Food & Drink category, Page 42
Pittsburgh Restaurant Week offers new venues, no-reservation options
Pittsburgh Restaurant Week has something for every diner, says its director Brian McCollum. For those interested in trying a new eatery, there are a number of first-time participants for the event starting Monday. For indecisive diners, the website offers a Restaurant Roulette wheel that will pick a spot at random....
Caribbean restaurant, 2 Sisters 2 Sons, closing Sharpsburg doors
A popular Caribbean restaurant that drew people to Sharpsburg for its oxtail and jerk chicken has announced its doors will close this month. 2 Sisters 2 Sons, which recently celebrated its second anniversary in the borough, will close Aug. 31 “The area wasn’t working out for us as we hoped,”...
Dog-friendly dining spots gaining in popularity
There’s a special menu offered at The Olde Spitfire Grille geared toward four-legged customers. From “bark bowls” to “sweet puptato chips,” the South Greensburg eatery has gone out of its way to cater to customers and their pets. It’s been a growing trend in Western Pennsylvania. Pet-friendly restaurants have been...
Good beer, great value: 10 cheap beers you’ll actually enjoy drinking, including 1 that’s cheaper than gas
Inflation won’t quit. The price of gas has reached the stratosphere. The stock market is taking a beating. And I won’t even start on crypto. Boy, could we use a beer. But we don’t need just any beer in these fraught economic times. What we need more than ever is...
Donatelli’s Italian grocery in Bloomfield announces impending closure
After an unsuccessful attempt to sell off the family business, Donatelli’s Italian grocery store in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood announced Wednesday that it will be closing sometime in August. The storefront has sat on Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Little Italy for more than 90 years. In 2021, owner/operator Russell Donatelli announced...
Try peanut butter cookie bars, vegan style
During the Original Pittsburgh Vegan Expo and Festival, representatives of Monroeville Public Library were present to support the event and distribute the recipe for a vegan dessert. So if you enjoy baking, you may want to give a plant-based version of peanut butter cookie bars a try: Ingredients½ cup plus...
Skittles ‘unfit for human consumption,’ California lawsuit claims
Skittles, the colorful, fruit-flavored candy, are coming under fire after a lawsuit filed in Northern California says people are tasting more than the rainbow. Although most people can identify Skittles flavors like lemon, strawberry and orange, few can probably name titanium dioxide, a coloring additive that helps give the candies...
Bethel Park market includes particularly healthy option
With apologies to Popeye, the road to eating healthfully isn’t as smooth as simply gulping some soggy greens. “No one is asking anyone to just drop everything and start eating spinach,” Asanté Bierria said. “That’s not realistic, and that’s not how it should go. You’re putting too much pressure on...
Famous Ribs restaurant opens in Collier
The promise of good food knows no boundaries, including state lines. “I have actually made the trek out to Weirton to partake in some Dee Jay’s wings, and they did not disappoint,” Devlin Robinson said. “They were definitely worth the drive.” The state Senator from Bridgeville made the acknowledgment prior...
How to cook with garden and windowsill herbs this summer
I am a terrible gardener. I hate weeding, and within weeks of planting anything, the tomato, pepper and other plants start to become overrun with unwanted greenery, and it’s just not a pretty sight. The few plants that do seem to persevere despite my sloppy gardening efforts are the herbs,...
Beer at St. Bart’s annual festival made with grain from the farmer next door
When folks grab a glass of beer this weekend at the Saint Bartholomew’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival, they’ll be able to shake hands with the farmers who grew the grains used to create it. “It doesn’t get more local than this,” said Alquin Heinnickel, who joined with Vince...
From boxed brownies to ‘double stuffed’ cookies: Irwin resident opens cookie shop in Penn Township
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Sara Sherbondy’s baking never ventured beyond boxed brownies. While scrolling through her Instagram feed in March 2020, however, Sherbondy noticed a culinary trend that intrigued her: deluxe cookies. This interest kick-started a period of research and expansion of her baking skills. Before she knew it,...
Pickle-flavored what?! Check out some unusual Picklesburgh items
Picklesburgh is upon us! The annual gathering for connoisseurs of all things pickles, Picklesburgh, is set for this Friday through Sunday on the Rachel Carson Bridge and Riverside on the 10th Street Bypass in Downtown Pittsburgh. If there’s one thing we know about Picklesburgh, it’s an event that stretches the...
