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Tasting the World at the Kennywood Bites and Pints Festival
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alexeatstoomuch

📷 Alex | Food & Travel Enthusiast
📍Pittsburgh, PA Based
Next Trip: Happy Valley, PA
Email [email protected] to Collab
Established: 2017

I ate one of my favorite meals of the year so far

I ate one of my favorite meals of the year so far at @theanchoragegvl, an eclectic restaurant specializing in small plates in @visitgreenvillesc. They specialize in small plates made using locally and regionally sourced ingredients. They are a 2018 James Beard Foundation Semi-Finalist for Best New Restaurant and have been featured in multiple national publications. When I was there in May, I opted for the tasting dinner and got to try just about the entire menu. 4 courses and 9 dishes later, I was so full from such delicious items.

Dishes:
·       Bread Service
·       Beet Cured Salmon Gravlax
·       Bio Way Farm Skyphos Lettuces
·       Burrata Mozzarella
·       Grilled Monetta Asparagus
·       Braised Lamb Cappelletti
·       Bradford Farm Collard Greens
·       Noonday Farm Duck Confit Thigh Press
·       North Carolina Fluke
·       TB&J (Tahini Butter and Jam Cake)

📍The Anchorage
586 Perry Ave
Greenville, SC 29611

· Great Dinners Greenville South Carolina · Greenville South Carolina Farm to Table · Multi Course Dinner Greenville South Carolina ·

GIVEAWAY!!! This summer I'm finally attending the

GIVEAWAY!!!

This summer I'm finally attending the @northcountrybrewing Brew Fest! I've been trying to go for a few years but always had something on the calendar. I'm always told this one is a great time with lots of great beer, food and music.

I’m excited to also be giving away TWO VIP tickets to the @northcountrybrewing Brew Fest

DETAILS
August 2nd
12-5 (VIP) 1-5 (General Admission)
Slippery Rock, PA
Catered food by @theharmonyinn
Live music

TO ENTER
Follow @northcountrybrewing + @alexeatstoomuch
Tag who you’re bringing! One per comment. Multiple tags = multiple entries
Winner will be selected Monday, June 30

Tickets are available NOW at: northcountrybrewing.com

*Must be 21 or older to enter. This giveaway is not associated with Instagram or Facebook. Winner will be announced via my Instagram story only.*

#pittsburghbeer #giveaway #pittsburgh

One of my favorite dishes in Pittsburgh is the 50

One of my favorite dishes in Pittsburgh is the 50 oz Tomahawk Ribeye Steak at @meatandpotatoespgh. I love this dish every time. It was plated beautifully, cooked to perfection, so tender and flavorful, and it was more than enough to feed our whole party.
Food we ordered:
• 50 oz Tomahawk long bone ribeye steak
• Parkerhouse Rolls
• Roasted Bone Marrow
• Mashed Potatoes
• Fried Brussels
• Glazed Carrots
• Coconut Cake

📍Meat & Potatoes
649 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

• Best Meals in Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh Steakhouse • Downtown Pittsburgh Restaurants •

I was part of a group invited to try out @toppotkb

I was part of a group invited to try out @toppotkbbq_pgh, the new hot pot and Korean BBQ in Southside Works. This place has awesome décor and lots of delicious food. Our table got both the hot pot and Korean BBQ. Each person gets their own broth to cook their meat and veggies and the table shares a grill. My favorite items were the beef bulgogi on the grill and the breaded chicken wings on the buffet. I love seeing more hot pot and Korean BBQ restaurants popping up in Pittsburgh.

📍Top Pot Pittsburgh
2829 E Carson St
Pittsburgh, PA 15203

• Hot Pot Pittsburgh • Korean BBQ Pittsburgh • New Restaurants Pittsburgh

Saving the bees by drinking cocktails! I was at @s

Saving the bees by drinking cocktails! I was at @spacebarpittsburgh the other night for part of @barrhillgin #beeskneesweek to bring awareness to bees and the pollinators keeping fields blooming and fruits and veggies on our tables. Space Bar has been holding special events and cocktails featuring Barr Hill Gin. Also during Bees Knees Week, sipping a cocktail made with their spirits, sharing it on social media and tagging Barr Hill, they will plant 10 square feet of new pollinator habitat.

