Category: Pennsylvania

  The Pennsylvania TCC Chapter held its final meeting of 2021 IN PERSON AND INDOORS on Sunday, Sept. 26, at White Yak restaurant, specializing in Tibetan cuisine. As the group dined on momo (Tibetan dumplings), fried rice, bone broth, beef with scallions, potato noodles with chilies, plus chicken and beef satay with rose and Cabernet…

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The Pennsylvania TCC Chapter dined at Elwood in the Fishtown section of the city on Sunday, May 23y. The venue puts a gourmet spin on Pennsylvania Dutch classics, and the group enjoyed snapper soup, nettle tart, spinach salad, baked trout, tender ham and savory guinea fowl, with traditional accompaniments like mashed potatoes, picked ramps, potato…

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A nor’easter forced the cancellation of an in-person meeting on Jan. 31, but infectious disease expert Dr. Todd Levin of the Thomas Jefferson Hospital still appeared online as our guest. He spoke about what to do if you’re overseas when a pandemic breaks out. His advice included keeping a well-stocked first aid kit including wipes,…

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The Pennsylvania TCC Chapter met on Sept. 27 for their final meeting of 2020. Philadelphia lifted some of its restaurant restrictions and small groups are permitted to dine outdoors., so seven of us met at Kalaya, a Thai restaurant nominated this year as America’s best new restaurant by the James Beard Foundation. As the group…

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The Pennsylvania TCC Chapter will meet on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 5 p.m. at the at James Beard-nominated Thai restaurant Kalaya. Per City of Philadelphia COVID-19 rules, attendance is strictly limited to eight attendees. Currently all spaces have been spoken for. The guest speaker, who will participate via FaceTime, is director of the International Division…

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Dear Friends in Travel, The Philadelphia TCC Chapter held its first meeting of 2020 on Sunday, Jan. 27. The group met at Senegalese restaurant Kilimanjaro, and everyone feasted on red snapper, tilapia, grilled chicken and lamb shank with onion sauce with plantains and couscous, all while enjoying glasses of Pinot and fresh juices. The guest…

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The Philadelphia TCC Chapter held its final meeting of 2019 on Sunday, Sept. 29, at Café Lava, a local favorite for Eastern European and Polish cuisine. As the group dined on pelmeni, goulash and schnitzel on the restaurant’s patio, we heard from artist and photographers Sebastien Leclercq and Tasha Doremus, who traveled from Finland to…

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The Pennsylvania TCC Chapter met on Sunday, May 19, in Philadelphia at Cuban-Latin fusion restaurant Mixto, with former RAF pilot Roger Woods as our guest speaker. The dozen chapter members feasted on arroz con pollo, empanadas, and lomo saltado while hearing about Woods’ flights in remote regions, often in very unpleasant conditions, such as no…

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The Philadelphia TCC Chapter held its first meeting of 2019 at Malbec, an Argentine steakhouse on historic Head House Square. The 11 members in attendance heard from Dr. Karolynn Echols of Jefferson Hospital. Dr. Echols spoke about her nonprofit, Medicine in Action, which brings much-needed medical services to women of reproductive age in the developing…

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The Philadelphia Chapter met on Sunday, Sept. 30, at Korean-Jamaican fusion restaurant The Spicy Belly in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia. As usual, the food was delicious and the conversation was sparkling. The 12 chapter members in attendance dined on bibimbap, soju cocktails and other special dishes while listening to Melinda Son of CAGE, a…

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