Category Archives: downtown
A New Year’s Eve Re-Do In The Year Of The Rat
What do you do when your New Year’s Eve celebration was a trainwreck? Well, you have another one. While we’re all stuck at home, enjoy a golden oldie from way, way back in the time before — three months ago — as we do a little NYE Redemption during the Lunar New Year. Continue reading
Filed under #92, #92-20, booze, celebration, dinner, downtown, new year's eve, redemption
A Fine Meal At Fl. 2 Pittsburgh
Once a month this year, we’re trying out a restaurant for the first time and giving you the scoop. First up: Fl. 2 in downtown Pittsburgh! Have a look. Continue reading
Filed under #69, #69-19, cocktails, dinner, downtown, octopus, pittsburgh, restaurant, wine
Three Square Meals Of Primanti’s
Fox and I are all about the food-based challenges, so we decided to answer a question that had been on our minds for several years: can one eat three meals of Primanti Bros in a single day? Let’s find out. Continue reading
Filed under #55, #55-18, downtown, food, french fries, garfield, primanti bros, primantis, strip district, Uncategorized
In Which We Graduate To Baller (Crawler) Status
From the Department of Special and Excessive Events…we submit for your review, the Inaugural 101 Achievements Baller Crawler Meatball Ball Crawl. Enjoy! Continue reading
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Filed under #22, #22-18, bloomfield, downtown, drinking, extreme eating, food, greenfield, italian, italian food, lawrenceville, meat, meatballs, pittsburgh, restaurant, squirrel hill, strip district, the strip, USBG, wine
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
Baseball, Booze, & Bartenders — Singani-Style
Fox and I are entering our 4th year as members of the Pittsburgh chapter of the US Bartenders Guild, and this past week we got to attend our most fun event yet: a Pirates baseball game hosted by Singani 63, featuring cocktails, swag bags, and a very special celebrity guest. Continue reading
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
Wines From Around The World On The Gateway Clipper
From June to October, the Gateway Clipper Fleet hosts a monthly themed wine tasting dinner as it cruises Pittsburgh’s three rivers. We attended June’s dinner, Wines From Around the World. The meal was great and we had a blast learning about wines from South Africa, Portugal, and Greece; give this event a try! Continue reading
Filed under #29, #29-16, dinner, downtown, gateway clipper, wine, wine cruise, wine tasting