The Week In Eats

Get Out!

by Felicia D'Ambrosio

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Get lost in the New Middle East at Marigold Kitchen, where exotic ingredients you can't pronounce are meticulously prepared in modern style. Home from a trek to Israel and Turkey, executive chef Michael Solomonov will prepare a four-course feast, featuring chopped Israeli salad with quail eggs and white anchovies, braised swordfish with shakshouka (traditional egg and tomato stew), smoked lamb loin with stewed prunes and za'atar and peaches three ways for dessert. To highlight all these bold flavors, GM Brett Meier-Tomkins suggests bringing a dry German Riesling for the early courses and a Rhone red to complement the lamb loin. Marigold Kitchen, 501 S. 45th St., 215-222-3699.

Witness hoppy history in action with Pennsylvania Brewery historian Rich Wagner's demonstration of colonial brewing methods. Wagner will be stirring mash, adding hops and pouring forth tales of the beverage that fueled the Revolution. In Pomona Hall's vast open-hearth kitchen, fire cook Mercy Ingraham will share stories of tavern life and prepare typical 18th-century dishes including string-cooked chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, sausages and apples fried in a spider, a long-handled pan with three legs. Local beers — including Flying Fish, Yards and a few bottles of the Pomona Ale brewed at last year's event — will be on hand. Camden County Historical Society, 1900 Park Blvd., Camden, N.J., 856-964-3333.

If you enjoy artisan beers from around the world, you owe a debt to beer writer Michael Jackson, the most prominent promoter of Belgian beer and craft brewing — ever. Jackson died Aug. 30 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease; pubs worldwide will lift glasses in his honor while raising money for the National Parkinson Foundation. Philly participants include Monk's Cafe, Grey Lodge Pub, Jose Pistola's, Nodding Head and Standard Tap; a ceremonial check will be presented to the NPF on Oct. 13 as part of the Great American Beer Fest in Denver. Visit michaeljacksonthebeerhunter.blogspot.com for a full list of participants.

Much like a restless, angsty teenager, the neighborhood around 13th and Sansom has long struggled to define itself. But for one day every year, it takes on a happy, boozy identity via the annual Fall Festival and Oktoberfest. With both streets closed to traffic, the neighbors will come out to play. Check out brewski on tap at Ludwig's Garten (12 outside, 25 inside), scotch eggs and live Irish music at Fergie's, BBQ skewers and sake bombs at RAW Sushi & Sake Lounge or wine by the glass at Vintage. McGillin's will host its famous karaoke under a tent on Drury Street; for something slightly more intellectual than drunken renditions of Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus," pick up some books at Robin's for $1 a pound. The youngin'-friendly Kids Korner sponsored by Tbar rounds out the fest. Visit midtownvillage.org for a full list of events.