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 Located on the corner of 2nd and Locust at the virtual epicenter of Harrisburg's restaurant row is the trendy Spice Restaurant.
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 Executive Chef Jeffrey Utzman has gotten around before planting his feet in Harrisburg. His credits include being the personal chef for none other than Mr. "Sweatin' to the Oldies" himself, Richard Simmons, the Executive Chef for the US Olympic Team, and working on the catering staff for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Now he's whipping up his eclectic and unique creations for the patrons along restaurant row. |
 These plates consist of a number of creatively designed and named dishes throughout the menu. Appetizers include choices like What's Up Ginger, a sesame coated Ahi Tuna, pan seared and served with wasabi, ginger & soy sauce garnished with seaweed salad. Bleu Chip Stock is Sweet Maui chips topped with crumbled bleu cheese and oven melted, and the Mozzarella Tower pictured here is red and yellow tomatoes stacked in layers with Buffalo mozzarella cheese topped with fresh basil and balsamic reduction with imported olive oil. Standard bar fare is also available, and along with most all of the appetizers is available at half off during happy hour each weekday. |
 Not to be outdone, the salads also offer creative presentations. With eighteen salad and wrap offerings there is plenty to choose from.
Their Signature Surf & Turf Salad is half a head of romaine rubbed with "Spices" and touched with fire, topped with juicy filet tips and char grilled fire shrimp, zested with Spice's own key lime Caesar & Asiago cheese. |
 The Green Light - Red Light Salad is fresh cut romaine lettuce, tossed with fresh strawberries, pistachios and a bleu cheese crumbled dressing.
Other salads that you may want to at least slow down for include selections like the Sunburst Salad which is fresh grilled chicken breast topped with a Mandarin orange glazed coating, served on a bed of mixed greens, fresh vegetables and candied coated walnuts with a mandarin orange ginger dressing. Or the Crabacado Salad which is Jumbo lump crab meat and fresh avocados topped with fresh tomatoes & mixed greens zested with fresh mozzarella in a key lime cilantro champagne vinaigrette. |
 Entrees offer a wide selection of pastas, meats, seafood, burgers and traditional favorites.
Sizzlin' Filet Tips leave no doubt where their name came from. They consist of tender filet tips pan seared and served sizzling hot with peppers, onions and mushrooms. |
 Drunken Sailors is a trio of seagoing favorites. Shrimp, scallops & crab are drunk with Chardonnay wine for this entree then topped with lemon and butter. |
 The Fallen Angel is one of Chef Utzman's specialties. In this dish shrimp, scallop, crab, and lobster are flamed with Grand Marnier and garnished with fresh berries and tossed over angel hair pasta. |
 Chicken Chesapeake is grilled chicken breast topped with crab cake and asparagus and zested with a Chesapeake remoulade. |
 Margarita Shrimp includes sauteed jumbo shrimp flamed in tequila tossed over linguine in a garlic herb triples sec butter sauce. |
 The Signature Filet Mignon is a center cut filet rubbed with "Spices" cooked on an open flame to your liking. Here it is paired with a crab cake. |
 Spice's Land & Sea is a classical Surf & Turf with filet medallions rubbed with "Spices" and char-grilled paired with a succulent Maine lobster tail splashed with wine & butter. |
 A true Spice favorite is Spice's Signature Paella. This dinner for two is a potpourri of clams, mussels, sausage, chicken, shrimp and calamari, all served in a classical sophrito over saffron rice.
Spice's open air atmosphere gives it that summertime South Beach feel. And a dance floor keeps the party going late night. |
Spice Restaurant
2nd and Locust Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-441-1556
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 Believe it or not, at one point Lancaster was responsible for 7% of all beer produced in the United States. While none of these old breweries are around today, Lancaster Brewing Company pays homage this rich history by producing around a dozen and a half styles of beer. Of these four are flagship brews that can be found in cases at various beer distributors, four more are available year round in the brewery, and the remaining beers are on rotation at the brewery seasonally. |
 Lancaster Brewery is housed in an old tobacco warehouse and the bar and dining areas feature views of the beer fermentation tanks.
In addition to their selection of beers, Lancaster Brewing Company has a full restaurant offering lunch and dinner selections. There are a number of your favorite sandwich selections and burgers. Pictured here is a Rueben with French Fries and complimented by a Milk Stout.
