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UCREVIEW.COM · AUGUST 08 · 2012 Philly Dines Out: a mini-menu of the Philly restaurant scene...
Celebrate the traditions, foods and crafts of the Penn- sylvania Dutch at the 23rd Annual Pennsylvania Dutch Festival at Reading Termi- nal Market from Thursday, August 9 through Saturday, August 11. The three-day festival will take place in the Market’s Center Court seating area from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will feature handmade crafts including brooms, quilts, woodcrafts, hand braided rugs and wooden toys. Traditional foods include homemade fudge and nut brittles, homemade donuts, sausage sandwiches, homemade ice cream, pot roast, hot ham sandwiches and funnel
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cakes, fresh squeezed lem- onade, shoofly pie, chicken pot pie, Chow Chow, jams, freshly made peanut butter and homemade root beer. On Saturday, August
11, the festival also moves outdoors on Arch Street to create a country fair in the city. Amish buggy rides and horse drawn wagon rides around the Market, a farm animal petting zoo and coun- try and bluegrass musical groups will round out the entertainment. Discounted parking is available at the Hilton Hotel garage at 11th & Arch Streets and the Park- way Garage at 12th & Filbert Streets for $4.
The Cornucopia Restau- Unique
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rant and Lounge, 4942 Park- side Avenue, recently held its pre grand opening and will officially open on September 6th. The event was hosted by Lady B of 100.3 The dining room and bar sit in full view of the Philadelphia skyline and whether you come for a signature drink, a light meal, or live jazz --you are sure to leave happy. While guests enjoyed the quaint atmosphere on the fourth floor in the restaurant, oth- ers preferred the virtual reality room “Cornucopia’s ‘Copious Space” located on the third floor, where the music was flowing and the videos were going – the new VJ thing – Video Deejays!! 215-921-9815.On Thursday, August 16 during Caippy Hour, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., Old City’s Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar, 10 South 2nd Street, will cel- ebrate National Rum Day by offering their extensive list of 101 rums and more than 30 creative rum cock- tails at half price. Available exclusively in their spacious bar area, the special pricing will range from $4 to $19 for the rums themselves, which cover both well-known and unusual varieties, and $4.50 to $6.00 for mixed rum drinks such as mojitos and daiquiris. Cuba Libre serves brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Lunch is served Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Dinner is served Monday through Wednesday
Come Experience the Taste of Thailand!
3626-30 Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia, PA 215-222-8042
314 S. Henderson Rd. Henderson Sq. - Genuardi’s Shopping Ctr
King of Prussia, PA 610-337-5986
Lunch: Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm | Dinner: Sun-Thu 5pm-9pm· Fri-Sat 5pm-10pm
from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m., Thursday through Saturday from 4 p.m. until 11 p.m. and Sunday from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. Colorful Latin floorshows take place on Saturdays from 11:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. On weekend nights, the bar serves until 2 a.m. For more information, or to make a reservation, please call 215-627-0666, visit
www.CubaLibreRestaurant. com
Owen Kamihira, owner
of Bar Ferdinand, 1030 North 2nd Street in Northern Liberties just announced, that after taking a 6-month sabbatical in Jamaica, Chef David Ansill has returned to his roots in Philadelphia to become Executive Chef of Bar Ferdinand. Kamihira and Ansill have a 30-year his- tory that started when they worked together in the 80s at South Street’s infamous Copabanana. Bar Ferdinand owner Owen Kamihira explains, “I have always trusted his palette. His simple use of ingredients and his ability to extract the essence of those products in his dishes, has always amazed me.” Ka- mihira continues, “David’s motorcycle travels through Spain with my brother Eben, had a lasting culinary affect on him. His dishes, have al- ways had the 1-2-3 simplicity of the food of Spain.” Chef David Ansill’a new menu will debut in late September. But, beginning August 2nd, every Thursday Ansill will explore Span- ish inspired dishes using seasonal ingredients, with his new multi-course Chef’s Tasting Menu. The cost is $40 per person (plus tax and gratuity) and is offered from 5 - 11pm. Reservations are encouraged for groups of all sizes and can be made by calling 215-923-1313 or www.
B.Y.O.B. · AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CUISINE •
426-28 W. Girard Ave. 215.351.9144
www.lascazuelas.net Closed Mondays
Tuesday · Wednesday · Sunday 11am-9pm, Dinner starts at 3pm
Thursday · Friday · Saturday 11am-10pm, Dinner starts at 3pm
Saturday & Sunday Brunch 11am-3pm
Recommend reservations for groups of 6 or more.
new summer menu
• Catering Available • Large Parties Welcome • Margarita Bar Available
Chef David Ansill of Bar Ferdinand.
John Infante, of Cornucopia Restaurant , Claudia Christian from University City Review, David Smith , owner of Park Avenue Banquet Hall chats with Yanina Carter of Scoop, at the pre grand opening. Photo: Ron Allen
barferdinand.com. September at The Gold Standard, 4800 Baltimore Av- enue, is looking towards La- bor Day - We will be OPEN on Labor Day (Monday Sept. 3rd), serving our brunch menu and will close early at 4pm. On Saturday, Septem- ber 15th The Gold Standard
will provide great food at .”Six Characters in Search of an Auction”. Dr. Ketchup will perform, and WHYY’s Peter Crimmins will host a dinner-concert-auction for the benefit of the Curio The- atre Company. The event will take place at the St. Francis de Sales School audi- torium. More information at
www.curiotheatre.org Marigold Kitchen 501 S. 45th Street, is on vaca- tion now until August 20th. Another piece of news from Chef Halpern is that he has decided to discontinue with brunch. Our sincerest apolo- gies to all you Elvis French Toast fans out there. Brunch will make the occassional ap- pearance on special holidays. 215-222-3699
To be included in this column, please submit any information about your res- taurant to cchristian@press-
review.net.
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