Metropolitan Bakery is now selling American artisan cheese at its 19th Street location. You’ll find dairies such as Shelburne Farms, Vermont Butter and Cheese Company, Meadow Creek Dairy, Sweet Grass Dairy, and more.

Complete Cheese List (PDF) [Metropolitan Bakery]
Metropolitan Bakery [Official Site]

Fork You! takes us on a tour of Metropolitan Bakery that would put Michael Scott in a “that’s what she said” conniption. [Fork You!]

Phoodie.info has a great way to save some dough with Zahav’s $5 martini, $3 Goldstar beer happy hour. [Phoodie.info]

Metropolitan Bakery is turning 15-years old and they are putting together a 15-month calendar chock full of customer anecdotes, fun facts and best-of recipes including everything muffins, cannele and chocolate cookies. Proceeds from the $12 calendar will benefit Philadelphia’s Project H.O.M.E..

Metropolitan Bakery is both a retailer and wholesaler. Their breads are available in more than 90 local restaurants including Pub & Kitchen where they’ve just added salmon pretzel to the bar bite menu. The $3 nibble features Metropolitan’s delicous fennel pretzel.

Metropolitan Bakery [Official Site]
Pub & Kitchen [Official Site]

Foodaphilia visits Metropolitan Bakery and gets a tour as they make some of their more than 30 varieties of bread as well as their new granola.

Metropolitan Bakery [Foodaphilia]
Metropolitan Bakery [Official Site]

This Saturday shop and dine for the benefit of Rittenhouse Square. Ten percent of proceeds from participating businesses will go to the Friends of Rittenhouse Square, a non-profit organization responsible for the maintenance of Rittenhouse Square.

And mark your calendars, Rittenhouse Row Festival, always one of the best days of spring is set for Saturday, May 3rd.

Participating restaurants after the jump.

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Illadates last episode of the season features double date winners Carl and Melissa.

They start off at the Bubble House, have dinner at Pattaya Thai Cuisine and coffee at Metropolitan Bakery.

Illadates Season Finale: West Philly Win A Date [UWISHUNU]

It looks like the rain has stopped so check out the Favorite Sons and Man Man in Rittenhouse Square at 7. Stop by DiBruno Brothers for cheese, get bread from Metropolitan Bakery and dust off that bottle of wine from your stash, call some friends and head out for a picnic and remind yourself of why you live in a big city. You can’t get this in Vorhees Voorhees.

A rundown of some recent Uwishunu food posts.

• Who Says You Can’t Barbeque in Winter? Not the folk at Kim’s a Korean BBQ way up in North Philly.
• Jazz Institution Reopens Its Doors – Ortliebs is back with much of the same vibe even if a newly redone kitchen.
• Not Your Average Almond Croissant – Metropolitan Bakery does an almond croissant up right.
• Broke on 10th? Heung Fa beats Wawa – Yep, get stuffed for less than $3.50.
• On a Dining Mission – Checking out Mission Grill at 19th and Arch Streets.