November 2, 2012
If fashion design is up your alley, you won’t want to miss this “tailor-made” event. Norman Porter, a local denim, canvas and leather company, will be demonstrating how to construct denim jeans at Art in the Age on Friday, November 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. Learn the fascinating process of denim and leather crafting [...]
Read more»October 4, 2012
Have you had a bagel from Spread, the cult favorite Montreal-style bagelry in Rittenhouse Square? If you have and you’re addicted like we are, this class is for you. If not, you don’t know what you’re missing, and therefore this class is for you. On Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m., Spread Bagelry will host a hands-on bagel-making class ($24). Tickets (very limited!) are available online. The class is part of the Gershman Y’s two-year program “What is your Food Worth?” For more information on related programming, click here. [Spread]
September 18, 2012
This Thursday, September 20, grab lunch with Iron Chef Jose Garces at The Porch At 30th Street Station. He’ll be conducting a cooking demo from noon-1 p.m. Plus, when you donate $10 to Philabundance, nab tasty samples from five Garces restaurants: JG Domestic, Chifa, Distrito, Garces Trading Company and Amada, plus Guapos Tacos food truck. Samples are available from 11 a.m.-2 p.m, but make sure you arrive early so you can secure a seat at one of The Porch’s colorful tables. Enjoy Iron Chef-caliber lunch and help feed families at the same time. Now that’s what we call a working lunch. [UCD]
August 28, 2012
As a teaser for the fall 2012 Center City Restaurant Week, the Market & Shops at Comcast Center will host two chef demos featuring star chefs from two Center City spots: Russet and Route 6. On September 6 at 12:15 p.m., catch Russet’s Executive Chef/Owner Andrew Wood, and on September 13 at 12:15 p.m. see [...]
Read more»August 6, 2012
If getting your hands dirty and performing wacky science experiments are your bag, you will not want to miss the Mess Fest at the Franklin Institute during the next two weekends. Kids and adults alike will be smitten with this slimy, oozy, gooey and explosive event on Saturdays and Sundays, August 11 and 12 and [...]
Read more»May 1, 2012
UPDATE: We just received word that the sculpture project has been halted. After the sand arrived, concerns developed because the sculpture was being created on a PennDOT bridge structure. In honor of the world premiere opening of MAYA 2012: Lords of Time, the Penn Museum, in partnership with the University City District, has invited California [...]
Read more»April 26, 2012
The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, award-winning home to one of the greatest and rarest collections of racing sports cars in the world, is hosting a monthly series of “demonstration driving days,” or simply “demo days,” which features extraordinary racing sports cars from the Simeone collection. The year-long series, which began in 2009, consists of these [...]
Read more»November 3, 2011
The Franklin Institute and its caterer Frog Commissary have teamed up to unveil Kitchen Science, a graphic installation about the science of food and cooking. Throughout Franklin Foodworks, the museum’s cafeteria-style eatery in the Jordan Lobby, illustrated panels will explore the how and why of cooking, nutrition and food safety, with experiments you can do [...]
Read more»August 18, 2011
Mushroom lovers across the nation will converge once again in historic Kennett Square, the “Mushroom Capital of the World,” for the annual Kennett Square Mushroom Festival, September 9-11. For the 26th year running, the festival celebrates everything and anything mushroom. It glorifies the humble fungi with three days of live entertainment, mushroom farm tours, a [...]
Read more»August 1, 2011
We recently announced a very exciting partnership between Center City District and Philly Homegrown for this fall’s Restaurant Week, wherein each restaurant participating will showcase at least one dish that uses the bounty of vegetables, fruit, meat, poultry, seafood or herbs available in our region. As a teaser for the much-anticipated series, coming September 12-16 [...]
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