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Archive for October, 2009

  • One of my favorite local websites, www.aroundmainline.com has a recent partnership with ETSY. Check out all the excitement here.

  • philsAs we find the coolest places to watch the game we’ll add it to the list. Please help us make a list of your favorite spots to watch the Phils kick arse in the comments below too!

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    By Sarah E. Moran
    The culinary smorgasbord that is West Chester is about to become even more varied with the addition of two new restaurants about three blocks apart.

  • It’s only a few days away! And I have JUST decided what to be for Halloween.fast food costumes

  • PHILADELPHIA, PA – On November 5 at 7 pm, superstar Chef Jose Garces and local brewing powerhouse Victory Brewing Company will partner for a one-night-only Beer Dinner at Chifa (707 Chestnut Street, 215-925-5555), Chef Garces’ Latin-Asian restaurant. The event will feature five courses of Chifa’s inspired cuisine paired with Victory beers, and will be the premiere food event featuring its newest offering, Yakima Twilight, a double IPA. The cost will be $55 per person, excluding tax and gratuity. Space is limited and reservations are required.

     

    “The distinctive, often unusual flavor pairings in our dishes at Chifa are an ideal mate for artisanal beers,” says Chef Garces. “Victory’s beers are flavorful and diverse, much like our cuisine, so …

  • Radnor, PA – (October 13, 2009) – In honor of the Phillies becoming National League Champions, 333 Belrose (333 Belrose Lane, Radnor, PA; 610.293.1000) is offering a complimentary glass of wine or beer every time the Phillies get a home run. This offer is for people ordering dinner in the dining room only. Customers at the bar will be able to watch the games on 2 large flat screen TVS and offers 1/2 off the entire bar menu every Monday – Thursday.

    Other Belrose News:

    333 Belrose celebrates their 10th anniversary this October by offering a 3 course menu for $33.30 all month long. Choose from Chef Carlo deMarco’s special menu that features Chipotle Spiked Black Bean Soup, Slow Braised …

  • dracula pictureGet your spook fix while enjoying the incredible talent from the dancers at The Brandywine Ballet in this Fall’s show, Dracula.

  • By MELISSA BROOKS, Special to the Local News
    UPPER PROVIDENCE — There were occasional shopping cart traffic jams, but that’s to be expected when a store opening generates enough excitement that 1,500 people are lined up at the doors before 7 a.m. on a Sunday.

     

    Sunday’s grand opening of the Collegeville Wegmans, located in the new Providence Town Center, was “a little busier” than most for the family-owned, 74-store supermarket chain, according to director of media relations Jo Natale, who’s been with the company for 24 years.

     

    “We know people were really anxious for this store to open,” she said. “There’s a lot of excitement about The Pub.”

     

    The Pub is a restaurant located inside the store’s Market Cafée. It’s the company’s first-ever full-service …

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    By Michael P. Rellahan, Special to The Mercury
     
    WEST CHESTER — The quintet of men who are accused of beating a Pottstown area man at a North Coventry pizza parlor are scheduled to go on trial today in Chester County Court.
     
    Charged with assault and other offenses, the …

  • Drafting Room Taproom and Grille is having a Scotch dinner on Thursday, October 29 at 7:00.  The cost is $59 plus tax and gratuity.  They  are serving five scotches, a passed appetizer, two courses and a dessert.  There will be a power point presentaion by Martin Daraz, official brand ambassador for Highland Park.  Below is the menu.
     
     
    Mesquite Smoked Hedge Hog & Oyster Mushroom, Oven Dried Tomato, Crispy Pork Belly, Shaved Cave Aged Swiss, Toasted Challah
    Served …