Category Archives: the strip

Not Your Average American Cheeses: January’s Cheese of the Month Club

posted by: | March 22, 2019
Achievement: #12. Cheese of the Month Club

Our perennial feature, Cheese of the Month Club, returns! (Only 2 months late.) Like career criminals in a heist movie, returning for One Last Job, we’re going to make the effort to actually document all 12 of the cheese packages we receive this year, a feat we’ve never accomplished. (Trust me, we ate them all…we just didn’t write about most of them.) Wish us luck and enjoy the January installment! Continue reading →

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In Which We Graduate To Baller (Crawler) Status

posted by: | October 29, 2018
Achievement: #22. Meatball Ball Crawl

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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Pub Golf: A New Beginning

posted by: | August 30, 2018
Achievement: #18. Pub Golf – A New Beginning

Once a year, Fox and I host a multi-neighborhood, half-marathon-length bar crawl all over the city. We present the debauchery and fun of…Pub Golf 5! Continue reading →

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We Finally Dine At Gaucho

posted by: | June 12, 2018
Achievement: #9. Finally Go to Gaucho

Several years behind schedule, we finally joined the ranks of people who have had a wonderful dinner at Gaucho Parrilla Argentina. Come take a culinary tour of epic proportions! Continue reading →

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CSA Spectacular: The Recipes Return

posted by: | January 11, 2016
Achievement: #11. CSA - Weekly Posts

Over the years, our CSA has given us a fair quantity of unusual foods that we’ve never seen before. This year, our goal is to cook every single thing that we receive in the box. Each time we receive our share, we’ll be documenting the recipes we’ve used in our quest. This time, our new-to-us ingredient was tatsoi — so we’ve got a recipe for that, and a whole bunch more. Check it out! Continue reading →

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Cheese Of The Month Club: Free Range Cheeses

posted by: | January 25, 2014
Achievement: #50. Cheese of the Month Club

Behold the power of cheese! We begin yet another ‘of the month’ club with the help of local favorite, PennMac. This month, we’re checking out samples of free-range cheeses. So click on through and see our fancy-pants charcuterie. Continue reading →

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A Super Saturday Morning In Pittsburgh’s Strip District

posted by: | October 27, 2013
Achievement: #56. Saturday Morning in the Strip District

Spending Saturday morning in Strip District is more than a fun time; it’s a Pittsburgh institution. Follow us as we take you on a brief tour of some of our favorite spots in the Strip! Continue reading →

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