Flavors of the Avenue is back and bigger than ever! East Passyunk
Avenue Business Improvement District (EPABID) welcomes a record-setting 25
restaurants to South Philadelphia’s largest outdoor food and drink festival on Saturday,
April 27, 2013, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Enjoy a true taste of East Passyunk as award-winning restaurants and
bars offer samples of their signature dishes and drinks under the cover of a
big top tent between Morris and Dickinson streets. Exciting debuts this year
include Noord, Sophia’s, Will BYOB, Pollyodd, Plenty and Ippolito’s. Outside
the Flavors tent, guests will enjoy a free street festival with vendors and
live music. At the Singing Fountain, Crafty Balboa presents the annual April
Showers craft market from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The event is rain or shine. VIP
tickets are $50 per person and include early access and special perks. General admission tickets at $30. Tickets are on sale today at
TICKET LINK or by calling (215) 336-1455. Save $5.00
off each ticket when purchased before April 8, 2013. On-line ticket sales end at 11:59 PM on April
8, 2013.
In 2013, Flavors of the Avenue will feature more food and drink then ever before from an expanded roster of restaurants that include:
- Belle Cakery
- Birra
- Cantina Los Caballitos
- Chiarella's
- Da Vinci Ristorante
- El Zarape
- Fond
- Fuel
- Ippolito’s (debut)
- Izumi
- Le Virtù
- Lucky 13
- Marra’s
- Mamma Maria Ristorante
- Ms. Goody Cupcake
- Noir
- Noord (debut)
- Paradiso
- Plenty (debut)
- Sophia's (debut)
- South Philly Bar & Grill
- Stateside
- Stogie Joe's
- Tre Scalini
- Will BYOB (debut)
Five restaurants will make their Flavors debut, including the yet-to-open Noord, as well as recently opened Sophia’s and Will BYOB. Other new developments include an upgraded premium cocktail list with selections from the recently opened limoncello shop Pollyodd as well as Lucky 13, Paradiso and Stateside. Craft beer selections will expand with three craft brewers scheduled to be on site. Free valet parking for VIP ticket holders will make the food fun even easier, courtesy of ParkOps. The valet stand at East Passyunk Avenue at Morris Street will also be open for general admission ticket holders for only $8.00.
VIP tickets at $50 each include access from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, which
provides an exclusive hour in the Flavors tent with a limited 300 tickets sold
during this time. Other perks include free valet parking, wine, expanded craft
beer samples from Sixpoint and Weyerbacher, specialty cocktails from Lucky 13,
Paradiso, Pollyodd and Stateside and premium menu items. General admission tickets are $30 each and
include access from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. All tickets are $5.00 off when
purchased before 11:59 PM on April 8, 2013 at
www.visiteastpassyunk.com/flavors.htm. On-line ordering ends on April 24, 2013.
This event is rain or shine.
Flavors of the Avenue is an annual benefit to raise funds for EPABID’s public safety programs. Special thanks to premium sponsor Yelp, as well as Bai, Gold Medal Disposal, Origlio Beverage, PARC, ParkOps, South Philly Review, Urban Jungle, Where Magazine and Zipcar.
For more information and directions, like East Passyunk Avenue on Facebook, follow @epassyunkave on Twitter, pin East Passyunk Avenue on Pinterest, visit www.visiteastpassyunk.com or call 215-336-1455.
* ABOUT EAST PASSYUNK AVENUE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT *
East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District is home to 150 independently owned shops and markets that perfectly balances the best of the old and the new, mixing old world shopping, authentic Italian restaurants, world famous cheese steaks, with trendy boutiques, handmade arts, world-class cuisine and record-breaking events.
Chef-driven restaurants have pushed this once-faded community into the national spotlight. East Passyunk Avenue boasts more than 30 eateries, from authentic traditional Italian restaurants to gastropubs, including four of Philadelphia magazine’s Top 50 Restaurants: Stateside, Le Virtu, Fond and Will. Capogiro Gelato Artisans scoops up National Geographic’s “best ice cream in the world” just down the block from cheese steak global headquarters, where Pat’s and Geno’s still vie to be called the best of this Philly staple.
Anchored by the beautifully restored Singing Fountain, a communal gathering place on Tasker Street, this store-lined commercial corridor hosts events of all shapes and sizes. Annual outdoor favorites include foodie-festival Flavors of the Avenue, the Car Show & Street Festival, Farmers’ Markets and East Passyunk Craft Beer Day.
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