# South philadelphia
Townsend EPX Launches All-New Sunday Brunch In Time For Mother's Day
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Townsend EPX, the award-winning French restaurant and bar on East Passyunk Avenue helmed by Chef Townsend Wentz, launches a bountiful brunch menu with elevated, French-focused takes on traditional breakfast and lunch classics including Eggs Benedict, Broiled Oysters Royale, and ‘Steak & Eggs’, plus sensational daytime sippers – kicking off on Sunday, May 8 at 10:30 am.
Hawthorne's Beer, Booze and Bubbly Block Party is Coming to South Philly on Saturday, May 14th
Hawthorne Beer Café, located at 738 S. 11th Street, is reviving its storied beer-centric block party and adding booze and bubbly. Hawthornes Beer, Booze, and Bubbly Block Party will take over 11th Street (from Fitzwater to Catherine) on Saturday, May 14, 2022, from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Garden Days Celebration of Spring Returns To East Passyunk Avenue
The East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District, home to more than 160 independently-owned businesses in South Philadelphia, is hosting its second year of the bountiful “Garden Days” celebration, a verdant three-week themed series of events ahead of the Philadelphia Flower Show at nearby FDR Park in South Philadelphia. Garden Days begin on Saturday, May 7 and runs through Memorial Day, Monday, May 30.
Iannelli’s Bakery Launches Online Sales for Tomato Pie, Gravy, and More After 112 Years in Business
Iannelli’s Brick Oven Bakery, South Philly’s famous tomato pie and gravy shop which opened in 1910 at 1155 E. Passyunk Ave has begun shipping its products nationwide, as third-generation owner Vincent Iannelli, whose great uncle founded the business, is looking to expand the century-plus old business beyond Philadelphia.