The latest from The Bite focuses on recovering from beer week. So it’s a week of hydration from the Tap Project to free water ice at Rita’s.

Clean Your Palate [Metro Philadelphia]

Philadelphia Weekly gives its predictions for the coming year and of course there are several food and drink related predictions worth highlighting.

• Black N Brew – Next Comfy-Cozy Cup of Coffee
• Mexican – Next Cuisine to Dominate the Philly Scene
• Organic – Next Word to Shun
• Luxury Water – Next Drink Trend
• Osteria – Next Hit Restaurant
• Ingredient – Based Cooking, Big Plates and Artisinal Cocktails
• Red Bull In Coffee – Next Way to Start Your Day
• Liquor Licenses – Next Dinner Drinking Trend
• In-the-Biz Tuesdays at Copa Miami – Next Place to Get Drunk With Your Hot Waitress
• Roof Deck at Lucky Strike – Next Hot Summer Hangout

Coming Attractions [Philadelphia Weekly]

Dianna Marder of the Inquirer gives us a run down on Philadelphia’s first water bar, of course it’s at the Water Works Restaurant and the burgeoning high-end water market. The head spins as you read of water editors for online magazine, water sommeliers and $50 bottles of water (Bling H20, which happens to be the Water Works top seller).

Water makes a splash [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Bling H20 [Official Site]