{"id":9106,"date":"2025-06-23T22:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T22:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/9106\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T22:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T22:18:10","slug":"brunch-with-ben-offers-eggs-and-pancakes-with-a-side-of-history-metro-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/9106\/","title":{"rendered":"Brunch with Ben offers eggs and pancakes with a side of history \u2013 Metro Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Brunch\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Brunch with Ben kicks off this weekend at Red Owl Tavern. <\/p>\n

PROVIDED \/ CHRISTOPHER DEVERN<\/p>\n

If anyone ever wondered if Benjamin Franklin was a big brunch guy, Red Owl Tavern\u2019s latest offering answers that question.\n<\/p>\n

Brunch with Ben kicks off this Sunday, June 29, and will return for two additional dates throughout the summer (July 27 and Aug. 17). On those days, from noon to 1:30 p.m., locals will be able to indulge in different brunch specialties and cocktails at the Old City locale, while Benjamin Franklin (portrayed by one of the nation\u2019s leading historical interpreters) will peruse around the two-story venue to chat with guests, cite historical facts, and take different photo ops.<\/p>\n

\"BrunchPROVIDED \/ CHRISTOPHER DEVERN<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing located a stone\u2019s throw from where the Declaration of Independence was signed is so special, and we want to make sure we\u2019re always celebrating and honoring history here at Red Owl Tavern \u2013 which coincides with welcoming in our good friend Ben into the restaurant as his second home,\u201d said Richard Ruth, Director of Food & Beverage at Kimpton Hotel Monaco. \u201cDon your bifocals, grab your powdered wig (optional), and raise a mimosa to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Red Owl Tavern\u2019s Chef Charles Vogt oversees the brunch menu, which includes picks like Eggs Benny, with pork roll ($21) or smoked salmon ($24),\u00a0\u201c1776 Fries\u201d (aka Old City\u2019s Take on Disco Fries, $16) with smoked brisket, Grafton cheddar mornay, cowboy candy, and chipotle BBQ, plus,\u00a0Steak + Egg Chilaquiles ($25) crafted with carne asada, a sunny side egg, ranchero sauce, cotija, and crema.<\/p>\n

The locale also recently launched a Mimosa Brunch Special ($25) to its list of offerings. The activation includes a chilled bottle of sparkling white paired with a choice of orange or cranberry juice with the purchase of any entr\u00e9e. Brunch highlights for this activation span Chicken + Waffles ($23) Banana Bread ($11), a Strawberries + Cream Belgian Waffle ($19) Avocado Toast ($19) and\u00a0more.<\/p>\n

\"BrunchPROVIDED \/ CHRISTOPHER DEVERN<\/p>\n

Reservations for\u00a0Brunch with Ben\u00a0at Red Owl Tavern<\/a> are strongly encouraged and can be made via\u00a0OpenTable<\/a>.\u00a0 To find out more information on Red Owl Tavern (433 Chestnut St.), visit redowltavern.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brunch with Ben kicks off this weekend at Red Owl Tavern. PROVIDED \/ CHRISTOPHER DEVERN If anyone ever…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9107,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,10187,10188,1448,2830,1311,10189,7181,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-9106","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-brunch-with-ben","10":"tag-old-city","11":"tag-pa","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-red-owl-tavern","15":"tag-things-to-do-in-philadelphia","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114735002663003108","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}