Valanni’s Forks & Corks Series continues this evening with a Sangria & Small Plates Dinner. It’s a four-course dinner of small plates, each paired with a seasonal sangria. There is a 6pm and 8:30 seating and dinner is $45 per person.

Valanni Events [Official Site]

Foie Gras Week is underway and here are a couple of restaurants that are participating and open this evening. And even better, we know what they’re offering.

Valanni is offering their $5 foie gras (pictured), a pan seared torchon (cured, then poached) with black pepper rhubarb compote and  cherry reduction.

Meme is also in offering $5 foie gras, lighly cured with medjool date and bacon with some aged balsamic.

Valanni starts their”Forks and Corks”series tomorrow night with a four course wine and paella dinner. The dinner includes four courses, tapas, cheeses, family-style meat and seafood paella plus dessert. Each course will be paired with a Spanish wine.

The  seatings cost $55 per person and are available at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Valanni [Official Site]

Valanni is hosting a Belgian Family Brewers Beer Dinner on Tuesday, August 19th. There will be five courses and five beers for $55. Valanni is also bringing back former chef and Belgian beer connoisseur, Bruce Wright for the event.

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A few months ago I was asked if I would like to judge the Mojito Olympics at the Rum Bar. I of course jumped at the chance and it didn’t dawn on me that it could be anything but a great time until Rum Bar owner Adam Kanter handed me a sizeable stack of judging forms. There were five contestants representing Chick’s Cafe, G Lounge, Pinocchio’s in Media, Rum Bar and Valanni. With three events that meant sampling 15 mojitos. My lunch of a soft pretzel seemed woefully inadequate at this point.

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Valanni is hosting a summer beer dinner next Tuesday, August 14th featuring a seasonal menu paired with Sly Fox beers. The dinner will be made up of 5 courses, 5 beers for $55.

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Creative Cocktails is a series of free tastings at Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits stores. Attendees receive free samples and complementary hors d’oeuvres as well as cocktail recipes and pricing specials on featured spirits .

July Philadelphia Events will take place at the Wine & Spirits Premium Collection Store at 1218 Chestnut Street.

From 5 to 7 PM on July 12, 13, 14 Captain Morgan’s Parrot Bay Rums will be featured. Valanni will be the restaurant partner.

On Saturday, July 21st Cabo Wabo tequilas will be featured with the help of El Vez.

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board [Official Site]

Lemon ricotta pancakes and Belgian waffles with caramelized black-rum bananas take Valanni’s brunch above the rest. [Finding Philly]

Checking out the old school Italian Marra’s on Passyunk Avenue and then Roselena’s for dessert [foodzings]

Johnny Goodtimes teams up with D-Mac of Philadelphia Will do to check out Northeast Philly’s Merc Brothers Pizza in JGT’s Great Pizza Hunt 2. [Johnny Goodtimes]

The PhillyFoodGuys take a tour of South Philly’s Taquerias and even submit an audio version of the tour. [PhillyFoodGuys]

On Tuesday, March 13th, Valanni will be hosting a wine dinner. The dinner will consist of five courses, focusing on game meats, and five wines for $55 per person.

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Valanni celebrates the anniversary of Prohibition Remembrance Day Thursday, February 22nd with a roaring good time.

The restaurant will be transformed into an “illegal speakeasy of 1920’s New York City,” with blackjack tables, jazz songs sung by Jillian Ritchie, a “Best Costume” award and vintage-inspired turn-of-the-century cocktails. The Roaring Twenties won’t be but a distant memory.

Prohibition No More [Philly Style Magazine]