January 4, 2013
Over the holidays, one of Hollywood’s biggest actors and Philly local, Bradley Cooper, shared his love of Philly and his love of his hometown Jenkintown with CBS Sunday Morning. While talking about his hometown and revisiting fixtures from his childhood he stated, “The older you get, you start to appreciate where you came from… [...]
Read more»June 21, 2012
Join Mayor Michael Nutter and hoagie lovers across the Philadelphia region to celebrate Wawa Hoagie Day 2012. Associates from Wawa, the namesake of Philadelphia’s 10-day July 4th celebration Wawa Welcome America, will serve up a Hoagie of Heroic proportions – weighing in at more than 4.5 tons. The “hero” theme plays into honoring American troops. [...]
Read more»January 25, 2012
[This is the latest installment in our ongoing post series "Amuse Bouche Philadelphia," in which we highlight must-try menu items at restaurants and eateries around the city. We're calling the post series "Amuse Bouche" because, like a traditional amuse bouche that you might receive before a meal, these posts are intended to tease and excite [...]
Read more»January 11, 2012
Last night, two Philly-bred stars had an awesome reconciliation of sorts on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, when Tina Fey and Questlove shared a bite from the proverbial “hoagie of forgiveness.” Tina Fey was a guest on the show, and right away some “beef,” so to speak, had to be cleared up: Fallon brought [...]
Read more»November 17, 2011
Uwishunu takes its giveaways seriously; we want to offer our readers only the best. So make sure you take advantage and enter to win the, frankly, awesome prizes we’re offering up in two cool contests currently running, and about to end tomorrow. First up, we’re giving away a $100 gift card to Stephen Starr’s brand [...]
Read more»November 17, 2011
For more than 15 years, the Primo Hoagies sandwich has remained a paragon of the traditional Philadelphia hoagie. Starting out as a family-operated deli in South Philly, Primo Hoagies now boasts more than 70 locations serving in four states, all committed to dishing out fresh, quality hoagies with a signature spin. The With Love, Philadelphia [...]
Read more»November 7, 2011
National Sandwich Day and the With Love Hoagie Invitational have come and gone, but there’s still plenty of hoagie fun to be had as part of Visit Philly’s celebration of the city’s iconic cold sandwich. That brings us to: the Great Philadelphia Hoagie Debate Poll and Sweepstakes. What is that, you ask? Cast your vote [...]
Read more»November 3, 2011
We did not need Saveur Magazine to crown Philadelphia the best sandwich city in America to know we’re tops in that department. (Although, admittedly, we appreciated the compliment.) Philly’s big three sandwiches include, of course, the world famous Philly cheesesteak; the delicious roast pork sandwich; and the authentic, virtually-impossible-to-replicate-outside-the-region Philadelphia hoagie. In honor of National [...]
Read more»November 2, 2011
Visit Philly’s hoagie celebrations are about to get even more delicious. The Great Philadelphia Hoagie Debate is going strong — you can enter to win a year’s supply of hoagies! Next up: the With Love Hoagie Invitational takes place from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, November 3 in the Rotunda at The Shops at Liberty [...]
Read more»October 31, 2011
Did you hear? Philadelphia is in the midst of a massive hoagie celebration. In honor of the approaching National Sandwich Day on November 3, Visit Philly is celebrating Philadelphia’s quintessential cold sandwich with a series of special promotions and events. You can vote in the Great Philadelphia Hoagie Debate, enter to win a year’s supply [...]
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