Word: philadelphia
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...heat was almost unbearable, along with the humidity and the * flies. "A veritable torture during Philadelphia's hot season," wrote a French visitor, "is the innumerable flies which constantly light on the face and hands, stinging everywhere and turning everything black because of the filth they leave wherever they light...
Still ahead lay nine months of bitter debate before the necessary nine states ratified what had been written that summer in Philadelphia. Ahead lay the creation of the Bill of Rights. Ahead lay the Civil War, which led to the 13th Amendment, finally abolishing slavery. And the 19th Amendment declaring that women have the right to vote. But on this 17th day of September 1787, Washington wrote in his journal: "The business being closed, the members adjourned to the City Tavern, dined together and took a cordial leave of each other; after which I returned to my lodgings . . . and retired...
...BICENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY done in Convention . . . the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth ARTICLE VII FOOD Filling Up in Philadelphia The cradle of liberty nourished culinary tradition...
...right to eat, drink and be merry, though not among the first ten Amendments, is one that founding epicures felt free to exercise in Philadelphia. Visitors to this summer's celebration will be able to do the same, since the city offers varied options for food and drink, many with glimpses of its culinary history. Early on, Philadelphians developed a taste for sophisticated food and supported private eating clubs. The '70s restaurant renaissance brought that tradition up to date, marking Philadelphia as one of the cradles of new American cooking...
...Commissary is an arty cafeteria with decent, moderately priced choices. Breakfast may include crackling thick Irish oatmeal or homemade muffins, and at brunch and lunch there are well-made omelets. Probably Philadelphia's most widely acclaimed French restaurant is Le Bec-Fin. Although not quite up to its national reputation, it does offer some fine food -- at steep prices -- in a dated Louis-the-Something setting. Avoid complex dishes such as lamb wrapped in veal and heavily sauteed scallops with snow peas. More successful are the Cornish hen with a garlic-and-thyme cream sauce, and veal medallions nestling...