Bucks Happening This Weekend: Historic Holiday Fun & More
With so much going on, this time of the year really flies by so make sure you’re taking advantage of all the great happenings. Check out our 2011 holiday guide, continuous calendar of events, & restaurant guide to stay on top of all the latest to-dos, and below, check out your weekend guide for December 8th – 12th in 2011.
At 6:30pm on Thursday, catch a screening of Fresh, The Movie with the Doylestown Food Coop, Heritage Conservancy, & Doylestown Foodshed Alliance at the gorgeous Aldie Mansion. Tickets can also be conveniently purchased online for $11.75. Check out complete details here. (more…)
Bucks Happening This Weekend: Hello December!
It may sound cliche but there is a reason that people shout “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” in December. There is certainly no shortage of events to attend around Bucks. All month long, you can check out our 2011 holiday guide, continuous calendar of events, & restaurant guide for all the latest to-dos. To start, check out your weekend guide for December 1st – 4th 2011.
Love history? Then you’ll want to check out the Mercer Museum’s event on Thursday, Decemeber 1, 2011 called Straight Up, With a Twist: Prohibition Era from Philadelphia to Bucks County. From 7pm to 9pm, the group will explore the entertainment side of the Prohibition Era in the Philadelphia area. 
Experience the speakeasy with a performance/lecture, the history of jazz, and a round of Mercer Roulette. Kerry Genese of Philly Lindy Hop will dazzle us with a Charleston demonstration and lessons. Herman Mihalich, Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey Historian, will be on hand with samples of his whiskey from his new distillery, Mountain Laurel Spirits. So mosey up to the bar for a bit of giggle water, get your wiggle on, remember your password – it will be the cat’s pajamas! $15/$12 members. Pre-payment required. Call 215-345-0210 X123 to make your reservations! (more…)
This Weekend: House Tours Galore!
Something about the holidays just makes us want to look at beautifully decorated old homes! Luckily, this weekend, there are many chances to do just that in Bucks County:
Doylestown
175 East Oakland Avenue, Doylestown
Begun in 1992, the annual tour has become a cherished Christmas tradition for the Central Bucks community. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church shares the proceeds of the House Tour & Boutique with the Bucks County Housing Group, to benefit the Doylestown homeless shelter in its battle against homelessness in Central Bucks. This year’s tour features borough homes in four distinctly different neighborhoods. They were built during a span of more than a century, and each has been renovated from its original floor plan. Ticket price includes admission to the four homes and Tea back at the parish hall. Advance tickets may be purchased for $20 through Thursday Dec. 1 at the church office at the corner of Pine St. and E. Oakland Ave., FX Dougherty, 64 S. Main St., or online at www.bchg.org. Tickets may be purchased on tour days for $25 at the parish hall 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 2 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 3.
The parish hall is also home to the Holiday Boutique, which opens one hour before the Tour begins. Admission to the Boutique is free. Offerings include fresh greens, Saint Paul’s famous boxed butter cookies, plain & fancy baked goods, raffles, and a Christmas Attic filled with bargains on gently used holiday decorations.
An Italian Culinary Adventure with Belle Basket
This week is full of delicious give-a-ways, events, and videos with Belle Basket of Warminster! Don’t miss any of the fun:
1. If you haven’t yet, make sure to enter and/or vote in the Belle Basket Give-a-way Contest, in which one lucky Bucks Happening reader will receive a gourmet Italian gift basket worth over $150!
2. Don’t forget to RSVP! You’re invited to join Belle Basket & Bucks Happening this Wednesday, November 3oth from 7pm to 8:30pm for a fun evening of wine tasting, food sampling, cooking demos, & more. For complete event details, click here and make sure to
3. At Bucks Happening, we just couldn’t wait until November 30th! Bucks Happening visited Belle Basket last week for a special sneak peek of all the goodness. Check out our video interview with owner, Joe Nappi, and an up close look at the makings of a Dolce (“Dessert”) Gift Basket.
Warning: Visuals of mouth watering Italian specialties may bring on strong food cravings!
Single in the Suburbs: Get Ready for Thanksgiving Eve
What’s it like being a single, twenty-something, gal dating in Bucks County? Follow Single in the Suburbs as she takes us on her dating (mis)adventures! For more fun in between articles, follow her on Twitter.
