Category Archives: dessert
Brand-New Restaurant Tour: NOLA On The Square
It’s no secret that we’re masters of multi-tasking for this blog. What’s kind of surprising is seeing multi-tasking so early in the year. Usually we wait until… mid-December-ish, and then start scrambling to combine all the remaining Achievements into a … Continue reading
Kaleidoscope Kills It For Pittsburgh Restaurant Week
It is an unfortunate fact of life that all (fun, thrilling, exciting, and wonderful) things must come to an end (while all terrible, boring, and annoying things shall stretch on forever… it’s a proven fact). And this, of course, is … Continue reading
Filed under #28, #28-12, beets, byob, dessert, lawrenceville, lunch, restaurant, restaurant week, wine
The Great Crème Brûlée Fail Of 2011
If you’ve never done a wedding registry, I sadly must inform you that you’re missing out. Of all of the parts of planning a wedding that happen, doing the registry is one of the most fun. It’s certainly more fun … Continue reading
Groupon For The Win: A Happy Return To Mallorca
Well, since we learned earlier this summer that we’re not afraid to use the same place for two Achievements, we went last night to one of our newly-favorite fancy dinner spots in the city: Mallorca. You may recall, we used … Continue reading
Filed under #42, #42-11, #93, #93-11, dessert, dinner, groupon, restaurant, south side, spanish food, wine
Custard’s First Stand: Killer Ice Cream (And Puns!)
This weekend, we took a trip down memory lane to the famous post-softball-game ice cream spot of my youth: Custard’s First Stand! Custard’s is a little hometown ice cream spot on Camp Horne Road, conveniently located between the softball field … Continue reading
Filed under #4, #4-11, #45-11, #55, #55-11, dessert, entertainment book, ice cream, oakland#45
Around The World In Dining: Cuban Delights at Atlantic City’s Cuba Libre
Last night, we tried out our second-to-last new ethnic food! You may recall, this year, we’ve eaten Korean food, Ethiopian food, and Spanish food (the latter of which we get to try out again this month for a Groupon!), but … Continue reading
We Play The Food Critic For Three Sumptuous Desserts
You know, there was a time, just a few years ago, when I never even had dessert at a restaurant. I was one of those ‘no, our tummies are just too full’ people for ages! Then suddenly, I discovered the … Continue reading
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Filed under #97, #97-11, dessert, point breeze, restaurant, silly
Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Razzy Fresh Is A Delight
Well, we have done it: we have eaten at every restaurant on Murray Avenue. Well, except Aaron and Ari’s, but we ate at the restaurant in the same building as it, and therefore, I think that counts. On New Year’s … Continue reading
Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Gluten-Free Heaven At Gluuteny
Our second-to-last Murray Ave stop was the amazing Gluuteny. Gluuteny has actually been a particularly near-and-dear-to-our-hearts place even before we ever ate their delicious baked goods. This is because one day, we were headed to the 61C Cafe just up … Continue reading
Murray Avenue Restaurant Challenge: Zaw’s Asian Food & Sweet Tammy’s
Our next restaurant was another take-out stop, Zaw’s Asian Food. I really had thought this was a grocery store, and not a restaurant, up until we started doing the research for this Achievement (oh, you didn’t know there was research … Continue reading
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Filed under #2, #2-10, bakery, chinese food, dessert