The Cezanne and Beyond exhibition opens at the Philadelphia Museum of Art today and several Philadelphia restaurants are putting together menus inspired by the French impressionist.

An appetite for Cezanne: Art show inspires 3 restaurants to put Provence on their menus [Philadelphia Daily News]

The Perelman Building has gotten a lot of ink recently and we’d be remiss if we didn’t at least mention that there is a cafe in the Philadelphia Museum of Art addition. The cafe serves light fare, plus open faced and pressed sandwiches Tuesday through Sunday from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM.

Gallery Café Menu [Official Site]
Photo via the Philadelphia Inquirer

Grab a copy of today’s Metro to check out The Bite. Several cool events mentioned.

• On the second Sunday of each month, Ansill is bringing back favorites from Pif.
• The Museum Restaurant at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is hosting the first of its wine series this Friday.
• Experience Cuban food in 15 ways with Cuba Libre’s huge tasting menu.
• James and Sly Fox are doing a beer dinner Monday, September, 17th.
• And Manayunk’s most well known live music spot is on the block for a cool $5 million.

Rich Arnold, wine maker for Robert Mondavi Winery will be hosting a wine dinner at The Museum Restaurant at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Friday, May 4, 2007.The five-course dinner, paired with white wines from the Robert Mondavi winery will begin at 6 PM. The cost is $85 for museum members and $95 for non-members.

Museum Restaurant [Philadelphia Museum of Art]

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is hosting a wine tasting Friday, April 6th from 6 to 8 PM. Tasting Color – An Exploration of the Wine Spectrum will feature sommelier Marnie Old guiding attendees through color’s role in wine. Learn how different grapes have distinctive color and flavor synergies. Cost is $49 per person and includes tax, gratuity and Museum admission.

Philadelphia Museum of Art [Official Site]