Category Archives: restaurant
A Long-Awaited Brunch At Point Brugge
I know I promised our Shear Da Beard entry tonight, but it turns out, we took almost 50 pictures of the process of Brett Keisel’s beard-shaving (and the Donnie Iris appearance after, of course), so I have some editing to … Continue reading
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Filed under #1, #1-12, breakfast, brunch, point breeze, restaurant
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
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
Blogger Dinner at #Braddock’s
Well, two days into Pittsburgh Restaurant Week, and we’ve got two restaurants under our belt. Tonight was a little of something new, and a little of something familiar. We had the pleasure of dining with some of our fellow Pittsburgh … Continue reading
Filed under #28, #28-12, #67, #67-12, dinner, downtown, restaurant, restaurant week
Toast Should Be The Toast Of The Town
Well, my fellow Yinzers, welcome to Pittsburgh Restaurant Week. As of today, the event is officially in full swing, which means it’s prime time if you want to take in a new restaurant at a likely-discounted price. We, unfortunately, only … Continue reading
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Filed under #28, #28-12, dinner, restaurant, restaurant week, wine
Oakland Restaurant Challenge: Mixed Service But Great Food At Lucca
Our next Oakland restaurant was a bit of a mixed bag. We headed to Craig Street for an early dinner on a Saturday night at Lucca, a restaurant we’d heard much buzz about. Being the dedicated multi-taskers that we are, … Continue reading
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Filed under #4, #4-11, #45, #45-11, entertainment book, italian food, lucy, oakland, restaurant
Oakland Restaurant Challenge: The Games Room At Pamela’s Diner
Next on our Oakland restaurant list was the famous Pamela’s Diner. Pamela’s is a Pittsburgh staple, with locations in Oakland, Squirrel Hill (which is in a brand new building, and just up the hill from us), Shadyside, and the Strip … Continue reading
Filed under #4, #4-11, board games, breakfast, brunch, oakland, restaurant
Around The World In Dining: French Cuisine At Brasserie 33
We finally completed our ethnic dinner Achievement a few nights ago, with a foray into French cuisine. I’ve had French cuisine before, and I had been hoping to take Michael to this fabulous little French place near Ohiopyle called Chez … Continue reading
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Filed under #42, #42-11, dinner, french food, restaurant, shadyside
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