The Week In Eats

Get Out!

by Nikki Volpicelli

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The Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA) and U.S. Airways are teaming up to bring Philadelphians desserts with the aim of providing people facing life-threatening illnesses with nutritious meals. Come out to Kildare's to sample selections and pre-order your stash. (Pies, which run from $25 to $35, include pumpkin, apple crumb, Southern pecan, sweet potato and dark chocolate ganache with a creamy cheesecake center.) MANNA is good. Pie is good. Come get some. Kildare's Irish Pub, 509 S. Second St., 215-574-2995, mannapa.org. 

If you feel that there can never be too many drinks ending with "-bomb," McGillin's is the place for you: Their "pumpkin bombs" feature a shot of pumpkin liqueur and Captain Morgan dropped into a pumpkin ale. They'll also pour pumpkin martinis — vanilla vodka, pumpkin "smash" and cream in a cinna-sugar-rimmed martini glass. The bar is also hosting "scare-aoke" with a cash prize for best costume. McGillin's, 1310 Drury St., 215-735-5562, mcgillins.com.

Every Sunday, Thirteen hosts what they call a "winning tailgate brunch." (Please, please don't jinx us.) Sports fans are invited watch the home team play on one of Thirteen's in-booth flat-screens or large LCDs. Brunch includes smoked salmon, an omelette station, salad bar, artisanal desserts and drink specials. Thirteen, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market St., 215-625-6795, philadelphiamarriott.com.

Rum Bar's pairing five courses with their brand-new selection of wines from South America. Dinner includes pepper pot soup paired with Carmen Sauvignon Blanc; ceviche with sparkling Delapierre Cava; and your choice of crab cakes or pork medallions accented by Carmen Carmenere. Call for reservations. Rum Bar, 2005 Walnut St., 215-751-0404, rum-bar.com.

Watch the returns come in upstairs on JB's brand-new big screen. Surround yourself with good company and a few good drinks (all draft, all local, all the time) while you watch the next four years of this American life unfold. If things don't go your way, drown your sorrows in choices from Sly Fox, Stoudt's, Victory, Yards or Flying Fish — good beer, unlike a promising candidate, will never let you down. Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com