Food & Drink category, Page 55
Popular SupperMarket returns to Lincoln Highway Experience in Unity
It’s time to travel the Lincoln Highway again for the popular SupperMarket food-and-music evenings at the Lincoln Highway Experience museum. The weekly outdoor food festival opens for the season from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, weather permitting, on the grounds of the museum at 3435 Route 30 East in...
N.J. brothers traveling cross country by foot to aid restaurant workers step through Pittsburgh
Aiden and Louis Ardine have been walking an average of 25 miles a day. They plan to reach their destination in five months. Yes. Five. Months. The Red Bank, N.J. brothers are on a 3,000-plus mile trek across the U.S. What’s fueling their journey is food — literally and figuratively....
Greensburg’s Oliver’s Pourhouse back in business after 14-month closure
Tim Zontek was a regular at Oliver’s Pourhouse before the pandemic shutdown. The Mt. Pleasant resident was seated at the bar of the downtown Greensburg eatery on Wednesday, a day after its reopening. “It’s good to have them reopen,” he said. “They’re good people, and they have the best sandwiches...
Signature Dishes: Wade’s brings made-to-order doughnuts to Export’s breakfast tableVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. If too much business is a problem, Karen Wade and her husband, Alan, were on the verge of having a...
World Square, an event with international flair, returns to Downtown Pittsburgh
World Square is returning to Market Square. After missing last year because of the pandemic, “World Square — Welcoming All of Pittsburgh’s Neighbors” will return June 11-13. Hours are 5 to 8 p.m. June 11, noon to 8 p.m. June 12 and noon to 6 p.m. June 13. The three-day...
40 North restaurant to open in City of Asylum’s Alphabet City space with James Beard-nominated chef
The address for the newest restaurant on Pittsburgh’s North Side is more than a number. 40 North is also the latitude (the distance from the earth’s equator) of Pittsburgh. “What a cool detail,” said executive chef Beth Zozula, 38, from Greensburg, who researched the name. “Pittsburgh is on the map,...
Steak and greens: Asti’s Italian Steakhouse open at North Braddock’s Grand View Golf ClubVideo
Even as teenager, Francis Asti knew what he wanted to do with his life. The aspirations he listed in his Maryland high school yearbook include receiving a culinary arts education and owning a restaurant. The 30-year-old, who has been working in the food business for half his life, owns Asti’s...
Hempfield’s St. Emma Monastery continues food-fair tradition started during pandemicVideo
The Benedictine nuns of St. Emma Monastery in Hempfield may technically be cloistered, but by May 2020, they were just as anxious as everyone else to get back outside. With covid-19 case counts rising and falling, they needed a way to safely provide social distancing — so they settled on...
Beer here: Necromancer to open in Ross, introduce new brews
Necromancer Brewing Co. in Ross will debut this weekend. Cans of two of the four core beers the brewery will offer will be available for takeout only. Two styles will be announced via social media at 9 a.m. Friday. The other two will be released next week, according to Ben...
Signature Dishes: Pistachio-crusted salmon at Luke & Mike’s Frontporch in AspinwallVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. A signature fish dish created during covid conditions has evolved into a menu staple at Luke & Mike’s Frontporch Grille...
Freaked by cicada swarms? Here’s how to make a tasty dish out of them
NEW YORK — Cicadas are poised to infest whole swaths of American backyards this summer. Maybe it’s time they invaded your kitchen. Swarms of the red-eyed bugs, which are reemerging after 17 years below ground, offer a chance for home cooks to turn the tables and make them into snacks....
A pizza recipe with artichoke, mozzarella — and cicadas
David George Gordon, author of the “Eat-a-Bug Cookbook,” says periodical cicadas should be harvested immediately after they have undergone their final molt — usually within minutes of their appearance above ground. Clinging by their claws to the bark of trees, these freshly formed adults have yet to develop fully functional...
The Carlton Restaurant in Downtown Pittsburgh to close
After nearly four decades, The Carlton Restaurant in Downtown Pittsburgh will close. “I offer my deepest and most heartful appreciation to the city of Pittsburgh, and the patrons who made the last 37 years so memorable,” owner Kevin Joyce said in a statement. “Our customers are our family, and we...
