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When Bindi first opened last December the most frequently asked question was “how much is your buffet?” Somehow Indian food and buffet have become as inseparable as Jerseyites and Old City. So starting Sunday, October 5th and running through October Bindi will be hosting a Sunday buffet, their way.

It will be $35 per person and includes the buffet, homemade Indian bread and dessert.

Details after the jump.

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Quite a storm developed when we posted that Sarah Palin was headed to the Irish Pub for the Presidential debate tonight. And perhaps the biggest unanswered question remains, why the Irish Pub? Co-owner Mark O’Connor wasn’t a whole lot of help. We’re not sure we can answer the why either but have to point out this isn’t the first time conservatives and the Irish Pub have crossed paths. Just back in April, Irish Pub chef Colleen McAvaddy was invited to cook for the Pope while he was in New York.

So what’s going on here? Have we been so distracted by the frat boys, car bombs, plasma TVs and abnormally tall bartenders that we’ve missed that the Irish Pub is some sort of nexus of conservatism?

Maybe the Union League is just a distraction?

Lets get the Friday party started with a Restaurant Eyeball Bender. Where and what could this be?

Looks like this one gave you guys some problems. How about if we step back a bit.

It’s Must See TV tonight as it is the season premiere of The Office and the second week of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Jose Pistola’s will have the TVs on and they are running a special of $2.50 Sly Fox cans.

Tonight at the Society Hill Hotel they are experimenting with Sly Fox beer floats. Although not the fruity beer floats Uncle Jimmy hypothesizes about, beer and ice cream is an idea whose time has come. And from 5 to 8 pm they are just $2.75!

The Temple News has announced their 2008 Lunchies Awards for the top ten food trucks on campus.

The 2008 Lunchie Awards [The Temple News]

It’s a mascot throw down. Which restaurant mascot do you prefer? Is it the drink serving squirrel of Parc or the oh so delicious rabbit/pig hybrid of Pub & Kitchen?

 

Usually we try to boil down press releases to just a few succinct sentences but this one has us so aflutter that we’re pasting in the darn whole thing.

 

JOSE GARCES AND MARC VETRI CELEBRATE THEIR NEW COOKBOOKS WITH A COLLABORATIVE MEAL

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Few cities can boast the culinary talent that hails from Philadelphia, and on Tuesday, October 21 at 7 p.m, guests will have a special opportunity to enjoy a six-course menu prepared by chefs Jose Garces and Marc Vetri. This collaborative dinner will be a celebration of the launches of their respective first cookbooks, Latin Evolution (Lake Isle Press, September 2008) and Il Viaggio Di Vetri: A Culinary Journey (Ten Speed Press, October 2008).

This spectacular meal will cost $370 per couple or $200 per person including signed copies of both cookbooks (plus tax and gratuity), and begins with three courses at Chef Garces’ Amada (217-219 Chestnut Street, 215-625-2450). A private trolley with both chefs aboard will transport diners to Chef Vetri’s Osteria (640 North Broad Street, 215-763-0920) for three additional courses. Wine pairings will be served with each course.

“I’m incredibly proud to share this great evening with someone as gifted as Marc Vetri. He is a friend and a colleague, and the nearly simultaneous release of our cookbooks is a wonderful moment for us both,” says Chef Garces.

Adds Chef Vetri, “I’m delighted to combine forces for this culinary journey across our city. We hope that our guests, like us, will remember this meal for years to come. Working together this way in the city we love makes our achievements – both our books and our restaurants – that much sweeter.”

Tickets for this spectacular dinner event are available by calling Brooke Everett at Amada at (215) 625-2506, ext. 109.  Seating is limited to 50 guests.  Reservations are required.

Amada [Official Site]
Osteria [Official Site]

Have a crisp Grant burning a hole in your pocket? Head to Jose Pistola’s and enjoy their Mexican Oktoberfest. There will be 10 fall beers on draft plus a Bavarian buffet. Vote for your favorite beer and it stays on tap through October.

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Jose Garces was on the CBS Early Show yesterday demonstrating crab and guacamole from his Latin Evolutioncook book.