Food & Drink category, Page 30
Tom’s Watch Bar the newest North Shore game day spot
Filled with 100-plus high-definition televisions and digital stadium screens, Tom’s Watch Bar is the newest bar/restaurant on Pittsburgh’s North Shore, nestled between PNC Park and Acrisure Stadium. On Saturday, prior to the Pittsburgh Panthers football home opener against Wofford, it was packed with Pitt fans sporting the team’s blue and...
Spicy ‘One Chip Challenge’ chips removed from store shelves after 14-year-old’s deathVideo
The maker of an extremely spicy tortilla chip sold as the One Chip Challenge and popularized as a dare on social media is pulling the product after the family of a Massachusetts teenager blamed the stunt for his death. The cause of Harris Wolobah’s death last Friday hasn’t been determined...
Drew’s Family Restaurant, a fixture in Forest Hills, is on the market for $1.5M
A restaurant that’s been a longtime staple in the Forest Hills community is up for sale. Drew’s Family Restaurant has been listed by Century 21 Fairways for an asking price of $1.5 million. The listing describes it as a turnkey restaurant. The Ardmore Boulevard eatery was opened by Spiro Countouris...
Daycation Destination: Historic Canonsburg big on chocolate, candy and celebrations
Satisfy your sweet tooth with a daycation road trip to the unofficial chocolate capital of Western Pennsylvania in historic Canonsburg, located 18 miles southwest of Pittsburgh in Washington County. Sarris Candies, a family-owned chocolate mecca, has been a sweet tradition for more than 50 years in Canonsburg. Founded by the...
Annual Rib Fest continues on Pittsburgh’s North ShoreVideo
Pittsburgh’s annual Rib Fest is in full swing outside Acrisure Stadium in the North Shore with about a dozen award-winning vendors vying for trophies and bragging rights in the ‘Burgh. “We’ve been rolling this year,” Hank “The Tank” McCracken from Off the Bone BBQ said Friday night. The festival kicked...
Honeygrow to open restaurant in Monroeville
Fast-casual restaurant chain Honeygrow is adding a second location in the Pittsburgh region. The Philadelphia-based eatery, which specializes in made-to-order stir-fry, salads and honeybars, plans to open a location in Monroeville this fall at a newly constructed shopping center at 3975 William Penn Highway, where it will join Mission BBQ,...
Kingfly Spirits goes bananas
When Raoul Segarra saw a recipe in the New York Times for a banana dessert, it became his inspiration for the latest liqueur at Kingfly Spirits in the Strip District. Kingfly’s head distiller combined fresh and dried banana with hints of vanilla bean, lemon peel and sugar. The bananas undergo...
Rib Fest gets earlier start this year on North ShoreVideo
Country music star Morgan Wallen will be performing on Wednesday and Thursday at PNC Park, but his reach will extend to Acrisure Stadium. The annual Miller Lite Kickoff and Rib Festival on Pittsburgh’s North Shore is opening Wednesday — a day earlier than usual — to accommodate the thousands of...
Pa. school district auctioning its fully loaded food truck
Typically, people perusing the Municibid website are seeking something like a used public works truck, or perhaps looking to pick up an extra snowblower without spending a ton of money on a new model. But if you’re looking to get into the food truck business, the site can get you...
Cookbook author Katie Parla visiting Strip District’s Bar Marco
When Katie Parla was in high school in New Jersey, she studied Latin. That would determine her career path. “I went to a rare public school that had a Latin program,” said Parla via phone, who was visiting family in her native New Jersey on Friday. “I became obsessed with...
Country singer Luke Bryan pays surprise visit to Wholey’s in Pittsburgh
Country singer Luke Bryan is well versed in songs about fishing, with tracks like “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day,” “Tackle Box” and “Buy Me a Boat” in his catalog. So it’s no surprise that the “American Idol” judge chose Luke Wholey’s Wild Alaskan Grille in Pittsburgh’s Strip District for...
Western Pennsylvania coffee shops release fall-themed drinks
With September here and leaves changing, it’s time to say a solemn goodbye to summer barbecues and pool days. Some are eager to turn their backs on the sunshine, ready to say hello to a crisp breeze — and the iconic pumpkin spice latte. Starbucks pumpkin spice latte is included...
