Nightmare Before Tinsel Pops Up With Socially Distanced Halloween Restaurant

Nightmare Before Tinsel Pops Up With Socially Distanced Halloween Restaurant

Ghosts and ghouls, witching hour approaches. Teddy Sourias and Craft Concepts Group - the creators of Philadelphia's Christmas Pop-up Bar - announces the grand opening of Nightmare Before Tinsel. This year, during the global pandemic, the former spooky season pop-up bar will return as a socially distanced haunted restaurant with food, drink and art. Nightmare Before Tinsel will creak open its doors this Friday, October 2, 2020, at 4:00pm. Weekly hours are Monday through Friday, from 4:00pm to 11:00pm, and Saturday and Sunday, from 2:00pm to 11:00pm. Full table service for parties of four to six will be available for outdoor seating in a brand new and expansive haunted parklette and streetery. NIghtmare will also serve legal cocktails-to-go and food outside the front window. All guests must wear a mask when not seated. All tables are socially distanced at least six feet apart. Staff will follow all local, state and national health and safety recommendations including disposal menus, the use of a menu QR code, wiping down of all surfaces, wearing masks and other protocols in place for the safety of not just the patrons but the staff as well. Tickets are available for an introductory rate of $15 for the launch of Nightmare for the first week, and tickets after that will range from $15 to $20. Tickets include one food and one drink item. For more about Nightmare, visit @TinselPhilly on social media.

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Northern Liberties Restaurants Present Monster Mash Bloody Mary Challenge

Northern Liberties Restaurants Present Monster Mash Bloody Mary Challenge

Bartenders were working in their restaurants late one night, when from their bars to their streeteries they beheld an eerie sight. The city's top Bloody Mary began to rise, and suddenly to their surprise the top foodie neighborhood did the mash. Neighbors and visitors are doing the Monster Mash. The Northern Liberties Bloody Mary Challenge will be a true spooky-season smash. With tons of great brunch spots all in a row, the competition caught on in a bacon-infused flash!

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FCM Hospitality Heads to Philadelphia Main Line with Lola's Garden Coming to Suburban Square

FCM Hospitality Heads to Philadelphia Main Line with Lola's Garden Coming to Suburban Square

FCM Hospitality and owner Avram Hornik are heading to the Main Line with their first-ever suburban brick and mortar concept. Lola's Garden is now officially under permit review construction at Suburban Square in the heart of the red hot Ardmore dining scene. The brand-new indoor and outdoor restaurant, patio and beer/wine garden hybrid will take inspiration from the company's popular Rittenhouse restaurant, Harper's Garden. The 260 seat dining destination will offer beautiful and picturesque views of Suburban Square's inner green courtyard, while offering the approachability of the company's waterfront favorite Morgan's Pier. The Modern American culinary program will be chef-driven and highlight seasonal local offerings. Look for ample vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options.

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Hot Outdoor Spots To Watch The Eagles Season In Philadelphia And The Suburbs

Hot Outdoor Spots To Watch The Eagles Season In Philadelphia And The Suburbs

Eagles and NFL season is back - and below please find ten unique spots to catch the games outdoors and socially-distanced in Philadelphia, Bucks County and the Main Line/ Suburbs. One of the highlights below are two giant new spots - Liberty Bell Beer Garden is the region's ONLY free standing structure that the walls come back, the glass retracts and the entire indoor beer garden converts to an outdoor space in Bucks County! The space now serves a new menu, has a new layout, and during the pandemic a new look and name. Also, America's ONLY 155 foot long TV is back for sports viewing action again in Bucks County at the Parx Sportsbook - with the state of the art, one of a kind giant TV unlike any other.

