. Dim Sum Garden is also great. And I love the curry fries at Maru Global.
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Some friends of mine told me that the little deli on 11th and Spruce called Rana actually made some decent lunch and all-day breakfast sandwiches. In the middle of all the different types of chips, prepackaged dumplings, and many types of teas is  the sandwich counter.

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The Food Experiments is a series of amateur cook-offs that celebrate the home chef that have become well-loved in Brooklyn, NY.  The Experiment is coming to Philly Next Month The Philadelphia Cheese Experiment will be held at the World Cafe Live venue on Sunday June 5th, 2011 from 12-4PM. A portion of the event’s proceeds will go towards The Food Trust, a local charity dedicated to ensuring that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food. Do you have the balls to compete and show off your cooking skills? Get your tickets ($10 in advance, $15 day of) or sign up to cook here.

Want to win a pair of tickets?? Of course you do. Here is how: in the comments, post either 1) your favorite beer/cheese combo or 2) let us know that you like us on facebook or 3) that you follow us on twitter.

A winner will be picked at random on Wednesday at noon.

UPDATE: Commenter “Tor” was randomly picked to win the tickets! If you didn’t win, might as well purchase your tickets to this fun event.

Monday marks the 1 year anniversary of one of my favorite sandwiches places- Jake’s. To celebrate they are roasting up a pig for 18 hours and giving out free sandwiches starting at noon.

More exciting event news guys! This is going to be a blast guys! MARK IT DOWN- Saturday, July 9th from 3-7pm, the Vendy Awards come to Philly in the Piazza at Schmidts. The Vendy Awards is a street food cook off event with judges to decide who is their favorite local food vendor and food and drink for everyone. The event has been wildly popular in NY and L.A. and tickets get sold out in a heart beat. But since its the first time in Philly, tickets are at a very low price- $45 for early birds. Proceeds will benefit the Food Trust.

Get your tickets here.

The 2nd Night Trust Market is going down on Thursday, June 9th at 6pm at 39th and Market. The first Night Market on Passyunk was a little crazy, but fun, and I am sure the 2nd one will be even better organized. So far, we have told we can expect: beer from Yards, Victory, Rogue, Troegs and The Blockley Beer Garden plus Duck barbacoa tacos, Locally-made hot dogs, Beef rendang (form Hardena?), Vegetable muffuletta, Smoked kielbasa, Takoyaki (from Maru?), Organic wood-fired pizza, Jerk Chicken, Tacos al pastor, and Balsamic-banana ice cream (Little Baby’s?). This is a pay as you go event, showing up is free!