Food Bloggers Tackle Center City

Looking to whet your appetite, or just to indulge in some local food porn? You need look no further than 22nd & Philly, a food blog run by Center City couple Bradd and Kristy. The pair have built up a social media following out of visiting local restaurants and posting reviews with delicious-looking photos. Food blogging is a very 21st-century phenomenon, but is a platform with plenty of fans. Who doesn’t like to drool over pictures of yummy eats? Now, the foodies of Center City have their own source for great pictures and reviews.

Hot cocoa takes the spotlight in a pic from the 22nd & Philly website.

The blog was launched in 2008, says Kristy, but the pair only began regular posting in January 2010. That means that the couple have over five years of food reviewing under their (undoubtedly looser) belts! The idea apparently came to them whilst carb-loading for the Broad Street Run at a favorite Italian restaurant. They realized that they ate out often in the city but had no way of documenting where they’d been and what they liked.

What makes 22nd & Philly so unique is the fact that Kristy and Bradd pull no punches when it comes to reviewing eateries that they didn’t consider up to snuff. They give honest reviews, and that includes sharing not-so-great opinions of places that disappointed. Another big draw? The fact that the pair don’t stick to just the biggest restaurants in the city, but frequent “BYOB: and “beer festivals” as well, keeping things diverse.

Bradd and Kristy admit that they are partial to sandwiches – a great vice to have in Philly, where the sandwich is king! In addition to cheesesteaks, they have conquered hoagies and other sandwiches as well. One thing is for sure – the two are trailblazers of the adventure that is the Center City food scene.