February 5, 2013
With a little more than a week to go before Valentine’s Day, now is the time to make a V-Day dinner reservation for you and that special someone. Restaurants across the city are offering special set-price, multi-course menus so you can make the evening’s meal one to remember. Below are some of our top picks [...]
Read more»December 14, 2012
Ring in the New Year at Philadelphia’s top restaurants with dinner specials, festive celebrations and champagne toasts. This year is extra-flexible with the return of two sets of (free!) fireworks shows on the Delaware River Waterfront, at 6 p.m. and midnight. Enjoy the 6 p.m. show with kids, or not, followed by dinner and a [...]
Read more»August 22, 2012
Happy hour in Philadelphia just got a bit happier. Two of Jose Garces’s most popular restaurants — Amada and Chifa — both recently launched brand new happy hours with great food and drink specials. Old City’s Amada is offering $5 Sangria, $6 wine, $8 cocktails and a selection of tapas specials ranging from $2.50 to [...]
Read more»August 25, 2011
[Summer in Philadelphia is action-packed, and we want to help you cherry-pick from all the events and activities going on. On certain days that promise particularly bustling evenings, we'll be rounding up our selections for the most can't-miss pursuits with which to fill your schedule. See you out there!] Despite the dreary weather, there are [...]
Read more»August 18, 2011
Jose Garces’ Chifa is easing the pain of summer ending with an End-Of-Summer Craft Beer Dinner, served up Thursday, August 25. Chifa is teaming up with Orange County, CA-based craft brewery The Bruery in a continuation of the restaurant’s successful series of beer dinners. The dinner will showcase Chifa’s acclaimed Latin-Asian cuisine, alongside specially paired [...]
Read more»July 28, 2011
[Summer in Philadelphia is action-packed, and we want to help you cherry-pick from all the events and activities going on. On certain days that promise particularly bustling evenings, we'll be rounding up our selections for the most can't-miss pursuits with which to fill your schedule. See you out there!] As always, Philadelphia offers a diverse [...]
Read more»July 20, 2011
Jose Garces’ Peruvian-Cantonese restaurant Chifa is joining forces with Colorado craft brewery Oskar Blues to host a BBQ Picnic, Thursday, July 28 at 7 p.m. $65 gets you two courses with a total of nine plates, dessert and five craft beers (in cans!) paired perfectly with the fresh summer food. Garces puts his masterful twist [...]
Read more»June 2, 2011
Philadelphia restaurant titans Stephen Starr and Jose Garces are joining in the fun for Philly Beer Week, offering up an amazing array of events sure to entice. Philly’s own Iron Chef Jose Garces has seven stellar restaurants in the city under his belt, while Stephen Starr has an empire of eighteen, including the recently opened [...]
Read more»May 13, 2011
Everyone think of an excuse to host an event: Chef Jose Garces has introduced Garces Catering, a full-service event-planning division of Garces Restaurant Group. Available for a wide assortment of events — from an intimate birthday dinner or a bar/bat mitzvah to an office luncheon or even weddings — Garces Catering can design custom menus [...]
Read more»April 18, 2011
Beer lovers, get excited. Chef Jose Garces’ Chifa is joining forces with Bell’s Brewery, Inc. to offer an “All Stouts” beer dinner, Thursday, April 28 at 7 p.m. For $65 per person, excluding tax and gratuity, you get three courses and a dessert, each paired with a craft stout beer from Michigan-based Bell’s Brewery, Inc. [...]
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