Friday

Head out after work to Jolly’s Piano Bar where happy hour goes from 6 to 8pm. There will be $3 cocktails, wine, beers and food. And of course dueling pianos. Perfect thing to do while waiting for the gridlock to subside.

Saturday

Supper is now open for lunch and we’re hearing good reports. Try lamb French dip or the Supper Dog, bacon wrapped pork shoulder hot dog that’s deep fried and served with kraut, barbecued onions, beer mustard and fried pickles.

From 5 to 9pm the Mew Gallery will be hosting the opening of The Bacon Show exhibit. An art exhibit about bacon, brilliant!

Sunday

We’ve been hearing good stuff about brunch at Noble: An American Cookery. Check it out yourself for items like fresh cheese crepes and banana and bacon French toast.

Chick’s Cafe hosts a fun Sunday night foodie quizzo starting at 10pm. See if you’ve got the chops to win this quizzo.

Meal Ticket posts some photos of the upcoming Percy Street Barbecue. The shots don’t reveal much other than our Pavlovian response to sausage but it’s still worth a peek.

Psst: Quickie peek inside Percy Street Barbecue [Meal Ticket]

Do you recognize the location in this 1954 photograph? Here’s a hint, it’s the same restaurant today.

Philadelphia is getting its first Sonic Drive-in on Monday, November 16th. We have never been to a Sonic and have been puzzled for years on why they insist on advertising nationally if they aren’t a national company. Twitter buzz has been decidedly mixed.

Foobooz readers, what do you think? Yay, or nay on Sonic Drive-in coming to Aramingo Avenue in Port Richmond.

Philly gets its first Sonic [The Insider]
Sonic Drive-In [Official Site]

Yesterday we mentioned favorite dishes that are no longer available, today we’re talking about forgotten regional favorites like pepper hash, snapper soup, fried catfish and waffles plus many others.

Next Saturday is the Festival of Forgotten Foods at the Reading Terminal Market. From 10am to 4pm you’ll be able to sample all these local classics at the center court in the Market.

Festival of Forgotten Foods [Reading Terminal Market]

Joe Sixpack is prepared to take a stand against the “moraly wrong” idea of mixing beer and spirits in beer cocktails. But in the end he has to admit, some of them can be tasty.

Beer cocktails: Could it be? [Philadelphia Daily News]

Tonight, if you’re going to cry in your beer, cry in a good beer. Check out what Sidecar Bar & Grille has on tap, some studly beers to try.

• Furthermore Fallen Apple Cream Ale
• Lefthand BlackJack Porter
• Bell’s Winter White
• Stoudt’s Fatdog Imperial Stout
• Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Doppelbock
• La Chouffe Belgian IPA
• Nodding Head Grog (cask)
• Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA

Sidecar Bar & Grille [Official Site]

Craig LaBan says that Rittenhouse Square’s Snackbar has finally struck the right cord and its harmony is best exemplified in the chicken pot pie deconstructed.

Good Taste [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Snackbar [Official Site]

If you’re like it’s just sinking in that there will be no baseball game tonight. Soothe those competitive juices by playing a few rounds of Steak House or Gay Bar? There’s at least one Philadelphia reference in the quiz.

Steak House or Gay Bar? [Official Site via Boing Boing]

More on the Royal Tavern’s 7th anniversary. On Wednesday, November 11th the week long fun begins with a night for vegans and vegetarians. All of the blackboard specials will be vegetarian or vegan items and there will be a specialty cocktails crafted from cruelty free ingredients. It all starts at 5pm and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to PAWS.

Royal Tavern [Official Site]