There are many reasons people choose to go to Penn, most of which are prominently displayed in a glossy catalogue which is given, upon request, to high schoolers.
Everything about Fatou & Fama -- West Philadelphia's new Senegalese restaurant -- seems odd. The menu advertises West African, Soul Food, and West Indian cuisine; the wait and kitchen staff are all relatives who appear to be conversing over a family dinner rather than running a business, and the d‚cor is both spare and beautifully adorned with African artwork.
The word chocolate is a loaded term. Guilt, pleasure, punishment, pain -- these are all adjectives plunged into the sweet brown concoction, alongside voracious teeth.
My favorite hunks of thick, round, juicy, maple-drenched loving are located just north of Third and Market, at Blue in Green, a restaurant that boasts the highest ratio of creative, quality food and hipster clientele per square inch in the city.
Growing up, I always wanted to be Jessie Spano. Many of my friends dreamed
of Kelly's spirited bounce and fluorescent spandex as they dream of their
wedding day.