The Week In Eats

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by Nikki Volpicelli

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The Roxborough YMCA is hosting this fest to benefit its Strong Kids campaign, which provides support to families in need of healthy activities and child care. In other words, by drinking beer — more than 30 choices, from Magic Hat, Victory, Tröegs, Flying Dog, etc. — you're helping kids make better decisions than you. Home Sweet Homebrew and beerappreciation.com will run tastings; there'll be chicken fingers, pretzels and burgers to eat. Call or go online for tickets. Roxborough YMCA, 7201 Ridge Ave., 215-482-3900, myspace.com/roxybrewfest. 

At Phiz Fest, you'll learn about bubbly's versatility and the many cuisines she complements. Brands will include Moet & Chandon, Palateur Imports and Veuve Cliquot; food pairings will come courtesy of Caribou Café, Mexican Post, Alfa and more. Proceeds benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Thomas Jefferson Hospital. Ballroom at the Ben, Franklin House, 834 Chestnut St., 610-649-6330, phizfest.com.

Kim Sunée, author of Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love and the Search for Home (Grand Central Publishing), will host a brunch featuring recipes she's compiled through years of travel. (After a childhood in South Korea, adoption sent her to New Orleans, the birthplace of her culinary passion.) Feast on kimchi soup and your choice of "whispery eggs" with crab meat; croque madame; or la daube provencale with creamy polenta. Make reservations through the First Person Arts Festival. Fork Restaurant, 306 Market St., 215-625-9425, firstpersonarts.org. (Check out Felicia D'Ambrosio's interview with Sunée on Meal Ticket.)

The economy resembles great-grandma's. But before you start shoving butter packets into your purse, consult chef David Grear, who'll show how to host a dinner party without breaking the bank. Sample and learn how to make dishes like turkey medallions with green peppercorns and Cointreau sauce. Reservations required. Albertson Cooking School (at Madsen Kitchen & Bath Design Center), 2901 Springfield Road, Broomall, 610-356-4800, albertsoncookingschool.com.

Spirits consultant Joseph M. Brandolo thinks Austrian and German wines deserve a little pat on the back. Join him and World Café Live executive chef Matthew Babbage for a video tour of the countries and the reds and whites they produce. Accompanying the vino is Riesling-poached rainbow trout with thyme, German apple sour cream cake and more. Reservations required. World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.