Where in the World?

I flew into Philadelphia today. I’ve never really spent any time here. I’ve only flown into the airport for some meetings in New Jersey. So, it was nice to fly in and meet Erica while she is exhibiting at a show in the convention center.

Since we couldn’t spend Valentine’s Day together, we decided to celebrate the day after. After the show ended at 6:00 p.m., we walked down Market Street to a restaurant called Tangerine. We really liked this place. It had a Moroccan edge to it. The decorations inside were lovely. There was a long wall; maybe 50 feet long and 8 feet tall full of indentations holding lit candles. The feeling was like walking into a grotto. Quite spectacular.

For appetizers, we ordered the crunchy calamari (red pepper aioli, kalamata olives, argula salad), shortrib spanikopita (shredded beef, spinach, feta, almond sugar) and the chopped Mediterranean salad (crispy rock shrimp, feta, artichoke confit). We split the Mediterranean spiced whole bronzino (a type of bass) for the main course. It was topped with a cucumber-tomato salad and cilantro basmati rice. Desert was a banana creme brule which was heavenly and a dish of coconut and tangerine sorbet.

There were lots of new flavors to experience. I really enjoy trying new dishes when I travel. It adds to the adventure. One of the things I like about Erica is that she loves to experience new things, travel and try out new restaurants

Overall, tonight was one of those perfect evenings.

Michael