Have you been feeling peer pressure this week to head down the shore on Saturday for the 4th of July but are feeling reluctant to spend the entire weekend eating taffy and cheese balls? Then leave your friends to battle it out on the A.C. Expressway and assert your independence by sticking around Philly (and don’t stop trying to convince your friends, too), where there are several special culinary events going on in addition to all the backyard barbecues.
Naturally, our top recommendation for the day is to head over to the Piazza At Schmidt’s for a whole day of revelry at The Sync Stage. Before, in between, or after sets by the virtual who’s who of Philly bands, stop by Darling’s Diner, The Swift Half gastro-pub, or Vino wine bar for some local food and refreshments. We cannot recommend The Ghost of Mary — a sort of deconstructed, green tomato Bloody Mary — at The Swift Half strongly enough.
For an Independence Day that the founding fathers would surely appreciate, the Kite and Key is having an indoors/outdoors “Party on the Parkway.” Going on all day (11:30 am – 11:30 pm), there will be Yards drafts including $3 Ales of the Revolution (Thomas Jefferson, General Washington and the Poor Richards) inside and $4 Brawlers outside. They tell us there will also be other beer specials, plus giveaways and special foods made with Yards’ wort.
If you’re looking for a more opulent 4th of July, Blackfish in Conshohocken is having a Lobster Bake from 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm. For $45 (plus tax and gratuity), Chef Chip Roman’s four course menu includes lobster corn chowder, a lobster “slider”, short rib stuffed grilled lobster tail, and red, white & blue cobbler.
If you’re in West Philly, don’t forget about the Vegan Bus.
For those with a sweet tooth, kids, or no fear of Sunoco Welcome America events, you can spend $5 and get all-you-can-eat access to ice creams and water ices from over 20 manufacturers at Penn’s Landing from noon – 5 pm on July 3-5. Proceeds benefit children with leukemia.
Have we missed anything? Would you like to invite us over to your house for a picnic? Tell us in the comments.
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