Food and Drinq

Here's why Esquire was nosing around John's Roast Pork in South Philly in December.

John's roast pork with provolone was named one of America's top sandwiches. Francine Maroukian's blurb, which says the neighborhood "looks like a good place to dump a body," urges first-timers to go for the large sandwich, made on a seeded roll from Carangi's -- "molecular gastronomy at its finest."

Maroukian also gives props to the chicken cutlet with broccoli rabe and provolone from Shank’s & Evelyn’s in South Philly -- "the best morning-after sandwich in the world."

Photo: How it's done at John's. Photo by April Saul / Inquirer Staff Photographer