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☕️ Pastéis de Nata | Breakfast & Lunch | Coffee
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Weekend in Philly! Rich time with dear friends. So much good food. Long walks and farmers market and culture and a gorgeous baby. 💛

Every single meal we had was great: @bombbombbar, @chibanos_philly, @charpizzaphl, @gildaphilly

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spots to get work done in Philly part 4📙🍵

full work from home list is on my @beli_eats

@jaxcafe.phl
@buzzcafephilly
@warehousecafephilly
@gildaphilly

#study #philly #coffeeshop #cafe

i love @jaxcafe.phl house made syrups

seasonal lattes the size of your head @buzzcafephilly

Any seasonal latte from @warehousecafephilly is top tier

Work with a side of the Antonio from @gildaphilly best coffee shops to work from in philadelphia, philly WFH coffee shop guide, laptop friendly cafes philadelphia 2026, where to work remotely in philly, that girl works from coffee shops, cafés para trabajar en filadelfia, guía wfh philadelphia

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Come join me and the rest of the independently owned shops on E Girard Ave for a spooky party! There will be music, food, giveaways, and so much more! Follow @gildaphilly @cashandcarrybridal @freehand.supply @mothershiptoygallery @greenlyplantco @phillytcgshop harrietts_bookshop @trashedvtg @lot.forty.nine @anotherchance_fishtown @milkcratecafe to peek what everyone will be doing!!

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Tis autumn 🍂☀️

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Sunny in both disposition and physical footprint, chef-owner Brian Mattera’s @gildaphilly on Girard Avenue is named for his grandmother (and pronounced Jill-Dah).

The signature pastéis de nata continue to shine both in original form and seasonal rotations, like the rich chocolate version and the bright blueberry corn variation served at the height of summer.

Massive sandwiches like the linguiça-egg-and-cheese Antonio, traditional snacks (cod fritters with flaky bacalhau), and house favorites like char-grilled piri piri chicken and caldo verde — Portugal’s customary kale soup, available with or without chouriço sausage — keep fans coming back.

Gilda is headed to The Inquirer Food Fest.

📍 The Fillmore
🗓️ Sat, Nov 14
🎟️ Get tickets at the link in @phillyinqfood’s bio.

📝 by @emdrums / Staff
📹 by Esra Erol / Staff

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Happy National Coming Out Day! 🏳️‍🌈
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Representation matters, and celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility, success, and contributions to our communities is more important than ever.
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Today, I’m highlighting 10 amazing LGBTQ+ owned food spots that help make Philadelphia one of the best places to eat in the country! 🌈
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📍 Cake Life Bake Shop (@cakelifebakeshop)
📍 Darnel’s Cakes (@darnelscakes)
📍 Bake’n Bacon (@baken_bacon)
📍 Oyster House (@phloysterhouse)
📍 Mission Taqueria (@missiontaqueria)
📍 Sofi Corner Cafe (@soficornercafe)
📍 Tavern on Camac (@tavernoncamac)
📍 Gilda Café (@gildaphilly)
📍 El Mictlan (@el.mictlan.mx)
📍 Crust Vegan Bakery (@crustveganbakery)
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Which spots are your favorite?
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#PhillyFood #LGBTQOwned #NationalComingOutDay

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worth it

cyooooooot

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Fishtown is the Philly neighborhood we keep coming back to🐟

Walkable, always something happening, and some of the best and newest restaurants in the city within a few blocks of each other. Here’s why @fishtown_district has our heart at She Moves:
🚶‍♀️ Frankford Ave does it all. Coffee, dinner, drinks, and a show without ever needing your car
🍕 The food scene is the real deal. @surayaphilly , @pizzeriabeddiaphilly , @gildaphilly and @emiliaphilly are just the start
🎶 Live music any night of the week at @johnnybrendas and @fillmorephilly
🌳 Sunset walks along the Delaware at Penn Treaty Park
🏡 Rowhomes and new construction on the same street, so there’s a range of styles to choose from

Where’s your go-to Fishtown spot? Drop it below, we’re always adding to the list.

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After getting jilted at the Love at First Bite reveal wall, Chef RJ Smith of Ocho Supper Club was left without a collab partner for The Inquirer Food Fest. He was sad. You were sad. But we had a plan the whole time.

In the pods, Chef RJ shared that he loves working with great produce and how he wants to experiment more with plant-based menus. And because we are good little matchmakers … we listened.

