You may already be familiar with Mark Wiens, a man with a massive YouTube following. It's so large that it apparently finances a life of just traveling the world and eating things he loves. I wonder how many people watch him to live vicariously through his dining adventures and how many just like watching someone who seems to be the most positive, happy and polite person on the planet.
I've only watched a few of his videos because, as you know, I have loads of food allergies. I can't eat about 85% of what this man consumes and I really don't want to watch someone eating and raving about dinners that would kill me. But I've yet to see him down anything that wasn't the greatest whatever-it-is ever, prepared by the nicest, friendliest, most skilled chef who ever cooked a whatever-it-is.
I am not mocking this guy. I envy his capacity to put just about anything into his stomach and to love everything about every dining experience. Strange restaurants are my personal Danger Zones.
In this video, he and a friend gnaw their way through the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, which may be my favorite place anywhere to eat — though when I say that, keep in mind that I have not traveled much, in part because of the food allergies. The Reading Terminal Market is a great place full of great places and in it, Mr. Wiens managed to find and endorse my all-time-fave barbecued chicken, though he missed my favorite turkey place which I like even more…