Space Bar on Monday featured special Barr Hill Gin cocktails and honey. They also had local beekeeper @deez___beez on site showing off a section of his hive.

📍Space Bar
22 Market Square
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

• Pittsburgh Cocktail Bars • Bees Knees Week • Downtown Pittsburgh Restaurants and Bars •

I was invited to the @wiglewhiskey Poolside Cockta

I was invited to the @wiglewhiskey Poolside Cocktail Class to make three refreshing cocktails to sip this summer. We learned to make three summery cocktails, all of which are pretty easy to make at home. Each cocktail featured a spirit from the Wigle family. We made a Threadbare Sangria, a Porch Swing, and a Watermelon Collins. I’m excited to try to make the Watermelon Collins at home with the sticks of frozen watermelon. Wigle regularly offers cocktail classes and details can be found on their website and social media.

📍Wigle Whiskey
2401 Smallman St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

I was invited back to @kennywoodpark to taste my w

I was invited back to @kennywoodpark to taste my way through the annual Bites and Pints Food and Drink festival. Each June, Kennywood has an international food festival set up around the Kennywood Lagoon. See more details and all I ate in the description. I love this event because I get to eat a lot of food not traditionally served at an amusement park. This year, there were eight stations featuring chef-inspired tastings. With my tasting card in hand, I traveled to several countries, trying different bites. This year’s menu is inspired by Cuban, Greek, Irish, Italian, Mexican, Polish, Spanish, and South Korean cuisine. Each booth usually has three different food items, and beers or signature beverages. Each item and be purchased with a punch on your tasting card or purchased à la carte. The tasting cards are an add-on to the park admission and can be purchased in 8, 12, or, for passholders, 15 bites.

The bites in the video:
Cuba: Ropa Vieja, Cubano, Tostones Rellenos
South Korea: Chicken Bao, Yaki Mandu dumplings
Ireland: Cottage Pie
Italy: Fried Zucchini Blossoms
Poland: Pierogies, Nalesniki
Mexico: Quesobirria
Spain: Churros

Learn more about Kennywood Bites and Pints on their website and on my blog.

📍Kennywood
4800 Kennywood Boulevard
West Mifflin, PA 15122

Sunday was @goodtastepgh Pizza Fest at @doughdaddy

Sunday was @goodtastepgh Pizza Fest at @doughdaddybrewery. Let's see how many slices of pizza I ate. More about my afternoon at Pizza Fest coming soon!

#pittsburgh #pgh #pittsburghfood #pittsburghfoodie #pizza #pizzafest
#pizzalover #pizzalovers #pizzatime #food #foodfestival

The May Roundup is now up on the blog. May was bus

The May Roundup is now up on the blog. May was busy, but unfortunately not so much with restaurants. I did some fun travel. I went to a bunch of events.

https://alexeatstoomuch.com/2025/06/alexeatstoomuch-may-2025-food-events-and-travel-roundup

I was invited to @gilfillanfarm in Upper St Clair

I was invited to @gilfillanfarm in Upper St Clair to attend their Barnyard Beer Benefit. This is their annual fundraiser, with proceeds going toward preserving and restoring Gilfillan Farm, a registered national historic place. Learn more about the farm on their website. Through fundraising like the Barnyard Beer Benefit, Gilfillan Farm plans to restore the farmland, the orchards, and the buildings to the Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Throughout the evening, I enjoyed a variety of food from several restaurants in the South Hills and greater Pittsburgh.

