Is it really the end of summer? There are a several last of the summer events tonight. As we said earlier, it’s the last of Center City Sips. It’s also the last of the Standard Tap’s Beers of Summer Wednesdays. They’ll be pouring Lancaster Cream Ale. And last but not least it’s the final Concert in the Park at Rittenhouse Square.

We suggest one of two courses of action if you are headed to the park. Plan one has you starting out at the Market at the Comcast Center where you can pick up some discounted sushi, chocolate or DiBruno Bros. dinner. There’s a Wine & Spirits store across from the Comcast Center at 17th and JFK for your vino needs. Or if you’re starting south of the square,  pick up a big bottle of beer or two from Food & Friends market at 20th and Spruce, then swing by Metropolitan Bakery for bread and a sampling of their new American cheese selection. Then head to the park, join up with friends and enjoy.

Di Bruno Brothers at the Comcast Center is now serving fries and offering a coupon for free gourmet dipping sauce with the purchase of a large fry order.

We here at Di Bruno Comcast like fries…a whole lot! So when we began serving our fries, we knew we had to do it the right way. We cut our fries fresh, from real potatoes. Our fries are first blanched quickly, at a cooler temperature to release the starch, and then fried a second time, in small batches. This ensures that you get the crispiest fries possible.

And of course, because this is Di Bruno’s, we couldn’t let you eat our delicious fries with just plain old ketchup (although we’ll give you that if you ask nicely!) Our chefs have come up with an array of gourmet dipping sauces like Roasted Tomato Aioli, Olive Ketchup, Wasabi Mayo and even a sauce featuring our famous Abbruzze cheese spread.

Fries Done Right [Queso Files]
DiBruno Brothers [Official Site]

Did you know Di Bruno’s at the Comcast Center is now open Saturday and that you can save 20% off of your total purchase all day Saturdays and after 4pm on weekdays? 

Well you can, just follow this link and print out the coupon. 

It’s Comcastic [Queso Files]

Philly Beer Week’s Opening Tap event is now official. The kickoff will take place at the Comcast Center Winter Garden from 7 to 9:30pm on Friday, March 6th.

The official opening event will feature the “keg hammer of glory” tapping the first cask and over two dozen local beers available to sample. Tickets are $40. There will be live music and food will be available for purchase from the Market at the Comcast Center.

Philly Beer Week Opening Tap [Official Site]

Frank’s Old Philly-Style Sandwiches has opened a stand in the Comcast Center’s subterranean food court. The sandwich spot from the same people who are behind the LaScala’s pizza location will feaure Philadelphia classics from hoagies to roast pork.

Menu after the jump.

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The Market at Comcast Center gets the Rick Nichols treatment in today’s Inquirer.

Commuters who ventured westerly beyond the old, 17th Street boundary of Suburban Station last week found themselves encountering, after a set of frosted doors, a secret garden of underground eating.

Things are looking up downstairs [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Today’s edition of The Bite is too small to read online (UPDATE: Here’s the full text) so we’ll summarize. The Market at Comcast Center has opened, providing Center City office workers with a food court full of lunch options.

Underneath the Comcast Center you’ll find local mainstays like Bucks County Coffee, the Mexican Post, Termini Brothers and DiBruno Brothers. LaScala’s which has a location at 8 7th and Chestnut has a real brick oven at their Comcast Center stand turning out fresh pizza for the cubicle crowd.

Another big spot in the market is Under the C where you can find fresh gazpacho with crab or shrimp, seafood gumbo grilled ahi tuna and traditional fish and chips. You can also grab something out of their seafood case and be half way to dinner at home.

Back up above ground you can find some steep prices to dine alongside the dancing fountains in the at the Plaza Cafe. Like $25 for Maine Lobster salad sandwich stiff. But what did you expect, it’s Georges Perrier?

Oh and whether you go high-end or low for lunch, do yourself a favor and check out the video board in the Comcast Center lobby. It’s really well done.