Food & Drink category, Page 7
Taco Tuesday goes next-level at these Western Pa. eateries
Western Pennsylvania has no shortage of dining destinations for tacos — and non-traditional tacos are having a moment. If you are looking to take #TacoTuesday to the next level, these local restaurants are just a few that offer specialty tacos all the time. You may find yourself with crunchy cravings...
Cava Mediterranean restaurant to open in Oakland, East Liberty
A new taste of Greece is coming to Pittsburgh later this summer in the form of the popular Mediterranean chain Cava. Two locations of Cava will open this year, restaurant officials said. An Oakland location will open later this summer at 3619 Forbes Ave. Another location will open later this...
A look at Starbucks and its Pumpkin Spice Latte, which returns to U.S. menus next month
Want a little autumn in your August? You’re in luck. Starbucks said Monday that its Pumpkin Spice Latte will return to store menus in the U.S. and Canada on Aug. 26. The Pumpkin Spice Latte is Starbucks’ most popular seasonal beverage, with hundreds of millions sold since the espresso drink’s...
Starbucks makes secret menu official
For the first time, Starbucks is acknowledging its secret menu. Though countless “secret menu” items at Starbucks have been circulating online and on social media for years, this week, the coffee giant made the secret menu official. Starbucks Rewards members can now order the top drink customizations, including twists on...
Distillery Complex — with rooftop bar, cigar lounge — set to open on Pittsburgh’s South Shore
Back in 1794, Western Pennsylvania farmers picked up their pitchforks and muskets over a tax on whiskey. These days, Pittsburghers are more likely to wig out after a bad call at a Pirates game, but history seems to be repeating itself one barrel at a time. The location of the...
IronRock Tap House in Hempfield closes; Atria’s in Murrysville to shutter; Rick’s Sports Bar for sale
After nearly six years in business, IronRock Tap House in Hempfield has closed its doors. Greg and Christina Cammerata opened the restaurant in late November 2019. The owners told TribLive shortly before IronRock’s opening that it was a prime location for their business venture, positioned next to Route 30 and...
Farm to Fork dinners at Chatham’s Eden Hall star locally sourced food and creative menus
Nothing beats a gourmet meal under a setting sun. Just ask patrons of the Farm to Fork dinner on June 12 at Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus in Richland. Diners enjoyed freshly stir-fried vegetables, edamame salad, chili oil smashed potatoes, hibiscus and raspberry iced tea and more at the site’s...
Mr. Friez Belgian fry eatery opening soon in Lawrenceville
The spud scene is apparently set to grow in Lawrenceville. Mr. Friez is a soon-to-open eatery specializing in french fries à la Belgian style, located at 4213 Butler St. Last month, a contractor told a TribLive reporter that Mr. Friez is expected to open “within weeks” but an opening date...
U.S. ice cream makers say they’ll stop using artificial dyes by 2028
Ice cream makers representing about 90% of the U.S. supply of the frozen treat have pledged to remove artificial dyes from their products in less than three years, federal health officials said Monday. The move is the latest voluntary effort by food manufacturers to heed calls from the Trump administration...
Chocolate Boutique in Sewickley opens in a new location
Sewickley’s Chocolate Boutique held the grand opening of its new location on June 27, overlapping with the Sewickley Valley Chamber of Commerce’s popular Night Mart. That evening, owner Tracy McCoy and five employees darted around the chocolate shop, passing out free samples and serving chocolates, ice cream and milkshakes. As...
DillCathlon 2025: Crowning champions of pickle juice drinking, bobbing for pickles and pickle eatingVideo
Picklesburgh, a one-of-a-kind summer festival that celebrates all things pickles, crowned champions Sunday in competitions like the Pickle Juice Drinking Contest, Bobbing for Pickles and Pickle Eating. The city’s annual ode to dill drew massive crowds in Downtown Pittsburgh over the weekend. Food and craft vendors lined Sixth Street, Fort...
Dick’s Diner in Murrysville to be featured as 1 of ‘America’s Best Restaurants’
Jim Fox III remembers sitting down to a table at Dick’s Diner as a child with his father, even though his dad was the founder of the popular Fox’s Pizza chain. The family recognized the appeal of a small-town diner like Dick’s. Today, Fox owns the restaurant, which will be...
