Celine Roberts
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Past articles by Celine:
A Global Food Tour of Pittsburgh
For the last year, international travel has been mostly grounded, but it’s still possible to experience a taste of the wider world. Pittsburgh’s different neighborhood nooks and crannies are full of global flavors. → Read More
Eat Me: Fancy Burger
Location: Butterjoint, 214 N. Craig St., Oakland Ambiance: Butterjoint is a quaint little bar where you can hole up with a friend or two to... → Read More
Examining the intersections of the music and service industries
The late, great Anthony Bourdain compared kitchen life to a pirate ship: employees are the crew, bonded by companionship born of a nightly trial-by-fire nature. → Read More
Azorean native Elsa Santos opens a restaurant focused on island cuisine
Over the years away from the islands, Elsa Santos nurtured the dream of owning her own cafe and restaurant that would bring a piece of her home to Pittsburgh. Now, Santos is making that dream a reality with her newly opened Azorean Cafe in Bloomfield. Santos, the chef/owner, hails from the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Stepping into the cafe, you’re… → Read More
Breaking fast for Ramadan at Salem's Market in the Strip District
In places with a larger Muslim population, restaurants may stay open all night → Read More
Feminist art exhibition claps back
The modern cultural lexicon has embraced the concept of the “clap back,” an acute and (sometimes withering) response to criticism or oppression. → Read More
Larimer sausage maker is an 80-year staple in the community
“This is my passion. I enjoy preparing foods and teaching people what to do.” → Read More
Feed the soul and the body at the Three Rivers Arts Festival
The Three Rivers Arts Festival’s schedule is packed with performances, gallery exhibits and activities to keep you Downtown for its 10 days and nights. → Read More
Welcome summer with Negroni Week
The annual Negroni Week is here just in time to beat the heat and support charity. → Read More
While recent incidents of racial discrimination in coffee shops have garnered national attention, it's nothing new for people of color in the industry
On April 12, at a Starbucks in Philadelphia, two black men were waiting at a table to meet a third person for a business meeting. → Read More
CMU art professor Angela Washko creates a simulation artwork about pickup artists
“I thought that creating a game experience was a way that people could experience those practices without the distance that reading about them creates.” → Read More
Local bartender and artist launches a night for the arts
Bars have always been a place for people to gather. → Read More
Meet the man who’s shucked a million oysters
In his 45-year career, Angelo Galioto estimates he’s shucked about a million oysters. → Read More
A delicious bacchanal of Greek Food is headed your way
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Oakland hosts its annual Greek Food Festival May 6-12. → Read More
Pittsburgh’s Whitfield introduces bi-weekly lamb dinners
Just outside of Pittsburgh, there are thousands of acres of farmland dotted with farmers raising some of the highest-quality meats, organic vegetables and cheeses in the country. → Read More
Korean restaurant opens in Garfield
“I think food should be an expression of identity.” → Read More
Eat Me: Seitan “cheesesteak”
Location: Spak Brothers, 5107 Penn Ave., Garfield Ambiance: A grungy, punk dive that’s constantly busy. The business is mostly takeout, but if you snag one... → Read More
Looking to get into animal husbandry in Pittsburgh? It’s doable
Pittsburgh is surrounded by farmland with great access to locally grown food. → Read More
A Pittsburgh chapter of the Sex Workers Outreach Project opens amid new legislation
On April 11, President Donald Trump signed into law a measure that its supporters say is necessary to combat human trafficking. → Read More
Greek Gourmet in Squirrel Hill develops its own ice cream
Aquafaba: the hip food that’s been making its rounds through U.S. culinary circles over the last few years. → Read More