Upcoming Events
March 2nd @ 1:00pm
Brioche Masterclass @ Walnut Hill College
with Dame Esther Press McManus Lachman
February 25th @ 12:30 pm
Memory, Hope and Resistance @ Cliveden House
with Dame Angela Johnson
March 12th @ 6:30pm
Aruba Dinner @ Winkel Restaurant
with Dame Aliza Green & Chef Joncarl Lachman
Postponed
Guild House
Honoring Philadelphia Women’s History
Save the Date!
Jan 14th @ 1:00 pm
Winter Pot Luck
Dame Connie Kirker’s
RECENT Events
Dec 17th @ 4-7:00 pm
Dame Connie Kirker hosted Holiday Party
EVENTS
Aruba Dinner with Dame Aliza Green & Chef Joncarl Lachman
Aruba Cookbook Dinner for Les Dames d’Escoffier
at Winkel Restaurant, 1119 Locust Street, Philadelphia
March 12, 2024
Cocktail:
El Azaroso Pasionato Cocktail (Azar)
Hors d’Oeuvre:
Cheese Kroket with Raspberry Dip (Quinta del Carmen)
Seared Duck Breast with Chichi Morada Sauce, Watercress, and Cashew Puree (Lima Restaurant)
Plantain Chips with Venezuelan Guasacaca (Avocado Crème, Infini Fine Dining) VEGAN
Appetizers:
Caribbean Salmon Gravlax with Quinoa Blini (Hilton Caribbean Resort, Aruba)
or
Yemanja Superfood Salad with Carrot Dressing and Carrot Chips (Yemanja Restaurant) VEGAN
Main Course:
Braised Korean Short Ribs with Sweet Potato Puree & Grilled Bok Choy (Azar Restaurant)
or
Roasted Cauliflower with Mole & Tortilla Nut Crumble (Lima Restaurant) VEGAN
Dessert
Bolo Preto Cake with Rum Raisin Parfait & Strawberry-Rum Sauce (Infini Fine Dining)
or
Tropical Fruit Salad with Coconut, Cashew Crema, Shaved Tonka Beans & Strawberry-Rum Sauce (Yemanja & Infini) VEGAN
Bodegas Papiamento Rum shot (number one rum in the world at the 2023 London Spirits Competition)
Brioche Masterclass
Walnut Hill College Pastry Instructors, and Les Dames Philadelphia members, Kate Honeyman and Marie Stecher are hosting the legendary Chef, Esther Press Mcmanus, who is also a Philadelphia Dame.
Esther taught Julia Child how to make croissants and this time she will be doing a master class: How to make Brioche
Saturday, March 2nd at 1 pm
4207 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 19104
Free Parking
Cost is $60 ($50 for Dames)
Memory, Hope and Resistance
Dame Angela Johnson has curated a program for Black History Month: Memory, Hope and Resistance celebrating the voices of the formerly enslaved with readings from "To Address you as my Friend." There will be a ceremony honoring the ancestors conducted by Desi Brittingham, Yoruba Priest of Yemoja. Readings done by Elijah Pringle, Lisa Amos, Phillip Brown. Discussion afterwards. Lunch provided by Dames Tanesha Tripett and Mona Wilson.
Cliveden House of the National Trust
98 E. Cliveden Street (for directions) Philadelphia, PA. 19144
Happy Hour at Positano Coast
Please join us and connect with your fellow Dames. Dame Rosita Lamberti, Director of Restaurants, Aldo Lamberti Family of Restaurants, will welcome us for Happy Hour at Positano Coast 5:30--7:30, 212 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Dames Summer Potluck
Please save the date for our Summer Potluck, graciously hosted by Susanna Foo!
details to follow
Juneteenth Four-Course Meal, Chef Nana Wilmot
Commemorate Juneteenth with four course West African meal by Chef Nana Wilmot!
Networking + Mezcal Tasting
Meet and mingle, and further raise your spirits with an woman-centric agave tasting!
Wellness Happy Hour with CycleBar and Seedlip
Wellness Happy Hour! Cycling class, health and wellness tips, light bites from Fishtown Pickles, and Seedlip non-alcoholic cocktails!
Cocktail Party with Chef Mona Wilson!
Meet Mona, hear her story, and eat her treats! Chef Wilson, aka the Cupcake Sommelier, is the chef and owner behind Its A Cupcake! Sweet and Savory Boutique
Wellness Happy Hour with CycleBar and Ketel One Botanicals
Wellness Happy Hour! Cycling class, health and wellness tips, light bites, and Ketel One Botanicals!
Sisterly Love Collective Work / Shop, Cocktail Reception, and Auction
Celebrate Women’s HIstory Month with Sisterly Love at a workshop to inspire women to build and polish their brand and business, to learn new skills, and to interact with fellow entrepreneurs. Learn new skills, polish your brand, enhance your business model, shop women-owned products, and taste foods from your favorite chefs. Join us to be inspired, learn, and socialize.
Tea Tasting and seedling workshop with christa barfield
Learn more about Christa, tea, and farming as you spend some time with FarmerJawnPhilly!
anatomy of a business contract
Learn practical tools to understand, review, negotiate, and revise your contracts
Food Photography with stuart Goldenberg
Improve your food photography wth Stuart Goldenberg of Goldenberg Photography and StoriedPrints.com
Sisterly Love OUtdoor Gal/Valentine’s Markets
Sisterly Love Collaborative is back with outdoor markets to treat yourself and your friends!
an Evening with Olga Sorzano
Learn more about Olga and Kombucha in this conversation and cocktail/mocktail “class”!
postponED! Kitchen Planning for Dietary Restrictions
Learn how to design and plan your kitchen and menu to accommodate food allergens, intolerances and religious exclusions. FREE registration.
a SAfer kitchen
Philly Dame and “Foodie Builder”, Felicia Middleton, will share vital tips and steps and be a guide to help you through the process of planning and building your restaurant or food facility
Feed Your Food/Hospitality Business by capturing and monetizing innovations
Kristyne A. Bullock, Esq, will provide attendees the tools to identify and protect the special Intellectual Property (“IP”) opportunities in food/hospitality commerce. Attendees will learn to how to capture and monetize the various creative works that that underpin and differentiate a food-center business using the IP laws, including copyright, trademark, trade dress, patents and to avoid costly run-ins with 3rd party IP rights.
Sisterly Love Sunday Supper
Sisterly Love Collaborative invites you to a cocktail party and seated dinner co-hosted by award-winning pastry chef and author, Lisa Donovan @lisamariedonovan, and benefiting @womenagainstabuse during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Sponsorship opportunities available!
Sisterly Love Happy Hours!
Sisterly Love is now a program of Les Dames d’Escoffier Philadelphia, and we are expanding to Happy Hours! Join us for drinks, food, fun, and - of course - friends!
4-course Wine Dinner at Cadence
Join us for a final dinner at Cadence, before Dame Sam Kincaid moves away! We’ll enjoy a 4-course dinner, paired with wine by expert Sommelier, Dame Eti Emokpae!
Sisterly Love Picnic
Get back in the swing of things with Philadelphia Women in Food — starting with an abundant picnic basket for two to celebrate Philadelphia's amazing public spaces or to enjoy on your deck at home. Each menu comes with a limited edition Sisterly Love canvas tote!
Vegetarian or Omnivore menu - details and purchase here
Not So Plain Vanilla
Calling all vanilla lovers! You still have time to sign-up for this fun and informative cooking class with Rouxbe instructor, Fran Costigan Vegan Pastry Chef, and guest lecturer Chef Kathy Gold of In The Kitchen Cooking School as they discuss and teach us about the wonderful world of vanilla!