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
We Take Literally Thousands Of Pictures
Oh. Well, hello there, readers out in… readerland. Did you think we’d forgotten about you? Of course not! We just… got rather tied up in those Matters of Consequence we like to pretend don’t exist. Tied up for weeks, unfortunately. … Continue reading
The Covered Bridges Of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Outside the Washington County Tourism Office. Mingo Creek County Park, home of several covered bridges. Fall foliage! That beautiful time when leaves are falling, but some are still on the trees. Henry Bridge. Hey donkeys.
A Water’s Eye View Of The Ohio River
Last year, we had the fabulous experience of biking the Eliza Furnace Trail, a bike-friendly path that goes along the Monongahela River and into downtown. On that trip, we got to see the river from some angles that we’d never … Continue reading
The Elaborate Monthly: Salmon & Shrimp Scampi
I feel like the entire month of September has been a long string of elaborate meals, but I only documented one of them for the blog. You see, Michael has been trying to do a low-carb diet again, and I … Continue reading
Cake From The Funnel (And Illegal Photography) At Penn’s Colony
If there’s one thing we’ve learned in the three years we’ve been doing our Achievements list, it’s that things are not always as magical as we expect them to be. Occasionally, coffeeshops don’t list their winter hours when they should. … Continue reading
Just Ducky Tour: Just Take One, Already!
If you’ve ever been in downtown Pittsburgh during the day, you’ve probably seen the duckboats. They’re only boats part of the time, when they’re actually on the river. The rest of the time, they’re duck-shaped vehicles navigating the streets of … Continue reading
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Taters & Harp Lager At The Pittsburgh Irish Festival
Since we conquered the Folk Festival last year, it seemed only fitting to this year take on Pittsburgh’s next big ethnic fair, the Pittsburgh Irish Festival. The Irish Festival runs on a weekend in September, which unfortunately happened to be … Continue reading
Highs And Lows At Cook Forest
Well, I’d be lying, if I said we had a really successful, wonderful weekend in Cook Forest that made us get in touch with nature and relive our shadowy past as Druids who lived in the woods and cared for … Continue reading