Changing Direction

Well, hello!! I last wrote when I was two months into my first nursing job and here I am now...about three plus years into my second job! Apparently I was too busy checking blood sugars and changing wounds to continue writing, sorry! Nevertheless, I decided to return to the world of blogging about nursing. However, this time, I also want to talk about food!! We don't often get to eat lunch during the day, but come the weekend or after work...my nurse friends and I love a good meal. Nurses gotta eat and I'd like to combine my two loves into one blog piece (awwww!).

With that being said I can't hold back anymore. My friends and I went to Philadelphia this weekend and I HAVE to share the highlight! We went for an Italian dinner at Ristorante Aroma and it was out. of. this. world. I know that seems like an exaggeration, but seriously, the food was delizioso! We started with octopus, stuffed eggplant and prosciutto with melon. These sound basic white girl, but damn, it was bangin'! I don't normally go for Italian when picking a restaurant because hey, I know how to boil noodles, but the pasta dishes were incredibile! Seriously, at one point we all put our forks down and just savored the flavors swirling around our palettes. Our dishes ranged from truffles on truffles, to giant lumps of crab meat and salmon, to pumpkin and a Marsala wine sauce to gnocchi so fluffy you could lay your food coma induced head on it like a pillow. That's only a fraction of our pasta compositions.....just stop reading and go there! We of course ordered dessert and it was also ridonk. Canolli, chocolate mousse and gellato. I barely had room left in my stomach, but I pulled through like the champ that I am and savored each bite. OH, and did I mention it's BYOB? But don't order the coffee. It takes too long.

Alright so this wasn't the only meal we had, but it could have been! We had started our weekend with some authentic Mexican at Tequila's Restaurant and before we left we had a perfect brunch at Talula's Garden. I was told Tequila's really felt like Mexico (I've never been, but I'd trust these friends to do CPR on me so...) and Talula's Bloody Mary with spicy green beans hit the spot. It was a much needed relaxing and food fulfilling weekend! Philly was pleasantly surprising in the food scene scene and I would totally go back to visit again. Can you believe we didn't even have one cheesesteak!? So, stop what you're doing and go visit. Walk around Rittenhouse Square when the Farmer's Market is open, spend time in a gourmet grocery store like you haven't eaten in days and sit by the pool and chat it up with a bachelorette party from Jersey. You won't be disappointed.