Bartenders and brunch go together about as well as Krazy Glue and kittens, so cheers to Al Sotack of the Beard-nom'd Franklin for fighting through the pain for a bourbon-ified event this Sunday at Farmers' Cabinet (1113 Walnut St.). He'll join F-Cab booze boss Phoebe Esmon at noon on Feb. 26 to mix up a complimentary bowl of punch using Angel's Envy bourbon out of Kentucky. Brunch at the Cabinet runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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This Wednesday, Feb. 22, Dock Street (701 S. 50th St.) will be hosting a fundraiser to raise money for West Philly-based Books Through Bars, an organization that puts printed material in the hands of incarcerated men and women. As it turns out, dictionaries are one of the most frequently requested reads from those living behind bars, and Dock Street wants to help prisoners with access. Ten dollars at the door gets you a beer and a slice of pizza, and it gets BTB one bound dictionary. The event gets started at 8:30 p.m., with live entertainment from Sourmash and Cask & Co. kicking off at 9.

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This coming Wednesday, Feb. 22, Southwark (701 S. Fourth St.) will host a guest dinner featuring Zone 7. No, that is not a dubious new fad diet — it's a Central Jersey-based farm-to-restaurant distribution hub (named for its agricultural growing zone) that supplies area chefs with local products year-round. Zone 7's Mikey Azzara will be in the house for the $45 four-courser to talk up his wares, sourced exclusively from quality growers in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. "We are hoping that people realize that even though it's a shitty time of year for produce, you can still have a heavy showing of locally grown goods on your menu," says Southwark's Nick Macri. To knock that message home with industry types, the restaurant will offer the $20 optional beverage pairing for free to all restaurant folks. Full menu is here.

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Ben Puchowitz and Shawn Darragh, who ran a successful inaugural Roundeye Noodle pop-up at Matyson (37 S. 19th St.) on Jan. 29, are doing it again in February — the duo's second ramen party will be help at Puchowitz's BYOB this coming Sunday, Feb. 26. As opposed to the last dinner, which was first-come first-slurp, this go-around will be reservation-only. They'll take tables starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25. Call 215-564-2925 to vie for space, and be sure to confirm your rez when they reach out; if not, your spot will be given up. No word yet on whether they'll run with an identical menu or add new dishes to the mix, but keep an eyeball on @roundeyenoodle for updates.

UPDATE [10:45 a.m.]: Darragh just checked in with word of a few new menu items. The vegetarian coconut curry soup is being replaced by a mushroom miso soup with charred tofu, pea leaves and long beans. Two new starters, too — charred escarole with persimmon, mint, chevre and madras curry; and new potatoes with green apple kimchi, radish and pickled quail eggs. They'll keep the popular broccoli/Viet sausage app introduced at the first pop-up.

What's better or more nostalgic than settling in with the Saturday-morning cartoons of your youth and a big bowl of sugary cereal? Settling in with cartoons, cereal and bacon-washed bourbon.

Tomorrow will mark the second go-round of the new Saturday Morning Cartoon Brunch at The Trestle Inn (339 N. 11th St.), when they project vintage 'toons (The Flintstones, Bugs Bunny, Roadrunner, etc.) onto the walls during brunch hours (11 a.m.-4 p.m.). Last week's debut was strong; they added a second day of brunch service after the success of Sunday's Drag Yo Ass Outta Bed Brunch.

The whiskey/go-go bar has a wealth of interesting a.m. cocktails to choose from, including a bacon-and-egg Bloody, The Breakfast Sour (the aforementioned bacon bourbon, maple syrup, OJ, egg white) and Bourbon Liquid Milk Punch (Old Grand-Dad, whole milk, simple, vanilla extract, Creme de Violette). Food-wise, dig into all-grown-up kids' cereal (a housemade fruit and oat mixture), piggies in a blanket and biscuits and gravy while you watch Fred drive with his feet. Here's the full brunch menu (PDF).

Mazel tovs are in order for 943 (943 S. Ninth St.), Pascual Cancelliere's hearty Arge-talian BYOB, which celebrated its first birthday on Friday. To celebrate, Pat's starting Sunday Suppers this weekend. Much like the custom in local Italian-American households, "In Argentina on Sundays you'd eat pasta, but also the meat that's been cooking for hours, be it chicken, pork or beef." Think sauce-braised chicken thighs, short ribs with ravioli or puchero, a "soup-like dish with sweet potatoes, cabbage, carrots and chicken or beef. We add cut-up pasta right to the broth." Cancelliere says the featured recipes will change every couple of weeks, but they’ll always have plenty of Quilmes on hand, a crisp Argentine pilsner poured complimentary on Sundays.

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Mark DiNinno and the crew at Chris' Jazz Cafe (1421 Sansom St.), ever the astute NOLAphiles, will be kicking off crawdad season with a Mardi Gras party next Tuesday, Feb. 21. To drink, they'll have Abita's Mardi Gras Bock on tap and a few others from Louisiana-based brewery, plus $3 Sazeracs and $5 Hurricanes. Thirty dollars will get you all-you-can-eat crawfish, or if you are feeling slightly less ambitious, you can order a bucket of the little guys for $10. They'll also have shrimp gumbo for $5.  Stick around until 6:45 to watch the Hoppin' John Orchestra parade down Broad to the Chris' stage for a 7 p.m. show complete with beads and king cake (yes, with the tiny baby in it).

This is just the start of crawfish season at Chris'. They'll offer a beefed-up $10 bucket deal through the spring that includes potatoes and corn, as well as daily specials like spring rolls, mac 'n' cheese and the infamous crawfish cheesesteak. You'll also be able to grab the same drink specials from the party during happy hour throughout the season. Be sure to look out for a nightly $35 crawfish-centric prix-fixe, as well as a mayhaw berry ice cream created by Franklin Fountain just for this crawtastic occasion.

Fancy dinners on Valentine's Day are cool and all, but why not do something a little different this year? We've compiled a quick list of unique things to do on/around Feb. 14, with ya boo or even stag.

- Golosa (806 S. Sixth St., 215-925-1003) is having a prix-fixe three-course ALL-DESSERT meal from 6 to 11 p.m. Bring a date and a toothbrush. Reservations are required, FYI!

- Whipped Bakeshop (636 Belgrade St., 215-598-5449) is holding a couples' cake-decorating class on Feb. 11 and 14. Don't worry, you don't have to eat the whole cake there. They'll let you take it home. It's also BYO and also requires a res.

- The Cherry Bomb Bus girls are throwing a "misery dinner," called Eat Your Broken Heart Out, at Teri's (1126 S. Ninth St.). Make sure to buy tickets in advance for the four-course dinner, with seatings at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.

- Give some love where it's needed on Feb. 11 at Marc Vetri's TweetHeart Social, a children's event benefiting CHOP. It takes place at Nest (1301 Locust St., 215-545-6378).

- On V-Day proper, Frankford Hall (1210 Frankford Ave.) will be showing Natural Born Killers, one of several inspired choices in their Valentine's Day movie series.

- Visit Philly has compiled a whole list of date ideas for you to make your own. They're also holding a contest to win a bunch of cool and expensive stuff.