Weekend in South Philly

I spent the weekend in South Philly pet/house sitting. I finally got a chance to walk down to Italian Market and up South Street to Headhouse Market.

The fist picture is stepping it back a day to Friday after work and the rest are from Saturday.

This is typical South Philly.

Some might say "trashy." I say "resourceful." REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

Most of the garbage inhabiting the Daily Newspaper kiosk is recyclable and the kiosk itself is being repurposed. Who knew Philadelphia was so "green?"

Gotta love the Mexican food vendors.

A really misleading shot of Philadelphia's skyline.

A fabulous cheese store on 9th. They had barrels of olives and antipasto.

A guy watching soap operas in the middle of the market.

A friend from home came to visit Saturday night. We went to dinner at Dmitri's which is a BYOB Mediterranean seafood place. We got a six pack of locally brewed beer from the restaurant/bar across the street. (Yes, the bar across the street. They do things a little differently around here.) We had the best hummus I've ever eaten. It was very light and fluffy, in both texture and flavor. You could taste the chick peas in it which was a nice change from the over flavored hummus that you get in the grocery store. I also tried my first octopus. I don't really recommend it. It had the consistency of chewy, over cooked chicken. I was expecting it to be more like oversized calamari and less like frog legs. For dinner we had the most delicious, melt-in-your-mouth scallops. It was a fun experience. I'm glad I got to go to a BYO before leaving Philly. They seem to be known for them.