Pittsburgh Restaurant Week: Winter Kickoff Party

posted by: | January 12, 2014
Achievement: #20. Pittsburgh Restaurant Week (Winter)

Here is a chronicle of some of the amazing foods you can try during Pittsburgh Restaurant Week 2014. Restaurant Week runs from January 13 – 19th, so make your reservations now. Click to make your mouth water! Continue reading →

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Oram’s: Home Of The Best Cinnamon Rolls On Earth

posted by: | January 10, 2014
Achievement: #79. Donuts at Oram’s

A mere 26 months after we first planned it, we finally made our trek up to Beaver Falls to have a taste of the pastries on offer at Oram’s Donut Shop. The verdict? Four sticky thumbs up! Come read the lip-smacking details. Continue reading →

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The Phipps Winter Flower Show

posted by: | January 9, 2014
Achievement: #16. See 2 Phipps Flower Shows

Sometimes, pictures say even more than words. Come view our photo blog of the Phipps Winter Flower Show! Continue reading →

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Con Air, On A Scale Of 1 To Cusack

posted by: | January 6, 2014
Achievement: #98. Watch 1 Film from Each Decade of John Cusack’s Career

We sat down and watched the 90s action flick, Con Air, to judge its John Cusack-ness. Come see how it measures up on the Dobler Scale! Continue reading →

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Pittsburgh 2014 First Night

posted by: | January 4, 2014
Achievement: #17. First Night

Nothing starts the New Year off quite like Pittsburgh’s annual First Night Celebration! Check out the stabby-good-time that was the start of 2014! Continue reading →

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Tequila Tour: Our Grand Conclusion

posted by: | December 31, 2013
Achievement: #81. Verde Tequila Tour, Act V

This is the fifth and final installment of our 12-month tour of the tequila wall at Verde Mexican Kitchen and Cantina. We tried 207 kinds of tequila from over 70 producers; come read our final round of reviews here! Continue reading →

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Tequila Tour: Infusions & Smoky, Sexy Mezcals

posted by: | December 21, 2013
Achievement: #71. Verde Tequila Tour, Act IV

In this fourth package of reviews from our yearlong scaling of the wall of tequila at Verde Mexican Kitchen and Cantina, we cover infusions and mezcals. (And hell yes, we ate the worm.) Continue reading →

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Tequila Tour: Ultra-Premiums & The Rapper Tequila Party

posted by: | December 14, 2013
Achievement: #58. Verde Tequila Tour, Act III

In this third set of reviews from our epic battle with the wall of tequila at Verde Mexican Kitchen and Cantina, we cover the ultra-premium stuff and our decadent Rapper Tequila Party. Sidle up and join us for a round! Continue reading →

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Run, Don’t Walk, To Cafe Sam!

posted by: | November 20, 2013
Achievement: #92. Cafe Sam

In which we take a long-overdue trip to Cafe Sam, a lovely little restaurant located on the cusp of Shadyside and Bloomfield. In our humble opinion, this place is a gem — read on to see why. Continue reading →

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CSA Spectacular: September Highlights

posted by: | November 19, 2013
Achievement: #26. Join a CSA

September brought some of the biggest, fullest farm share boxes of the season! It was a bit of a challenge to use everything we got, but we made it work! Continue reading →

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