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𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝘽𝙖𝙚 𝘽

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝘽𝙖𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙚'𝙨 𝙆𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙣!
Big things are happening at @baebaeskitchen and tonight they were celebrating with @yelppittsburgh and @honeycombcredit. First, Bae Bae's Kitchen was voted on Yelp the top Korean eatery in Pennsylvania. Second, Bae Bae's Kitchen is also expanding their menu and adding cocktails with the help of microlenders via Honeycomb Credit. Yelp and Honeycomb Credit joined together with Bae Bae's Kitchen to hold this great Kimchi and Cocktails event featuring the new menu and cocktails coming soon and to present them with a check. The cocktails sampled tonight we're amde featuring Soju, which is a Korean alcoholic beverage and drink flavors like green apple, strawberry and boba, and Yogurt. They also showed off items from an expanded menu like Yum Yum Tofu and meatballs mixed with classics like the beef bulgogi and jap chae glass noodles. I'm so excited for everything to come at Bae Bae's Kitchen. I've been eating here since they first opened and can't wait to have meal with these new items and cocktails.

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲!!!
It was so nice to be back at @stageae for an outdoor concert for the first time in years. I was there, thanks to @pintsoverpittsburgh, this weekend for the long postponed @girltalk_verified show. It was an absolutely incredible show only made better by a crowd equally excited to be there and a fine selection of beverages I was able to enjoy. Girl Talk was absolutely amazing. He gave it his all for the hometown show jumping around on the stage and really getting into the music. There was a great selection of old mixes from Feed the Animals and some new stuff too. My drinks of choice were @sierranevada Hazy Little Thing IPA and @stbcbeer 2X IPA, but there were many other great beverages too. I can't wait to get back to Stage AE for some many more shows this summer. I hope others share in my excitement to see live shows again!

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝗔𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗬𝗖
These are all the other meals I ate in NYC I haven't gotten to post. I already posted my NYC Pizza Crawl and my amazing sandwich at Katz's Delicatessen. I also had to drop some stuff from ym schedule. I was too ambitious. I'll just have to go back again soon for more food.

1) Classic 2.0 sandwich at @blackseedbagels - I had head about these bagels on Instagram many times and decided to check it out. They are wood fired bagels. Decent size and not too doughy. This one is topped with scallion cream cheese, pastrami spiced smoked salmon, pickled great tomatoes and red onions.
2) Royal Poutine by @duckseasonnyc - Another place I saw on Instagram. I saw they would be at @smorgasburg WTC while I was nearby and went to check it out. These were savory and delicious. They are made with duck fat fries, duck gravy, duck bacon and cheese curds.
3) Tacos at @lostacos1 - This was a late add to my plans and a good choice. I got one of each taco: Carne Asada (steak), Pollo Asado (chicken) & Adobado (pork). They are served with salsa and guacamole. All were incredible and I could eat these all the time.
4) Sausage with peppers and onions at @yankeestadium - Believe it or not I grew up a Yankees fan. I was so excited to get a chance to go see a game again.
5 & 6) Dinner at @etceteranyc - I needs a place close to Broadway shows and this did not disappoint. I got the Baby Octopus with roasted peppers, baked potatoes, homemade mayo and capers and Orecchiette with Italian sausage, broccoli rabe and ricotta salata.

𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙞𝙩

𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙨𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙝 𝙂𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮!
I've been eating @wingsoverpittss and @eatwingsover for over 15 years. I was so excited when they opened years ago in Southside because I was missing my PSU college days of ordering Wings Over Happy Valley. My go to order was always the DC-10 tenders combo with Honey BBQ and honey mustard. Now they have modernized the menu to make it so much easier to order. They also have so many other great items. It has been so long since I ate their bone-In wings I forgot they were crispy and the buffalo sauce was so good. The fried chicken sandwich had a nice thick piece of breaded chicken. They also added new tender sandwiches for smaller cravings. Don't forget about the fries too. I love the waffle fries.

Wings Over Pittsburgh and I have two $25 gift certificates to give away to two winners by following the directions below. They can be used at their Southside location and the soon to open East Liberty location.

Here's how you can get one of these two $25 gift certificates:

To enter you need to:
1) Follow @wingsoverpittss & @alexeatstoomuch
2) Like this post
3) Tag someone who you want to eat with. Multiple comments for multiple entries.

I'll pick four winners the evening of Sunday April 24. If you win, it will first be announced in my stories asking the winner to DM me. If any fake accounts pop up messaging you are the winner, it is not me.

This giveaway is in no way associated with Instagram.

