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Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune will be signing copies of their book, The Naked Pint.

On Monday, November 16th, Fork Restaurant will be hosting a “Women of Philly Beer” event, featuring some of the fine women involved in the brewing industry in Philadelphia. Suzy Woods from Sly Fox (sales and founder of the In Pursuit of Ale female beer club), Megan Maguire from Ommegang (sales), Tracy Mulligan (sales) and Whitney Thompson (brewer) from Victory, Seb Buhler from Rogue (sales, and she appears on the bottle of the Rogue Chocolate Stout!), Jodi Stoudt (brewer and PR) and Wendy Dormant (sales) from Dogfish will all be in attendance.

Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune, the authors of The Naked Pint, will be on the scene as well, promoting the launch of their new book. The event will cost you $55, which includes food and beer. Check out the outstanding menu below.

Reception
- Spicy tuna confit with capers on focaccia toasts ·
- Grilled flatbread with artichokes and saffron aioli
- Victory, Prima Pils, Downingtown, PA
- Stoudt’s American Pale Ale, Adamstown, PA

Chef Selection of Tapas
- Grilled house made chorizo with spicy white beans ·
- Salmon rillettes · grilled shrimp with grits and smoked tomato jam · vegetables à la grecque · marinated olives
- Sly Fox, Saison Vos, Royersford, PA

- Seared sea scallops
- Coriander, caramelized brussels sprouts, meyer lemon jam
- Ommegang, Rare Vos, Cooperstown, NY

- Lightly smoked duck breast
- Spiced croutons, caramelized onion, bacon, parsnips
- Dogfish Head, Raison d’Etre, Rehoboth, DE

Dessert
- Chocolate caramel tart
- Lemon-thyme chantilly cream
- Rogue, Chocolate Stout, Newport, OR

Bravo, Fork! This looks like a fantastic dining event.

Fork
306 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 625-9425

Soaps inside the Center City shop, Photo courtesy Duross & Langel

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again: if you have not yet been to Duross & Langel, shame on you. Now is a great time to pay them a visit, because the boys are celebrating their 5-year anniversary at the store, and are sharing five wonderful days of sales, savings and free events. Starts this tomorrow. Check it:

11/5 – Noon to 6pm – Capogiro Soap Day. You get to sample Capogiro’s gelato and sorbetto while you shop for D&L’s Capogiro-inspired soaps. That stuff is GOOD.

11/6 – 3pm to 7pm – Wine and things. Pinot noir grapes are the flavor of the day. A bottle will be uncorked at 2:45 to let the vintage breathe so that you might enjoy some while shopping for a Beaujolais or Cosmo bar for your shower.

11/7 – Noon to 4pm – Peregrine Coffee and free sample day! Enjoy some locally roasted Peregrine Coffees all day and take home some free samples of D&L’s freshly made coffee-based products. Sure to be an eye-opener!

11/8 – 1pm to 4pm – Victory Brew Day. D&L have brought back the best beer soaps by popular demand, the Golden Monkey, Baltic Thunder and Hop Devil are cured, wrapped and waiting for you to come buy. While your there, enjoy a cold, frosty brew – free!

11/9 – ALL DAY – Cake and prizes. The boys of D&L (Duross & Langel themselves) attest to love cake. Who doesn’t? So if you stop by Monday, enjoy a slice of cake and take your chance at the cookie jar. Put your hand in and see what you come up with to save extra money on that day’s purchases.

The pre-Holiday family and friends sale starts this week, too! Save 20% on all gift items! Hoorah!

Duross & Langel
117 S. 13th Street,Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 592-7627
www.durossandlangel.com

Unless you’ve achieved “regular” status at your local watering hole, figuring out where to stop in for an after work drink is often a struggle. Negotiations begin with co-workers or over IM with friends around 3 p.m., and lasts until someone finally remembers which spot is offering $2 Yards or pitchers of lager for $5. Makes you wish you had a simple list of locals bar that included their weekly specials.

Well friends, pine no longer! The folks at the PW, hearing our plaintive cries of happy hour confusion have sallied forth with an iPhone app that compiles information about every 4 – 6 or 5 – 7 p.m. deal around. The app includes the ability to map the specials by distance from your cubicle, allows you search by neighborhood, can post your location directly to Twitter and even makes it possible to call a cab without dialing a single digit.

At this time, this app costs $.99 and is only available for the iPhone or iPod Touch (they hate us Palm Pre folk, don’t they?). The calling feature doesn’t work with on the touch (as it’s not a phone). To download this app, either click here or navigate to the App Store and search for “Philly Happy Hour.” You’ll be ready to drink within minutes.

Quick and good is a rare combination in the world of lunch, but Varga has seemingly conquered the challenge with their “$9 Speed Lunch”, which promises you a satisfying midday meal in less than 30 minutes.

The $9 Speed Lunch menu:

- Roasted Pork Loin Sandwich
- Roasted Portobella Sandwich
- Kobe Chili-Cheese Dog
- Roast Beef Sandwich
- Grilled Cheese Sandwich
- Soup & Salad

A great lunch in less time than an episode of It’s Always Sunny? Not bad!

Full, in 30 minutes or less: Speed lunching at Varga Bar [Meal Ticket]
Varga Bar [gophila.com]

Photo courtesy the Please Touch Museum

Still looking for a place to take the little ones, before Trick-Or-Treating this Saturday? The Please Touch Museum in Fairmount Park has got you and the family covered.

Families are invited out to a not-so-spooky Halloween celebration at the Please Touch Museum this Saturday, complete with trick-or-treating throughout the galleries. And if you show up in costume, you’ll score $1.50 admission, which applies to both children and adults.

