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Best of Philly Soirée

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Philadelphia magazine held its annual Best of Philly Soirée at Dilworth Park, and this year was unequivocally their best “Best of Philly” party yet. Nearly 1,000 fashionable, fun, scenesters and business folks filled the park and enjoyed hor d’oeuvres by Brulee Catering and small plates by Jose Garces’ Rosa Blanca cafe. Many of the “Best of” restaurants served their winning dishes, like the delicious crab fries from Varga Bar and The Olde Bar’s version of shrimp cocktail. There was a whole table of Philly soft pretzels from the Philly Pretzel Factory, and there were open bars with beverages provided by Stella Artois. Sip-and-Glo Juicery was on hand with their healthy juices. It was a great night, and an innovative event space. Congrats to Philly Mag for putting on a successful party.

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Best of Philly Soirée presented by Mercedes-Benz was held at Dilworth Park Thursday, August 6th, 2015. From left: Actresses Sarah Megan Thomas and Alysia Reiner, co-owners of Broad Street Pictures, took a break from filming their new movie "Equity," which is about women on Wall Street, to stop by the Best of Philly party. From left: Ali Ruwaih, Hillary Kleppel, Jarrett Kleppel and Todd Brennan. From left: Rob Keddie, Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer and General Counsel, Garces Restaurant Group; Jose Garces; and Scott Steenrod, VP Garces Restaurant Group. Rosa Blanca was one of the caterers last night. From left: Francesca Ruscio, Ashley Schmider, and Roberta Pipito. From left: Anonia Jean-Louis, James Boney, Melissa Marsen, Tom Hughes, and Yemi Bello. Antonio and Erika Pelosi From left: Sandy Dalby, Leslie Padilla, and Melissa LaLiberte, Ardmore stylist. Jess Edelstein and Paige Wolf From left: Lori Frongello, Maygon Major, Caprice Scheffler, and  Jolinda Marie. Eva Pilgrim, 6ABC and Sharon Pinkenson, executive director of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office. The Best of Philly Soiree was help at Dilworth Park and they created many great lounge areas to sit back, enjoy the scene, mix and mingle. Steve Shea and Katie Rodger, my pick for Best Dressed Couple.  Look at those shoes. Super stylish sisters: Lauren Holland and Alyssa Holland. Andrew Lovell, Temple University School of Tourism & Hospitality Management; Kathryn Ott Lovell, Executive Director of Fairmount Park Conservancy ; Sam Katz, History Making Productions; and Ginny Lasco, Owner/President at Mountain Lake Multimedia. Letitia Mele and Brian Maloney, Mercedes Benz USA. From left: Kharisma McIlwaine, Alloyius Mcilwaine (who just got back from Paris, where he was painting one of his beautiful murals), Alex Holley and Mike Jerrick of Fox29's Good Day Philly. John Curry and Carol Drumstas Curry. He's wearing a Nicole Miller tie and she's wearing a Nicole Miller dress. From left: Leo Famulari, Stephen Abbonizio , Jamison Delles and Jason Weldon of Synergetic Sound + Lighting Brendan Smith (Smiths/Vesper/Milk House) and Stephanie Smith From left: Beth-Ann Rosenbluth, Anna Mahmud (center), Nick Cipriani (back), Maya Batki, Owen Rothstein, and Dan Esposito From left: Casandra Dominguez, Danielle Allen, Kelly Farrelly and Nancy Goldenberg running the raffle, which benefitted the Center City District programs. Later in the evening I saw a very excited Kate Marlys of Philly PR Girl when she found out she won the Madonna tickets. From left: Kathy Piccari, Harris & Tweed Interiors; Renee Patrone (Best Party Planning), David Taylor, Enterprise; and Jen Taylor, LA'LLI Hair Lounge From left: Monica Glass, Kristina Jenkins, Nicole Rossi and Nicole Paloux (Best of Philly, Flower Delivery) and Charles Paloux From left: Clare Morrison and Marilyn Russell, morning host 95.7 BenFM Molly Eichel and Jesse Cornell (Best Bartender - Vesper) From left: Amalia Petherbridge and Andrea Brown (Best of Philly, Sewing Class for the 21st Century) and my pick for best-dressed 'cause they both made their dresses and they're adorable. From left: Rob Li, Corinne Barbaro, Evan Turney, Rich Calli and Steph Altes (Best Cheese Fries - Varga for their jumbo lump cheese fries) What a great party! The turn-out was amazing, the crowd was fun, the food was delicious. The party started at 5 pm and was still going strong at the 10 pm closing time just as the rain clouds opened up. Great job, team.

HughE Dillon covers parties, events and more for Philadelphia magazine’s The Scene. You can follow him on Twitter at @iPhillyChitChat and visit his daily online social diary PhillyChitChat.com.

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