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In a 24/7 food culture, periodic fasting gains followers
NEW YORK — On low-carb diets, meat and cheese are OK. On low-fat diets, fruit and oatmeal are fine. With the latest diet trend, no foods at all are allowed for long stretches of time. A diet that forbids eating for hours on end might seem doomed in a culture...
Everything that top chefs and bartenders hated in 2019
In late August, when Popeyes was selling about 1,000 sandwiches per store per day, it didn’t seem like there were more than three words — “fried chicken sandwich” — in America’s culinary lexicon. And yet when some of the country’s top food and drink professionals were polled on what they’re...
What’s Brewing? Brut IPAs for the new year
A new year and a fresh start are upon us. This is a time for self-reflection and celebrating beginnings however the outcome of 2019 was for you. We raise a glass with hopes that the new year will be filled with adventure, opportunities, love and peace. Typically, no celebration is...
Dry January curious? Alcohol-free pop-up bar to open in Pittsburgh
Mel Babitz hopes drinkers will take a shot at attending an alcohol-free happy hour in Pittsburgh. Starting Jan. 15, and continuing every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday throughout the month, she’ll host a boozeless pop-up bar at Creative Coffee & Supply on Smithfield Street, Downtown. From 4 to 7 p.m., guests...
Fresh noodle bowls recalled for listeria risk
Fresh veggie ramen sold locally at Whole Foods Market is being recalled for possible health risks, company officials said. Veggie Noodle Co. voluntarily recalled its Cece’s Brand noodle bowls for potential listeria contamination. The veggie ramen with chicken broth is sold in 11.5-ounce containers at retailers nationwide. Locally, it is...
Stovetop recipe for tender Brussels sprouts
The latest cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen is “The Side Dish Bible,” a curated collection of 1,001 recipes for everything from roasted artichokes to stuffed zucchini. This hefty book should become a go-to reference for home cooks; it’s a winning combination of mind-boggling variety paired with trustworthiness. A team of...
Ring in the new year with a (proper) glass or 2 of bubbly
In just two days, we can kiss 2019 goodbye and put a lip lock on 2020. Many of us look forward to ushering out the old year, and raising a toast as the new one arrives. If your plans include enjoying a glass of sparkling wine, you want to be...
Bobby Flay’s Eggplant Bolognese is meatless but hearty
Celebrity chef Bobby Flay believes his new cookbook, “Bobby at Home,” is his most important book to date. That’s because it’s a collection of his favorite recipes, the ones he is likely to serve family and friends when he’s at home. As well as being a chef and restaurateur, Flay...
Starbucks plans Pittsburgh-area pop-up parties, free drinks
Starbucks will make the holiday week’s celebrations a little sweeter, with more than 1,000 pop-up parties planned at select stores across the nation, including in the Pittsburgh region. According to the coffee purveyor, the pop-ups are set 1 to 2 p.m. Dec. 27-31 at more than 200 stores each day....
Big Shot Bob’s to open new Hempfield location
Big Shot Bob’s House of Wings is expanding once again, this time outside Westmoreland Mall. The wing joint will be located at the former Winghart’s spot in Westmoreland Crossing behind the mall. Owner Keith Wassel said he hopes to open the Hempfield location, which will serve over 100 flavors of...
Frosted cranberries are edible jewels
’Tis the season for sparkles! These cranberries are so festive decked out in their sugar-coated crunchy goodness. They’re like little edible jewels. They’re the perfect sparkling garnish to a just about any holiday dish. Try them skewered on top of a glass of champagne or place them on top of...
Top Tips From the Wine Cellar: 2020 brings bubbly celebrations, proposed tariffs
The upcoming New Year celebrations once again bring festive spirits and fun opportunities to share and enjoy delicious wines with friends. But this year also brings a more alarming moment for wine drinkers. Time is of the essence to oppose the possible January 2020 imposition of devastating 100% import tariffs...
TribLIVE Taste Test: Impossible Whopper and Beyond BurgerVideo
Many a grillmaster bristles at the mere notion of putting a plant-based patty over their cherished charcoal. But with the rise of not just vegetarian burgers but now meat substitutes, the TribLIVE Taste Test team had to go and find out whether the new wave of plant-based meat analogs could...