Other highlights include Halloween puppets and art activities in the Museum’s Program Room all day. Halloween at the Please Touch Museum runs from 9AM to 5PM. For more information on the museum and directions, be sure to visit their official website. Happy Halloween!

Halloween @ the Please Touch Museum
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
9AM – 5PM

Please Touch Museum
4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA 19131
(215) 581-3181
www.pleasetouchmuseum.org

Smiths, one of my favorite restaurants in Center City, is currently offering up a bunch of drink specials starting today through November 5th, in honor of the World Series.

Wednesday, 10/28 & 11/4 – 4 Sam Adams drafts & $5 Jameson shots
Thursday, 10/29 & 11/5 – $5 Specialty cocktail (TBD!)
Saturday, 10/31 – $3 Miller Lite bottles
Sunday, 11/1 – $2 Lager $2 Bud Lights
Monday, 11/2 – Bucket Special – 5 Miller Lites for $10

Along with these drink specials, Smiths is dishing out $1 hot dogs and $1.50 corndogs on game days. If you want to reserve a table for the games, you should give the restaurant a call as soon. That place fills up fast.

Smiths Restaurant + Lounge
39-41 S 19th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
(267) 546-2669
www.smiths-restaurant.com

For the next two days, the Philadelphia Orchestra is offering up discounted tickets to most of their concerts through February 2010. At $45 a ticket, it’s a savings of nearly half off the original ticket price.

The offer is only valid until tomorrow, October 29th, at 11:59PM. Log on to their official website and use the promotion code “FALLSALE” to take advantage of the offer.

The Philadelphia Orchestra
www.philorch.org

(Photos courtesy of the 76ers)

SEASON TICKET PACKAGES

Tonight, the Sixers begin their 2009-2010 NBA season, but it’s not too late to take advantage of the incredible season-ticket packages the team is offering.

The Sixers have several 8-game and 10-game plans available, including a convenient weekend package featuring Friday (evening) and Saturday games. The 8 and 10-game plans begin at just $99 and each one features several marquee match-ups against some of the league’s best teams. The three 16-game packages available are also quite the steal, starting at $240.

In addition to the discounted price, season tickets also grant access to special events that occur throughout the season and provide  playoff priority for seats in the spring (which is key; I have a good feeling about this season).

Act quickly, the Sixers home opener is this Friday!

SIXERS TIP-OFF WEEK

Also, as part of Sixers Tip-Off Week, today at noon, the Sixers mascot Hip Hop and the Dance Team will be giving away free hats at Reading Terminal Market to celebrate the start of the season. The hat would be the perfect complement to yout new season-ticket package!

Philadelphia 76ers Season Tickets [Sixers.com]

Oyster House this week introduces their new lunch special, which pairs a bowl of their delicious soups and one of four pre-selected sandwiches (including their Oyster Po’Boy) for just $13.

Soups: New England Clam Chowder; Snapper Soup; Manhattan Clam Chowder

Sandwiches: Salmon BLT; Oyster Po’Boy; Grilled Swordfish Sandwich; or the Shrimp Salad Roll

The combo at Oyster House would normally cost $18 or more, so getting it for just $13 easily qualifies as a good deal.

The special lunch offer is available Monday – Friday, from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm.

Oyster House [Official Site]

Save 50% off your second night at the Aloft Philadelphia Airport Hotel (Photo courtesy of Aloft)

The Aloft Philadelphia Airport Hotel is running a special on stays Thursday through Sunday, from now through December 31, 2009: book one night and get the second night 1/2 off.

So a deal that’s perfect for a quick weekend jaunt in the city.

We just tested reserving the offer for this coming weekend (Oct 23-25) and, in this instance, the deal will basically save you $64 off the second night. Friday night = $129; Saturday night = $129 $64. Total: $193 for both nights before taxes.

Not bad at all.

For more information about the special offer, check out the official Aloft Philadelphia website.

CLICK HERE for a direct link to the special offer booking engine.

Aloft Philadelphia Airport Hotel [Gophila.com]

You work hard at your job. So why not reward yourself with The Palm’s new $18.95 lunch deal, which includes three courses and a side dish — plus, for an extra fee, a much-deserved, self-congratulatory cocktail?

As Foobooz reports, the cocktail options include:

- Classic Charmer Manhattan: Makers Mark Bourbon, Martini & Rossi Vermouth and a dash of bitters, served up with a cherry.

- The Upper East Sidecar: Remy Martin V.S.O.P Cognac, Cointreau Orange Liqueur and a lemon splash served up with a slice of orange.

- Blonde Bombshell: Stoli Vanil Vodka and fresh, hand-squeezed lime juice, served up with lemon and lime.

Of course, you can stick to tap water and the $18.95 price. But let’s face it: Doing lunch at The Palm without getting a cocktail just isn’t the same. Go ahead; I won’t tell your boss (if you don’t tell mine).

Mad Men Lunch at The Palm [Foobooz]

The Palm [gophila.com]

The 456 Happy Hour at Ladder 15 runs Monday through Friday from 5-7 pm and features:

- $4 draft beers
- $5 house wines and call drinks
- $6 specialty cocktails

A few of Ladder 15’s nine specialty cocktails:

- “The Dirty Martini,” with Belvedere vodka, olive juice and blue cheese stuffed olives
- “The Perfect Gentleman,” with Gentleman’s Jack Daniels, sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, and a dash of bitters
- “Black & WHite Milkshake Martini” with both Godiva Milk and White Chocolate liqueurs, Creme de Cacao, Smirnoff Vanilla and chocolate shavings
- “Thin Mint,” with Rumpleminze, Frangelico, Green Creme de Menthe, cream and chocolate shavings.

You can also grab a 10% off any meal at Ladder 15 coupon valid through October courtesy of the Center City District.

Ladder 15 [Official Site]