Meal Ticket is starting a new weekly feature, The Good Word, where they ask Philadelphia food writers and bloggers questions. And who do they start with? Yours truly.

THE GOOD WORD Vol. 1: Arthur Etchells of Foobooz [Meal Ticket]

Lunch at Kanella isn’t just good, it’s cheap. [I'll Eat You]

Femme Fermental accidentally has brunch. Lucky for her it was at Supper where the crispy banana French Toast is soaked in peanut butter creme anglaise overnight. [Femme Fermental]

Unbreaded says hold of on your ridicule of Oyster House’s $26 lobster roll until you actually try it. [Unbreaded]

File this under obvious things that never dawned on us. The Restaurant School has a library. They also put out a mean dinner for a bargain price. [Foodaphilia]

Mac & Cheese chacks out Cafe Pendawa, an Indonesian bodega in Point Breeze. Her bravery is rewarded. [Mac & Cheese]

Unbreaded faces a decision of epic proportions, cheesesteak or pork at John’s Roast Pork. [Unbreaded]

Apples and cheese, please pop over to the Pop Shop in Collingswood, NJ. [apples and cheese, please]

Craig LaBan updates us on John Bucci’s battle with cancer. John is of course the John of John’s Roast Pork. And in Craig’s online chat yesterday he hits on the dirty secret about Rick’s Steaks, the steaks aren’t very good.

Update on cheesesteak guru’s cancer fight [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Restaurant Chat: It was time for Rick’s Original Philly Steaks to go [Philly.com]

A quick tour around the RSS reader reveals that spring has gotten people out and checking out spots all around the area.

The Beer Lounge has the beer highlights at Villanova’s Maia. Allagash, Ayinger, Founders and more among the draught headliners.

Chicken-Fried Caviar says there is such a thing as too much bacon in their peek into Time.

Food Country drops two reviews for the price of one at John’s Roast Pork.

There are plenty of food photos to gawk at in Foodaphilia’s birthday bash at Las Bugambilias.

Foodzings points out that Blackfish in Conshy serves a lot more than just seafood.

The Beer Lass gets a tour of the Philadelphia Brewing Co. brewery and even gets to scope where they make those slick tap handles.

Turns out the raves for Memphis Taproom extend to their vegetarian options as well.

McDuff heeds the call of the burger at the Good Dog.

David Moore and his wife dine at Collingswood’s Joe Pesce with a delicious rosé.

Philadining heads to El Balconcito in the Northeast for some Peruvian and Portuguese cuisine at reasonable prices.

Esquire – the magazine that inexplicably called the Friendly Lounge one of the best bars in America (though they redeemed themselves by also including Southwark) – put together an “Encyclopedia of Sandwiches” in their March issue and two Philly sandwiches made the cut: the roast pork with provolone from John’s Roast Pork and the chicken cutlet from Shank’s & Evelyn’s.Francine Maroukian, who made the picks, is a Philadelphian (and a great and prolific food writer) so we can’t argue with her cred.

Any other sandwiches that you might have included, should Esquire have asked you to pick?

John’s Roast Pork [Official Site]
Esquire [Official Site]

This Is My Cheesesteak is a locally made documentary that will be available on DVD in November. For now, check out the trailer.

Noontime Nuggetz: CHEESESTEAK, THE MOVIE! [Philebrity]
This is My Cheesesteak [Official Site]

Frank Bruni, food critic for the New York Times was recently in Philadelphia and describes a couple of experiences he had here.The first is a positive one, a cheese plate from Amada. The second, real Philadelphia addytood from John’s Roast Pork.

Does cheesesteak attitude bug you? Vote in our poll on the right-hand column.

Philadelphia Freedom [Diner's Journal, New York Times]
Attitude Off the Beaten Track [Diner's Journal, New York Times]

The new MenuPages Blog for Philadelphia is up, operational and enjoying pork across Philadelphia.

Their five best swine-centric eats:

• John’s Roast Pork
• Syrenka
• Caribou Cafe
• Vietnam Restaurant
• Abner’s Authentic Barbecue

If Foobooz had to add a couple we would have to mention DiNic’s and the Rib Stand in the Reading Terminal Market.

A Porcine Tour Of Philly [MenuPages Blog :: Philadelphia]

City Paper’s top five list this week details some of the best breakfast sandwiches in the area.

Among those highlighted are the high-end Brasserie Perrier’s Sourdough Breakfast Sandwich to the traditional Pepper and Egg served at Tony Luke’s.

Foobooz would also recommend the bacon egg and cheese at John’s Roast Pork and Bootsie’s Applewood Bacon and egg sandwich.

Morning Glory [City Paper]

The New York Times plays Philadelphia tourist and manages not to fall for too many tourist traps as they start off with cheesesteaks at John’s Roast Pork before dining on vegan dishes at Horizons.

Day two sees the Times at DiBruno Brothers for lunch. Saturday night brings food and dance at Raw Sushi and Sake Lounge, Vintage wine bar for a drink and Capogiro for a late night dessert.

Sunday gets things going with La Colombe coffee before the Philadelphia Zoo.

Philadelphia [36 Hours, New York Times]
36 Hours In Philadelphia Video [New York Times]