Live! Casino Pittsburgh hosts craft beer, wine, music festival
Officials with Live! Casino Pittsburgh are gearing up to host their second annual craft beer, wine and music festival this week. Summerfest Live! is scheduled for 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday in a parking lot adjacent to the Hempfield facility at Westmoreland Mall. “Hosting Summerfest Live! is a great way...
Pizza shop celebrating new McCandless location, half of grand opening proceeds to benefit breast cancer research
A McCandless pizza shop is celebrating the grand opening of its new location by donating half of its grand opening day proceeds to a local nonprofit supporting breast cancer research. Large Plain Pizza and Pints — formerly known as Large Plain Pizza — is celebrating the opening of its new...
The state of barbecue: How North Carolina is clinging to tradition in its most famous food
RALEIGH, N.C. — It’s an impossible question but Wyatt Dickson has an answer. The best bite of barbecue in his barbecue-filled life happened to be a pig he smoked himself. It was a heritage breed from down the road at Chapel Hill Creamery, its diet consisting of leftover whey from...
Upstreet Diner takes over former Pamela’s spot in Squirrel Hill
Start your day with the “Ben-Eddict-Ive.” It is eight layers of a thin dough cheese pastry, two over-easy eggs, topped with hollandaise aioli and served with a side Israeli salad. Dishes such as that are on the menu at the newest eatery in Squirrel Hill. Upstreet Diner is located in...
Baked True North opens gluten-free bakery and storefront in Ross
After years of operating as a wholesale, gluten-free bakery, Baked True North has opened a brick-and-mortar location on Perry Highway in Ross. Owner Lauren Marts said Baked True North has been supplying gluten-free pastries and baked goods to cafes and restaurants since 2016, operating out of a commercial kitchen near...
Founder’s daughters revive Tropical Bungalow restaurant in Hempfield
Tom Papinchak said the smoothie was relatively new to Western Pennsylvania when he started selling the fruity concoction in the mid-1990s, first from a mobile thatched-roof kiosk and then at his Tropical Bungalow kiosks in Westmoreland Mall, downtown Pittsburgh and The Galleria in Johnstown. About 10 years later, he moved...
Melon salad with spicy pork? A sweet and savory yes!
A summery fruit salad and spicy pork tenderloin might not seem the most natural pairing — until you consider the precedents of pork chops with apple sauce and Italian prosciutto with melon. Truth is, cooks have been pairing sweet fruits and savory meats for centuries. And there’s something about the...
Inflation to blame for Hershey candy price hikes
Get ready to pay more for Hershey bars and other candies. The Hershey Company is raising prices to battle rising inflation and supply chain issues, according to analysts. Goldman Sachs analyst Jason English told Yahoo Money that Hershey has enacted “broad-based” price increases across its candy portfolio that “collectively amount...
Black Forge coffee in Allentown reopening under new ownership
After announcing in May that its Allentown coffee shop was closing after nearly seven years in operation, Black Forge will be reopening this month thanks to new ownership. Kelly Braden owns and operates the eccentric gift shop The Weeping Glass just down the street in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood. She officially...
Hampton hosts Food Truck Day every other Wednesday
The lamb gyro was fantastic. So reported Hampton resident Shane Cowoski after he and his wife, Millie, enjoyed dinner from the eatery Pittsburgh Halal. And they didn’t have to venture too far from home. From 3 to 7 p.m. every other Wednesday, Food Truck Day is featured in the side...
Wigle Whiskey ordered to pay $39K for making workers share tips with managers
The owners of Wigle Whiskey were ordered by the U.S. Department of Labor to repay nearly $39,000 to 41 employees after an investigation showed that servers were required to share tips with managers and supervisors. The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division said Pittsburgh Distilling Co., which operates as...
5 ways to spice up your adult drinks this summer
Remember when White Claw was the drink of summer? Or when the trend was a Moscow mule? Well, put down the seltzer and step away from the brass mug. Local bartenders have a selection of unique drinks to try this summer. Infusions Jonette Politoske from Major Stokes Bar in Greensburg...