So who is Chef RJ’s collab partner?

Go watch the episode and then vote in the poll below at @phillyinfood link in bio to let us know what you think of this partnership. And which collab you think is winning the coveted title of Love at First Bite?

📝 by Ariane Datil / Staff
📹 by Ariane Datil, Gabe Coffey, Dorien Harris
✂️ by Ariane Datil / Staff

Pods location: @bldg29arsenal
Commercial Kitchen: @culinarycollective

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This or That:
One on One vs Group Class
What are you capturing vs are you missing?
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One on One:
✅ individualized attention very specific to your goals
✅ immediate feedback
✅ stronger sense of accoutability

❌price point can be a barrier
❌ depending on your coaches biases there may be movements that aren’t performed as often
❌ may miss out on the community aspects of a gym
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Group Classes
✅ Community/camaraderie, friends become friends outside of the gym
✅ greater variability of movements
✅ external driver to perform “well” /increased peer support to push in a workout

❌ class size may limit immediate feedback
❌ not as pin point on YOUR goals
❌ can feel intimating if entering a space with varying experience levels.
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Hopefully you’re seeing it….the pros and cons compliment each other so *ding ding ding* you should be doing a combo!!
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Which do you prefer??
The *few* people that I could get an answer out of on the street took one on one to me solo…for the purposes of this comparisons Im referring to private coaching.
Nothing wrong with working out on your own, but I strongly believe that everyone should do some type of movement where they have eyes on them because not even skilled coaches can correct all of their small subtle flaws.
And the subtleties are what makes all the difference!!
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We offer both options plus others to explore @phillypersonalfitness ! Come through for a free consult so we can chat about what may be best for your goals!!

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At any given moment, there is a good chance I am thinking about food. When I am not thinking about something I have cooked or what to make next, I am probably thinking about something incredible I have eaten out at a restaurant. Here is a compilation of the dishes that have been on my mind the most over the course of the last 8ish months. Mainly Philly area with some NYC mixed in.

1. A Trenton tomato pie from @cjdtomatopies . Some of the best pizza in Philadelphia that operates out of Cartesian brewing three days a week.

2. People who know me, know how much I love onion rings and @sergeantsvilleinn makes some of the best onion rings I have ever had.

3. An outstanding pastry spread from @rougaroubaking with standouts being the peach cobbler tart and the jambalaya hand pie.

I am not lying when I say every single dish from my dinner @theodorabrooklyn could be on this dump, but my favorite flavor combination of the night was the prawns with pineapple pico de gallo.

There’s a reason I have been to @myloup.phl twice since April, and one of the biggest reasons is the incredible raw seafood options. This is a Plateau Fruits de Mer and the standout to me is the pickled shrimp with aioli and saltines that you have to try to fully understand.

My disclaimer is that these are the only pastel de nata I have had, but from people I know who have been to Portugal, I am told that these absolutely hold their own. We went for the blueberry/corn pastel which was ridiculous. The chocolate/sea salt and original variations stay on my mind as well. @gildaphilly

The honey butter hoecake with trout roe and smoked trout salad from @saophilly was as ridiculous as everyone says it is and was the best bite from a seriously great dinner.

Two amazing slices from @lindustriebk . These were the fig/bacon and the margherita slices.

@charpizzaphl is where I chose to celebrate my birthday and I was so glad I did. They make some of the best pizza in the city which I have posted before, but their desserts are some of the best in the city as well. This is the chocolate cream pie.

Like I said before, I have been to @myloup.phl twice since April, so I had to post them twice. This was from t

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It’s the moment (we hope) you’ve been waiting for … the reveals! Welcome back to “Love at First Bite.” The pods are closed and the matches are in. It’s time to find out which chefs have been paired together for The Inquirer’s Food Fest collabs.

If you’re new to “Love at First Bite,” check out the previous episodes on our page.

If you were counting the hours until the release of this episode, thank you. You are loyal and we love that.
This episode is all about the reveals. It’s filled with anticipation, suspense and something at the end that you just have to see for yourself.

📝 by Ariane Datil / Staff
📹 by Ariane Datil, Gabe Coffey, Dorien Harris, Joey Augustin
✂️ by Ariane Datil / Staff

Pods location: @bldg29arsenal
Commercial Kitchen: @culinarycollective

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