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Dunkin’ Spiked Pumpkin Spice Iced Latte is chain’s new boozy beverage
Dunkin’ Spiked’s first-ever limited edition seasonal drink — a boozy Pumpkin Spice Iced Latte — will be available at Pittsburgh retailers starting this month. The drink will feature sweet, pumpkin, vanilla and fall spice flavors, the same taste as Dunkin’ Donuts signature fall drink without alcohol. The Dunkin’ Spiced PSL...
Annual Barrel & Flow festival celebrates Black beer and spirits
At this year’s Barrel & Flow festival, more than 3,000 people flooded The Stacks at 3 Crossings in the Strip District, tasting beer, trying new restaurants and learning about the contributions of Black people to the beer and spirits industry. There were more than 150 vendors, including Black brewers, Black...
Meet Thelma Tambellini, Wholey’s longest-tenured employeeVideo
She doesn’t eat seafood, but that hasn’t stopped a longtime employee from making a career out of crustaceans and fish at Wholey’s in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. Thelma Tambellini, 65, the longest-employed staff member at Wholey’s, is easy to spot in her standard uniform featuring a bright-blue Wholey shirt and name...
Barrel & Flow beer fest ‘making a real impact’ on the Black brewing experience
A few days before the Barrel & Flow festival, the event “Welcome to Pittsburgh: A Celebration of Black Culture,” presented by Crafted for Action and Velum Fermentation on the South Side, generated excitement. Day Bracey, founder of Barrel & Flow, describes the festival as both a community and a movement....
La Vigneta Winery expanding operations in Buffalo Township
A Buffalo Township winemaker is pouring her entrepreneurial energy into expanding the family winery. Francesca Howden is the petite Italian force behind the 12-year success of La Vigneta Winery in Buffalo Township. “My parents always made wine when I was growing up. Dad always made it in the basement,” Howden...
Pittsburgh Restaurant Week has plenty of options for outdoor dining
Next week’s pleasant weather forecast coincides with the summer edition of Pittsburgh Restaurant Week. With temperatures forecast in the high 70s to low 80s for the week of Aug. 12-18, it’s a perfect time to dine outdoors. More than 50 restaurants are participating in the semi-annual event. Chefs have created...
Beefed up: Western Pa.’s burger scene gets bigger and bolder
Look out Pittsburgh — restaurant burgers are getting bigger and more creative. The classic burger that once graced most menus has evolved into beefy specialty creations at most eateries. “Gone are the days of your traditional burger,” said Cicero’s Bar & Grill co-owner Olivia Rapone. “They’re not as simple anymore.”...
New Sewickley business features Nigerian sun-dried spices
A Nigerian native who has been bringing a taste of her country’s culture to Western Pennsylvania and beyond recently opened her first shop in Sewickley. The ribbon has been cut at KizzleFoods along Beaver Street, home of a variety of organic sun-dried, hand-ground spices from West Africa. It is also...
New Braddock Public House will take over former Superior Motors space
A Braddock restaurant space, vacated by chef Kevin Sousa at the outset of the covid pandemic, is reopening with new ownership. Craft brewer Brew Gentlemen, which is also located in Braddock, is opening a restaurant and brewpub called Braddock Public House in the old Superior Motors space. Alaina Webber, co-owner...
Steelers featured in Bud Light commercial, limited-edition canVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers are at training camp, meaning football season is upon us. Another sign? The commercials. In the new ‘Easy to Sunday’ commercial for the 2024 NFL season, the opening scene features a Steelers fan steaming his jersey and strutting through his house decked in Steelers’ gear before the...
Who has the best pizza in Bloomfield? Find out at Little Italy Days
Who has the best pizza between three shops along Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield? It will be determined at Little Italy Days, running Aug. 15-18. The annual festival features four days of food, games, crafts and live entertainment with more than 30 acts on three stages. New this year is a...
What to do with all those fresh-picked cucumbers? Try this Greek salad
There is a lot of chatter about how challenging it is to use up all of the zucchini and tomatoes that inundate farms and gardens in the height of the summer. But somehow, there’s not as much discussion about how to use up all of those cucumbers. If you have...
