--- title: Philadelphia and Boston Ban Food Ahead of the Super Bowl description: Ahead of Super Bowl LII, Philadelphia and Boston have banned regional foods from each other's respective cities to keep the rivalry alive. canonical: https://time.com/5125138/philadelphia-boston-ban-foods-ahead-of-super-bowl/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-30T19:36:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:13.051Z og:title: Philadelphia and Boston Ban Food Ahead of the Super Bowl og:description: From Philadelphia cream cheese to Boston cream doughnuts og:url: https://time.com/5125138/philadelphia-boston-ban-foods-ahead-of-super-bowl/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6146d46b98ea92d/6988f9f70a4a22353a9d1925/philadelphia-boston-ban-foods-ahead-of-super-bowl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: NFL: JAN 21 NFC Championship Game - Vikings at Eagles og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Philadelphia and Boston Ban Food Ahead of the Super Bowl twitter:description: From Philadelphia cream cheese to Boston cream doughnuts twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6146d46b98ea92d/6988f9f70a4a22353a9d1925/philadelphia-boston-ban-foods-ahead-of-super-bowl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Philadelphia and Boston Are Banning All Enemy Foods Because the Super Bowl Rivalry Is Real  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 30, 2018 7:36 PM UTC  PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Philadelphia Eagles fans are seen celebrating during the NFC Championship Game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles on January 21, 2018 at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings by the score of 38-7\. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Philadelphia Eagles fans are seen celebrating during the NFC Championship Game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles on January 21, 2018 at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings by the score of 38-7\. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire—Icon Sportswire via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 30, 2018 7:36 PM UTC Ahead of [Super Bowl LII](http://time.com/5121094/super-bowl-2018-olivia-culpo-danny-amendola/), Philadelphia and Boston are taking their [football rivalry](http://time.com/5112362/eagles-patriots-fans-celebrate-pole/) so seriously that each city has banned signature foods from the other city. In Boston, Fenway’s Craft Beer Cellar is pulling Philadelphia craft beer from their shelves, not returning until February 5th, the day after the Super Bowl because as the establishment told [_Boston.com_](https://www.boston.com/culture/lifestyle/2018/01/24/a-running-list-of-every-place-thats-banning-philly-items-in-boston), “we’re showing our pride in New England.” _Boston.com_ also reports that Montilio’s Baking Company, which has storefronts in various Boston neighborhoods, is banning Philadelphia cream cheese from its shops, the first ban of its kind in the business’ 70 plus years in Boston; the company is swapping it out for a Wisconsin brand and plans to continue using it after the Super Bowl is done, according to the _Boston Globe_. > [](https://twitter.com/OnlyInBOS/status/956180499474583552) And if that isn’t enough to convince you that Bostonians are fully committed to not supporting Philly in any way, consider the Charles River Esplanade Association, which has issued a set of “rule changes” that prohibits everything ranging from cheesesteaks to the actor Will Smith in the 3.5 mile stretch of the Esplanade. > [](https://twitter.com/LandmarksOrch/status/956268441383686144) Philly has their own set of equally committed food bans, including a bakery that has done away with Boston cream donuts entirely, offering a “Creamed Boston” edition in its stead. > [](https://twitter.com/dottiesdonuts/status/955797373225140224) However, Philly’s well-documented fervor for its football team might take top spot when it comes to the lengths that fans will go to to support their team when you consider what a couple of Philadelphia-based Boston Markets have done, changing the actual signs of their franchise to show support for their hometown team. > [](https://twitter.com/bgussoni/status/957731734388342784) > [](https://twitter.com/JClarkNBCS/status/957685617386754048) What a time to be alive! ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5125138/philadelphia-boston-ban-foods-ahead-of-super-bowl/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5125138/philadelphia-boston-ban-foods-ahead-of-super-bowl/"},"headline":"Philadelphia and Boston Are Banning All Enemy Foods Because the Super Bowl Rivalry Is Real","datePublished":"2018-01-30T19:36:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:50:13.051Z","description":"From Philadelphia cream cheese to Boston cream doughnuts","url":"https://time.com/5125138/philadelphia-boston-ban-foods-ahead-of-super-bowl/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Bizarre","New England Patriots","philadelphia eagles","2018 super bowl"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6146d46b98ea92d/6988f9f70a4a22353a9d1925/philadelphia-boston-ban-foods-ahead-of-super-bowl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb6146d46b98ea92d/6988f9f70a4a22353a9d1925/philadelphia-boston-ban-foods-ahead-of-super-bowl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NFL: JAN 21 NFC Championship Game - Vikings at Eagles","caption":"NFL: JAN 21 NFC Championship Game - Vikings at Eagles","creditText":"Icon Sportswire—Icon Sportswire via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5125138/philadelphia-boston-ban-foods-ahead-of-super-bowl/","name":"Philadelphia and Boston Are Banning All Enemy Foods Because the Super Bowl Rivalry Is Real"}}]}] ```