Top of the Tower Claustrophobic but want to see Pope Francis? This must be the place. Pope events are beginning to pop up. Pope-pourri at Monk’s Café will feature religious-themed beers starting Sept. 26 at 11:30 a.m.; several hard-to-acquire…
Yelp Goodbye Shanghai Bazaar, hello Chinatown Square Chinatown restaurateur Kenny Poon plans to renovate the recently shuttered Shanghai Bazaar at 1016 Race St. as Chinatown’s first food court, which he is dubbing Chinatown Square. Poon is soliciting a mix of…
Dock Street Ain’t Nuthin to Funk With It’s been almost three months since Dock Street Brewery‘s Vince Desrosiers announced the West Philadelphia brewpub has a Wu Tang Clan beer in the works. In that time, the Dock Street team has…
Atlantic Cape Fisheries Forty North Oysters The Jersey shore comes to you next week by way of bivalves: Oyster House (1516 Sansom St.) is showcasing six New Jersey shellfish farms in celebration of Local Seafood Week. These growers emphasize “merroir”…
Jason Varney The salted caramel budino pops annual sale is upon us: The frozen treats will be on sale this weeked, Aug. 14-16, and on Sept. 4-6 at Marcie Blaine Turney‘s chocolate studio space at Verde (108 S. 13th…
Maria S. Young All in the Family: Talia, Karen and Jeff Regan all helped design the South Street pop-up beer garden The swarm of people loitering in front of two flung-open barn doors on the 1400 block of South Street…
La Calaca Feliz You have two opportunities to eat a share of a whole roasted pig this week. On Tuesday, La Calaca Feliz hosts a suckling pig dinner on its patio for $35 from 9 p.m.-midnight. That admission fee…
Father John Kelly blesses Manayunk Brewing Co.’s Papal Pleasure Most folks know that wine is the officially sanctioned alcohol of the Catholic Church and most religions the ones that let you drink, anyway. Nonetheless, a couple local brewers are…
Colleen DeMenna Photography Crime + Punishment’s God Inquisitor, a sour, smoky wheat beer Editor’s note: Pick Your Poison will be a recurring column about Philadelphia’s beverages, of all ilks. If you know of a drink you think would be of…
Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co. If you’ve had your last beach weekend of the summer and are seeking out a consolation prize in Center City’s urban environs, look no further than The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co.‘s new shore-inspired tasting…