𝙄𝙩'𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙮 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤 𝘿𝙪𝙢𝙥
I thought things were going to be quiet for me in April but instead I've been running around like crazy. I'm not even in Pittsburgh again! So here's some of what I ate in the first 2 weeks I didn't post.

1 & 2) I ate at Chinatown Inn, which has always been one of my favorite Pittsburgh restaurants. We got the General Tso's Chicken white meat and Beef Chow Fun.
3) Gelato by @lauren_pgh. She is currently doing small batch gelato with really interesting flavors. Gelato is different from ice cream as it uses more milk and less butterfat. I loved the Stracciatella she made which is vanilla gelato with hardens chocolate swirl. Check out her Instagram for more new flavors and an intro about her love for gelato.
4) Fried Chicken Biscuit at @thespeckledeggpgh. This was a big piece of chicken and very crispy. I added the bacon and the egg. It was very filling.
5 & 6) Birria Taco and Cheesy Kimchi Fried Rice from @bluesparrowpgh. Always one of my favorites. The taco was massive and filled with pulled pork. The fried rice is always great too.
7) A twist on the Chicken Parm sandwich from @coopdevillepgh. They didn't use marinara but an aioli. It was different. The chicken was great.
8) Chocolate chip banana hotcakes at @pamelasdiner. I don't go for a sweet breakfast often but this sounded delicious and it paid off. So good.
9) The new Ranch Burger and fries at the @station_pgh inspired concessions at the @pittsburghpirates games. This was really good and a little bit more upscale from some of the other food offered. They added a lot of new local inspired food to PNC Park this year along the riverwalk in the outfield.

𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬
As a frequent @commonplacecoffee drinker, they asked me to let you know about the Highland Park Blend. This is the latest collaborative blend with @pittsburghparks. They pick beans which try to represent the spirit of each park when creating the blend. They say the flavors are fancy, diverse, pretty, passionate, vibrant, and jazzy. I liked it finding it to be flowery and has a little sweetness. I love this collaboration because 25% of the proceeds of each purchase goes to the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy. When it's nice I still like to get out in the different parks in the city to hike, walk or sit and enjoy the outdoors. Each collaborative blend is only around for 8 weeks. Get this one until May 17.

𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘥𝘪 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢
I just cannot get enough pasta, so when @casbahpgh announced the Spring Festa di Pasta I had to make a reservation. This time around they used a lot of light Spring flavors. My favorite was the Goat Cheese Gnocchi made with cherry tomatoes, farm spinach, avocado puree, and crispy onions. We also got Baked Lasagna with arrabbiata beef sugo, fresh basil and polenta crumble, Pappardelle with Spanish sofrito, grilled chicken thighs, cilantro and lemon, Rigatoni with veal & pork Bolognese, Pecorino Romano and burrata, and Farfalle with braised lamb, English peas, tahina and mint. All were great dishes. Lastly, if you go to dinner with me, you always have to wait for the camera to eat first. I'll fully play it up for the camera. Out of frame I was waving to the camera.

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝?
Yeah I think so. These are some of the other meals or bites from the trip that were still great but don't really need a full post. The first 6 were all really great meals and cool experiences.
1) @latavernadeiforiimperiali Veal escalope stuffed with gorgonzola cheese, marsala wine and hazelnuts
2) @latavernadeiforiimperiali Pasta Alessio: scallions, yellow plum tomato, Parma ham, pecorino romano cheese and sweet chili
I want to try to make both 1 & 2 at home
3 & 4) @rimessaroscioli 8 course wine tasting menu. I don't drink much wine and this was incredible
5 & 6) @tonnarelloroma Amatriciana & Carbonara. These are delicious and served in pans. So much to eat.
7 & 8) Various pizzas. The second one was so incredibly savory.
9) Breakfast most mornings was an espresso or cappuccino with a pastry
10) An incredible meat board that was followed up with the only mediocre dinner I had in Italy.

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗼! I decided I wanted

𝙂𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙊𝙪𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘽𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝
I was asked to visit @tupelohoneycafe to check out some of their new Spring Menu items. For brunch they have these nice Big Ole' Cast Iron Scrambles which is a big helping of cheesy scrambled eggs with toppings. I was really impressed with the one I ordered. I got the Pork & Poblano Scramble with pork shoulder, fire roasted poblano peppers, lime crema, fresh fresno chilis and cilantro that was both delicious and filling. They also have some new big bowl salads like the Lemon Garden Party. We all know how I feel about salads so I topped it with fried chicken and found it pretty good. I had family in town so we went crazy with more dishes like eggs benny, chicken and waffles and lots more fried chicken. I also had to get a Bloody Mary since it's brunch.

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