Hang on tight for Picklesburgh’s dill-icious new mechanical challengeVideo
Each year, Picklesburgh fanfare grows. Western Pennsylvanians commit to downing pickle beer, puckering up for pickle ice cream, or bobbing for pickles. A new challenge has arrived for the Picklesburgh fan base — riding a mechanical pickle. Pickle Riding is ringing in the 10th anniversary of the festival. For $12...
Peckish prior to Picklesburgh? Pick a peck of pickle snacks
There’s nothing quite like a pickle. A brine of vinegar, water, sugar, salt, herbs and spices is a magic potion that turns a fresh veggie into something else entirely. It works with onions, olives, carrots, green beans, cauliflower, peppers and more. But the word “pickle” and the puckery pop synonymous...
Westmoreland developments: Ice cream shop, barbecue takeout, Playa Bowls franchise open doors
“Exhausted parent” is not necessarily the clientele The Parlor by Steel City Whip is looking to attract. But if one should stop by the Hempfield ice cream and Dole Soft Serve shop, Dan Busatto has just the right flavor for them. The bourbon-spiked espresso ice cream complemented by chocolate chunks...
Sewickley Tavern still on the market
Sewickley Tavern remains for sale more than six months after it went on the market. Howard Hanna Real Estate agent Michael Levenson said the property at 409 Beaver St. was put on the market between mid-November and early December. The listed price for the “turn-key restaurant” is $2.3 million, according...
Miki Sudo wins 11th women’s title in annual Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest
The Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest is back, and famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is hoping for a comeback 17th win on Friday. The 41-year-old, from Westfield, Indiana, was not in last year’s event due to a contract dispute involving a deal he struck with...
Kennywood and Penn Brewery launch beer collaboration
Kennywood fans can now crack open a cold beer with a splash of the park’s flavor. Penn Brewery announced a collaboration with the iconic West Mifflin amusement park for eight different beers based on popular rides, some of which still exist and some from times past. The announcement was made...
Don’t pour that pickle juice down the drain. It’s a cocktail darling
NEW YORK — If you have a cocktail scene in your neck of the woods (and it’s safe to say that I do in NYC), you might have noticed the words “pickle juice” appearing more often on drink menus. Pickles and pickle brine have been an ingredient that mixologists —...
Dino’s Sports Lounge in Greensburg closes after 15 years
Matthew Wolff watched Monday afternoon as Weyand Sign and Lighting crews finished removing the giant red letters from the front of Dino’s Sports Lounge in Greensburg. Wolff has been a neighbor to the restaurant for more than a year, owning the OsteoStrong practice two storefronts over in the Greensburg Commerce...
Palm Palm restaurant the latest venture of Herky and Lisa Pollock
A trip to Palm Beach in South Florida and a relative from Palm Springs in California became the inspiration for Pittsburgh’s newest East End Restaurant, Palm Palm. Co-owners Herky and Lisa Pollock and chef Ed and Amanda Smith transformed the former Plum Asian Bistro on Centre Avenue to bring a...
China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater
BEIJING — China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant. A notice from the customs agency said the ban had been lifted Sunday and that imports from much of Japan...
Dino’s Sports Lounge set to close Greensburg location
Dino’s Sports Lounge is closing its Greensburg location, according to a post on social media Sunday. The restaurant has been open on Towne Square Drive for 15 years. The post indicated the reason for the closure was out of the control of restaurant ownership. Management refused to comment to the...
You’ll flip over upside-down cakes
Some cakes are so fancy, they are intimidating. French gateaux and Viennese tortes. The kind of things you see on “The Great British Bake Off.” Those cakes on the internet that you believed in your heart were a tennis ball or a rack of ribs or a sleeping dog. Those...
No more McDoughnuts: McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme end partnership
There will soon be a doughnut-sized hole in McDonald’s U.S. menu. McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme said Tuesday that they’re ending their partnership on July 2, a little more than a year after it was announced. Krispy Kreme said demand for its doughnuts at McDonald’s wasn’t strong enough to recoup its...
