Restaurant Week

January: it’s cold, it’s dark... but hey, it’s Restaurant Week!  Go inside and warm up at one of Philly’s hottest restaurants.  There are over 120 restaurants participating—you could do lunch and dinner each day of Restaurant Week and still have missed a hundred places.  Better get eating! 

Why not enjoy seared duck breast with truffle parsnip puree, gnocchi with sweet potato, kale, and mushrooms, and warm spiced bread pudding with butter pecan ice cream and cranberry coulis under the pearl chandelier at XIX?

The Pearl Platform Satin Slingback by Nicholas Kirkwood is a vision: a beautiful peach satin peep-toe slingback with a 5.25-inch heel—and a one-inch pearl platform.  Look at that!  Those big pearly beads go all the way around the platform too.  Breathtaking—and it better be, for $995!  Just head to Neiman Marcus to pick up yours.

How about a selection of hors d’oeurves, braised beef and bleu cheese crostini, the risotto of the day, chicken pot pie, and a chocolate milkshake at Time?  (Yes, you get five courses.)

So I’m going a little literally with the idea of a clock with the Tesla-12 by Demonia, but they’re so cool!  Four-inch heels, three gears up the side, a sort of bee medallion on the front, a cute cut-out at the toe... oh, and the liner is printed with gears too.  Nice touch!  There’s a zipper up the inside to let you in.  Whole sizes only; yours for $60 from Shoecup. 

Maybe the Mexican chopped salad, winter squash soup, huarache de hongos, and vanilla flan at El Vez?

A little Day of the Dead-inspired!  The Bettie Satin Bow Day of the Dead Platform Heel Shoes by Pinup Couture is patent leather printed with flowers and cheery dancing skeletons with a black satin bow, a 4.5-inch heel, and a one-inch platform.  How I love the spirit of these!  Whole sizes only; find them at RebelGirlz for $63.

Perhaps you’re hungry for chicken and ginger dumplings, Chilean sea bass, and dim sum doughnuts under the peaceful gaze of Buddakan’s iconic golden Buddha?

The Get Down by Dirty Laundry are a beautifully simple gold flat with a delicate bow on the round toe.  And hey, they’re lined in pink!  Also available in black with light pink trim, red with tan trim, and silver—pick up a pair from Zappos for $40.

Wherever you go, eat a fabulous meal, have a fabulous time, and (as always) be your fabulous selves!

Restaurant Week runs through February 3 (though not on the Saturdays).  Hurry up and make your reservations already!  I don’t think you could go wrong, wherever you pick.