Also this issue: A Fish Story Despite a few rough edges, a trip to Adriatica is smooth sailing. -Howard Altman

April 24-30, 2003

food

Off The Menu

by Frank Lewis

After successful runs in Atlanta and Miami, Turner Classic Movies (www.turnerclassicmovies.com) brings its traveling show to Philly for an eight-week engagement at Trust (121 S. 13th St., www.trustrestaurant.com). The series kicks off April 28 with Casablanca. Singin’ in the Rain, Lolita, Gigi, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, Kiss Me Kate, North by Northwest and The Philadelphia Story will follow on subsequent Mondays (All shows start at 8 p.m.). The movies will be shown in the lounge and will be visible from the bar and dining areas. There won’t be a cover charge and dinner reservations will be accepted. Call 215-629-1300.

Fork (306 Market St., www.forkrestaurant.com) and Nodding Head Brewery (1516 Sansom St., www.noddinghead.com) team up for a Spanish tapas and beer dinner at Fork on April 28. Brewer Brandon Greenwood will be on hand to serve up Berliner Weiss, 60 Schilling Scottish Ale, Nodding Head Grog and others. Seatings begin at 5:30 p.m.; $55 per person. Call 215-625-9425.

Appearances matter: Center City-based DAS Architects and Designers recently completed Plate, Circa owner David Mantelmacher’s new venture in Ardmore’s Suburban Square. DAS was also behind the designs of Le Bec-Fin, Savona, Novelty and Twenty 21, and provided architectural services for Stephen Starr’s Pod and Morimoto … Speaking of Starr, the image-conscious restaurateur recently brought back Tangerine (232 Market St., www.tangerinerestaurant.com) designers David Schefer and Eve-Lynn Schoenstein of New York to re-imagine the restaurant’s lounge.

City Tavern chef/proprietor Walter Staib will provide the food when the Lord Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, speaks at the German Society of Pennsylvania (611 Spring Garden St., www.germansociety.org) on May 1, 6 to 8 p.m. Wowereit will be in town for Equality Forum (formerly PrideFest America -- see the article on p. 9). Tickets are $25; call Annke Farago, executive director of the German Society, at 215-627-2332 x 10 by April 28.

Eat out more than you eat in? And looking for opportunities to write about it? City Paper seeks a food fanatic who’s always the first to know about new restaurants for a listings/writing internship. Send resume and clips to: Internship (Food section), Juliet Fletcher, Philadelphia City Paper, 123 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Friday is the deadline to book a seat for Cuba Libre’s chartered tour of Cuba. For details contact Michele Greenberg, 215-922-3200 x 122, or michele@cubalibrerestaurant.com.