Category Archives: restaurant

In Which Pittsburgh’s Avenue B Earns An A+

posted by: | August 19, 2012
Achievement: #28. Pittsburgh Restaurant Week

Well, I know I promised two entries yesterday, but after we got home from dinner, I was hard at work making our little princess dog her very own blog. (Yes, I’m now one of those crazy dog parents who make … Continue reading →

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Enjoy Lunch On The Clock At Tic Toc

posted by: | August 18, 2012
Achievement: #28. Pittsburgh Restaurant Week | #67. 10 Downtown Restaurants

Restaurant Week is flying by!! Can’t believe it’s already Saturday, which means we only have two stops left: dinner tonight and brunch tomorrow. Today will be a two-post day though, because I got to eat at two restaurants yesterday! Back … Continue reading →

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Blogger Dinner at #The #Porch @ #Schenley

posted by: | August 16, 2012
Achievement: #28. Pittsburgh Restaurant Week

Last night was our second round of Pittsburgh Restaurant Week dinners, and it was our second official ‘blogger dinner’ for the celebration (the first one was at Braddock’s back in January). The blogger dinner this season was held at The … Continue reading →

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Scrumptious And Savory Dining At The Carlton

posted by: | August 14, 2012
Achievement: #28. Pittsburgh Restaurant Week | #67. 10 Downtown Restaurants

Somewhere along the line, we Yinzers must have done something really good, because this year, we were blessed with not only one Pittsburgh Restaurant Week, but two. You might remember our travels during the winter festival: the tasting menu at … Continue reading →

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Downtown Restaurant Warriors: Meat & Potatoes

posted by: | June 9, 2012
Achievement: #45. Try 10 House Specialty Drinks | #53. Try 5 ‘Risky’ Foods | #67. 10 Downtown Restaurants

Last Wednesday night was one of those ‘FINALLY!’ nights. As in, FINALLY! after more than 2 decades of being madly in love with this band, I got to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers live (full disclosure: it was everything … Continue reading →

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Downtown Restaurant Warriors: Tonic

posted by: | May 14, 2012
Achievement: #45. Try 10 House Specialty Drinks | #67. 10 Downtown Restaurants

Sometimes, an Achievement takes you by surprise. Like, you’re out, and you’re enjoying a gallery crawl, and you’re like… daaaaaaaaang I’m hungry. This is how we found ourselves at Tonic Bar and Grill (well, that, and Michael telling me I’m … Continue reading →

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Downtown Restaurant Warriors: Bossa Nova

posted by: | April 15, 2012
Achievement: #29. 10 More Groupons | #45. Try 10 House Specialty Drinks | #67. 10 Downtown Restaurants

Last night, after I returned home from a second viewing of The Hunger Games (totally got my mum addicted now too… whoops), we decided to catch a late dinner that would qualify for an Achievement. The problem with this, of … Continue reading →

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Downtown Restaurant Warriors: Habitat In The Fairmont

posted by: | April 3, 2012
Achievement: #67. 10 Downtown Restaurants

Well, I still have about eight billion West Coast-trip-related things to post about, but in the essence of staying *moderately* chronological otherwise, I’ve decided to put the emphasis on the up-and-coming Pittsburgh Achievements, and work the California blogs in as … Continue reading →

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Brand-New Restaurant Tour: Verde Mexican Kitchen & Cantina

posted by: | March 9, 2012
Achievement: #79. 10 ‘Newbie’ Restaurants

Ladies and gentlemen, please allow your author… err… blogger to take a moment prior to your diving-into of this entry to inform you that what you are about to read is merely a prologue. It’s like a movie trailer, drawing … Continue reading →

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Brand-New Restaurant Tour: NOLA On The Square

posted by: | February 18, 2012
Achievement: #45. Try 10 House Specialty Drinks | #67. 10 Downtown Restaurants | #79. 10 ‘Newbie’ Restaurants

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 →

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