Breakfast Quest: Early Contenders

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Breakfast Quest: Early Contenders

The tour is on. I've been eating my way through your Top 19 nominations one egg-and-cheese at a time, and I can report there are already a few clear front-runners. Am I naming them today? Absolutely not. A quest needs suspense.

What I can offer is the behind-the-scenes feed. Sandwich sightings, first bites, and the occasional grease-stained field note are going up on social as the tour rolls on. Follow along here:

• Instagram: @thelancasterledger

• Facebook: The Lancaster Ledger Newsletter

• Facebook Group: Lancaster Ledger Breakfast Quest

Next Wednesday, the winner. Somebody's breakfast sandwich is about to become famous.

Pizzeria 211 opens on Lemon Street July 31

Pizzeria 211 has an opening date for its first standalone shop: Friday, July 31 at 601 W. Lemon St., the former home of The Sugar Bowl (still going strong in Millersville). Owner Matt Shultz grew up in Millersville, started testing pizza recipes at house number 211 in Philadelphia, then moved home and has been slinging pies in Lancaster since 2022, most recently at Southern Market. The new spot serves his hand-tossed classics and Detroit-style pan pizza, that airy rectangular pie with cheese baked to the edges, plus cheesesteaks new to the Lemon Street menu. Hours: 11 AM to 9 PM Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 8 PM Sunday.

211 is a friend of the newsletter and we love these guys. It's the best slice of pizza in the city, and that is not up for debate. (Or is it? A Best Pizza in Lancaster quest has a certain ring to it. Someday.)

Read more at LancasterOnline →

What's happening

Wednesday

Pollinator Program | Learn what's buzzing in Lancaster County gardens and how to keep pollinators coming back. | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Moores Memorial Library, 9 W. Slokom Ave., Christiana | Free

Late Night Float at Sickman's Mill | Two bonus evening hours of tubing the Pequea, with Jimmy's Place pouring creekside. | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Sickman's Mill, 671 Sandhill Rd., Pequea | $30 tubing pass / $25 kids 8 & under (cash only)

Trivia Night at Southern Market | Meet People Lancaster hosts open-team trivia on the market floor. | Arrive 6:30 PM, trivia 7:00 - 8:30 PM | Southern Market, 100 S. Queen St., Lancaster | Free

Pajama Storytime at Musser Park | Kids come in PJs for outdoor stories with Lancaster Public Library staff. | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Musser Park, N. Lime St. at E. Chestnut St., Lancaster | Free, registration required

Lancaster Stormers vs. York Revolution | The war of the roses rivalry comes to Prince Street. | 6:45 PM | Penn Medicine Park, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster | From $9

Thursday

Thursday at the Garden | Warehouse District Beer Garden's weeknight hang under the string lights, food and drinks on site. | 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Warehouse District Beer Garden, 595 N. Charlotte St., Lancaster | Free admission

Kusa Studio Session | Hands-on plant-styling workshop at Gallery Grow's Queen Street studio. | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Gallery Grow, 320 N. Queen St., Lancaster | $49.87

Yes, Lancaster Was the U.S. Capital for a Day! | Uncharted Lancaster's Adam Zurn tells the story of our town's single day running the country. | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Rd., Quarryville | Free, registration required

Tech Lancaster: SolarPunk Lancaster | Local technologists talk sustainable-city ideas over free pizza. | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | West Art, 816 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster | Free

Lancaster Stormers vs. York Revolution | Round two against York in the homestand. | 6:45 PM | Penn Medicine Park, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster | From $9

Trivioke Night at Southern Market | Trivia and karaoke collide for a full evening on the market floor. | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Southern Market, 100 S. Queen St., Lancaster | Free to play

Now Playing

Joshua | Sight & Sound's biblical epic with live animals and three-story sets, running through December 31. | Wed 11 AM & 3 PM · Thu performances, times at sight-sound.com | Sight & Sound Theatres, 300 Hartman Bridge Rd., Ronks | $82-$104 adults / $44 kids 2-12

Mary Poppins | The practically-perfect nanny closes out her Dutch Apple run August 8. | Wed 1 PM & 7:30 PM · Thu 7:30 PM | Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, 510 Centerville Rd., Lancaster | $78-$83 dinner & show / $55 show only

Ned & Nancy See America | Final week: the road-trip musical comedy closes Saturday, July 25. | Performances through Sat; times via box office 717-768-1568 | Bird-in-Hand Stage, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand | $18-$47 show only / $31-$73.50 meal & show

1776 | EPAC's take on the Tony-winning musical about the signing of the Declaration, through August 1. | Thu performance (no Wednesday show); time and tickets via box office | Ephrata Performing Arts Center, 320 Cocalico St., Ephrata | Tickets via box office 717-733-7966

Live music

Wednesday

The Fabulous Greaseband | Oldies and rock 'n' roll | 7:00 PM | New Holland Community Park, 400 E. Jackson St., New Holland | Free

Alexander Kobrin | Classical piano (Lancaster International Piano Festival; pre-concert lecture 6:15 PM) | 7:00 PM | Barshinger Center at F&M College, College Ave., Lancaster | $35

Thursday

Andy Roberts & Friends: Christmas in July | Jazz on the patio | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM | The Barn at Paradise Station, 312 Paradise Ln., Ronks | Free

Live Jazz at Plough | Jazz | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Plough, 25 S. Queen St. (Lancaster Marriott), Lancaster | Free

Joanne Polk & Jeffrey Langford: Celebrating Amy Beach | Classical (Lancaster International Piano Festival; pre-concert lecture 6:15 PM) | 7:00 PM | Barshinger Center at F&M College, College Ave., Lancaster | $35