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 Here a Veggie Wrap offers a healthy flavorful alternative for the vegetarians in your group. This consists of roasted garlic hummus, crispy tofu, roasted red peppers, spinach, and sprouts served with pepper aioli.
In addition to the sandwiches an assortment of hand tossed pizzas is available for both lunch and dinner. Pizza selections include BBQ Chicken, White Pizza, Walnut Street, Margherita, Portabella & Gorgonzola and Smoked Gouda & Carmelized Onion. |
 Entrees definitely represent a selection that will be well complimented by beer. Whether it is the Fish and Chips, Cowboy Cut Pork Chops, Kobe London Broil or this order of Babyback Ribs you will certainly be able to find the perfect Lancaster Brewing Company beer to wash it down. Pictured here with the Babybacks is their famous Hop Hog. |
 Other entree selections include this Brewery Meatloaf as well as Crab Cakes, Salmon Satimbocca, Hickory Smoked 1/2 Chicken and more.
If you were just stopping in for a beer and some bar food, they have you covered with their appetizer selection which includes favorites like Brewery Wings, Nachos, Quesadillas and Ale Battered Onion Rings, but also features some unique selections like Mac Nut Ahi Tuna, Smoke Salmon Wontons and Drunken Mussels.
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 Lancaster Brewing Company
302 N. Plum Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
717-391-6258
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 As yet another testament to the multi-layered epicurean experience that is the Susquehanna Valley, in Lancaster County's river town of Columbia you can find Prudhomme's Lost Cajun Kitchen. Now if you are thinking that this is just some local man cooking up Cajun food because his last name is Prudhomme, have no fear, the authenticity runs much deeper. Prudhomme's is owned by Sharon and David Prudhomme and David is not only a native of Louisiana but in fact is a nephew of the famed New Orleans chef Paul Prudhomme. |
 You also may have seen Sharon before, she is a monthly regular on abc-27 noonday news show cooking up her Cajun goodies as part of their Midday Gourmet feature.
The Lost Cajun Kitchen is built into an old hotel and features a dining area and a bar area. Each is decorated with Louisiana flair. |
 The menu at Prudhomme's is extensive with a lot more than a handful of unique dishes. Take your time ordering, there is a lot to look at.
In addition to common favorites like Wings, Nachos or Quesadillas, the appetizer section has an array of NOLA inspired foods, many with David and Sharon's own spin.
Selections include such items as Jammin' Jambalaya Rolls, Rocky Mountain Oysters, Hushpuppies, Gator, and their Crab Ring pictured here. The Crab Ring is a HUGE batter-dipped onion ring loaded with crab and melted pepper jack cheese. |
 Another creative appetizer is this fun twist on the Amish Whoopie Pie. Their Cajun "Whoopie Pie" is Atlantic crab claw meat sandwiched between two pieces of cornbread with a side of mushroom sauce.
Their Soups N' Such section has some Louisiana favorite soups like Seafood Gumbo, Snapper Soup and non-soups such as Crawfish Etouffee, Red Beans and Rice and Jambalaya.
The sandwiches are too numerous to mention, but include various burgers, chicken sandwiches seafood sandwiches and of course Po-Boys. |
 Again, the entrees are numerous with a mix of local favorites as well as Cajun inspired dishes. This section includes Big Salads, Pasta, Meat Lover Delights, Fish, Basket Cases (baskets of such things as Clam Strips, Cajun Fried Pork, or Fried Fish with French Fries) and their Signature Dishes. Signature Dishes include unique choices like this Shrimp Sunny which is farm raised Carolina catfish over a mound of Atlantic crab claw, topped with crawfish etoufee with blackened shrimp. |
 Pretty much every night Prudhomme's has some kind of special running, including All You-Can-Eat Fish Fry on Mondays, Kids eat free Tuesday nights (this is also Pasta night), Wing Night Wednesdays, NY Strip Thursdays, Chef Choice on Fridays, and their Sunday Rib Special pictured here which includes 1/2 rack of big batch country style pork ribs slow cooked in a homemade bar-b-que sauce for 7 hours and served with potato, vegetables, homemade jalapeno onion bread and garlic bread, coleslaw and frizzled onions. |
 Prudhomme's Lost Cajun Kitchen
50 Lancaster Ave (Rt 462)
Columbia, PA 17512
(717) 684-1706
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