Author Archives: michael
Screw Sochi*, Check Out Our Pizza-lympics
Looking for the best pizza in Pittsburgh? We’re here to help. For the first round of our 8-part pizza challenge, we take on the mondo slices at Pizza Sola in the South Side. Spoiler alert: we’ve got an early front-runner for the gold. Continue reading
Filed under #52, #52-14, pittsburgh, pizza, south side
Tequila Tour: We Claim A Prize
We were pretty proud of ourselves when we managed to finish our big Tequila Tour at Verde last year. Apparently, the staff was pretty proud of us, too, because they gave us a token to take home! Check it out! Continue reading
For History And Whiskey, Wiggle Down To Wigle
Like whiskey? Like history? Like to buy local? If you answered ‘yes’ to even one of these, check out Pittsburgh’s Wigle Whiskey and their awesome weekly Distillery Tour. As you’ll see here, we had a great time — and we’re sure you will, too. Continue reading
Give Us This Month Our Monthly Bacon
We begin our monthly series of bacon tastings; our first subject is the smoked bacon at Marty’s Market. How was it? Click through to learn! Continue reading
Filed under #12, #12-14, bacon, bacon of the month, meat, strip district
Willow, A Hidden North Hills Gem
Looking for a final dinner spot for Restaurant Week? Consider Willow, a North Hills restaurant with great food and cocktails that is still accepting Sunday reservations. Read on to see what’s on the menu! Continue reading
A Fabulous Dinner At Tamari
Still looking for a dinner spot for Restaurant Week? We suggest you consider Tamari. Follow us in for a look at Asian-Latin fusion as we continue our decadent Restaurant Week tour — and begin our yearlong survey of Lawrenceville restaurants! Continue reading
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Filed under #20, #20-14, #61, #61-14, asian fusion, cocktails, dim sum, dinner, drinking, fusion food, ilegal, lawrenceville, mezcal, pan-latin food, restaurant, restaurant week, seafood, sushi, tapas, wine
Dim Sum Rules At Grit & Grace
For our first Restaurant Week pick, we decided to double up on our achievements and go out for something we’d never had together: dim sum! That brought us to the new downtown eatery, Grit & Grace. And ohhh, was it good. Come take a look. Continue reading
Filed under #20, #20-14, #82, #82-14, booze, dim sum, dinner, downtown, food, late night, restaurant, restaurant week, tapas, wine
Oram’s: Home Of The Best Cinnamon Rolls On Earth
A mere 26 months after we first planned it, we finally made our trek up to Beaver Falls to have a taste of the pastries on offer at Oram’s Donut Shop. The verdict? Four sticky thumbs up! Come read the lip-smacking details. Continue reading