Sheetz brewing up free coffee for Christmas, New Year’sVideo
Whether bleary-eyed from traveling, over indulging or staying up late, coffee might be in order on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve/Day. Sheetz is again offering customers a free cup of fresh brew over the holidays. Customers can claim the coffee on the house from 12 a.m. Dec. 25 until...
Got an air fryer for the holidays? Here’s what to make first
If you got an air fryer this holiday season, you’re in for a treat. These $60 to $250 machines have been the next best way to get dinner on the table (after the Instant Pot, of course) for two years now, and its fans are more like devotees, spreading the...
Pull up a chair and leave holiday dinners to the professionals
For some holiday celebrants, the greatest gift is a night off from kitchen duty. Several area restaurants will be open Christmas Eve, including Bahama Breeze Island Grille, with a location in Robinson Township, and Braddock’s Rebellion, also open Christmas Day, 107 Sixthth St., Pittsburgh. If you can’t escape to the...
Want to lose weight? Learn how to cook from Penn State classes in Plum and Greensburg
Penn State Extension is offering a new cooking class for weight management when healthy eating and losing weight is on many people’s minds after the holiday calorie splurge. “Let’s Cook for Weight Management,” a new Penn State Extension class will be offered: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 6 p.m. at the Penn...
What’s Brewing? Beers for holiday cheers
There’s a chill in the air and the holiday season is in full swing. Pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers have been cleared off the shelves and out of the taps to make way for the seasonal varieties and Christmas ales we enjoy each year. Holiday brews, which are sometimes referred to...
2nd Alta Via to open in McCandless; new Big Burrito eatery coming to Lawrenceville
Big Burrito Restaurant Group continues to expand. The company announced Tuesday it planned to opened a second Alta Via restaurant in McCandless and had another eatery in the works for Lawrenceville. The first Alta Via, an Italian restaurant, opened in April in O’Hara. The second location will be at 5300...
Tarentum’s Cycle Diner to serve food again in January
The Cycle Diner in Tarentum soon will be up and running again. It will be renamed Clark’s Cycle Diner and open sometime in early January, according to John Clark, owner of Clark’s Diner in Lower Burrell, who will lease the space and manage the Tarentum restaurant. “I want to keep...
Rick Sebak documents his ‘Seven Weeks in Magee’ in latest ‘Nebby’ showVideo
After a fall in August 2018 requiring surgery, WQED producer Rick Sebak began a long recovery in UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital’s transitional care unit. His friends and fans soon began showering him with gifts, surprises and plenty of food. Naturally, he has turned the experience into a new program for his...
‘Pioneer Woman’ sticks to her groove with new cookbook
Ree Drummond — known for her Food Network cooking show, “The Pioneer Woman” — won’t follow diet trends to sell cookbooks. “I have found that I have to be authentic to me, otherwise it won’t work. My interest will fizzle. I stay most passionate when it’s something that’s really going...
Flavors of the season dominate holiday cocktails
When preparing holiday cocktails for friends and family, make the bar cart extra special by offering recipes such as Snowflake Martini, Blitzen’s Bubbles and Vanilla Pear Sangria. Fine Wine and Good Spirits is dreaming up concoctions with eye and flavor appeal, just right for chasing away those cold winter temps....
The 1970s inspire chef Kevin Sousa’s new venue in Allentown neighborhood
Chef Kevin Sousa has always been open to new ideas. After all, he opened a fine dining restaurant in Braddock, a place where a lot people thought it couldn’t be done. But he didn’t have anything particular in mind for his next venture. That is until he and his Superior...
Brackenridge’s Vibo’s Bakery hopes to make some dough at pop-up market
Dino “Vibo” Lopreiato will wake at 4 a.m. Saturday and start baking bread. His 86-year-old father, Giuseppe, will have been in the kitchen for an hour or longer already, kneading dough and preheating the ovens. They will be prepping for the day ahead. The elder Lopreiato will bake items to...
