Happy National Cheesesteak Day!

Happy National Cheesesteak Day! 

I would link to the article from the award-winning issue of The Hungover Gourmet that featured our Philly Cheesesteak Tour which took place on a hot and humid summer afternoon but our website is currently MIA due to a defective hard drive. So you'll just have to wait.

In the meantime enjoy these photos of cheesesteaks, cheesesteak signage and stuff that is definitely #notacheesesteak...

Not sure why "James Beard" is in quotes like that but John's Roast Pork in South Philly is home to one of the best cheesesteaks in the area. Slamming roast pork, too.

#notacheeseteak

Wally's Country Store is not far from us in Parkton, MD. It sorta reminds me of an old school Wawa but with its own funky vibe.

Steve's Prince of Steaks ranks in my Cheesesteak Top 10 thanks to the ooey gooey cheese-to-steak ratio and excellent bread.

If you see this on a food truck in NYC it is definitely #notacheesesteak.

Signage at Philly's wondrous Reading Terminal Market. I'm sure you can get great cheesesteaks there but if I'm in Reading Terminal I'm heading right to Dinics for a roast pork with provolone and broccoli rabe.

A-Rod Mocked for Calling Cheesesteak A "Cheese Sandwich"

I always loathe the pandering of national sports broadcasts, but ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball took it to new lows the other night during the Phillies/Braves game.

In an attempt to show some love for the Phightin' Phils – who haven't exactly been a fixture on the network's marquee baseball broadcast in recent seasons – somebody had the bright idea to have the (ugh) Phillie Phanatic deliver cheesesteaks to the broadcast booth.

What followed was an ill-advised and uninformed attempt to embrace Philly while sampling some of the iconic sandwich, with Jessica Mendoza wondering why there was red sauce on one and Matt Vasgersian inventing something called "wiz wit sauce".

Why not bring some attention to Questlove's vegan cheesesteak, available at the ballpark and drawing rave reviews from Friends of THG, via a blind taste test?

But, fittingly, the most mockery was reserved for walking suntan bed A-Rod who gushed "this is the greatest cheese sandwich I've ever had – it's amazing" and smelled the inside of Bryce Harper's cleats. – Dan Taylor

Dan Taylor is a lifelong Phillies fan and the editor of The Hungover Gourmet. He is looking forward to visiting Citizens Bank Park, sampling a Questlove "cheesesteak" and jeering Johnny Haircut, er, rooting for Bryce Harper. Sorry. It's going to take some getting used to.

Cheesesteak Hot Pockets May Contain Meat from "Diseased and Unsound Animals"

As if eating a Hot Pocket wasn't exciting enough.

Now comes a report that Giant food stores (Hey, I go there... see me at one later this morning!) have pulled Philly Steak & Cheese and Croissant Crust Philly Steak & Cheese varieties from their shelves.

No, the chain didn't suddenly develop a conscience or have an attack of good taste. They simply found out from the USDA that some of the meat in the items had not, you know, undergone proper inspection.

I believe the actual phrase tossed around was "diseased and unsound animals".