Eats Beat: Seders; Brewer's Plate
EATS BEAT * The word seder is Hebrew for "or- der." The order of things for the Passover meal gets tweaked a bit as Ross M. Levy, Ken Ulansey's Whirled Music, storyteller Jos Duncan and magician Ran'd Shine, plus members of BalletX, headline The Philadelphia Seder March 17 at the Bellevue Hotel (Broad & Walnut streets) Master of ceremonies is Rabbi Eli Freedman, of Rodeph Shalom Synagogue. Tix are $80 adults, $60 full-time students. 215-545-4400 or gershmany.org.
* The word seder is Hebrew for "order." The order of things for the Passover meal gets tweaked a bit as Ross M. Levy, Ken Ulansey's Whirled Music, storyteller Jos Duncan and magician Ran'd Shine, plus members of BalletX, headline The Philadelphia Seder March 17 at the Bellevue Hotel (Broad & Walnut streets) Master of ceremonies is Rabbi Eli Freedman, of Rodeph Shalom synagogue. Tix are $80 adults, $60 full-time students. 215-545-4400 or gershmany.org.
* There's still room at the bountiful table - make that tableau - that is The Brewer's Plate, 5:30-9 p.m. Sunday at the National Constitution Center (525 Arch St.). The fundraiser for nonprofit Fair Food, which works to unite local farmers, businesses and consumers, features more than 50 local culinary outlets and beer-pairings. Kennett Restaurant and Yards. City Tap House and Troegs. Iron Hill and . . . Iron Hill! $70, $630 groups of 10. VIP section, $140, features a tutored tasting with Aimee Olexy of Talula's Table and Talula's Garden. fairfoodphilly.org.
* March 12 is Alfred Hitchcock Day, and respect must be paid. Manayunk's Old Eagle Tavern (177 Markle St., 215-483-5535, oldeagletavern.com) steps up with a movie night featuring "The Birds" and "Psycho," starting at 7 p.m. Get $1 off Finch's Cut Throat Pale Ale and Weyerbacher Insanity during the movies. Chef Morgan Malachi will prepare Psycho Bird Bites and Insanity Wings.
* "Three Time's the Charm" is the theme as Southern Cross Kitchen (8 E. First St., Conshohocken, 484-344-5668, southerncrosskitchen.com) offers three courses for $30 Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights in March (third month of the year - get it?!).
* It might as well be spring; the CSA announcements are starting to sprout in our mailbox. Neighborhood Foods CSA is a partnership between the Urban Tree Connection and West Philly residents, but it's open to anyone who wants weekly shares ($600, about $27 a week) or half shares ($325) of vegetables and fruit from West Philadelphia gardens and farms in the greater Philadelphia area. Profits help fund various community programs. The 22-week CSA runs May 24-Oct. 25. Pickups throughout the city and in Narberth. Info at 240-350-3067 or neighborhoodfoods@gmail.com.