to walk through the market before deciding where to spend your hard-earned lunch dollar . I saw apple dumplings , muffalettas , spanakopita , pulled pork , snapper soup , strombolis , all the fresh veggies , meat and cheese you could throw in your fridge and of course cheese steaks . I finally decided to stop at Dinic 's Pork and Beef for the famous roast pork sandwich . The service was fast and friendly . The sandwich was fantastic , and if you sit at the counter long enough , you might hear one of Philly 's finest talk about the crazy arrest of the day . And make sure you save room for a smooth and creamy cupcake -LRB- or two -RRB- from the Flying Monkey . Magic Carpet Hours : 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Cuisine : Mediterranean/vegetarian The first thing I ask our local contact on a story is where I 'm eating lunch . If you ask Holly Auer , University of Pennsylvania Hospital 's senior medical communications officer , she 'll immediately say , `` Magic Carpet . '' This vegetarian culinary delight is actually a small vendor trailer just across from Penn Hospital .
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- I wore a path between Washington and Philly for interviews and shoots for our recent `` Cheating Death '' special with Dr. Sanjay Gupta . In the field : Jeremy Harlan My job as a photojournalist is to shoot and edit stories for CNN and make sure my news team eats well on the road . On assignment : Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Now , I love cheese steaks as much as the next guy . But my arteries can only take so much steak , cheese and peppers . So here are a few places that are great alternatives in the City of Brotherly Love . Reading Terminal Market Hours : 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday ; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday Cuisine : You name it , the market has it How do I describe the Reading Terminal Market ? It 's like the Las Vegas of food . Everywhere you turn , there 's something interesting to see , smell and taste . It is food sensory overload . The hardest part of going to the market is not eating the very first thing you see . Give yourself 15 minutes