We ended up having a private tour with Howard called “Best of Philadelphia Food Tour” which was awesome. Howard is extremely knowledgeable about not just food but he has an obvious passion for Philadelphia and told us a lot about the city’s history as well as its remarkable architectural history. We did our first 3 tastings in the Reading Terminal Market (and learned that it’s pronounced “redding” not “reeding”). (1) Fox & Son Fair Foods where we had a hand dipped corn dog, fried cheese curds, and house made ranch. The fried cheese curds were a first for us - lightly battered and the cheese was just melted inside - delicious! (2) Dinic’s roast pork sandwich with chopped broccoli rabe on a delicious roll that stood up to the juices from the roast pork without getting all soggy - also delicious (3) Termini Bros cannoli with a wonderfully thick and crispy shell hand filled with ricotta cheese, italian cream, and chocolate chips - it was fabulous and not too overly sweet. We left the market and headed to (4) Snap for a custom made pizza - the Kennett Square with herb butter, Kennett mushrooms, crumbled goat cheese, baby arugula, shredded mozzarella oil and drizzled with truffle oil. Seth and I shared a whole pizza and had to get a box to take some back to the hotel with us. So good. Next was (5) Goldie’s for a banana tehina shake which was bizarrely good - made with Soom tahini - vegan, dairy free but creamy and delicious. Our last taste was from the (6) Philly Pretzel Factory which we ended up just taking back to the hotel with us. We had a ton of food and really enjoyed talking with Howard who was so very accommodating during our tour waiting in line for us to get us food and giving us a ton of great tips for other meals while we’re in Philly. Highly recommended by 2 foodies who tend to travel the world just to eat. We would love to do another tour with Howard at the Italian market as well as at Chinatown.