Your Guide to St. Patrick's Day in Philadelphia at 12 Top Restaurants, Bars and Breweries

Your Guide to St. Patrick's Day in Philadelphia at 12 Top Restaurants, Bars and Breweries

The luck of the Irish is back! One year after the pandemic cancelled most restaurant events for St. Patrick's Day and Weekend, Aversa PR clients are back with twelve ways to celebrate in a safe and socially distanced way for 2021. A Main Line celebration returns to Downtown Ardmore at John Henry’s Pub in the suburbs. In the city you can enjoy Green beer, glitter plus special food features from BRU Craft & Wurst, Tradesman's, and Finn McCool's. To make things safe and socially distanced, this year some clients will celebrate with food and drink features all month long, some the weekend before, some the day of, some the weekend after, and some a combination of above.

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Garces Expands and Reopens Village Whiskey with New Dining Room and New Menu Offerings

Garces Expands and Reopens Village Whiskey with New Dining Room and New Menu Offerings

Garces announces that Village Whiskey is back open again in Rittenhouse Square - and with the reopening comes some exciting new surprises. Village Whiskey has expanded with a brand new dining room ready to debut that will more than double the space and seating capacity of the original space. Additionally, Village Whiskey returns with an all-new menu featuring 12 new menu offerings to whet your appetite - plus a selection of all-time Village Whiskey favorites we have all been missing. New dishes include Turkey Smash Burger, Swordfish Sandwich, Thick Cut BLT, Baby Back Ribs, Village Burger, Charred Carrots, Sweet Stem Cauliflower, Brick Chicken Frites, Steak Fries, Golden Hot Wings and more. Returning favorites including the Cobb Salad, Wedge Salad, Tater Tots, Popcorn Shrimp, Whiskey King Burger, Duck Fat Fries, Veggie Burger, Chicken Sammy and others.

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Old City District Presents 25 Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day: Shop, Dine, Stay Over

Old City District Presents 25 Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day: Shop, Dine, Stay Over

Show your love for the ones you love and Old City businesses this Valentine’s Day! Old City businesses are offering virtual and in-person experiences, shopping deals, one-of-a-kind gift ideas, and unique dining options. There are many ways to celebrate your sweetheart and support local businesses this Valentine’s Day weekend, February 12-14, 2021. Be sure to check with the businesses before your visit, wear a mask, keep your physical distance, and follow all federal and local safety guidelines and protocols.

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Garces Debuts Spanish Wine Shop with Opening of Tinto Pintxo in Rittenhouse

Garces Debuts Spanish Wine Shop with Opening of Tinto Pintxo in Rittenhouse

Garces announces the return of Tinto in Rittenhouse Square - but this time with a new wine bottle shop, a new menu and a new name. Tinto Pintxo is now open at 114 S. 20th Street, next to Village Whiskey. This new Spanish wine shop currently features 70+ wine selections by the bottle to go, tasting flights, rare/collectible gems, discounted bundles and even a new wine club. When indoor dining returns at 50% capacity, the kitchen will open and bring with it an exciting new menu focusing on pintxos, which are bites from northern Spain notably the Basque region. Tinto's wine shop will remain open as well when indoor dining begins. While Garces and Tinto fans wait for indoor dining, pair your Spanish wine selections with food from Tinto with a special preview food package available on the Garces Trading Company website for only $25 per person.

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Touchdown! Super Bowl Specials and Viewing Opportunities at Philly Restaurants

Touchdown! Super Bowl Specials and Viewing Opportunities at Philly Restaurants

Touchdown! Philadelphia restaurants are getting ready for Super Bowl Sunday with food and drink specials, viewing opportunities, take-out packages and more. From outdoor tents, igloos and bubbles, to take-out packages with wings, ribs and mac and cheese, to indoor viewing events, clients in Northern Liberties, Center City, Midtown Village and beyond will present the following offerings. All locations of SliCE will be offering football shaped pizzas and to-go packages. Garces Trading Company will have extensive to-go order ahead packages. Philly's largest restaurant Craft Hall will offer the LARGEST footprint for social distancing on game day, plus a special open bar and food package for seated reservations. Tradesman's and BRU will have indoor viewing, media walls, added TV, food and beer package. In addition, Germantown Garden Grille will feature the Super Bowl from the Igloos plus game day favorite foods. Have an outdoor game day viewing and food packages, plus to-go at Hawthornes. SET NoLibs will offer special food and beer package, TVs indoors and out, heated outside. Finally, get To-go takeout packages, plus heated outdoor and indoor game viewing from El Camino.

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New Year's Eve In Philly With Greenhouses, Igloos, Garces, Delice, Positano Coast And More

New Year's Eve In Philly With Greenhouses, Igloos, Garces, Delice, Positano Coast And More

Philadelphia and Main Line restaurants will close out 2020 with special dinners, feasts, kid-friendly day-time events, brunches and more. Highlights include Garces Trading Company offering food from Amada, The Olde Bar, Village Whiskey, and J.G. Domestic. Glu Hospitality will be having the Kids Countdown to New Year's with Cinderella at the Igloos, and other offerings at Germantown Garden Grill and Germantown Garden. New Years Eve Dining will also take place at Positano Coast, Harper’s Garden, and Delice et Chocolat. Also, we have many, if not most clients, open for New Year's Day brunch regular menu for January 1st including The Victoria Freehouse.

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Twelve Festive and Socially Distanced Dining Experiences at Philadelphia Restaurants

Twelve Festive and Socially Distanced Dining Experiences at Philadelphia Restaurants

Philadelphia restaurants are finding new ways to adjust to the closure of indoor dining, pivot between now and the end of the year, celebrate the holidays and create new Christmas traditions. Below please find 12+ dining experiences around Philadelphia that present festive and socially-distant opportunities to celebrate the season with you and your family/ immediate household. Big names like Garces, Bridget Foys, Glu, Wine Dive and more present a number of exciting events with special guests like Santa, Ice Princess, Cinderella, Beauty Princess and others can be found below.

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Garces Trading Company Returns With All Your Favorite Dishes

Garces Trading Company Returns With All Your Favorite Dishes

Garces Trading Company will officially make a grand return and debut this week as a brand-new, advanced ghost kitchen, restaurant hub and online marketplace. Fans of Chef Jose Garces will be able to order, for the first time ever, their favorite dishes from iconic restaurant brands such as Amada, The Olde Bar and Village Whiskey - all in one order and from one location for pick-up, take-out and delivery. When indoor dining shut down city restaurants this past week, Garces has consolidated all restaurant kitchens into one giant ghost kitchen and hub that will now operate out of The Olde Bar in Old City District. Patrons will be able to order, with one click of a button, their Garces favorites like The Olde Bar's Crab Cake, Jeff's Fried Chicken, and Crab and Corn Chowder; Amada's Pulpo a la Gallega, Albondigas and Jamon Serrano; and Village Whiskey's Village Burger, Baby Back Ribs, Golden Hot Wings and the new Bing Crosby Burger of the Month.

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Philadelphia Restaurants Offer Christmas Dinner, Seven Fishes & Hanukkah Meals to Go

Philadelphia Restaurants Offer Christmas Dinner, Seven Fishes & Hanukkah Meals to Go

After a record-breaking Thanksgiving (to-go), restaurants in Philadelphia and the suburbs are gearing up for a record Christmas Eve/ Day with Hanukkah, Seven Fish specials, meal kits, pre-orders, outdoor dining, baked goods and other things. Below, please find meals to go, kits and Christmas-food specials from 30+ of our restaurant and neighborhood clients.

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