Category Archives: north hills
Pittsburgh Coffee Passport: Our Journey Begins
Last year, we heard about this cool thing called a Coffee Passport, which gets you deals at participating coffeeshops all around the Pittsburgh area. We made our first stop at Convive Coffee Roasters, up in the North Hills. Come see what we thought of the place! Continue reading
Filed under #62-20, coffee, coffee passport, coffee shop, north hills
Free Songs And Fritos: A Hartwood Acres Adventure
This summer, we had the chance to take in one of a series of free concerts at Hartwood Acres in the North Hills, and we brought two special guests — our dog, Layla, and a Frito casserole! What is Frito casserole? Click to discover its wonders. Continue reading
Filed under #10, #10-17, #17, #17-17, hartwood acres, layla, north hills, pets, picnic, pittsburgh, sandwich, summer, wine
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
Last Call For The Pumpkin Patch At Reilly’s
To mark the last day before Reilly’s Summer Seat Farm forever closes its (barn) doors, here is our visit to their pumpkin patch. (And they’re open till 6pm today, so go on over for one last hurrah!) Continue reading
Filed under #92, #92-15, fall foliage, farm, north hills, pumpkin
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
Pancake Eating (And Eating And Eating) Contest
This is a story all about how my wife challenged me to a pancake eating contest on her birthday. Who was crowned victor, and who was left shame-faced and bloated? Click to find out. Continue reading
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Filed under #46, #46-14, birthday, eating contest, north hills, pancakes
A Walk Down Harmony Road
Follow us as we take a short hike down an abandoned road which is slowly being reclaimed by nature, one sprout of greenery at a time. Continue reading
Willow, A Hidden North Hills Gem
Looking for a final dinner spot for Restaurant Week? Consider Willow, a North Hills restaurant with great food and cocktails that is still accepting Sunday reservations. Read on to see what’s on the menu! Continue reading
A North Hills Excursion: Chinese At House Of Lee
Well, I know that after the excitement that was Pittsburgh Restaurant Week, I said we were going to take a break from restaurants for a little bit. But as it turns out, we had our first GroupOn of the year … Continue reading
Filed under #12, #12-12, #29, #29-12, chinese food, dinner, groupon, groupon/living social, miso soup, north hills, restaurant