Owners of Frick Park Market, celebrated in Mac Miller song, retireVideo
The Frick Park Market in Point Breeze is closed — at least temporarily. Late Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller, who grew up nearby, boosted the market’s visibility through a tribute song and video about his love of the place. The cut is from Miller’s 2011 debut album, “Blue Slide Park,” a...
Back to the Foodture restaurant moves from Pitcairn to SouthSide Works
A line of people, hungry for lunch, formed outside of SouthSide Works’ newest eatery. Back to the Foodture, a 1980s concept restaurant, has moved its Pitcairn location to the city. The names comes from the mid-1980s movie “Back to the Future” “We heard it was coming and kept checking to...
Eat it or toss it? What those food expiration dates really mean
You pull an item out of the refrigerator, freezer or pantry and see it’s past the date on the package. “Should I eat this or not?” “Those dates are there for a reason,” said Martin Bucknavage, senior food safety extension associate for Penn State University in the college of agriculture...
O’Hara native to open Press House coffee shop in Sewickley
The drink is called a “milky way.” The latte is made with housemade caramel and chocolate syrup, milk and control flow espresso. It can also be done as an uncaffinated steamer. “Everything here is homemade,” said Hal McDonough, lead barista at Press House Sewickley, a coffee shop set to open...
Signature Dishes: Wings and things make Hula a Hawaiian vacation in VeronaVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. Hula Bar and Grill in Verona is best known for its wings and variety of sauces. Sherry and Randy Satz...
Family affair: McDonald’s more than a fast food chain for mother and daughter
The recognizable golden arches have always been more than a place to get a hamburger, french fries and a Coke for this mother and daughter duo. McDonald’s is a part of the family. Michele Rice-Kirkwood owns and operates eight McDonald’s in Western Pennsylvania, one where her daughter, Brittany Neal, is...
To-go alcoholic drinks may become permanent in Pa.
As takeout became more common during the pandemic, to-go options for alcoholic beverages and mixed drinks have been temporary menu options. But it’s possible alcohol could be a permanent takeout option in Pennsylvania. Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation allowing for restaurants and hotels with a valid liquor license to serve...
Put it in a pot: Planting in small spaces yields big results
Cut flowers, potted plants and hanging baskets are all traditional Mother’s Day gifts. But did you ever think of giving Mom a tomato plant? A container garden just might be a refreshing and tasty way to think outside the Mother’s Day gift box — or pot, as it were. “A...
Latrobe woman’s ‘Baking With Lucy’ show plans Mother’s Day tribute
From one generation to the next, daughters have learned to cook at their mothers’ sides. That time-honored tradition struck a chord with thousands of Facebook users when Mary Ellen Raneri started streaming “Baking With Lucy” in March 2020, featuring favorite recipes demonstrated by her mother, Lucy Pollock. On the first...
Dunkin’ offers free coffee to health care workers on National Nurses Day
Dunkin’ is offering a free medium hot or iced coffee today — no purchase necessary — to all health care workers who visit participating restaurants nationwide, while supplies last. Abby Zweigle, spokesperson for Dunkin’ Brands, said ID is required and the promotion excludes Cold Brew and Nitro Cold Brew, and...
Signature Dishes: Quiches galore at Lucy’s Riverside Cafe in FreeportVideo
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting Signature Dishes at locally-owned restaurants in the region. See Trib Total Media’s new online directory of restaurants, Dine Local, at dinelocal.triblive.com. Hearty homemade quiche awaits diners at a New England-influenced cafe in downtown Freeport. Pat Mersky, chef and co-owner of Lucy’s Riverside...
Rick Sebak signature cocktail available at Independent Brewing in Squirrel Hill
If WQED film director Rick Sebak ever does another unusual television program about to-go cocktails, he’s got the perfect drink to serve his viewers. The Independent Brewing Co. in Squirrel Hill created “The Rick Sebak Cocktail,” also known as “A Gentleman’s Breakfast,” back in 2014. It had previously only been...
