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Philadelphia Culinary Events

Hungry? Need to fill your culinary calendar? Here is where you will find all the restaurant and culinary happenings in Philadelphia. We feature a calendar of special dinners, tasting menus, prix-fixe meals, food festivals and other culinary events, including regularly occurring food events as well as special one-time-only events featuring top chefs. Keep checking back so you can know all that's going on in the world of restaurant and food events in Philadelphia.

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CULINARY EVENTS

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February 11
At 6:30 p.m., pair champagne with a five-course menu of chocolate delights at Le Bec-Fin, just in time for Valentine's Day. Prepared by chefs Perrier and Elmi with desserts by chef Cedric Barberet, the menu includes pan seared diver scallop with caramelized white chocolate, grapefruit, and white asparagus; roasted breast of squab stuffed with chocolate foie gras dulce de leche and a Venezuela chocolate soup for dessert. The cost is $100, with one seating. Le Bec-Fin, 1523 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, 215-567-1000.
 

ONGOING EVENTS

Ongoing
Happy hour heats up at 10 Arts by Eric Ripert at The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia with a new cocktail menu and tasty morsels from chef Jennifer Carroll, every night from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Drinks, named for famous Philadelphians (W.C. Fields, Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, Gamble & Huff, The Barrymores) are priced at $10 each. 10 Arts by Eric Ripert, The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia, Ten Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 19102, 215-523-8273.
 
Mondays
Chef/owner Chip Roman's innovative American cafe Blackfish in Conshohocken offers a four-course, $45 Monday tasting. The Monday menu focuses on a single ingredient each week, including a recent study in foie gras. BYO. Blackfish, 119 Fayette St., Conshohocken, PA 19428, 610-397-0888.
 
Tuesday-Thursday
Chef Rafael Gonzalez will prepare a special "meet the chef" three-course menu Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Fountain Restaurant, value priced at $60. Guests can select from three appetizers, three entrees and three desserts, with options changing with the season. For an additional $40, sommelier Scott Turnbull will add a wine pairing. Dishes might include a house-smoked mozzarella and marinated pepper salad, pan-fried Chesapeake shad roe, and sauteed wild halibut with butterscotch calypso beans. For dessert, pineapple upside down cake or a warm chocolate fnancier with salted pecans. Gonzalez came to Philly from Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver. He's a native of Miami. Fountain Restaurant, Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, One Logan Sq., Philadelphia, PA 19103, 215-963-1500.
 

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 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.

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.

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A SEASON OF LOVE

Set the mood for love by reserving a table at one of the Best Romantic Restaurants near you, or view our list of Valentines Restaurants in your area that will show you where to find restaurants offering unique menus just for February 14. Also, see who sets the standard for seductive dining across the country with our Top 10 Romantic Restaurants in the U.S. list.