Eats beat
* Voulez-vous manger avec moi? The French might not put it quite like that, but they'd surely appreciate the invitation to the Fairmount French Fling Bar Crawl starting at 7 tonight at the Belgian Cafe (21st & Green streets), Bishop's Collar (24th and Fairmount), Bridgid's Bar and Restaurant (24th and Meredith), Jack's Firehouse (21st and Fairmount), London Grill (23rd and Fairmount), Rembrandt's (23rd and Aspen) and Urban Saloon (2120 Fairmount). The event raises a glass to the 15th annual Eastern State Penitentiary Bastille Day Festival in Fairmount, continuing through Sunday. Info at www.easternstate.org/specialevents/bastille.php.
* A calorie-burning bike tour of cheesesteak emporiums? Why didn't we think of that? Maybe because we aren't cheesesteak scholars like Carolyn Wyman, author of "The Great Philly Cheesesteak Book" (Running Press, $15.95). The free ride begins at noon Saturday at Sonny's Steaks (228 Market St.) and ends about 6 p.m. at Pat's King of Steaks and Geno's in South Philly. Reservations a must; 215-545-8007, ext. 4, or www.greatphillycheesesteakbook.com. Wyman will discuss the book at 7:30 p.m. July 22 at the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St.
* Fornelletto, the new Italian restaurant by Chef Stephen Kalt, opened this month in the former Ombra space at the Borgata Hotel and Casino (One Borgata Way, Atlantic City, 609-317-1000). The menu features fresh ingredients traditionally prepared, from small bites to multicourse feasts. Kalt also plans Roma, a quick, casual pizza, pasta and panini joint next door. Danny Veltri, a recent winner on Gordon Ramsay's "Hell's Kitchen" reality show, is a Roma sous chef. *
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