In Center City, you people would pay dearly for this kind of grub. But most of these places are reasonably priced, if not downright cheap. The only problem is they tend to come and go relatively quickly.

At Kelly's, consuming an entire haul of Alaskan king crab in one sitting is cool — as long as you avoid violating the unwritten precepts of culinary decency.

The Spirit of Philadelphia | Fountain Restaurant | The Tank Bar | The Feeding Frenzy Cafe | Valley Green Inn

1) Apple Dumplings, Dutch Eating Place 2) Shoofly Pie, Stoltzfus Bakery 3) Soft Pretzels, Fisher's Soft Pretzels 4) Apple Cider Doughnuts, Linvilla Orchards 5) Chow-Chow, Kauffman's Lancaster County Produce

1) Roasted Garlic-Parmesan Flatbread, Derek's Restaurant 2) Roasted Organic Poussin with Sweet Garlic Bread Pudding, Restaurant M 3) Cazuela de Calamar al Ajillo, Xochitl 4) Olive Oil Gelato with Candied Garlic, London Grill 5) Tostones, Cuba Libre

1) Czerw's Kielbasy 2) Orlando's Meats 3) Dad's All-Natural Stuffings 4) Wilson's Famous Blue Ribbon Meats 5) Harry G. Ochs and Son

Stop using the word party and start practicing your French — no one shows up for a soiree expecting a keg and hot wings.

Ho-freakin-hum ... here comes the ball again. Unless it's on fire and Britney Spears has perched her pantyless puss atop it, who cares?

Ah, Jan. 1. So full of promise. A new year, a fresh start. Why then do so many of us waste it cursing the evil trolls who poured the devil's drink down our gullets the night before.

So you stayed up late watching A Christmas Carol, and this morning you have a knot sitting in your stomach like a big hunk of overdone figgy pudding. You're wondering, "Is it too late to get off Santa's 'naughty' list?" Don't worry, Ebenezer, you're not as scrooged as you might think.