Restaurants Kick Off New Events This Month

As the seasons change bringing warm weather, restaurants start hosting special events. Here is a look at a few restaurants debuting interesting new efforts this May. 

• Iron Hill Burger Special: In honor of National Burger Month the Pennsylvania-based Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant will serve a different burger each day throughout May. The event kicked off Sunday night with the Napa Valley Burger, featuring Cabernet onions, black pepper chèvre, tomato, and arugula.

• Bristol Lounge Attempts Burger Challenge: In similar fashion to Iron Hill, Bristol Lounge will offer a different burger every day throughout May. The Boston eatery ran a contest through Facebook to collect inspiration for their burgers. 

• Mica Debuts Weekly Tasting Menu: Beginning this Wednesday, Chip Roman will be rolling out a weekly tasting menu at his newest restaurant in Philadelphia, Mica. Each menu will be based on a different seasonal ingredient.

• Dinner Series at Natural Selection: Aaron Woo will debut his Sunday Special Dinner Series this week at his Portland-based vegetarian restaurant, Natural Selection. The dishes will be paired with wines provided by Blackbird Wine Shop.

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