The week in eats
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Unique beer-and-pizza pairings at Nomad Roman, a special wine dinner at Il Pittore and more.
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Pizza & Beer Happy Hour at Nomad Roman, Thu., March 6, 4:30-6:30 p.m., pay as you go
What’s better than cheap beer? Cheap beer and pizza, obviously. This Thursday, Nomad Roman is joining forces with the good folks at Tröegs for a happy hour made in heaven. They are going to be offering up four pies paired with four pours from Tröegs. The $8 beer-and-pizza pairings include some cult favorites like Nugget Nectar matched with a spicy soppresata pie, Cultivator Helles Bock with a margherita, and Tröegenator with a vegan Castelvetrano and scalogno pie with tomatoes and chile flakes. Nomad Roman, 1305 Locust St., 215-644-9287, nomadpizzaco.com.
The Great Ice Cream Auction at Little Baby’s Ice Cream, Fri., March 7, 8 p.m., free
If you’ve ever wondered what kind of magical flavors live in Little Baby’s freezer/archives, Friday is your chance to find out — at their premier Great Ice Cream Auction. Bring cash and coolers for your chance to bid on one-off, seasonal, out-of-print and rare flavors like pizza, pumpkin curry, yerba mate, honey miso chive and maybe even the elusive grilled cheese and tomato soup. FYI: The flavors on auction are mostly large format (think 1.5 gallon tubs and 1.3 liter gelato pans), so bid carefully. Little Baby’s Ice Cream, 2311 Frankford Ave., 267-687-8567, littlebabysicecream.com.
E. Pira & Figli Wine Dinner at Il Pittore, Sun., March 9, $200
Chef Christopher Painter is welcoming Chiara Boschis of E. Pira & Figli winery to Il Pittore for a wine-tasting dinner that doubles as a tour of Piemonte. Boschis, a.k.a. Piemonte’s First Woman of Wine, is bringing Northern Italian treasures from her cellar, including an ’03 “Cannubi” Barolo and an ’11 “Superiore” Barbera d’Alba to pair with five courses from Painter. Think perfectly paired and executed pastas, like tagliatelle with juniper and wild boar ragu, and black trumpet mushroom agnolotti with black truffle and robiola. Il Pittore, 2025 Sansom St., 215-391-4900, ilpittore.com.
