Dan Cirucci: Philly 'Sips' Offer Choices, Hip Crowds, Great Dishes

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Philly 'Sips' Offer Choices, Hip Crowds, Great Dishes

On the roof at The Corner on 13th.

Pennsylvania 6 on 12th near Chestnut.

The fried green tomatoes (with lump crab/cucumber/tomato/ravigote dressing) at the wonderful Strangelove's on 11th.

The grilled ham and cheese (above) and light Summer Ale (below) at Strangelove's.

We ventured into center city Philadelphia last night for the every-Wednesday summer promotion known as Center City Sips and we had a great time.
We started at The Corner, a trendy watering hole nestled into a cozy corner on 13th St. near Chestnut in the burgeoning Midtown Village. The Corner attracts a slew of young professionals and we perched ourselves on The Corner's rooftop deck -- a great place for people-watching and enjoying the skyline on a gorgeous late spring evening.
Then we hopped over to 12th St. for a peek at the new Pennsylvania 6 bar and restaurant in the space that started out as London many years ago. Pennsylvania 6 is completely updated with a sleek interior that features industrial touches and subway tiles. The place was teeming.
Then we decided it was actually time to eat (we'd been enjoying only liquid nourishment up to this time) so we headed over to 11th and dropped into Strangelove's, our favorite new brewery/eatery. The people at Strangelove's are super friendly and the selection of craft beers is impressive with plenty of specials most every night. But on top of that, the menu is delightful -- both hearty fare and lighter dishes to please every taste. Inside, Strangelove's boasts a long, inviting bar crowned by factory lights and a blackboard that spells out the day's brew selections. We opted for a Summer Love light ale and a grilled ham and cheese sandwich (with bacon!) and a side of the best homemade cole slaw you could possibly imagine. The seared chicken salad is also outstanding and the shrimp po boy is as zesty as a New Orleans evening with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
After Strangelove's, we wound up the evening at one of our favorite stops, Capogiro at 13th and Sansom -- the home of the very best gelato in the whole wide world.
What a perfect night!

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He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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