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Ed Stalewski went deep into pizza making — and emerged an International Pizza Expo winner
“Him winning is like the Americans beating the Russians in 1980.” → Read More
‘I love seeing all the Black excellence’: Bolstering Black bartenders in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh’s Black bartenders are among the most talented and well-respected in an industry overwhelmingly dominated by white faces. → Read More
Comedy club Bottlerocket Social Hall aims to do for Allentown 'what Mr. Smalls did for Millvale'
Out of the ashes of two scrapped venues (heard of Arlington Beverage Club?) comes a meeting spot for laughs. → Read More
A chef’s homecoming leads to Homestead's Blue Dust
Following Mt. Oliver Bodega’s demise, Jonah Frazier finds new life revamping the menu for a spot he has deep ties to. → Read More
Try This! Dancing Crab's signature fried rice is sweet-spicy perfection
Yes, that’s a lot of crab. → Read More
A Pittsburgh chef honors the dad whose tough love got him clean
The fried chicken-centric event, organized by chef Joe Bardakos, will benefit Pittsburgh Sober Living. → Read More
Irish pub Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle celebrates 30 years in Pittsburgh's Strip District
“I have customers who came in here, met their spouse, and now I'm serving their kids,” says co-owner David Regan, who has been at Harp & Fiddle since day one. → Read More
For restaurants, two years of COVID feels like 'two weeks and a century'
Surviving the pandemic wasn’t easy for local restaurants, but many found new ways to do business → Read More
Solace and support for Ukrainians in Carnegie
As they sat in folding chairs around a table in a church hall basement huddled over their cellphones scouring the Telegram messaging app for real time... → Read More
‘Putin needs to be stopped’ — South Side Ukrainian church pierogi ladies despise despot
The iconic onion domes of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Church on the South Side have become a thread in the cultural fabric of Pittsburgh and for 131... → Read More
4 Pittsburgh chefs named James Beard Award semifinalists for 2022
This is the fifth time Wei Zhu, of Chengdu Gourmet in Squirrel Hill, has been named a semifinalist. → Read More
Big Burrito's Alta Via is expanding to Market Square
Alta Via has an outpost in Fox Chapel. → Read More
Shorty's Pins x Pints on the North Shore merges tacos with 'retro-tainment'
The fully remodeled 10,000-square-foot space houses two bars, plus games both inside (duckpin bowling, pinball) and out (bocce) → Read More
CobblerWorld and Millie’s partner for a peach ice cream with history
CobblerWorld’s owner recalls how her mom “would make these amazing, huge peach cobblers every holiday.” → Read More
Negril Curbside serves up Jamaican cuisine on a Hazelwood side street
Damera and Stanfield Allen pair Caribbean dishes – curried goat, beef patties, steamed snapper – with American sides. → Read More
Constructing the ultimate locally minded Super Bowl charcuterie spread
Local products are the stars of our curated meat and cheese board. → Read More
A chili recipe perfected across many Super Bowl Sundays
This rich crowd-pleaser builds flavor from beef, black bean, beer, chocolate and chipotle peppers. → Read More
Try This Delicious Dish! Pernil at Flavor of Puerto Rico in Mt. Oliver
Drenched in seasonings, the slow-roasted pork dish offers a little bit of everything. → Read More
A McKees Rocks couple reinvents, and finds It's A Pizza Cake
The cafe sells thin-crust and deep-dish Chicago-style pies, and baked goods too. → Read More
15 Pittsburgh restaurant & brewery openings to look forward to this year
Burgh’ers Brewing is slated to open its South Side spot this spring. → Read More