A brand-new dinner series, and 2 actually good reasons to hit AC

Philadelphia Event of the Week
Yards Brewing Co. is hitting AC Friday, February 28th for a $50 five-course craft beer dinner at the Continental, where owner Tom Kehoe'll be talking shop, and eats'll be paired with suds like their Rye IPA, and the cask-conditioned Chocolate Love Stout. Or, there's always brunch...

Thursday, February 27th, 6pm: Bar Ferdinand's launching their Chef Collaboration Dinner Series with a... um, dinner cooked-up by the crew behind the late Koo Zee Doo, who are giving you seven courses of things like red wine-braised lamb, and something called "octopus gravy", for $45. Continue Reading

Saturday, March 1st: Get an early start on Fat Tuesday at the Piazza at Schmidt’s, where an earth-shattering social experiment will take place: Mummers meet Mardi Gras. The six-hour party will feature body painted dancers, magicians, stilt-walkers, jugglers, street performers, live music, and'll make you feel like it's January 1st all over again.

Sunday, March 2nd: For the second-straight year, the crews at local breweries (Victory, Sly Fox, Yards, etc.) are hitting World Cafe Live from noon to 5pm for a battle of the bands, where local "celebrity" judges will pick the best renditions of things like "Hey Ya". 

Sunday, March 2nd: Philly Restaurant Week may be over, but Atlantic City’s Restaurant Week is just starting, and is offering equally sweet eats from spots like Amada and Buddakan, but nobody will judge you if you hit The Melting Pot instead.