The Week In Eats

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by Claire Bullen

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After watching Marie Antoinette suffer her untimely end at Eastern State Penitentiary, proceed to London Grill, which will be holding Bastille-related festivities for much of the night. Enjoy traditional French fare like coq au vin and a charcuterie plate, topped off with cream puffs and — what else? — champagne. Reservations recommended. London Grill, 2301 Fairmount Ave., 215-978-4545, londongrill.com.

Celebrate Bastille Day with high society at Le Bec-Fin's Garden Party at Colonial Dames. Instead of fretting over revolutionary decapitation and other unsavory subjects, mingle and nibble on stylish buffet offerings, including a whole roast pig, house-smoked sea scallops with trout caviar and classic desserts ranging from petits fours and macaroons to St. Nizier cakes and cassis mousse — all with a glass of Veuve Clicquot in one hand, bien sür. Colonial Dames, 1630 Latimer St., 215-567-1000, lebecfin.com.

Osteria's Jeff Michaud will apply his grilling techniques to unusual recipes: honeydew gazpacho with grilled sardines, grilled salads with figs, and grilled cherries with a sweetened ricotta tart will all be on the menu. Come to see the James Beard-nominated chef in action and stay to enjoy a multitude of samples. Shipley Upper School, 814 Yarrow Road, Bryn Mawr, 610-649-9290, albertsoncookingschool.com.

Working with local ingredients, chef Matthew Babbage will set up grilling stations where guests can try everything from traditional American ribs to Brazilian beef that tastes like it came straight out of the churrascaria. Salad, paella and homemade berry pie will add to a feast that could only be perfected by the addition of beer and wine. A French Malbec, a Spanish tempranillo and a German Riesling will be among the vino offerings, with lambics accompanying the dessert course. World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

For those who regard Daily News beer columnist Joe Sixpack as nothing short of a deity, this will be the perfect opportunity to display due devotion. After reading from his ale-centric opus (Joe Sixpack's Philly Beer Guide) at the Free Library at 7 p.m., Sixpack will lead the way to McGillin's, which will be serving a special sampler (including McGillin's own ale and lager) and $2 pints of Flying Fish, Yards and Stoudt's. McGillin's Olde Ale House, 1310 Drury St., 215-735-5562, mcgillins.com.