Author Archives: michael
Seasonal Cocktail Creations: The Ancho Chill-Out
As summer draws to a close, we’re sneaking in our latest seasonally inspired original cocktail: a sweet-and-spicy take on the margarita we’re calling The Ancho Chill-Out. Give it a look and decide whether you’ll be including it at your next cookout! Continue reading
Muddy Waters Oyster Bar: Come For The Brunch, Stay For The Splendid Lighting
For our third and final brunch excursion, we head into East Liberty for a meal at the Muddy Waters Oyster Bar. Full stop, the best brunch we’ve had all year. Read the post to see why! Continue reading
In Which We Are The Old People At Kneiss’s Miniature Golf
I’m not a fan of golf generally. If you like it — hey, neat — but it’s always felt to me like a waste of time and space, with a huge economic (not to mention gendered and racial) barrier to … Continue reading
Filed under #25, #25-17, minigolf, north hills, outside, pittsburgh
Sunday Brunching At Carmella’s Plates And Pints
Do you fear the South Side at night, when it gets overrun by werewolves in popped collars, crunk off overpriced bottle service? Then visit during the day, when it’s nicer and there’s excellent brunch at Carmella’s Plates and Pints. Take a peek at what you can enjoy there. Continue reading
Pub Golf In Space: An Epic Journey
Once a year, we host a city-ranging event in which we walk, drink, and eat our way through 18 bars in the course of a single, very long day. This was our fourth such event, and the first one we’ve actually managed to document properly. Enjoy! Continue reading
Filed under #23, #23-17, #4, #4-17, bloomfield, cocktails, downtown, drinking, excess, jameson, lawrenceville, margaritas, pittsburgh, pizza, pub golf, shadyside, south side, squirrel hill, statue, strip district, tequila
Get It While You Can: Conflict Kitchen
Conflict Kitchen is one of those places we’re always meaning to go, but never seem to make it to. Fortunately, we fixed that this week and gave its delicious food a try. The place is closing down at the end of this month, so we suggest you do the same, and fast! Continue reading
Filed under #95, #95-17, carnegie mellon, middle eastern food, oakland, pittsburgh
New On The Scene: Casellula @ Alphabet City
Our second trek out to a new Pittsburgh restaurant led us to Casellula @ Alphabet City, for a splendid birthday dinner that Michael won’t soon forget! Continue reading
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Filed under #3, #3-17, art, charcuterie, cheese, north side, pittsburgh, restaurant, sandwich, tapas
The Dead Parrots Society At Hidden Harbor
We recently embarked on a guided tour through the world of rum, led by the kind folks at Hidden Harbor. Over the course of the year, we’ll be trying 20 rums produced in 20 countries. Here are our notes from the first 5 we tried. Continue reading
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Filed under #29, #29-17, booze, drinking, education, pittsburgh, rum, rum passport, squirrel hill, tiki
Cheese Of The Month Club: Cheeses Of Holland Revisited
While we covered a round of Dutch cheeses a few years back, PennMac has sent us an entirely new 4-pack of cheeses from Holland, and we’re psyched to share them with you! Continue reading
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Filed under #13, #13-17, charcuterie, cheese, cheese of the month club, holland, pennmac, strip district