Dining Out for Life Adds Gourmet Food Truck Round-Up,
14 New Restaurants for 23rd Annual Event on April 25
Dining Out for Life raises more than $250,000 annually for local AIDS service organizations. Book
your reservations now for Thursday, April 25
PHILADELPHIA (April 10, 2013) – More than 150 restaurants across the Delaware Valley, including 14 newcomers, have
generously signed on to take part in the 23rd Annual Dining Out for Life on Thursday, April 25 in an effort to fight
HIV/AIDS. And new for 2013: a lunchtime pop-up with a nine food trucks at 12th and Passyunk in South Philly from 11am
until 3pm.
Dining Out for Life is thrilled to add the fun and trendy Gourmet Food Truck scene to this year’s event with a Food Truck
Round-Up. The afternoon will feature nine of Philadelphia’s hottest food trucks – a combination of sweet and savory –
showcasing their culinary talents, along with special prizes for Food Truck Round-Up participants during our first-ever
lunchtime event.
Participating trucks include: Vernalicious, The Cow and the Curd, Spot Burgers, Delicias, Gigi’s & Big R, The Farm Truck,
Cupcake Carnivale, Mac Mart and The Sunflower Truck.
“We are really excited about the addition of the Gourmet Food Truck Round-Up in 2013,” said ActionAIDS Executive
Director Kevin Burns. “Having all of those great trucks, all in the same place, all making a difference in the lives of our
clients, is inspiring! Not to mention, really fun and delicious.”
Dining Out for Life has a simple, yet powerful mission: Dine Out. Fight AIDS. Participating restaurants each donate 33-
percent of the day’s food sales, which is then invested through local AIDS organizations to fund care, prevention,
education, testing, counseling and other essential HIV/AIDS services.
Last year, participating restaurants across the Delaware Valley raised more than a quarter of a million dollars. Locally,
nearly 20,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS, and the rate of new infections is about four times the national average. At
the same time, government HIV/AIDS prevention funding has been drastically cut. Your support for this event will enable
us to deliver life changing services, including “treatment as prevention” – a proven approach to creating the first AIDSfree generation.
All funds raised through Dining Out for Life benefits HIV/AIDS services at the following: ActionAIDS, AIDS Delaware,
Family and Community Service of Delaware County, and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania (PPSEPA).
For more information call 1-877-EAT4LIF (1-877-328-4543) or go http://www.diningoutforlife.com/Philadelphia.
ABOUT ACTIONAIDS
In 1986, a group of 84 committed volunteers came together to form a community of care to provide services to 100
people with AIDS. These were the partners, family and friends of our founding volunteers. Over these many years, thanks
to dedicated volunteers, talented staff, generous donors, and ongoing support from city, state and Federal agencies,
ActionAIDS has grown to become Pennsylvania’s largest AIDS service organization. We currently serve more than 5,000
clients a year through the efforts of over 350 dedicated volunteers and 91 professional staff. We are privileged to be
invited into the lives of thousands of men, women and children who are faced with the challenges of living with HIV
disease. ActionAIDS volunteers and staff focus on building relationships one person/one family at a time. Our services are
relationship focused, client centered and individualized. We continue to build a strong, diverse and committed community
of caring to make sure that “No one faces AIDS alone.”
ABOUT AIDS DELAWARE
AIDS Delaware is the first and largest AIDS service organization in the State of Delaware. Their focus is targeting
prevention and education programs to youth, while offering services to clients with HIV/AIDS.
ABOUT FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICE OF DELAWARE COUNTY
Family & Community Service of Delaware County is a private, non-profit, multi-service counseling agency serving
Delaware County. The agency’s HIV/AIDS Service Program began in 1988, and the staff now provides case management
and supportive services to about 200 people each year. The program provides case management, referrals to medical
care, support groups, emergency needs, housing assistance, mental health and substance abuse treatment, as well as
planning and advocacy.
ABOUT PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania is one of the few health care providers that offer accessible, free and
confidential HIV testing and counseling in Chester County. Additionally, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern
Pennsylvania provides HIV prevention and AIDS education awareness to pre-teens, teens, and college students across
Chester County.
