How to Speak Philly: An Excerpt from My Upcoming Book
OK, shameless plug time. As many of you know, I am writing a book–a dining guide of sorts–focused on the city of Philadelphia. In fact, the Food Lovers’ Guide to Philadelphia is available for pre-order right now on Amazon! (I know, I know…more shameless plugging.) I thought now would be a good time to share an excerpt from the book–especially since I recently hosted an out-of-town guest who was baffled by the Philly dialect as it pertains to food. In fact, my friend almost got us unceremoniously thrown out of line when ordering–yes, you guessed...
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Iris McCarthy is a food writer and author of the popular book Food Lovers' Guide to Philadelphia. This website is where she gets to sound off on all things culinary.