Category Archives: dinner
Eat At Up! Modern Kitchen
Thursday of Restaurant Week brought us to a Shadyside location we’ve been meaning to check out: Up! Modern Kitchen. Between the wine pairings, perfectly braised octopus, and a quite notable caponata, we really enjoyed ourselves. We hope you will, too! Continue reading
Filed under #76, #76-13, dinner, restaurant, restaurant week, shadyside, wine
Blogger Dinner @ #Sausalido
Tuesday of Restaurant Week brought one of our favorite events: the blogger dinner! Even better? This season’s dinner was held at our favorite Bloomfield restaurant, Sausalido! Read on for some world-rocking appetizers! Continue reading
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Filed under #76, #76-13, beets, bloomfield, buy fresh buy local, byob, dessert, dinner, restaurant, restaurant week, salad, wine
CSA Spectacular: Beets, Bouquets, & Beans
The 7th week of our CSA share brought us a bunch of fruits, beans, and greens. With a little effort, we were able to find homes for just about everything; we’re loving how the CSA is pushing us to get more creative with our cooking. Check out some of the tasty side dishes we were able to concoct! Continue reading
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Filed under #26, #26-13, buy fresh buy local, cooking, cooking light, CSA, dessert, dinner, side dishes, summer
CSA Spectacular: Greens Galore (& Mojitos!)
The week 6 delivery of our CSA gave us the chance to make meals for all times of day, baked goods, and even cocktails. Come see the possibilities! Continue reading
10,000 Tables: The January Wrap-Up
This year, we’ve decided to embark on the 10,000 Tables challenge, with a goal of sitting down to 2 homecooked meals together per week. Here’s our wrap-up of how January went! Continue reading
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Filed under #25, #25-13, 10000 tables, betty crocker cookbook, breakfast, cooking, cooking light, dinner, food, grilling, healthy, steak
Fine (And Fun) Dining At Willow
Our final dinner of Restaurant Week involved a trip to the suburbs, and a delicious meal at Willow. We ate far too much, but loved every bite. Continue reading
Filed under #45, #45-12, cocktails, dessert, dinner, restaurant, restaurant week
An Epic Italian Dinner At Pino’s
On Saturday night of Restaurant Week, we braved the crowds to check out a husband-and-wife-owned Italian joint called Pino’s. While they specialize in “small plates,” we left more than satisfied. Continue reading
Filed under #45, #45-13, dinner, italian food, pizza, point breeze, restaurant, restaurant week, wine
Bone Marrow And More At Root 174
File Friday night’s meal under ‘why on earth haven’t we gone here yet?’ We made a Restaurant Week visit to a foodie’s piece of Heaven, Root 174 in Regent Square. Continue reading
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Blogger Dinner at #Alma
The Blogger Dinner is always one of our favorite parts of Pittsburgh Restaurant Week, and Winter 2013 was no exception. This Week’s dinner took place at Alma, a little Pan-Latin restaurant with a whole lot of flavor and style. Continue reading
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Treat Yourself Right At First Night With Sonoma Grille
Happy New Year, readers! We’ve got a list of 101 new Achievements for the Year of the Snake, some of which have made their way over here from the 2012 Achievements we didn’t quite get to, and some of which are all brand-new. To start the year off right, we attended Pittsburgh’s New Year celebration, First Night 2013. (Since we took so many pictures, I’ve divided First Night into two posts: today, our dinner, and tomorrow, I’ll post about the rest of the evening.) Continue reading
Filed under #27, #27-13, dessert, dinner, downtown, first night, food, new year's eve, restaurant, Uncategorized, wine