Isot Mediterranean Cuisine

Tomorrow, my parents, my husband, and I are going our separate ways, so we all had dinner at Isot Mediterranean Cuisine, a place my husband found on Yelp. It was really excellent.

We started with the Mix Meze appetizer, a combination of
abugannush (charbroiled eggplant and tomatoes with thinly
sliced green peppers, garlic, and parsley in a pomegranate
sauce); acili ezme (finny chopped tomatoes, green pepper,
onion, garlic, and parsley in a spicy sauce); haydari (fresh
dill with strained yogurt and garlic sauce);  saksuka
(fried vegetables topped with tomato garlic sauce);
hummus; and Russian salad (boiled potatoes, carrots,
peas, pickled jerkins, salt, and black pepper with mayo).

We also shared Kalamar Tava (tender calamari)...

...and Mani (Turkish ravioli stuffed with ground beef mix,
served in a strained yogurt sauce). 

My parents and husband each ordered the lamb kebab,
which came with bulgur, grilled veggies, and Antap salad.

I had the Kasap Kofte (ground beef and lamb mixed patties
marinated with fresh parsley and Turkish spices). It too came
with bulgur, grilled veggies, and Antap salad.

And for dessert: Kanafeh, a cheese pastry soaked in syrup. 

Of course we had some baklava.

Spatoro's Cheesesteaks

My parents came down to see my husband and I today, and because Reading Terminal Market was so close to our hotel, we went to Spatoro's Cheesesteaks within the Market for lunch.

My mother, ever the individual, had the tuna salad sub with
onions and peppers.

I had the cheesesteak with American cheese, onions,
and mushrooms. 

We also all shared some fries.

Ocean Harbor

I'm in Philadelphia for the MLA Convention, and my husband was able to come with me (although he gets to enjoy some time off, as opposed to hearing some teaching nerds geek out). Our hotel is in North Philadelphia, and we're about half a mile away from Chinatown and the Reading Terminal Market, which means we'll be eating very well for the next few days. Tonight we went to Ocean Harbor for dinner. Apparently they're well-known for dim sum, but that might be a weekend thing because we ordered from the menu.

We shared the House Special Seafood Thick Soup.

The pan-friend dumplings were excellent - the best part
of the email.

My husband had some scallops. 

He also had the chicken lo main. (He was hungry, apparently.)

I had a hot pot: diced steak with black pepper sauce. Pretty good!