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]

Drew Lazor heads to Chester to check out Philadelphia Magazine’s Philly Cooks! extravaganza. And after 20 plates he can tell us that “some of the food was really crappy. For every great dish, there was a salty stew, flavorless prime rib sandwich or terrifying gnocchi-on-a-toothpick waiting to suckerpunch my palate back into Arghsville.”

But there were some winners:
Positano Coast by Aldo Lamberti’s Crudo Skewer over Prosecco won Best Seafood Dish.
Brasserie Perrier’s veal cheek with goat cheese torellini got Best Meat Dish.
Valanni’s Oreo beignet received best dessert honors.

Philly Cooks! [City Paper]

Valanni Restaurant & Lounge has several events and deals going on this week and every week.
First off tomorrow, Valanni is offering their Summer Wine Tasting. Featuring seasonal seafood dishes. The five courses and five wines costs $55 per person.
On Monday and Tuesday brings you “friends with benefits” nights. For $25 a person you can get an appetizer and an entree or an entree and dessert. Plus half off pitchers of sangria.
On Mondays, stay for DJs and $4 cocktails and martinis. Tuesdays you can keep in the friends with benefits mood with Kinky Quizzo at 10:30. Full events available at Valanni’s web site.

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