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* There'll be something missing from the 6th Appetite for Awareness confab, 7-9:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Wachovia Center. That would be gluten, the culprit in celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder affecting 1 in 133 Americans, according to the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness, sponsor of the event with Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals. An "Iron Chef" competition to create the best gluten-free dish will include Amada, Beneluxx Tasting Room, Bindi, Café Estelle, Capital Grille, Cochon, Devil's Den, Little Fish, Lolita, Osteria, Sauté Restaurant, South Philly Tap Room, Vetri, Xochil and Zahav. Plus product vendors and more. Tix - $100, $35 with student ID - at

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* Palm Restaurants (200 S. Broad St., 215-546-7256; The Quarter in Tropicana Casino and Resort, 2801 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, 609-344-7256) have a new happy hour concept, Prime Time, and some nibbles to go with it. The Prime Bites menu, $3.50 a plate, includes Kobe Beef Sliders, Filet Mignon Capri Sandwiches, Mini Broiled Crab Cakes and "Point Judith" Calamari Fritti. Raw oysters are $1 each, jumbo shrimp are $2. Available from 5 to 7 p.m. and after 9 p.m. weeknights.

* Savona Restaurant (100 Old Gulph Road, Gulph Mills, 610-520-1200) celebrates Octoberfest as sommelier Melissa Monosoff offers five Friday classes on beers of Germany and more, starting with "Beer 101" at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 2. $25, includes a selection of six beers and hors d'oeuvres.

* Elevation Burger, the organic beef, vegan and veggie burger heaven that recently opened in Wynnewood (50 E. Wynnewood Road, 610-645-7704) teams with Main Line Health for a heart-healthy burger building contest from 10 a.m. to noon tomorrow featuring members of the St. Joseph's University women's basketball team. Main Line's Women's Heart Initiative launches in November to further educate doctors about the early warning signs of heart disease.

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