Today The Bite gets you caught up on what Jose Garces is up to and on who is serving up two days of Christmas beers.

Update: Bindi will not be opening tonight as they’ve postponed their opening by one day. [Food & Drinq]

The Bite appears every Wednesday in the Metro and is written by Foobooz editor Arthur Etchells

Full Speed Ahead [Metro Philadelphia]

Foodaphilia and friends check out The Set Table for brunch in East Falls. [Foodaphilia]

Flank steak sandwich for just $6 at the Bishop’s Collar. [Foodaphilia]

Loving every bit of the seafood at Bridgid’s in Fairmount. [foodzings]

Mac & Cheese wins the Foobooz food porn award this week for most photos we most salivated over as she tried several vegetarian dishes at A Full Plate Café. [Mac & Cheese]

Ida Mae’s passes muster as a breakfast place with “Philly Neighborhood Flava.” [PhillyFoodGuys]

Lew Bryson tries out the food at Triumph Brewing Co. and finds the mushroom burger is a real winner! [Seen Through a Glass]

• Many gripe about Philadelphia’s pizza scene but SliCE sounds promising. [Blogalicious]
• Looking for a favorite hotel bar in Philadelphia, perhaps La Bourse at Sofitel will be that for you too. [Finding Philly]
• No matter where you live, Bridgid’s is worth the trip to Fairmount, after all they have a bacon wrapped pork chop. [Foodaphilia]
• It’s a battle on 11th Street in Chinatown between Vietnam Restaurant and Vietnam Palace. But is there a clear winner? [foodzings]
• The favorite dish of the evening at Tria was the Warm Poached Black Mission Figs with Gorgonzola and Prosciutto di Parma and gas•tron•o•my has the photos to prove it. [gas•tron•o•my]
• You’ll be amazed how many falafel balls they can cram into a pita at The Pita Pocket [Metroblogging Philadelphia]

Tomorrow at the Iron Hill Brewery in West Chester there will be a tasting of more than a dozen Belgian style beers. Starting at 4 PM top regional brewers will showcase the best locally made Belgian-style beers.

Joe Sixpack goes into detail about Belgian style ales and how Philadelphia has become “Brussels USA.”

In West Chester tomorrow, a treasure trove of Belgian beers [Joe Sixpack, Philadelphia Daily News]
Iron Hill Brewery [Official Site]

Tonight is Meet the Brewer Night at Bridgid’s, 726 N 24th St, and the brewer is Sly Fox. Expect to try out Sly Fox’s Oatmeal Sout, 2006 Christmas Ale and Dark Lager. Small beers are just $2 and pints are $4.

Bridgid’s [Official Site]

Aroundphilly.com lists their top beer joints in Philadelphia. And instead of going with the obvious Belgian spots Eulogy and Monks, the list is made up of a “few off-the-beaten path finds for better beers and an all-around positive imbibing experience.”

• Black Door – “a bar shines like a jewel in the crown of Queen Village.”
• South Philadelphia Tap Room – “a more uptown-type corner bar has risen to offer some of the best beers around.”
• McMenamin’s Tavern – “this bar beacons to all in this comfortably diverse quarter and serves as a meeting spot for suburbanites and locals alike.”
• The Khyber – “Few rock bars offer as discerning a beer list as Old City’s long-time place to play it loud.”
• Grey Lodge Pub – “Northeast folks continue to give thumbs up to this Bridesburg pick for up-market brews.”

Foobooz adds to the list after the jump.

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IPA, In Pursuit of Ale, the Women’s Beer Club of Philadelphia meets tonight.
Yes, a beer club for women. These women throw back good beer, none of that mass produced rice-laden crap.
No membership fee, just pay for what you drink. Discuss beer, homebrew, take field trips and listen to guest speakers.
Tonight’s meeting is at Bridgid’s 24th & Meredith at 7:30.

www.myspace.com/ipabeerclub

Tonight, Yards’ brings their local beers to Fairmount’s always underrated Bridgid’s, 726 N 24th St.
Brigid’s Meet The Brews Series happens the third Monday of each month.

Upcoming Events: Meet the Beers
Bridgid’s [Official Site]