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On Friday evening, Yelp Elites and their guests trekked north to Kensington for Yelp's Work In Progress at Promise Studios. The large warehouse is home to several artists' studios, including the studio of Betsy Casañas, designer and painter of nearly... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Yelp Community Blog
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Last week, Prime Stache invited Yelp Philly Elites to be the very first to check out their new restaurant, which officially opens for business tonight. Yelp's Dinner Party was totally different from our typical events because it was a sit-down... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Yelp Community Blog
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Yelp Philly Elites ushered in the first day of spring with a Route 6 Road Trip. Seafood-centric Route 6 rolled out the red carpet and the good eats with crowd favorites including oysters and lobster rolls, mini apple pies and... Continue reading
Posted Mar 25, 2013 at Yelp Community Blog
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On Thursday, over 200 Yelp Elites and their guests channeled the angels or devils on their shoulders for Yelp's Angels & Demons Party at new Old City hot spot Fire & Ice. Those who checked-in via Yelp Mobile scored one... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2013 at Yelp Community Blog
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On night one of Yelp's Winter Break: Atlantic City, Yelpers received the VIP treatment at Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly Burlesque Nightclub. After complimentary admission to the club, all Yelpers received a wristband which granted them access to two VIP areas,... Continue reading
Posted Jan 29, 2013 at Yelp Community Blog
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Yelp Philly Elites kicked off the holiday season with Yelp's Hoppy Holidays at Field House. Nearly two hundred fifty guests attended the party, dressed in their finest holiday threads. A main goal of the event was to introduce Yelpers to... Continue reading
Posted Dec 28, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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On Thursday evening, Yelp's Freedom To Party kicked off at Revolution House in Old City. 150 guests were invited to take over the entire space, providing for two levels of awesomeness plus an amazingly gorgeous (and heated!) roof deck. Elites... Continue reading
Posted Dec 3, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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On Halloween night, hordes of dressed-to-kill Philly Yelpers descended on the Penn Museum for Yelp's Night By The Nile. The Penn Museum was prepared for this Yelper Party; they offered guided tours through the Egyptian Mummy exhibition and a Mummy... Continue reading
Posted Nov 2, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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On Wednesday evening, twenty-two year old Ristorante Panorama invited 150 Yelp Elites and guests to enjoy an oldie but goodie on the Philly food scene at Yelp's Grape Expectations. Boasting the Guinness World Record for largest winekeeper in the world,... Continue reading
Posted Sep 11, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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Friday evening ushered in Yelp Philadelphia's August Elite Event at ING Direct Café! Yelp's Great American Happy Hour featured a rock and roll soundtrack, Phillies baseball, photos by local artist Keith Manning and seventy-five Yelp Elites fresh off a hard... Continue reading
Posted Aug 27, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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Yelp Elites and their guests were able to close out the weekend with a lovely cocktail reception at The Capital Grille on Sunday afternoon in Cherry Hill, NJ. This event was the second in a Choose Your Own Yelpventure month,... Continue reading
Posted Jul 23, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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Part one of Yelp Philadelphia's Choose Your Own Yelpventure month was more than just a little special. Sunday Soiree at Sullivan's Steakhouse was Yelp Philly's first-ever suburban Elite Event! And if the crowd of Elites and their guests had anything... Continue reading
Posted Jul 10, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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Other awards ceremonies have nothing on the Yelpy Awards, a community-nominated and peer-voted awards ceremony honoring the who's who of Yelp Philadelphia's Elite Squad. On Monday, the 2nd Annual Yelpy Awards went down at Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House... Continue reading
Posted Jun 20, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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Yelp Elites kicked off Yelp's Passport to East Passyunk at a swankified garden party at Urban Jungle on Monday night. Amidst the various plant life, colorful decorations and twinkling lights, guests savored and sipped while discussing the many events to... Continue reading
Posted May 17, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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Philadelphia's Yelp elites proved that pizza parties are not just for grade schoolers at Yelp's Grown-Up Pizza Party at Nomad Pizza Company. Our soiree got started with glasses of grown-up grape juice – Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, courtesy of... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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It may have been the luck of the Irish that Philly elites and their guests were able to access Reading Terminal Market after-hours. More likely, it was the good folks of Molly Malloy's who were responsible for inviting Philly yelpers... Continue reading
Posted Mar 18, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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The biggest yelper event to ever hit Philly went down on Thursday, February 9, 2012 and nearly 800 yelpers showed up to partake! Yelp's Backstage Pass Party turned Philly's newest music venue, Union Transfer, into a feast for the senses... Continue reading
Posted Feb 13, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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Yelp Elites were invited to enjoy a very swish cocktail reception at The Capital Grille the Sunday before a national holiday (Sunday Funday, anyone?). The dress code was cocktail party chic and guests came dressed to impress. After being greeted... Continue reading
Posted Jan 18, 2012 at Yelp Community Blog
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The weather outside may have been frightful, but the tequila inside Cantina Dos Segundos was delightful, which Philadelphia elites and their guests discovered at the the final YEE of 2011. Yelpers brought their holiday cheer and dressed to impress in... Continue reading
Posted Dec 15, 2011 at Yelp Community Blog
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Not even torrential downpours could stop Philadelphia elites and their guests from taking over the newly revamped Trestle Inn on Tuesday night. Guests were treated to an evening of whiskey sours, old-school snacks and go go, which provided an unforgettable... Continue reading
Posted Nov 27, 2011 at Yelp Community Blog
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Between donating her time to charity events, cooking at private parties, and sourcing potential new restaurant locations, Top Chef alum Jennifer Carroll has been keeping herself busy. Yelp Philly's Michelle C was lucky enough to sit down with this former... Continue reading
Posted Nov 22, 2011 at Yelp Community Blog
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Philadelphia Elites enjoyed an intimate YEE during Yelp Gets Figgy With It at Wedge & Fig on Thursday evening. Ommegang's Hennepin, BPA and Witte were poured and the cheeses sampled were specifically chosen to compliment the brews. Space inside the... Continue reading
Posted Oct 17, 2011 at Yelp Community Blog
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Philadelphia ushered in its largest Yelp Elite Event of the year on Monday night at Lucky Strike Lanes. From the moment yelpers crossed the threshold, servers were eagerly waiting to offer bottled beer and glasses of wine. Bowling shoes were... Continue reading
Posted Sep 28, 2011 at Yelp Community Blog
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After a weekend spent indoors due to Hurricane Irene's wrath, elite yelpers were anxious to get out – even if that meant getting schooled a bit. Monday night's Yelp Lab: The Science of Happy Hour at Adsum taught yelpers that... Continue reading
Posted Aug 31, 2011 at Yelp Community Blog
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In part two of a Choose Your Own Yelpventure month in Philly, Elites and their guests flitted through the infamous diner to party in the sexy back lounge of Continental in Old City. Greeted by a lovely duo consisting of... Continue reading
Posted Jul 21, 2011 at Yelp Community Blog