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July 15
Albertson's Cooking School in Wynnewood features a fun summer barbecue series, including Jeff Michaud of Osteria. The barbecue lesson is $45 each or $225 for the series, profits go to charity. Albertson’s Cooking School, P.O. Box 27, Wynnewood, PA 19096, 610-649-9290.
 
August 19
Chef Roy Yamaguchi is celebrating the 20th year anniversary of founding Roy's in Honolulu with a nine-city Anniversary Culinary Tour. The Philadelphia Roy's event will feature a specially prepared five-course dinner prepared by chef Roy and a local chef partner to showcase local products and produce on the menu. The menu will be paired with wines and cocktails from tour partner Pernod Ricard. Reservations are recommended, and are available from 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m. The cost of the event is $100 per person, not including tax and gratuity. Chef Roy is committing a portion of the proceeds from the Los Angeles and Chicago 20th Anniversary Culinary Tour dinners to the Grow for Good campaign for Farm to Table, a national initiative dedicated to supporting local farms and encouraging sustainable agriculture. For more information and to see menus, visit www.roysrestaurants.com. Roy's, 124 S. 15th St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, 215-988-1814.
 

ONGOING EVENTS

Mondays
Forget Monday night football. Every Monday is meatball madness at London Grill, where chef Michael McNally serves all kinds of meatballs–think duck meatballs, eggplant meatballs, venison meatballs–you get the idea. London Grill, 2301 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, 215-978-4545.

Tuesdays
Tuesday is Red Stripe night at the new Rum Bar, a lively hot spot with a Caribbean accent just west of Rittenhouse Square. Every Tuesday Jamaica’s favorite beer—Red Stripe—is $3.50, with free jerk chicken wings from 4 p.m.-7 p.m., and reggae music all night long. Rum Bar, 2005 Walnut St., Philadelphia, 215-751-0404.

Sundays
Café 3801 is offering an all-you-can-eat soul food brunch every Sunday from noon to 7 p.m. for $20. Café 3801, 3801 Market St., Philadelphia, 215-387-3836.

Ongoing
Buddakan is offering a new three-course $14 Bento box lunch. Options include edemame ravioli, shrimp spring roll, bbq ribs, Thai chicken salad, hot and sour soup and teriyaki salmon. Buddakan, 325 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, 215-574-9440.

Ongoing
Mantra is serving a $30 three-course dinner Monday-Thursday, beginning at 5 p.m. That includes a glass of wine but not tax and gratuity. Menu options might include Shanghai crispy duck sticks with plum sesame dipping sauce and wasabi-crusted filet mignon. Mantra, 122 S. 18th St., Philadelphia, 215-988-1211.
 
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