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Afternoon Snacks
Seasonal updates at Heirloom, unofficial restaurant week deals, and some notable additions to the pumpkin-everything explosion that is October.
Afternoon Snacks
Add Chestnut Hill’s Heirloom (8705 Germantown Ave.) to the list of spots unveiling new fall menus. (All apologies to the flip flop mob, but we could read about braised and roasted beasts and cider-pomegranate vinaigrettes alllll day.) We think their Southern slant takes quite nicely to fall’s hearty produce, resulting in intriguing little notes like kale marmalade and minted Vidalia jam, while Brussels sprouts get friendly not just with near-obligatory bacon but sautéed grapes as well.
While Restaurant Week starts up this weekend, don’t forget about all the other spots running great deals at the same time. Ela (627 S. 3rd St.), for one, will have a 3-course prix fixe dinner for a mere $25. And at the same price point, Pizzeria Stella (420 S. 2nd St.) will let you pick an antipasto, a pizza, and some gelato to finish it off. (Stella’s deal applies to lunch and dinner alike.) Doesn’t get much easy-breezier than that.
With Philly’s beer scene being what it is, seasonal beers snag an awful lot of column inches… or, um, whatever the online equivalent of that is. So lest you think we’re willfully ignoring the wide world of non-alcoholic pumpkiny one-offs, here are a few brief notables: Green Aisle (1618 E. Passyunk Ave.) has pumpkin and butternut squash pastas in from Severino; Pure Fare (119 S. 21st St.) is slinging pumpkin soft serve; and Magpie (1622 South St.) is rolling out their fall offerings, including pumpkin and pecan pies, in a mere two days.
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