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Shrimp, garlic, oil and wine add up to tasty, quick dinner
In theory, garlic shrimp pasta has all the makings of an ideal weeknight meal. Toss a few quick-cooking ingredients—shrimp, garlic, oil, wine—with boiled dried pasta, and only the salad’s left holding up dinner. But there are challenges. Delicate shrimp overcooks in a matter of seconds. Volatile garlic can easily become...
Rockin’ Wine and Beer Festival features Smokey Robinson Wines
Mention the name Smokey Robinson and some of the singer-songwriter’s best-known song titles come to mind, including Motown hits when he was with The Miracles, such as “The Tracks of My Tears” and “I Second that Emotion,” and songs he wrote for several other artists, including “My Girl” for The...
Homestead’s Enix Brewing to pair drinks with cigars
Have a drink and a smoke at Enix Brewing in Homestead. The brewery and restaurant will introduce the Enix Cigar Club with the assistance of cigar expert Josh Mills of the Tobacconist. “There are so many different flavors of cigars from spicy to sweet,” Mills told the Tribune-Review. “And there...
Pittsburgh Taco Festival offers ‘something a little different’Video
Creative chefs all over Pittsburgh are reimagining the recipe for tacos. The Mexican dish traditionally consists of a fried tortilla folded and filled with seasoned meat, cheese and lettuce — but visitors to the 3rd annual Pittsburgh Taco Festival on June 1 at Highmark Stadium will be able to experience...
Cora Lee Cupcakes welcomes customers with desserts everyone can enjoyVideo
Editor’s note: Building the Valley tells stories of businesses big and small and the employees who make them special. If you know of any standout employees, bosses or companies with a great story to tell, contact reporter Madasyn Czebiniak at mczebiniak@tribweb.com Not all sweets are, well, sweet. Some can be...
Aspinwall eatery gets a corner on the comfort food marketVideo
An Aspinwall eatery has cornered the market on the neighborhood restaurant concept. Cornerstone opened in 2009 — commanding the corner of Freeport Road and Eastern Avenue — and celebrated its 10th anniversary in February. According to 2017 figures from the National Restaurant Association, the average life span of a U.S....
Get your Memorial Day grill on with LongHorn’s expert advice
Don’t leave the results of your Memorial Day grilling to chance. The LongHorn Steakhouse GRILL US Hotline will be available 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 27 to assure success on one of the biggest grilling holidays of the year. To get advice from LongHorn’s Grill Masters, call 855-LH-GRILL. This marks the...
Try this guilt-free banana hummus, yes, banana hummus
I admit that the name “dessert hummus” is sort of baffling to the mind and the taste buds. You can imagine the slightly gritty, savory texture of pulverized chickpeas in traditional hummus but can’t quite image how “sweet” can come anywhere near this popular appetizer. Two weeks ago, I was...
California fish tacos are a light, fresh surfside treat
A surfside treat, California fish tacos feature battered and fried crispy white fish and sprightly pickled vegetables. When done right, they are light and fresh, with a lively mix of textures and flavors. This recipe may look involved, but the components come together quickly, so invite your friends to help....
Bethel Bakery, Spoonwood brew up new chocolate raspberry cake stout
You can now have your cake and drink it too. So says the motto for the Retort Chocolate Raspberry Cake Stout, a new beer brewed up through a collaboration between South Hills-staples Bethel Bakery and Spoonwood Brewing Co. The beer, which made its debut on May 24, combines Spoonwood’s traditional...
Sled dogs, art for all at Ligonier Country Market
Ligonier Country Market’s special features on May 25 will include Spirits of the Mountain Sled Dogs. The dogs include four Alaskan huskies, three Alaskan malamutes and 10 Siberian huskies. They were in shelters or surrendered by their owners. The dogs train in the Laurel Mountain and surrounding areas and run...
Make National Wine Day one to remember
Red or white or rose — just grab a glass. May 25 is National Wine Day, according to the National Day Calendar. It has a sister holiday in February — National Drink Wine Day. And, there’s more. June 8 is National Rose Day. Wine is called “bottled poetry” by novelist...
