Category Archives: dessert
Restaurant Week Returns! (And So Do We)
101 Achievements is back! And so is Pittsburgh Restaurant Week. Last week, we attended a blogger dinner at Bonfire to celebrate PRW’s kickoff. Come see what’s on the menu! Continue reading
Filed under #47, cocktails, dessert, dinner, restaurant, restaurant week, south side, wine
March Coffee Talk: Arriviste Coffee Bar
As we continue our post-California catch-up, we return for the (belated) March report on a coffeeshop in or around Pittsburgh. For our third entry, we stopped in at a newer place in Shadyside called Arriviste. Have a peek inside! Continue reading
February Coffee Talk: Commonplace Coffee
Each month, we’re visiting a different coffee shop somewhere in or around Pittsburgh. This month, we checked out the Squirrel Hill location of The Commonplace Coffeehouse. Have a look! Continue reading
Filed under #78, #78-17, coffee, coffee shop, dessert, squirrel hill
New On The Scene: Ease Modern Comfort Cuisine
Because (as we’re sure you can tell) we’re models of restraint, we’ll only be writing up three newly opened Pittsburgh restaurants this year — but we’re going to make it count! First up: Ease Modern Comfort Cuisine, a mashup of haute cuisine meets down home cooking. Enjoy! Continue reading
Filed under #3, #3-17, cocktails, dessert, dinner, pittsburgh, regent square, restaurant, wine
Pressing Reset At First Night 2017
On December 31st, we bid adieu to the trash fire that was 2016, and welcomed 2017 with eager arms at First Night in downtown Pittsburgh. Between the drinks, the dance parties, the laser bridges, and the fireworks show, it was a pretty auspicious start! Come have a look. Continue reading
Filed under #15, #15-17, cocktails, dessert, dinner, downtown, fireworks, first night, pittsburgh, Uncategorized
Senti Is Heaven Sent
In the mood for a night of fine, truly Italian-style dining? We can’t recommend Senti highly enough. Their one-year anniversary celebration starts this week, so check out our report, wipe away the drool, and call for a reservation. Continue reading
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Filed under #3, #3-16, dessert, dinner, fine dining, italian food, lawrenceville, wine
The Twisted Frenchman: Fine, Modern, Fantastic
The most fun part of doing this blog is that we’re always trying new things. Keeping in that vein, we’ve decided to eat at five new restaurants that opened within the last calendar year. First up: The Twisted Frenchman in East Liberty. Have a look at the goods! Continue reading
Filed under #3, #3-16, cocktails, dessert, dinner, east liberty, fine dining, french food, restaurant, restaurant week
A Northward Trip to Rachel’s Roadhouse
Remembering fun childhood trips to one of its sister restaurants, Fox took Michael on a trip up north to visit a little spot called Rachel’s Roadhouse. Feast your eyes…and then go to Rachel’s and feast your belly! Continue reading
Our Battle Royale Against An Angry Mob At Kings
Our regular readers know that we’re fans of the somewhat-extreme challenge. Like when we decided to try to eat at every Primanti Brothers in Pittsburgh. Or when we tasted all 200+ tequilas at Verde Mexican Kitchen + Cantina. Or when, … Continue reading
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Filed under #72, #72-15, dessert, extreme eating, ice cream, north hills
The Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh: Our Wondrous Kimpton Staycation
When we learned that Pittsburgh was getting its very own Kimpton hotel, we immediately made a date for a little staycation. Here is the chronicle of our trip down the road to the Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh, a lovely new jewel in the Kimpton chain. Continue reading
Filed under #44, #44-15, breakfast, cocktails, dessert, dinner, downtown, hotel, kimpton, pittsburgh, restaurant, staycation, valentine's day