Stratus Rooftop is Hosting Sisterly Love Collection’s “Women’s Way Wednesday” Featuring Women Chefs & Musicians

For the third consecutive year, Stratus Rooftop Lounge at Kimpton Hotel Monaco and Sisterly Love Collective are teaming up to host Women’s Way Wednesdays, a weekly pop-up celebrating various women-owned-and-operated culinary and beverage purveyors, as well as musicians, in the Philadelphia region and beyond, in honor of Women’s History Month.

Women’s Way Wednesdays kicks off on Wednesday, March 5 from 5 – 7:30PM at Stratus Rooftop Lounge,with first featured Chef Karla Torres of La Ingrata presenting a thoughtful fusion of flavor and technique through a selection of hors d’oeuvres available for one-night-only. In addition to the curated collection of bites, guests can expect music from notable female DJs and pay-as-you-go craft cocktails, local beer and wine.

Following the kickoff, Stratus Rooftop Lounge will host a different chef every Wednesday from 5 – 7:30PM. Each chef will provide seasonal small plates in addition to craft cocktails, brews from Philadelphia Brewing Company, Attic Brewing and Love City Brewing, wines by the glass from Pray Tell Wines, JLOHR Vineyards, Famille Perrin, and Marques de Caceres, plus live entertainment and an interactive meet & greet with featured chefs. The current culinary line-up and list of musical acts is as follows:

• Wednesday, March 5: Chef Karla Torres of La Ingrata
  Music by DJ Miss Kensington
• Wednesday, March 12: Owner/General Manager Vee To representing Ogawa Sushi & Kappo alongside Master Chef Minoru Ogawa
  Music by DJ Miss Kensington
• Wednesday, March 19: Chef Amaryllis Rivera Nassar of Amy’s Pastelillos
  Music by DJ Miss Kensington
• Wednesday, March 26: Sisterly Love Collective cocktail party style finale
  Music by Suede Lace

“Every March, we come together to celebrate women,” said Jill Weber, Co-Chair of Sisterly Love Collective. “The Sisterly Love Collective champions women year-round, and this is an opportunity to share that love with Philly’s eating and drinking public!”

Following the weekly happy hour-style receptions on March 5, 12, and 19, the final Women’s Way Wednesdays event will take place on Wednesday, March 26, presented as a collaborative cocktail soirée led by Sisterly Love Collective. Attendees can expect an array of small bites from an extensive collection of notable culinary talent including (but not limited to) Natalia Lepore Hagan (Midnight Pasta); Lisa Calvo(Sweet Amalia Oysters); Angie Brown (Rex at The Royal); Mona Wilson (It’s A CupCake!); Carolyn Nguyen (Revolution Taco); Cassandra Burnett (Lizzie’s Love Cakes); and Ann Karlen (Third Wheel Cheese). In addition to passed fare, Stratus Rooftop Lounge’s adjacent enclosed pavilions Mist and Vapor will each boast fun, elevated pairings and tastings such as beer tastings courtesy of women-owned breweries Attic Brewing Company, Philadelphia Brewing Company, and Love City Brewing, wine tastings from Pray Tell Wines, JLOHR Vineyards, Famille Perrin, Marques de Caceres, rum tastings by Sofia Deleon of Tenango Rum, and more.

Women’s Way Wednesdays brings together the Philadelphia area’s top tier culinary and beverage talent to celebrate their talent and standing success, but also to benefit Women’s Way, Philadelphia’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of women, girls, and gender and racial equity, as well as Sisterly Love Collective, an alliance of women across the Philadelphia region banding together to empower and advance women in the food and hospitality space through mentorship, networking, and communal support. Profits from Women’s Way Wednesdays ticket sales will benefit both Women’s Way and Sisterly Love Collective, as well as $1 from every wine featured on sister restaurant and bar Red Owl Tavern’s Women in Wine menu and cocktail featured on the Women’s Way Wednesdays menu at Stratus Rooftop Lounge will benefit Sisterly Love Collective.

“We’re proud to host Women’s Way Wednesdays with Sisterly Love Collective for the third year, as a way to show our appreciation and admiration for Philadelphia’s impressive repertoire of women purveyors in the hospitality industry. Being able to highlight and support two very important organizations within the community that empower women is what the month is all about,” said Shakira Walden, General Manager of Stratus Rooftop Lounge.

Tickets for the Sisterly Love Collective finale, held on Wednesday, March 26, will be $75 per person, all-inclusive and include two beverage tickets, as well as complimentary wine and beer tastings. For the first three Wednesdays, from March 5 through March 19, tickets will be priced at $35 per person and includes an exquisite variety of one-of-a-kind bites, one complimentary cocktail, and additional beverages available for purchase à la carte. Tickets for each weekly event are required and can be purchased by clicking HERE, and those interested in attending all four Women’s Way Wednesdays can purchase one all-encompassing ticket for $145 per person.