Philly Cheesteak Among 2020's Best Dishes, Food & Wine Says

PHILADELPHIA — Food & Wine Magazine has once again turned to Philadelphia to highlight some of the nation's best food offerings.

The magazine recently published its list of "The Best Dishes We Ate in 2020."

"To make it through this year, we've clung to our comforts," the publication says before listing the dishes. "While projects like sourdough bread-making, gardening, and buying obscene amounts of spices certainly helped, it was the food lovingly made by others that so often sustained us on days we couldn't even bear the thought of boiling water."

So now, in addition Food & Wine naming Primal Supply Meats and Czerw's Kielbasy among the best meat purveyors in the nation, Johnny's Hots among the best hot dog spots, and Kfar's Camille Cogswell deemed one of the nation's best chefs, the publication says a South Philly cheesesteak spot had one of the best dishes of the year.

Food & Wine Senior Editor Kat Kinsman writes Frizwit's cheesesteak was a top dish of 2020.

Here's what Kinsman said about the steak:

Friends and I had spent the morning scrubbing down every surface of Francie—our friend's newly-constructed restaurant that was in a state of limbo, awaiting the official word that it was go-time for indoor dining in NYC. It was tedious work and we were happy to do it for the sake of helping our pal—but I was also in it for the Frizwit. Ari Miller, the chef-owner of Musi in Philadelphia, had hauled up a few dozen of his meticulously crafted, gloriously sloppy, soul-and-sense satisfying cheesesteaks to Brooklyn to feed to the crew, and I could barely contain my glee. Miller put his heart and soul into sourcing and crafting the ultimate version of this classic sandwich, getting frizzled steak from Primal Supply, hoagie rolls from Merzbacher's, charring endless onions, and devising a beer cheese sauce to weaken all knees. I'd have stuck my bare hand into a backed-up grease trap if it meant getting to have more Frizwit in my life, but luckily all it takes is a trip to Philly. They're available for pickup and delivery from Musi, Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and I'm fully planning on hopping on the next Amtrak train that departs after I get vaccinated.

Frizwit is located at Musi, 100 Morris St.

Another Pennsylvania eatery featured on the list was Dilly's Corner, with their cheeseburger named among the best dishes of 2020.

You can see the full list from Food & Wine here.