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Published: Oct 7, 2009

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[ the week in eats ]

Buns & Beers at Chifa

Mon.-Fri., 5-7 p.m., $10-$25

Jose Garces' new on-the-cheap happy hour features Chinese-inspired buns (pork belly, hoisin and pickled carrot; braised duck and cilantro; shrimp and chile mayo) paired with a variety of carefully selected brews (Flying Fish OktoberFish, Philadelphia Brewing Co.'s Kenzinger, Allagash White, etc.). The $10-$25 special runs Monday-Friday, 5-7 p.m. Chifa, 707 Chestnut St., 215-925-5555, chifarestaurant.com.

Taste Local! Wine, Chocolate and Cheese

Thu., Oct. 15, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., $40

Organized by the Food Trust, this 45-minute educational sesh will teach you how to pair and compare the fine flavors of locally produced wines, chocolates and cheeses. LoveBar, Betty's Tasty Buttons, John & Kira's and Marcie Blaine Artisanal Chocolates will provide the sweet stuff; cutting the queso will be Patches of Star Dairy, Birchrun Hills Farm, Hillacres Pride Cheese and Shellbark Hollow Farm; and vino will pour courtesy of Chaddsford Winery and Stargazers Vineyard and Winery. Attendees will receive a souvenir wine tumbler. Headhouse Farmers Market, Headhouse Shambles, Second and Lombard streets, 215-575-0444, ext.136, headhousemarket.org.

Philly Neighborhood Food Week

Oct. 11-18, $20-$30

Break out of the Center City box and take in good, affordable eats in NoLibs, East Passyunk, Manayunk, South Street, Chestnut Hill and Penn's Landing. A group of bars, BYOs and beyond — including El Camino Real, The Swift Half, Le Virt, MangoMoon, Hokka Hokka and many more — are offering three- or four-course meals for $20 or $30. Full list of participants at phillyneighborhoodfoodweek.com.

"It's All in the Glass" Whiskey Tasting

Fri., Oct. 9, 6-9 p.m., $40

Step one: Open whiskey bottle. Step two: Pour whiskey into glass. Step three: Think about the glass? It may not cross your mind, but sipping vessels have a lot to do with your drinking experience. Hudson Beach Glass owner Sean Gilvey, along with Jose Garces' Village Whiskey, plans on discussing how glass craftsmanship influences how we experience alcohol. Gilvey, who creates everything from sushi trays to plates at Hudson Beach, will do a live glass-making demo and provide a tasting session featuring a variety of whiskies, scotches and cognacs. Food from Amada and a take-home Hudson glass are included in the ticket price. Hudson Beach Glass, 26 S. Strawberry St., 267-319-1887, hudsonbeachglasspa.com.

Beans-N-Screens at Metropolitan Bakery

Through Nov. 1

Artists from around the U.S. have created coffee-centric prints, all $55 and under, currently on display at Metropolitan Bakery's Chestnut Hill (8607 Germantown Ave.) and West Philly (4013 Walnut St.) spots. The sale will benefit Cooperative San Fernando, a collective of farmers who provide Philly coffeehouses with fair-trade beans. Beans-N-Screens receptions will be held in West Philly, Oct. 8, and Chestnut Hill, Oct. 15, both at 5 p.m. Metropolitan Bakery, 877-41-BREAD, beans-n-screens.blogspot.com.