Tag: Philly Chapter

Board Game Brunch – Redux

Board Game Brunch – Redux

We LOVE Board Games. So much so, that we decided to do another Board Game Brunch this year! Philadelphia is blessed with multiple board game cafes in the city, so for February we decided to try out Queen & Rook, a vegan/vegetarian place with 1,000+ 

GGB Philly – The Upside Down

GGB Philly – The Upside Down

GGB Philly followed Eleven into the Upside Down for our October 2017 brunch. We all participated in a Stranger Things quiz, with each right answer earning the brunchette an extra ticket for our raffle. The one question that stumped most of those attending (even some 

GGB Philly – Harry Potter’s Potions and Magical Studies

GGB Philly – Harry Potter’s Potions and Magical Studies

Geek Girl Brunch Philadelphia brunchettes (aka students) headed back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year! This year’s theme was “Hogwarts’s Potions & Magical Studies.” Students were given house colored folders which contained their official Hogwarts class schedule and told to 

GGB Philly Heads to the Quidditch World Cup for Septembers Brunch!

GGB Philly Heads to the Quidditch World Cup for Septembers Brunch!

Back by popular demand, the brunchettes of Geek Girl Brunch’s Philly chapter headed to Hogwarts for the 2nd annual Harry Potter-themed event, Quidditch World Cup Brunch at The Victoria Freehouse in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia. The authentic British pub was extremely welcoming and even 

GGB Philly Celebrates the Bad Guys at August’s Villains Brunch

GGB Philly Celebrates the Bad Guys at August’s Villains Brunch

Although this summer’s blockbuster movie, Suicide Squad, may have gotten mixed reviews, we all know that sometimes it’s way more fun to cheer on the bad guys. In August, GGB Philly celebrated our brunchettes’ favorite villains, whether from the DC Universe or some other fandom 

GGB Philly Goes “Beyond” at July’s Star Trek Brunch

GGB Philly Goes “Beyond” at July’s Star Trek Brunch

When we asked the ladies of GGB Philly what themes they were excited to see next, Star Trek was one of the most highly requested, and that’s no surprise! With this summer’s blockbuster, Star Trek: Beyond, we just knew our brunchettes would be even more 

GGB Philly celebrates one year together with BYO(Fandom) Brunch!

GGB Philly celebrates one year together with BYO(Fandom) Brunch!

We’re excited to say we had a fantastic turnout at June’s BYO(Fandom) Brunch to celebrate our first year since launching the Philly chapter. For this month’s event, we held an open-invitation picnic in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, one of the largest parks within city limits in the 

GGB Philly “Rings” in Spring!

GGB Philly “Rings” in Spring!

Spring was as eventful as ever for the Philadelphia chapter of Geek Girl Brunch! In March, we celebrated all things across the pond with our British Invasion brunch! More than 25 brunchettes joined us at the aptly named Moriarty’s restaurant in Center City where we 

GGB Philly’s August Nintendo Brunch

GGB Philly’s August Nintendo Brunch

On August 16th, GGB Philly decided to get a little 8-bit at Nintendo Brunch. For our third gathering of pancakes and geekery, we returned to the lovely and accommodating City Tap House U City–bringing 20 brunchettes with us! Each place setting was garnished with gorgeous, custom Nintendo brunch pins 

GGB Philly’s July Captain America Brunch/We Aren’t at SDCC Pity Party!

GGB Philly’s July Captain America Brunch/We Aren’t at SDCC Pity Party!

On July 11th, GGB Philly had its sophomore brunch at Jerry’s Bar: with about twice the number of brunchettes from our first brunch! The staff at Jerry’s was absolutely fantastic to us: the restaurant is a relatively small space, and they let us have the entire