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Philly Dines Out: a mini-menu of the Philly restaurant scene... V
alentine to the Market is that one night of the year
where Reading Terminal Market Lovers of all types can gather to celebrate and share their love of the Mar- ket. But this year is special. The Market is celebrating its 120th Anniversary with dancing, dining, food & drink. and an open bar (beer, wine, soft drinks and specialty cocktails), all the food you can eat from more than 25 of the market’s most revered vendors, free coat check, $10 discounted parking (Parkway Garage on Filbert between 12 & 13), live continuous enter- tainment and dancing and interactive activities. The cost is $125 per person. The Live Entertainment is on two stages and Ce- lebrity Chefs and guests. This special event takes place on Saturday, Febru- ary 25, 2012 (Rain, Snow or Clear Skies) from 8:00PM – 11:00PM. Black Tie Op- tional. Rum Bar, 2005 Walnut Street, is celebrating its 5th birthday with a festive anniversary party on Sat- urday, February 25 (9pm- 2am). 5 years calls for $5 drink specials. Mojitos, passion daiquiris, painkil- las, and rum runners are all just $5 during the anniver- sary party. DonQ sponsors the festivities with give- aways and a 50/50 raffle with tremendous prizes, including an Xbox Kinect, Phillies tickets, gift certifi- cates, a DonQ gift basket, and much more. Rum Bar is currently serv- ing its Winter Cocktail Menu. The eclectic sea- sonal mix features warm cocktails such as Jamaican Hot Chocolate Tea and Hot Buttered Rum as well as re- freshingly chilled Irie Dai- quiris. Rum Bar’s kitchen takes an authentic Latin approach with dishes con- stantly evolving and high- lighting the finest flavors of the Caribbean. Congrat- ulations to Adam Kanter for making it to the Top 10 in the national Tommy Ba- hama Rumologist search! 215-751-0404
rum-bar.com Smokey Joe’s
attract-
ing local residents with a New Menu and New Chef. Smokey Joe’s on 40th
Street
has been a fixture for Penn students for generations. Known mainly for late night student and faculty get-togethers, it has never accentuated its food of-
Photo: Chef Doug Moloznik of Smokey Joes on UPenn’s campus, 40th Locust and Walnut Streets. Photo: Lou Termini
ferings. That is changing. New chef Doug Moloznik, a long-time University City resident, has taken charge of the Smokey’s kitchen and developed a menu friendly to both finger-food inclined bar goers and local residents seeking a lunch or dinner - a cut above the usual bar fare. Chef Doug intends to ex- pand the menu as demand increases, but offers some innovative dishes like tuna steaks prepared with Asian spices and topped with a fresh orange-mango salsa. Salads include a classic ap- proach to both Caesar salad and Cobb salad. “Whatever I make must be the best it can be – regard- less of cost.” Hence, Doug makes an unusual burger
between
that some call the juici- est and best tasting in the city. Premises made fresh tomato salsa and guaca-
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mole top the chicken nach- os. He is also quite proud of his “grilled flatbread pizza” available in such unusual combinations as BBQ chicken with smoked Gouda cheese, cilantro, mozzarella and red onions. One of the most popular items is the jumbo chicken wings basket served tossed in a variety of hot or sweet sauces. Doug grew up in Univer- sity City and was trained at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. He decided that this would be his first venture into menu and kitchen control and looks forward to the future. Wursthaus Schmitz, a Ger- man-themed stand will join the Reading Terminal Market with an opening planned by Memorial Day. It will face Center Court in the former Spice Ter- minal location. Husband and wife Doug Hager and Kelly Schmitz have oper- ated a German restaurant on South Street called Brauhaus Schmitz since 2007. Their Market stand will offer a mix of German hot foods, German deli
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Oriental Food Fair Phoenix Shoe Shine Pizza Hut/Taco Bell Saladworks Saxby’s Station Steak & Fries Subway Surf City Squeeze
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and prepared foods to take home, and imported Ger- man specialty food prod- ucts as well. For the seventh consecu- tive year, IHOP restaurants nationwide will offer each guest a free short stack of its famous buttermilk pan- cakes on National Pancake Day in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Net- work Hospitals. The event will take place on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. (15 full hours). For every short stack of but- termilk pancakes served on National Pancake Day, IHOP guests are invited to make a voluntary donation
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to Children’s Miracle Net- work Hospitals. Donations made at IHOPs in the Phil- adelphia area will benefit the Children’s Miracle Net- work Hospitals’ program at The Children’s Hospi- tal of Philadelphia. IHOP hopes to raise $2.7 million this year, with a goal to bring the total amount of funds raised to more than $10 million. To find a local IHOP or to donate online, visit www.ihoppancake-
day.com.
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