Weinrich's Bakery- Willow Grove, PA

On a spur of the moment adventure, I decided to venture to Philadelphia (boyfriend in tow) to bring in the New Year. We traveled down toward Philly and stayed in ....for the night before New Year's eve. The morning before the New Year, Jon is the die-hard coffee fiend. He would happily sync himself up to a coffee drip 24-hours a day, purposes for us to grab a second cup of coffee before our train comes. Across from the Amtrak train station and around the corner sits the Weinrich bakery.

The Weinrich bakery has been in operation for almost 100 years, the Willow Grove location has been opened since 1952. The original family migrated from Germany and has been operating a bakery every since. Over the years they branched out to other locations as the family grew from New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

The Bakery in Willow Grove is 100% a landmark of entrepreneurial dedication and sophistication. The authenticity is genuine and the family itself is a treat (3 generations) they are all working hard to serve exceptional service and above average bake goods and coffee. I had walked in by chance and was greeted by the matron of the establishment who gave me a full tour of her family photos and a quick tale of how the bakery at Willow Grove came to be.     

Jon and I grabbed two coffee's a bag of their butter sprinkled cookies and two cinnamon rolls (MADE FROM SCRATCH!!) that were to die for. Delicious....simply delicious. Overall, an unexpected delight that I hope one day to replicate.

(5stars*****)- Cafe & Bakery- Dine in or Take-out

Weinrich’s Bakery

55 Easton Road  Willow Grove, PA 19090
(215) 659-7062

Opened: Tuesday- Saturday

City Food Tours: "Flavors of Philly" (Philadelphia,PA)

What a way to bring in the New Year! My boyfriend and I decided to discover Philadelphia to end the year. What better way to discover then to EAT?! Hahaha! The "Flavors of Philly" food tour is an entertaining tour that takes place in the heart of Philadelphia. Our Tour guide Eric was so friendly and had a wealth of knowledge that it was a game the whole time trying to stump him with an array of questions. He was very informative on the history of the city and a complete joy to spend the day. The food was FANTASTIC! Truly authentic and everything we were looking for whether being a tourist or discovering the city all over again. Our tour was not only a tasting adventure, but a meal that includes classic Philly eats like cheese steaks and cheese whiz fries, tomato pie, soft pretzels, chocolate-covered hard pretzels, and we had Chai cake truffles and ginger whoopie pies!!! Me oh my! It was completely worth it and enjoyed every minute!!!! I would completely recommend this tour and look forward to my next trip to NYC to try the tour in that city as well!!!!

After our food delight we headed over to the battleship in Camden and watched the New Year fireworks. (I loved this pic so much!)

4 stars- ****

(Not a food tour if you are vegan or lactose intolerant....sorry guys!)

http://www.cityfoodtours.com/philadelphia/flavors_of_philly.html