May 1-2: Restaurant Weekend at the Piazza at Schmidts

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May 1-2: Restaurant Weekend at the Piazza at Schmidts

POSTED: Friday, April 30, 2010, 2:00 PM

Filed Under: Contests | Dealage | Food and Art | Food and Music | Food Events

Lovely weather is sure to bring crowds to the Piazza at Schmidts this weekend. Add a burger-eating contest, live music and free food and things'll be packed tighter than beach attire on Baywatch. This Saturday and Sunday (10 to 7 and noon to 7, respectively) will host its first-ever Restaurant Weekend. Stop by and shop the farmers market, then stick around to watch contestants swallow burgers a-la-P.Y.T. in the gluttonous race proprietor Tommy Up has dubbed Burgerdelphia. "But you have to say it like this — Burg-Burg-Burgerdelphiam and do the arm movements," Up clarifies to Meal Ticket (he's referring, of course, to the It's Always Sunny flip-cup episode). Pre-contest, he'll be giving out T-shirts and quizzing the crowd with burger trivia; then the gorging begins at 12:45 p.m. More than 150 people entered, but only 10 will scarf to win the Burgerdelphia trophy, $250 cash and $100 P.Y.T. gift certificate. Post-contest, catch Harry Arnold of Darling's Diner recreate his famous cheesecake and other Darling's dishes in cooking demos, then shop lots of great artists and crafters displaying their work and get your grub on compliments of local restaurants. Sunday, vendors are tentatively setting up on Hancock Street, as SundayOUT, hosted by the Equality Forum (see all CP's coverage here) is going down in the Piazza. A full list of vendors and participants after the jump. FOOD Bar Ferdinand (co-sponsor with Yelp) El Camino Real Mixto Apollinare Hikari Rustica Fado Elevation Burger Wine-O P.Y.T. Tiffin Speck Varga Bar Tommy Gunns Darling's Diner ARTS/CRAFTS/CLOTHES/ETC. Rack N Roll Clothing Philly Phaithful Brainstorm Print Diva Chic Jewelry Metropolis Soap Designs by Ilan MH Tshirt Designs The One Eyed Turtle Pia Vintage Jetty Clothing Blacktiques Cathy Gabor Glass Cabin Fever Hula Hoops Tyler School of Art ROOT liquor The Olive Oil Shoppe Philadelphia Greyhound Connection Alex's Lemonade Michael Solomon Art Overdue Industries Keystone Kettle Corn

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