http://www.storiesfromreadingterminal.com A collection of stories, remembrances, recipes and photographs from Philadelphia's oldest farm stand Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:31:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has now been months since I've posted on this blog, a situation that saddens me but is unavoidable right now. Soon after starting this project, I started writing for Slashfood and working on my thesis and couldn't keep up the pace of regular visits to Reading Terminal to ... http://www.storiesfromreadingterminal.com/2007/10/02/a-belated-report/ After the segment about this project aired (scroll down to the player) on 6abc a couple of weeks ago, I got a bunch of emails from folks who visited the blog because of it. One was from a Temple film student named Matt who made a short film about ... http://www.storiesfromreadingterminal.com/2007/08/07/a-reading-terminal-short-film/ I've gotten several emails in recent days, asking me why I haven't written anything about the Rick's Steak issue that's been the talk of the Market recently. I've intentionally stayed away from that issue because I haven't felt like it fit within the framework of the project I've set ... http://www.storiesfromreadingterminal.com/2007/08/06/ricks-steaks-and-other-notes/ Recently, as I've talked to various people about the Market, I've started to realize that Reading Terminal is different for everyone. For some, it's their local grocery store. For others, it's a place to escape inclement or oppressive weather. It is a place to get a beer, ... http://www.storiesfromreadingterminal.com/2007/07/25/the-market-plays-many-roles/ Last week, I had coffee with a guy I dated briefly nearly two years ago. Christian has occasionally followed the writing I do online, and, knowing that I'm collecting stories about Reading Terminal Market, told me about his experiences at the Beer Garden. When he first mentioned it, I had ... http://www.storiesfromreadingterminal.com/2007/07/23/beer-garden/ Sometime last week, I got an email from a guy named Al who had stories to tell about Reading Terminal Market. Since this is something of an obsession for me, we made plans to meet up, so that he could share his stories. I met him around 11 am this ... http://www.storiesfromreadingterminal.com/2007/07/09/clearance-blueberry-bread/ Anthony was leaning against the counter, his chin resting on his curled up fists, when I walked by. It was a quiet afternoon at the Market, so there weren't many people asking about the steaks and chops in the case below him. I watched from a distance for ... http://www.storiesfromreadingterminal.com/2007/07/02/anthony-just-likes-to-cut-meat/ A couple of weeks ago, I was in the Market last in the afternoon on a Friday, looking for someone to talk to, when I wandered up to the Young's Garden stand. I was pulled in that direction not so much because I wanted to strike up a conversation ... http://www.storiesfromreadingterminal.com/2007/06/26/youngs-garden/ I spent most of the afternoon tucked away in a corner of the market, watching the bakers at Flying Monkey frost cupcakes with small, offset spatulas (I need to get one of those) and listening to the guys at the Shoe Doctor joke and laugh. Around 3:30 I was ... http://www.storiesfromreadingterminal.com/2007/06/22/new-potatoes-at-the-fair-food-farmstand/ Today I was lucky enough to be in possession of a friend's new fast and fancy Canon SLR and so I spent most of my time in the Market taking pictures instead of talking to people. I'm going to have to give the camera back soon, and wanted to ... http://www.storiesfromreadingterminal.com/2007/06/18/patterns-paths-and-peking-duck/