After national acclaim over the past decade, where is Pittsburgh’s food scene headed?
The attention the Pittsburgh food scene received several years ago might have been a mirage. Starting in 2013, national food publications started to notice the Steel City and included Pittsburgh in several rankings for top “foodie” cities. By 2015, nationally renowned restaurant ranker Zagat named Pittsburgh the best food city...
Greensburg food scene grows with new ethnic, specialty options
Kevin and Jeanie Bock of Hempfield like to make the rounds of their favorite Greensburg-area restaurants. “My husband does say the thing I’m good at is making reservations, and there are so many choices now,” Jeanie Bock said. It’s obvious the local restaurant scene has grown and diversified in recent...
McCandless entrepreneur, mom publishes 2nd cookbook for allergen-free meals
A McCandless entrepreneur, mom and former food editor has published her second book to help families with food allergies enjoy safe and delicious meals. Liz Fetchin’s “Weeknight SOS” goes on sale Sept. 5. It is part of her Octofree brand, launched in 2021, an online resource so people with food...
The Foodture restaurant is back after legal fight over name
The former Back to the Foodture restaurant will reopen Saturday in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood. The SouthSide Works location will remain permanently closed. The temporary closure of both was the result of months of emails with lawyers representing Universal Studios. Universal Studios emailed the owners — chef Angel Magwood and her...
Long Story Short opens in Lawrenceville with drinks and food
The former Cinderlands restaurant and taproom in Lawrenceville has received another makeover. Long story short: It’s called Long Story Short — a bar and sandwich shop with indoor and outdoor seating. There is also a back room with a pool table, dart board and comfortable seating. A restored 1971 band...
As world warms, Sweden sees opportunity to grow its young wine industry
NYHAMNSLÄGE, Sweden — It’s mid-afternoon in late summer and a fresh North Sea breeze blows through the vines at Kullabergs Vingård, a vineyard and winery at the vanguard of producers seeking to redefine what Swedish wine can be. Scandinavia isn’t exactly what connoisseurs would define as prime wine country and...
Easier than pie: Simple, comforting cobblers
Dessert is the beauty queen of the kitchen. Food magazines give us cover models of impossibly beautiful cakes. On television, sugar turns into masterpieces as if by magic. Social media does for pastries what airbrushing does for influencers — presenting the most perfect versions of the delicious truth possible. But...
NYC outdoor dining sheds were a celebrated pandemic-era innovation. Now, there’s a new set of rules
NEW YORK — Outdoor dining was a part of the pandemic that many people actually liked — made possible by streetside dining sheds that popped up around New York City and allowed many restaurants to stay in business when they couldn’t have diners inside. Some sheds were simple — wooden...
Liberty Pole Spirits opens expanded location in North Strabane
Poles were erected and became symbols of protest by farmers in western Pennsylvania during the period of the Whiskey Rebellion from 1791 to 1794. They were known as liberty poles. As a way to honor this time in history, a family from Cecil in Washington County named their business Liberty...
Building the Valley: New Kensington couple offer elevated dining experiences at Jillian’s Restaurant
Philip Call and Jillian Ludwiczak are happy to have diners spend quality time enjoying meals at their New Kensington restaurant. They’re not in any hurry to turn tables over. And now, servers won’t have to waste any of that time explaining the restaurant’s name to customers, which was, thanks to...
Liquor license auction open for some Southwestern Pa. counties
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) on Wednesday issued an invitation for bids for a set of expired restaurant liquor licenses, including some available in a handful of Southwestern Pennsylvania counties. Twenty expired licenses are being auctioned Sept. 27. One license each is available in 20 counties, which includes one...
Con Alma in Shadyside ends regular hours, to open for special music events
There will still be jazz music playing at Con Alma in Shadyside, just not on a regular basis. “We are unfortunately not going to be open regular hours,” said Aimee Marshall, one of the owners. “We will be open for special music events.” She didn’t want to elaborate more on...
What’s summer without an ice cream sandwich? How to make one at home
What’s left on your bucket list this summer? Have you spent enough time near water? Listened to live music outdoors? Have you eaten enough corn, berry cobblers, ice cream sandwiches? Wait, what’s that? You haven’t had an ice cream sandwich this summer? Let’s fix that right away! Of course you...