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Grand Opening: Giant Open-Air Steakhouse Takes Over Northern Liberties Pool Club

Grand Opening: Giant Open-Air Steakhouse Takes Over Northern Liberties Pool Club

Glu Hospitality owners Derek Gibbons and Tim Lu announce the grand opening of Northern Liberties' brand-new, open-air steakhouse Germantown Garden Grill this Friday at 5:00pm at 1031 Germantown Avenue. The duo behind Leda and the Swan, Germantown Garden, Vesper Center City and Hunnies Crispy Fried Chicken continue to pivot their hospitality company by transforming Vesper Pool Club into a new outdoor dining destination for the fall season. The culinary team is led by Chef Chino Chang and features Hereford grain fed upper choice steaks, raw bar, burgers and sandwiches, salads, soups and chowders, small plates, and a full dessert menu. At the bar, GG Grill will feature a mix of craft made-to-order and draft batch cocktails, plus a selection of beloved cocktails from Leda and the Swan.

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Fall Fest At Morgan's Pier Returns For 6th Season With Pumpkin Carving And New Menus

Fall Fest At Morgan's Pier Returns For 6th Season With Pumpkin Carving And New Menus

Waterfront dining at one of Philadelphia's largest socially distanced outdoor venues will continue into the fall season. Morgan's Pier Fall Fest returns for the sixth season from September 23 to November 1, 2020. Head to the expansive dining destination as it converts into an autumn wonderland - with six more weeks of stunning views, entertainment, fall food and cocktails, seasonal beers and much more. New for 2020, Morgan's Pier Fall Fest for the first time ever in its history will operate fully at seven days a week. Hours once Fall Fest begins (and new times start in Philadelphia/Pennsylvania) will be from Monday to Sunday, from 12pm Noon to last seating at 9:30pm. Hours are subject to change based on local and state guidelines.

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Parks On Tap Traveling Beer Garden Heads To South Philadelphia to FDR Park

Parks On Tap Traveling Beer Garden Heads To South Philadelphia to FDR Park

Parks on Tap announces that Philadelphia’s famous traveling beer garden is once again on the move - with a new location just in time for fall. Starting this Friday at 4:00pm, Parks on Tap is heading to South Philadelphia to bring a 50,000 square foot beer garden to FDR Park across from the public golf course, at 1500 Pattison Avenue. This new location will offer everything that fans of Parks on Tap have grown to expect, while serving as the perfect compliment for the abundance of activities ranging from relaxation to recreation that FDR Park offers. Patrons will be able to enjoy fresh food, beers on tap, wine and non-alcoholic beverages set in an outdoor environment with comfortable chairs and clean restrooms. FDR Park will feature the same proven health and safety protocols that have already been launched at both other sites, including additional cleaning measures, ability for contact tracing, and other procedures as prescribed by the City of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania.

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SET Nolibs Brings New Instagram Ready Neighborhood Restaurant To Northern Liberties

SET Nolibs Brings New Instagram Ready Neighborhood Restaurant To Northern Liberties

SET Hospitality is expanding beyond New York City with the debut of their first out of market concept right here in Philadelphia. SET NoLibs will make its official grand debut this Friday, August 21, 2020 at 3:00pm at 1030 N. 2nd Street in Liberties Walk. SET NoLibs aims to present a unique, relaxing and interactive dining and drink experience in a spacious, colorful and hip atmosphere. For their Philadelphia grand opening, owners of SET Hospitality have partnered locally with management partners Glu Hospitality for the new location. SET NoLibs launches with dinner, brunch and drink service.

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Luxury Hotel Sofitel Philadelphia In Rittenhouse Square To Reopen On August 6th

Luxury Hotel Sofitel Philadelphia In Rittenhouse Square To Reopen On August 6th

Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square announced today that the hotel will reopen its doors to hotel guests and visitors on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 11:00am. The luxury hotel that blends French elegance with American style will reopen for overnight stays for guests in 306 newly renovated elegant suites and 67 newly renovated luxurious suites, plus the stunning Presidential Suite. Banquet facilities will be open for limited private events in accordance with local and state guidelines. Hotel restaurants will remain closed at this time. Sofitel Philadelphia's top priority remains the safety, care and wellbeing of hotel guests and employees. At this moment, this means keeping guests and employees safe by preventing the spread of COVID-19 by partnering with top experts to implement new standards of safety and enhanced operational protocols and procedures which are among the most stringent in the hospitality industry. As part of the reopening plans, Sofitel Philadelphia is offering guests a buy one, get one free offer for a complimentary night stay with the purchase of an equal night stay.

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