Not only can you guarantee that every bar will be packed, but you can also be sure that you will see that random kid from high school, who barely said 2 words to you back then, but suddenly is very talkative now and is even so bold as to vainly suggest you meet up again, one-on-one, for a drink some time. “It’s been forever!” he says. Really? Forever? What about that time you made fun of me with your friend for getting an A on a test? Or that time you borrowed my pencil and never gave it back? Now you want to get together??
Isaac Newtons, a popular local bar for celebrating Thanksgiving Eve
Enter to win! Belle Basket’s Italian Gift Basket Give-a-way
Buon Natale!
Fresh mozzarella, decadent chocolates, savory olive oil (do we have your attention yet?)…tis’ the season for tasty treats, and Bucks County’s very own Belle Basket, affectionados in Italian delicacies and holiday gift baskets, is kicking off the holiday season with an amazing give-a-way; one lucky Bucks Happening reader will win an Italian Holiday Gift Basket valued at over $150!
As Belle Basket prepares for their big holiday event on Wednesday, 11/30, they’re celebrating by offering you the chance to win one of their amazing gift baskets, filled with Italian delicacies like wine, cheese, & chocolates.
As with their brother business, the beloved Altomonte’s Italian Deli located in both Warminster & Doylestown, Belle Basket is a family-owned operation committed to only serving the highest quality Italian specialty products. Let the mouth watering begin!
Here’s how to enter: (more…)
You’re Invited: Holiday Entertaining with Belle Basket
Believe it or not, the holidays are just around the corner, which means it time to start planning your big 2011 holiday bash! This is YOUR year to throw the holiday event of the season. Guests will be raving about your party well into the New Year…
“How?” you ask…
You are invited to join Bucks Happening for an evening of Gourmet Holiday Entertaining Tips from Belle Basket, the home of Italian wine & imported Italian gourmet foods. Prepare to make your friends jealous!
What: Join Belle Basket & Bucks Happening for a fun evening of wine tasting, food sampling, cooking demos, & more to help you get ready for a season of amazing holiday entertaining! You’ll get to sample local wines and watch a cooking demonstrating from Altomonte’s Italian Deli!
When: Wednesday, November 30th from 7pm to 8:30pm
Where: Belle Basket, 89 North York Road, Warminster, PA 18974
RSVP here. Space is limited.
More details to follow soon. See you there!! (more…)
A Local Eats Extravaganza: Farm to Table 2011
Photo provided by http://www.flickr.com/photos/herbg
This past weekend, Saturday, August 6th, 2011, we shared a delicious evening, feasting on the bounty of Bucks County, along with hundreds of local supporters of Bucks County’s Heritage Conservancy. This year was the 3rd annual Farm to Table event held on the gorgeous grounds of Lindsay Farm in Warminster.
Acclaimed chefs Chris Tavares and David Zuckerman of Earl’s Bucks County and Luke Smithson of Jamie Hollander Gourmet prepared a delectable dinner prepared entirely from food grown and produced locally.
Hors d’oeuvres and a buffet-style meal were enjoyed on the farm’s rustic outdoor setting, followed by amazing desserts provided by Owow Cow Creamery, the Bucks County-based creamery who has developed a loyal following for its small-batch, all-local, all-organic artisanal creations. (more…)
Bucks Happening This Weekend
It’s the beginning of the end! August is always bitter sweet- a month full of fun but also marking the end of summer. Make the most out of the last long summer days and take advantage of all the amazing things Bucks County has to offer. Check out the Bucks Happening weekend guide below, and as always, check out our calendar, summer guide, & restaurant guide for more fun ideas. (more…)
Oh Mamma! Restaurant Impossible Comes to Bucks
Chef Irvine of Food Network's Restaurant Impossible at Belle Basket in Warminster
It’s been quite the week for foodies in Bucks County! At around 2:30pm on Friday, June 24th, Chef Robert Irvine of Food Network’s Restaurant Impossible (and also Dinner Impossible) surprised visitors at Warminster’s favorite Italian specialty shops, Belle Basket & Altomonte’s Deli.
Chef Irvine & camera crews have been in town all week filming an upcoming episode of Restaurant Impossible at Mamma D’s Italian Restaurant in Pipersville, PA. In fact, at the event Chef Irvine teased Mamma D’s owners, Chef Louie Desiato & Elizabeth Desiato, who had yet to see their new & improved restaurant after it’s $10,000 makeover. (more…)
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