What’s better, a Philly “cheesesteak wit” or Boston baked beans? To properly eat a cheesesteak, there is a certain stance one should take in order to not spill on one’s shirt. Cheesesteak: one.
Boston Baked beans have been around a lot longer than the cheesesteak. Beans: One. Philadelphians Pat and Harry Olivieri are usually credited with inventing the cheesesteak sandwich by serving chopped-up steak on hoagie rolls in the early 1930s. Ironically, it did not originally have cheese. Hmmm. Another one to Beans since the name did not match the original dish.
In 1952, Cheez Whiz was first marketed and has now become a common option on the sandwich and is traditionally ordered as a “Cheesesteak Wit” meaning with cheese. Clever term and very local: Cheesesteak two.
Don’t you just love Wikipedia?
So we are all tied up at two. The winner? The flying public of course!
Southwest Airlines announced new service between Cheesesteak and Beans—Philadelphia and Boston to most people—and a sweet introductory price as well. Maybe not as sweet as those maple syrup-flavored Beans, you could save a lot of beans.
My guest on this episode of Red Belly Radio is Paul Flannigan and he tells us all about the new gates added to the Philadelphia International Airport; how all of Southwest flights are now in one terminal; and what kind of food to expect when you get there. But wait, there’s more! It is not just flights between Philadelphia and Boston, there are also flights to Manchester, and Providence—both in the Boston area! Could this episode get any bigger? If it did, you’d need two iPods to listen to it.
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I won't actually pick a city of preference, since I have never been to Boston, but I have to say them cheesesteaks is tasty.
My dad and i flew to philly via manchester only because i love southwest airlines and its 737's. anyways my dad only agreed to travel there if we got cheese steaks. To be honest the only good part was the 2 flights, and the cheese steaks. other than that Philly was bad. the cab drivers were ready to kill each other and the Philly terminal was awful! your gate E was under repair (back in May 2009) and the fire alarms were very annoying, because they went off the whole time. Anyways like i said the flight was the best part. We had FA Janie King who can be seen on the former TV show Airline. She was very funny. When we landed she sang the song All That Jazz from Chicago and then finished it off "that, thats from your chicago based flight crew, welcome to Manchester" and then we pulled into the gate and she joked "Now everybody out" xP she was funny. this is the video link> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kA0MLyB-0U
and yes Steve "them" cheese steaks are very tasty!! we like to make them at home....but they arent the same....at all :( I LUV THIS AIRLINE SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Too many cheesesteaks and you'll get the Kevin Smith treatment....ZING!
I wouldn't risk eating any of this stuff if you ever want to fit into a Southwest seat.
I must say that cheesesteaks are my favorite- and after working in PHL I LOVE THEIR CHEESESTEAKS!!! I always ordered mine "One whiz wit"- meaning one cheesesteak with cheese and onions- THATS MY FAVE!!!!
Hmmm. Is this supposed to be some kind of back-handed crack at overweight people or something?
Weird timing for this post. What's next, a review of the best all-you-can-eat buffets in Las Vegas?!?
Good to see that if anything Southwest is consistent in its lack of class...
Interesting article, but this Fat Boy in Philadelphia will be driving all the way to New York so I can fly Virgin America. I will gladly leave Southwest to the outraged skinny people who can't believe a fat person dares to sit next to them. Southwest... Stop Searching. Start Traveling. As long as your thin.
Actually the "wit" means with onions, usually you order by cheese type and "wit" or "witout" onions. So "American wit" "Provo witout" "Whiz wit" etc.
Anyway, always glad to see more service at PHL!
-Steve from Philly
First of all, you don't get Philly Cheesesteaks but someone already pointed that out by explaining "wit" to you.
Seocnd, you HAVE to know that this food is fattening yet you promote it? The airline who hates fat people? Really? Who edits this blog? First they let the Not So Silent Bob original go up and now this? You really need to work on your PR.
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