{"id":220596,"date":"2026-06-16T17:30:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/220596\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:30:05","slug":"the-hart-of-catering-is-hosting-a-kevin-hart-look-alike-contest-and-the-winner-gets-a-5000-party-catering-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/220596\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hart of Catering Is Hosting a Kevin Hart Look-Alike Contest and the Winner Gets a $5,000 Party Catering Package"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019ve ever made a reservation under the name \u201cKevin Hart\u201d and watched someone\u2019s eyebrows shoot up, you\u2019ll understand exactly why the real-life Kevin Hart \u2014 owner of The Hart of Catering<\/a> in Rittenhouse \u2014 decided it was time to have some fun with it. This Philadelphia entrepreneur has spent years getting double takes from Uber drivers, hosts, and business partners who assume he shares more than just a name with the city\u2019s most famous comedic export. Now he\u2019s leaning all the way in.<\/p>\n

On Monday, July 6 \u2014 the comedian Kevin Hart\u2019s actual birthday \u2014 The Hart of Catering Caf\u00e9 at 2101 Sansom Street will host a Kevin Hart look-alike contest starting at 6 p.m. Guests will get complimentary birthday cake from the caf\u00e9\u2019s in-house bakeshop, and contestants are invited to show up dressed as either Kevin Hart: the funnyman from North Philly or the local restaurateur hosting the party.<\/p>\n

The judging panel reads like a who\u2019s-who of Philly\u2019s comedy scene: Mel Harris, a local comic who actually went to high school with the comedian; Lawrence Killebrew, a frequent opener for Hart\u2019s Philadelphia shows; Rasheed Wesley Jr., the first-ever winner of Soul Joel\u2019s Best of the Burbs; Shevaun Brannigan, who balances stand-up with her day job as director of development and communications at the Homeless Advocacy Project; and beloved local comedian Peggy O\u2019Leary.<\/p>\n

While most viral look-alike contests send winners home with little more than a cheap trophy and a story to tell, this one comes with real stakes \u2014 the winner takes home a fully catered party valued at $5,000, courtesy of The Hart of Catering. The prize includes catering, a cocktail bar, and decor tailored to whatever occasion the winner chooses.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter years of brainstorming how to embrace this coincidence in the right way, I am beyond excited to do this,\u201d said caf\u00e9 owner Kevin Hart. \u201cWith Netflix\u2019s Roast of Kevin Hart and celebrity look-alike contests blowing up recently, it felt like the perfect time to go for it. My team and I are very much looking forward to welcoming new faces into our business, and hopefully the real Kevin Hart will show up if he\u2019s in town for the city\u2019s Welcome America festivities!\u201d<\/p>\n

The contest taps into a trend that\u2019s been sweeping the country since late 2024, when YouTuber Anthony Po hosted a Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet look-alike contest in New York\u2019s Washington Square Park. That event drew hundreds of spectators and competitors, went viral almost overnight, and kicked off a wave of celebrity look-alike contests across the globe.<\/p>\n

Those interested in competing \u2014 or nominating someone else for the role \u2014 can RSVP through Eventbrite<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Hart of Catering & Caf\u00e9 has been a fixture in Rittenhouse since opening in November 2022, serving breakfast, brunch, lunch, and desserts daily during daytime hours. Its catering arm specializes in corporate and social events. More information is available at kevinhartcatering.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Hart of Catering Is Hosting a Kevin Hart Look-Alike Contest and the Winner Gets a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220597,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96061,90975,96062,69,71,70,25342,43066],"class_list":["post-220596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-hart-of-catering","tag-kevin-hart","tag-kevin-hart-look-alike-contest","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-things-to-do-in-philly","tag-top-page-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}