The following is the complete list of participating restaurants sorted by neighborhood/region.
Art Museum/Fairmount
Alla Spina
Jack’s Firehouse
London Grill
McCrossen’s Tavern
Rembrandt’s
Rose Tattoo Café
Route 6
Trio
Bucks County
Bowman’s Tavern
Poco’s Restaurant
The Raven
Rick’s Restaurant
Center City East
Amis
Barbuzzo
Caribou Cafe
Chifa
El Vez
Garces Trading Company
Giorgio on the Pine
Jamonera
Jones
Knock
Lolita
M Restaurant at The Morris House
Mercato
More Than Just Ice Cream
Morimoto
New Harmony Vegetarian
Opa
Pennsylvania 6
Perch Pub
Sampan
Singapore Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant
Tabu
Talula’s Garden
Tashan
terra
Time
Tria Wash West
Valanni
Varalli
Varga Bar
Venture Inn
Vintage Wine Bar & Bistro
Westbury Bar
Woody’s
Zinc Bistro a Vins
Center City West
10 Arts by Eric Ripert
Alma de Cuba
Audrey Claire
Barclay Prime
Bellini Grill
Bistro St. Tropez
Butcher and Singer
Continental Midtown
The Dandelion
Day by Day
El Rey
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Good Dog
Il Pittore
Matyson
Meritage
My Thai
Nineteen
Oyster House
Parc
The Prime Rib
Seafood Unlimited
Square 1682
Tinto
Tria Rittenhouse
Twenty Manning
Village Whiskey
Chester County/Main Line
Cedar Hollow Inn
Chester County/Other
PJ Whelihans Pub Downington
Chester County/West Chester
Doc Magrogan’s
High Street CaffeSide Bar & Restaurant
Three Little Pigs
Chestnut Hill/Mount Airy
Avenida
Bacio
Cafette
Geechee Girl Rice Café
Tavern on the Hill
Trolley Car Cafe
Delaware County
2312 Garrett Bar
La Belle Epoque
Lotus Farm to Table
Nais Cuisine
Picasso Restaurant and Bar
Pinocchio’s Restaurant.
Susanna Foo Gourmet Kitchen
The Original Clam Tavern
Greenville/Centreville – DE
BBC Tavern and Grill
Manayunk
Adobe Cafe Manayunk
Montgomery County
Justin’s Carriage House
Roberto’s Trattoria
Spring Mill Cafe
Trax Cafe
White Elephant Restaurant
Newark – DE
Soffritto Italian Grill
Timothy’s of Newark
Trader’s Cove at Penn Place
New Caste – DE
Trader’s Cove at Penn Place
Northeast Philadelphia
Las Margaritas
Northern Liberties/Fishtown
Barcade
Fette Sau
Frankford Hall
Johnny Brenda’s
North 3rd Restaurant
Silk City Diner
Old City
Amada
Buddakan
Continental Restaurant
DiNardo’s Famous Seafood
Forkositano Coast by Aldo Lamberti
Race Street Café
Red Owl Tavern
Ristorante Panorama
Spasso
Zahav
Society Hill/South Philadelphia
August
Beau Monde
Bistro Romano
Bistrot La Minette
Blue Belly BBQ
Café Nola
Cochon
Copabanana
Izumi
Las Bugambilias
Le Virtu
Paloma Mexican Haute Cuisine
Paradiso
Percy Street Barbecue
Pizzeria Stella
Redwood Restaurant
South Philly Tap Room
Southwark
The Industry
Ulivo
Villa Di Roma
University City/West Philadelphia
Dahlak Restaurant
Distrito
The Gold Standard Cafe
JG Domestic
Lemon Grass Thai
Pod
The Restaurant School @ Walnut Hill College
Wilmington – DE
Bellefonte Cafe
Blue Parrot
Cromwell’s Tavern & Restaurant
Domaine Hudson
Extreme Pizza
Melting Pot, The
Santa Fe Mexican Grill and Bar
Stoney’s British Pub
Tutto Fresco
Ulysses American Gastropub
Union City Grille
