Foodsday Tuesday: Long Weekend!

Memorial Day is next Monday. This means very little in the scheme of commercial holiday celebrating, of course, except for the fact that it means a day off and, for whatever reason, official permission to wear white. And how, whether clad in white or not, do most people celebrate Memorial Day?

With a barbecue. Duh.

Unfortunately, five years in Philly haven't taught us any good spots to grill. We have our little Ikea grill that we can use on our fire escape, but we'd rather have a big picnic in a park with burgers and dogs and maybe some sort of faux-meat product for our poor, poor friends who don't eat animal. Problem is, we really don't know where to go when we've got the urge to grill. So we're looking to you, readers: where might we and some of our nearest and dearest set up camp--and grill--on Monday? And where do you like to buy the things you throw on the coals? Do you just buy pre-made burgers at SuperFresh? Organic hot dogs from Trader Joe's? Boca Burgers from Whole Foods? Do you go all the way and head to Esposito's for fresh ground chuck with which to make the patties yourself?

Leave us a comment and let us know where we should plant our grill and where we should get what we put on it!

Image via Carleton College.