North Side restaurant to rebrand from 40 North to Alfabeto
The former 40 North restaurant on the North Side will be called Alfabeto when it reopens later this month. The plan is to open by late August as a Northern Italian cuisine restaurant, according to executive chef Maurizio Esposito. An Australian native, Esposito came to Pittsburgh in December and was...
Allegheny County announces Big Mac Day
“Twoallbeefpattiesspecialsaucelettucecheesepicklesonionsonasesameseedbun.” Big Mac Day is here. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato has declared Friday as Big Mac Day in the county. To celebrate, local McDonald’s restaurants will offer $2 Big Mac sandwiches through Aug. 11. The offer is available solely through the MyMcDonald’s Rewards app. Big Mac Day is held...
Rogue BBQ opens in Homestead
Barbecue is back in Homestead. Rogue BBQ opened Wednesday at 601 Amity St. in the space of the former Blue Dust Gastropub across from The Waterfront. The full-service eatery is owned and operated by married couple Amanda and Zachary Steiner. They said there are really no good barbecue options in...
40 North restaurant on Pittsburgh’s North Side is temporarily closed
The restaurant 40 North on Pittsburgh’s North Side is closed, at least temporarily. A sign on the door Monday reads “Apologies — Unexpected closure in restaurant … re-opening 2-3 weeks after repairs.” But a social media post with an image of a single red flower from executive chef Beth Zozula...
Pittsburgh Brewing teams with Pitt for blue-and-gold I.C. Light can
A collaboration between Pittsburgh Brewing Co. and Pitt Athletics on a limited edition Pitt I.C. Light can has been brewing for about two years. The can features royal blue and university gold team colors in addition to the recognizable “Pitt” script and “Hail to Pitt.” It is available this week...
Chicken wings advertised as ‘boneless’ can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides
Consumers cannot expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday, rejecting claims by a restaurant patron who suffered serious medical complications from getting a bone stuck in his throat. Michael Berkheimer was dining with his wife and friends at a wing...
Spicy dispute over the origins of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos winds up in court
A court case could soon settle a spicy dispute: Who invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? A former PepsiCo executive is suing the company, saying it destroyed his career after questioning his claim that he invented the popular flavor of Cheetos snacks. PepsiCo said Thursday it has no comment on the lawsuit,...
Rockaway Pizzeria moving to Regent Square
Rockaway Pizzeria is set to move from White Oak to Regent Square this fall. Corbin Waligura, manager of Rockaway Pizzeria, confirmed that the move will take place in October. The pizzeria will move into the former Square Cafe space on South Braddock Avenue across from Hemlock House, which is under...
Lincoln Highway museum Family Night offers food, games, ukulele music
The Lincoln Highway Experience museum is partnering with Ligonier’s American Legion Auxiliary for a Family Night evening of food and fun on the museum lawn along Route 30 in Unity. The open-air event is set for 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, weather permitting. Planned to appeal to younger families,...
Peppi’s diner building set for demolition in Point Breeze
Peppi’s Old Tyme Sandwich Shop in Point Breeze is set to be demolished next month following its closure in June. Owner Lou Bosser said an offer was made for the property that was “too good to be true.” The Strip District and North Side shops remain open. “(The) offer had...
DiAnoia’s Eatery expanding catering business in former Lidia’s Pittsburgh space
Italian food will be prepared from scratch in Lidia’s Pittsburgh kitchen once again. The owners of DiAnoia’s Eatery are leasing the kitchen space that once belonged to well-known chef, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich of Lidia’s Pittsburgh, a former restaurant in the Strip District. Bastianich, an Emmy award-winning public television...
Western Pennsylvania female chefs find success in male-dominated industry
The old adage that says a woman’s place is in the kitchen doesn’t necessarily translate to the modern American chef world. In the U.S., out of the more than 147,400 chefs, only about 22% of chefs working in industrial kitchens are female, according to 2022 statistics from Datausa. Reasons for...
Tropical Bungalow celebrates 2 years of connecting kids, customers
When visitors at Tropical Bungalow pick up their burgers, fries and ice cream, the employees who serve them are getting more than just a paycheck. At least, that’s owner Sydney Papinchak’s goal. The restaurant along Route 30 in Hempfield has been home to 12 employees. For most of them, working...