Brew Gentlemen celebrates anniversary with new outdoor space, warehouse
Brew Gentlemen brewery and taproom in Braddock is throwing a fifth anniversary party this weekend and you’re invited. After all, there is plenty to celebrate, including the expansion of its production in a warehouse out back that’s being renovated. The brewery has had a high demand for its beers for...
TribLive Taste Test: Steeped CoffeeVideo
Coffee. It’s the lifeblood of office drones the world over. That includes many of us in the Tribune-Review newsroom as well. This week we received samples of a new type: Steeped Coffee, a company out of Santa Cruz, Calif., which is made using the same steeping process as tea. We...
Craft brewers release beer to support Pennsylvania Veterans Foundation
Just in time for the holiday weekend, beer lovers can lift a cold one to their favorite veteran and know that proceeds from a new IPA on tap today at 22 craft breweries statewide will go to the Pennsylvania Veterans Foundation to support services to veterans. Breweries in Pennsylvania, an...
Busch beer wants to sponsor your wedding with $25,000 prize
Are you getting married soon? Do you like Busch beer? Would you like them to sponsor your wedding day? Busch says that the beer is the guest of honor at thousands of weddings, as “Busch guys and girls” across the country have brought the beer into their big day. So...
Aldi is looking for wine tasters to drink free bottles
Aldi. Free. Wine. You know there’s gotta be a catch, right? Well, if you’re a resident of the U.K., then … there’s no catch. The German supermarket is looking for 30 people to become part of its Aldi Wine Club. “Know a thing or two about your grapes?,” the store’s...
Salsa Sam’s brings flavor of the West Coast to IrwinVideo
After years of perfecting their salsa recipes, Sam and Jodi Murray are expanding from farmers markets to their very own Irwin restaurant. The pair has opened Salsa Sam’s Eatery, at 209 Third St. “I retired (from the Allegheny County probation department) on St. Patrick’s Day. We opened on March 21,”...
Take your Caesar salad to the grill to get a smoky char
Memorial Day is just around the corner. It’s the unofficial start of summer and, for many, the beginning of grilling season. The smoky char of the grill brings a whole new dimension to plain old Caesar salad. To develop good char and maintain crisp lettuce without ending up with scorched,...
This Chinese salt and pepper shrimp is a savory-spicy joy
There’s probably no recipe that better showcases salt and pepper working in multiple ways and together than Chinese salt and pepper shrimp, an enticing dish of plump, moist fried shrimp with shells as shatteringly crispy — and appealing to eat — as fried chicken skin, and a killer savory-spicy flavor...
Coca-Cola to bring back New Coke for ‘Stranger Things’ season
New Coke is coming back. Oh, the controversy! As fans anticipate the return of the Netflix hit series “Stranger Things” they can also look forward to a return of a long-lost Coca-Cola product that will be featured in the show. Coca-Cola announced Tuesday they will partner with Netflix and the...
What’s Brewing? Wheat beers for the win this summer
Wheat is a grain that has been used for brewing for many years. In fact, we know the ancient Egyptians brewed with wheat and there’s a hieroglyphic to prove it. Let’s take a quick look at some of the various types of wheat beers and why they’re so refreshing to...
Popular Lincoln Highway SupperMarket returns for 5th season
Instead of stopping at the supermarket, the Lincoln Highway Experience invites hungry people to stop on summer Wednesdays at the SupperMarket. The fifth season of the weekly gourmet picnic event kicks off 5-8 p.m. June 5 on the museum grounds at 3435 Route 30 East, Unity, at the intersection with...
Impossible Foods debuts meatless sausage at Little Caesars
DETROIT — Plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods is debuting meatless sausage crumbles on Little Caesars pizza. The pizza chain will start testing the Impossible Supreme Pizza on Monday at 58 restaurants in Fort Myers, Florida; Yakima, Washington; and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The $12 pizza also comes with mushrooms, caramelized onions...
Turn your taco inside out for an update on the hard-shell classic
I have a soft spot in my heart for hard-shell tacos. It’s partly thanks to joyful childhood memories of meals whipped up from those boxed kits, but it’s also because they taste lip-smackingly good with their warm, spiced meat; crisp, cool vegetables, and crunchy, fried shells. These days, taco night...
