go red for women
Go red at The Bellevue Food Court during their Healthy, Eating, Cooking, Living day on Wednesday, February 22nd from 12-2PM. Enjoy nutritious food court meals, healthy cooking lessons from Williams-Sonoma, and enter to win a two month membership to The Sporting Club at The Bellevue.
Be sure to also enjoy $4 red wine glasses at Tavern on Broad and GoRed “Picture to Promise” photo fun.
In Pennsylvania alone, nearly 26,000 women die each year from heart disease and stroke. These women are our wives, sisters, mothers, daughters and friends. Less than 60 percent of women recognize heart disease as the number 1 killer of women. The Philadelphia Go Red for Women movement, sponsored by Macy’s, Merck and Main Line Health, is working to decrease those numbers. Empower women to take charge of their heart, GO RED, and join the eforts to stop heart disease.
Click here for more information.
doughnut day
February 21st is Faschnaut Day, Doughnut Day and Fat Tuesday…It’s a big day for doughnuts no matter what you call it! Stop into Krispy Kreme at 16th and Chestnut (41 South 16th St) all day on Tuesday and receive a free original glazed doughnut. One per person and while supplies last.
no dog left behind
The No Dog Gets Left Behind 2nd Annual Valentine Charity Event, hosted by Save the Pups, will be held on February 25th from 7PM to Midnight at the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel. The event will benefit Save the Pups, a non-profit organization which provides financial support to reunite military personnel with the stray animals they found and bonded with while serving to protect our country overseas.
A $20 donation will get you in the door. From there, guests will enjoy live musical performances, raffle prizes, and food.
Click here for more information.
wine and dine
Le Castagne and Doorways Ltd. are proud to join forces with La Cucina at Gelso Bianco Cooking School to present a special evening of food and wine from Puglia, Italy on Thursday, February 23 .
For one night only, visiting chef Laura Giordano from Gelso Bianco will join resident chef Michael DeLone in the kitchen at Le Castagne to create a four-course dinner featuring the hearty and rustic cucina povera of the region. The distinctive Pugliese dishes, which showcase exceptionally fresh ingredients and un-fussy preparation, will be paired with with the dynamic and bold wines of the region, such as Primitivo, Negroamaro and Salice Salentino.
In Puglia, the “heel” of the boot, locally sourced seasonal cooking has long been a way of life. The region’s cuisine is based on homemade pastas and cheeses (like the delicious cream-stuffed mozzarella called burrata), as well as fresh vegetables, abundant seafood—Puglia boasts two coastlines, one along the Adriatic and the other on the Ionian sea—and, of course, copious amounts of Apulian olive oil. Two thirds of all of the oil consumed in Italy is produced in Puglia.
Aperitivo + hors d’oeuvres, 6:30pm – 7:30pm; Dinner at 7:30pm.
$70 per person (includes wine). One seating only, space limited.
To RSVP, call 484-416-0473 or email pugliadinner@metisseevents.com
Chef Laura Giordano has traveled throughout Italy and around the world working in restaurant kitchens and running catering businesses. She has lived in Milan, Perugia, Bologna, Edinburgh and London, but found her true culinary love in the Pugliese kitchen, where she draws on her deep grasp of the timeless local traditions that make the region’s cuisine so distinct. Chef Giordano, her partner Antonello Losito and Kit Burns, president and owner of European villa rental agency Doorways Ltd, will be on hand to chat with guests about Puglia as they enjoy region’s food and learn about what to do and where to stay when visiting.
spruce up your space
Don’t miss RY Interior Design Studio’s deal on AmazonLocal. $50 gets you a two-Hour Interior Design Consultation.
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de-lithe yourself
Want to kick off a Lithe Foods Detox Plan on Monday (2/20)? Get your order in by the end of the day today.
Call the studio or e-mail: lithefoods@lithemethod.com.
city and space
Michael Garden of CITYSPACE has a new listing at The Rittenhouse Plaza: 1901 Walnut 7A. This 2100 sq ft 2BR/2.5BA has a gracious open floor plan with fabulous sunlit views of the Square and offers elegant living in one of Center City¹s premier buildings. Priced: $1,050,000. For more info:
mg@michaelgarden.com.
have a heart, give a sole
The Kenneth Cole annual shoe drive ends tomorrow, Tuesday,February 14th . In the past 19 years they have collected over 1 million pairs of shoes for those in need and once again, they have partnered with Help USA to help our local homeless organizations.
When customers bring in a gently worn pair of shoes, they will receive 20% off a new full price pair, with the exclusions of Men’s 925 styles and sale footwear.
romance without the rush.
