I love Pizza. In the last two years, I’ve developed an appreciation for Detroit Style pizza. Particularly I was eating a lot of Michigan & Trumbull Detroit Style pizza while they were in residency at Federal Galley on the North Side. The pizza really paired well with the…
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Last month I had a completely impromptu opportunity to take the Intro to Macarons class at Macaron Bar in East Liberty. I had recently met Pittsburgh location owners Kyle and Michael and told them about my wanting to get in the kitchen more at different restaurants. A couple…
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I don’t drink much wine and I honestly don’t remember the last time I drank limoncello. To be even more honest, I don’t know anything about types of limoncello or how it is made. However, this summer I attended the Vallozzi’s Festa di Limoncello party and I am…
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I get excited when a fancy, new restaurant opens near my house. Living in the South Hills on the closer side to the city, our restaurants are mostly pizza and other types of takeout with a couple other casual sit down places mixed in. It was a pleasant…
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It’s no secret part of why I started a food blog and Instagram was to get invited to try awesome new food before everyone else and then take photos of that food to make everyone else jealous and excited. I have also met so many great people and…
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I have great respect for the people who make my food when it’s being made well. One of the foods I have a fondness for is pizza. Watching someone craft the perfect pizza is always entertaining to me because of the care placed into correctly stretching to the…
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Occasionally I get the opportunity to attend a great event benefiting a great organization. Recently I attended One Bite, One Day benefitting local non-profit One Day to Remember. Their mission is to create lasting memories for children of parents with a life-limiting illness. They help the family forget…
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Dinner parties if executed correctly can be a fantastic experience. I really wish I got a chance to host them more. I’m lucky if I get to host three or four mediocre dinner parties a year. So I was really excited to find out about Duncan Street Dinners.…
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Food festivals are fantastic. I love the opportunity to try so many dishes at one time. I get the same excitement from buffets. I recently got to attend the Western PA Lamb Fest Cook-off. This is an amazing event hosted by Table Magazine and the Ace Hotel Pittsburgh.…
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Setting Up the Meetup I started posting photos of food to Instagram, @alexeatstoomuch, as an excuse to eat new and exciting dishes but also to hopefully meet new people. I did not realize when I started my account in August 2017 this was a hobby requiring a great…
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