The Week In Eats

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by Felicia D'Ambrosio

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Snap your fingers along to the beat and Bloody Mary your hangover away at this just-for-the-holidays jazz brunch. Executive chef Matt Babbage's menu of eggs strata, turkey sausage and vegetarian muffalettas will play counterpoint to "Kruno" Spisic's Eastern-European gypsy jazz. World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400. worldcafelive.com.

Agricultural rock star Glenn Brendle and son Ian of Green Meadow Farm in Lancaster County will soon grace NoLibs with their vegetables and their presence. Chef Blake Joffe will cook with Green Meadow's butternut squash, Spanish black radishes and pineapple sage (no strawberries in December!), while Jay Vaughn of Capital Wine & Spirits will be on hand to discuss matching wines with cuisine. Liberties Walk, 1030 N. Second St., 215-923-1313, barferdinand.com.

The best holiday parties follow the Fezziwig model: dancing, feasting and wine that flows like water. Since palates run the gamut from sweet tooth to Teflon tongue, food writer Brian Freedman will teach potential Fezziwigs how to pick wines big on both quality and value that please every guest. Bonus: All the bottles presented will be varieties stocked at state stores. Wine School of Philadelphia, 2006 Fairmount Ave., vinology.com.

When the girls of the In Pursuit of Ale women's beer club get together, you know someone is getting really hopped up. Join Suzanne Woods and her brew-seeking sisters for their holiday blowout on the second floor of Fishtown's favorite beer bar. Thirteen dollars gets you snacks, dancin' DJ music and wholesale prices on the finest choices from local breweries like Sly Fox, Iron Hill, Tröegs and Flying Fish. Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.

Weaver's Way Co-op in Mount Airy is a nonprofit grocery store owned by its members, who also democratically govern the organization. Hear their proposal for a new location in Montgomery County's Elkins Park and learn the seven Rochdale Principles of co-ops. The first rule of co-op is you do not talk about co-op. Elkins Park Library, 563 Church Road, Elkins Park, weaversway.coop.