Le Castagne has got you covered for Valentine’s Day 2012. No surprise set menu, just their regular cuisine and optional chocolate covered strawberries from ItalianCoffeeHouse.com.
$25 for 10 -strawberries or click here to place an order and Le Castagne will pick them up for you and have them waiting.
r2l-o-v-e
This Valentine’s Day, sky-high R2L restaurant on the 37th floor of Two Liberty Place is upping the romance factor with a seven-course sharing menu made for two, featuring hearts of palm, caviar, and a St. Valentine’s chocolate fantasy dessert. A special four-course menu is also available.
One of the city’s most romantic dining destinations, R2L offers intimate seating arrangements that look out on sparkling city views, stretching 40+ miles. Banquettes 82 and 94 are especially romantic.
Click here for the full Valentine’s Day Menu.
casanova kitchen
The debate as to whether or not oysters are aphrodisiacs has gone on since that bold soul from ages back first popped one from the ocean and discovered they were delicious. It was rumored that Casanova in his time, consumed as many of 50 a day to keep his libido primed! As for science, if
the zinc and amino acids in oysters add up to a fiendish sex drive, it would take about that many before anything kicked in.
SO, if you’re looking to get the blood pumping this Valentine’s day, come
on by the Oyster House for a salacious prelude. They are offering a 4 course menu that includes roasted oysters and caviar, seared scallops with truffles, and split grilled lobsters for $55. (Casanova-esque platters of 50+ not included)
On Tuesday, February 14th, they will be accepting reservations for all sized parties, so call your lover and then call 215.567.7683.
wine down
Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group announces the 50th National Wine Week. During the week of March 5-9th, under the guidance of Stuart Roy, National Director of Wine and Spirits, they will offer a variety of super-premium wines carefully selected to complement the Smith & Wollensky menu. Patrons will be able to sample 10 wines for $10 with the purchase of a lunch entrée. This year for the first time ever, there will be a prix fixe tasting menu available. Wine selections are customized to each location and will change daily.
fan-tastic fashion
Become a Facebook fan of both Rittenhouse Row and Knit Wit this week and be entered to win your choice of a solid color Moyna clutch. The contest ends Friday at noon.
La DiCaprio
La Colombe has made a first of its kind charitable alliance with actor Leonardo DiCaprio with 100% of the profits from co-created coffee LYON being donated to charities supported by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.
Velvety, nectar like and sweet, LYON is an extraordinary coffee with a cause, a masterpiece of taste achieved by blending directly sourced and sustainably grown coffees from the mountains of Haiti, Peru, Ethiopia, and Brazil.
Through purchases of LYON, consumers will make a significant impact on projects that defend lands and oceans, clean water, help endangered species, aid disaster relief and support alternative and green energy efforts. Click here for more information.
winter has just begun
The Winter Has Just Begun sale is now on at Jacques Ferber. Coats and Jackets are at least 20% off, with designer and fur clearance at up to 50% off. Moncler is also 50% off. Sale ends on February 15th or while supplies last. In stock items only. May not be applied to special orders, services or prior sales. All clearance items are final sale.
sweet 16
To celebrate being named #16 on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2012 list, Hotel Palomar will be giving away one overnight stay a day for the next sixteen days to their Facebook fans.
Pajanimal Party
Join The Market & Shops at Comcast Center for The Pajanimals Pajama Party on Saturday, February 4th from 11:30AM to 1:30PM. The free, public kids event includes bedtime story reading, a screening of Sprout’s favorite Pajanimals episodes, which airs exclusively on the preschool channel, and a special meet and greet with Squacky, Cowbella and Apollo from The Pajanimals. Be sure to bring your camera to capture photos with The Pajanimals!
Market Merchants will offer kid-friendly lunch specials. Other activities include Bookmark making crafts, interactive gaming stations from SONY and cupcake decorating from Termini Bros.
To help support local children in need, we invite all families to bring a new pair of pajamas or a new bedtime book as part of The Great Sprout Tuck-In, one of Sprout’s key Kindness Counts initiatives. Sprout believes in supporting the development of empathy in preschoolers by promoting small acts of kindness that matter big. Help support Sprout’s ultimate goal of logging one million acts of kindness reported to Sprout from families all across the country. Visit www.SproutOnline.com/kindnesscounts for more information.
wicked attraction
Don’t miss the Spring Makeover by Nars on February 4th at Sephora.
Makeup artist, visionary, and founder of NARS Cosmetics, François Nars presents Wicked Attraction, a new, limited-edition set, created exclusively for Sephora. Come celebrate this collaboration with a makeover from a NARS makeup artist from 12-6p. You’ll learn how to recreate this season’s top beauty trends-and be one of the first to experience the brand’s stunning Spring 2012 Color Collection.
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