Eats Beat 3/15/11

* Celebrate all things vegan at Weavers Way's Second Annual Vegan Fest, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at Weavers Way Mt. Airy (559 Carpenter Lane, 215-866-9150, weaversway.coop). Live music, grilled vegan food, product demos and lots of samples, plus Vegetarian Starter Kits from PETA. Beauty and health product info, too, since going vegan means more than just what you eat.

* Square Peg (929 Walnut St., 215-413-3600), a casual, bi-level restaurant/bar, opens at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Midtown Village. Executive Chef Matt Levin promises new twists on traditional dishes, but the drinks will be straight-ahead new - domestic micro-distilled spirits and craft beers, creative cocktails and spiked milkshakes.

* Help the oysters by eating them as the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary will host a fund-raiser to benefit the Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Project at The Oyster House from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday. A donation of $25 nets free oysters, appetizers, beer and wine (limit of two) provided by Bivalve Packing, The Oyster House and the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. RSVP today at 1-800-445-4935, ext. 101.

* Why pub-crawl with the masses when you can party behind closed doors at City Food Tours' (www.cityfoodtours.com) St. Patty's Beer & Cheese Tasting from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday in a private dining area at Triumph Brewing Company (117 Chestnut St., 215- 625-0855, www.triumphbrewing.com) in Old City. Reservations required; go to www.cityfoodtours.com or call 1-800-979-3370. $49. Must be 21.

* There's no such thing as too much of a good thing for Atlantic City Restaurant Week. It ended Saturday, but 19 restaurants are continuing their fixed-price, three-course lunches ($15.12) and dinners ($33.12), including Back Bay Ale House, Scarduzio's Steak, Sushi and Lounge and The Palm. More at www.acrestaurantweek.com.

* Travel + Leisure magazine has declared Chef Jose Garces' Tinto (114 S. 20th St., 215-665-9150) one of "America's Best Wine Bars" in its annual "World's Best Awards" issue this month. To celebrate, Tinto is pouring more Spanish wines during its "Tinto Tuesdays" happy hour, which has $2 pintxos and montaditos (small, open-faced sandwiches) and drinks for $5 and under from 5 to 7 p.m.