Bloggers’ Bites: Fall Break Finds

Bloggers’ Bites is a series of posts chronicling the foodie adventures of Penn Appétit’s blog staff. With Fall Break 2014 a fading memory, Penn Appétit bloggers reminisce about their favorite eats consumed during the time off.

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Taylor Horgan: For me, Fall Break meant the chance to finally get back into a kitchen and try out some of the recipes that I’ve been fantasizing over all semester. The best thing that I baked was definitely a super moist cinnamon apple pie bread with a creme glaze. Within minutes of baking, the bread filled my house with the mouth-watering aromas of cinnamon and brown sugar, drawing my entire family into the kitchen. The fall flavors certainly did not disappoint! The bread was sweet and fluffy, with just enough chunks of fresh apple to leave you craving more!

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Emily Waxman: My favorite thing about going home for breaks is undoubtably the food. While the five hour flight for just five short days (I live in LA) may seem absurd to some, with 80 degree weather and my mom’s home cooking and fully-stocked fridge I couldn’t resist. Although my family complained about the heat wave (they were ready for “fall”), I was ecstatic to discover that LA still felt like summer, which could only mean one thing: the last of the farmer’s market strawberries. As sweet as sugar and bright red in color, I could not get enough, easily consuming more than one carton by myself…in one sitting. While my dog Charlie begged for me to share, these berries were too good to be generous with.

Lena Antin: Any given weekend with my family will revolve around one of two things: Korean food or Jewish deli. And this Fall Break, my time with my mom’s family ensured a healthy dose of traditional Korean cuisine. For those unfamiliar with this kind of food, it is extremely flavorful and packed with many different spices and vegetables, namely radishes. You name it, we ate it: galbi, naengmyeon, dolsot bibimbap, kimchi, the works. My two favorites of the weekend were the grilled galbi, a staple dish consisting of prime rib coated in a sweet Korean soy sauce, and the chewy, sweet rice cake served in celebration of my newborn cousin’s Baek-Il (100th day birthday).

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Nicole Woon: With headphones and a snack of honeycrisp apples by my side, I braved a seven-hour Greyhound commute up north to Ithaca. The bus ride was worth it for both the company and the food waiting for me at Cornell. Two sweet treats came out on top: ice cream and blueberry muffins. The ice cream came from Cornell Dairy Bar, which reopened its doors earlier this year thanks to Stocking Hall (home of the university’s Department of Food Science)’s $105 million renovation. The flavors we licked–Cookie Dough Remodeled, Cookies and Cream, Lemony Raspberry Cheesecake, and Black Raspberry–were intensely creamy scoops that celebrated the vibrancy of their ingredients. The blueberry muffin was a welcome discovery at the Ithaca Farmers Market, a sprawling selection of vendors all under one roof of an open-air pavilion at Steamboat Landing. I’ve never seen a muffin bursting with more fragrant blueberries than this one. Munching on it with a gorgeous view of autumn trees changing color and the calm waters of Cayuga Lake made for the perfect respite from Philly’s city life.

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Chase Matecun: Is there anything worth eating in New York other than hot, salty pretzels and juicy facefuls of thick-cut pastrami? It turns out the answer is yes. This Fall Break I bit into a spectacular burnt ends sandwich from Mighty Quinn’s BBQ that almost made me think I was eating somewhere at least five states farther south. The burnt ends were satisfyingly tender and the potato roll was fluffy, but substantial enough to support the heft of the meat. If you ask me, there’s no better way to refuel after a long morning of city walking.

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Ashlee Burris: As I am studying abroad in London this fall, my fall break food experience is a tad bit different. Nevertheless, I had the opportunity to eat crepes from George V’s restaurant on the  The Avenue des Champs-Élysées. The crepes were covered in powdered sugar, drizzled in warm chocolate syrup, and adorned in three dollops of whipped creme. This delicacy tasted delectable beyond description. 

Yen-Yen Gao: During fall break, I ventured outside of Philly to visit a friend at Villanova. I tried Hope’s Cookies for the very first time and suddenly my world was turned upside down. Whereas I had previously been a faithful customer of Insomonia, I now discovered that Hope’s is so much better. I tried the turtle cookie (walnut, caramel, chocolate) and the Hershey’s mound cookie (chocolate coconut). Both were absolutely phenomenal.

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Amanda Nart: Fall break was filled with cozy sweaters, huddling around a fire with family, and catching up on some much-missed sleep. It was also filled with amazing, home-cooked food, which was a great break from my regular hurried meals. My first night in Long Island, we ate a beautifully marbled grilled steak along with roasted potatoes cooked with pancetta. We finished off the night with s’mores.

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