I recently visited the charming city of @visitgree

I recently visited the charming city of @visitgreenvillesc, for a great weekend getaway. I was invited and hosted by Visit Greenville South Carolina, to experience the great food and fun activities the city has to offer. I spent 72 hours visiting incredible restaurants and shops, exploring the beautiful downtown area and parks, learning about South Carolina’s arts and culture at its museums, and even taking in some minor league baseball. Greenville, South Carolina is now an easy weekend getaway from Pittsburgh, PA, where I am based, because of a new direct flight via Breeze Airways.

Request your free destination guide from Visit Greenville South Carolina: https://bit.ly/4dg61CN

#greenvillesc #hosted

It's almost summer so it's time to embrace some vi

It's almost summer so it's time to embrace some vibrant, summery cocktails. Join me at the @wiglewhiskey Poolside Cocktail Class on June 4 from 6-8 PM where we will be learning how to make cocktails featuring summer flavors, citrus and Wigle spirits. I know during the summer I want cocktails that are a more refreshing and lighter on the palette. I'm excited to see what Wigle has in store for us. The class will showcase 3 cocktails and a grazing board from the kitchen. Attendees also can get 15% off Wigle bottles.

See the link below to get tickets.
https://wiglewhiskey.com/events/poolside-cocktail-class/

#invited #pittsburgh #pgh #pittsburghfood #pittsburghfoodie #pittsburghdrinks #cocktails #cocktailclass #summercocktails

I was invited to @doughdaddybrewery in Gibsonia fo

I was invited to @doughdaddybrewery in Gibsonia for a preview of this year’s @goodtastepgh Pizza Fest. This was my first time to Dough Daddy Brewing and I really liked this pizza and beer. They are part of the @caliente_pizza family. Pizza Fest this year is on June 1 and tickets are available now. Pizza Fest will have many pizzerias from around Pittsburgh serving Pizzas, Dough Daddy Beer available in the taproom and in the beer garden. There will also be pizza acrobatics demonstrations, a box folding competition for prizes and live music. Get your tickets now ong the Good Taste Pittsburgh website before they sell out.

📍Dough Daddy Brewery
4381 Gibsonia Rd
Gibsonia, PA 15044

The @pghpierogifestival was last weekend on @south

The @pghpierogifestival was last weekend on @southsideworks. It returned this year after a two year hiatus. It was crowded, but I got to eat a lot of pierogies and pierogi inspired foods. There was also merch, vendors selling pierogi crafts and live music.

What I ate:
- @rogues_atx Over the Top Pierogies Potato and Gouda Pierogies with Caramelized Onions, Horseradish Sour Cream and Pickled Red Cabbage
- @delvecchiotruck Hot Sausage and Cheddar Pierogies
- @pennbrewery x @cop_out_pierogies collab Pierogi Beer
- @sliceonbroadway Pierogi Pizza

Overall, I ate a lot. I saw a lot of friends. I walked around a lot trying to figure out what to eat. I stood in lines waiting for food. I’m glad I went and got to try some new pierogies, even if it was a little crowded.

#pittsburgh #pghpierogifestival #cityofdumplings

Do you like eating tacos? What about eating tacos

Do you like eating tacos? What about eating tacos and enjoying beer? How about eating tacos and drinking beer while watching wrestling? I hope you said yes to all of those. I attended the Spring @beersoftheburgh Tacomania at @pittsburghbrewingco for a day filled with tacos, beer, wrestling, and live music. Wrestling matches were staged by @enjoywrestling, Pittsburgh’s professional wrestling group. See clips of some of the incredible wrestling moves from Tacomania on the longer video on my YouTube channel.

I was recently looking for a new cocktail bar to c

I was recently looking for a new cocktail bar to check out with @pittsburghpours and we decided to stop in at @mullettsmtlebo. I should have gone their sooner. We spent about 3 hours going through cocktails and some food. The cocktails were super creative. Their cocktail menu does change up so I'll have to go back to try some more soon.

📍Mullett's
297 Beverly Road
Mt. Lebanon, PA

A little late but my April Roundup is live after a

I’m Alex. I eat too much and explore new places.

I finally found my way over to @braddockpublichous

I finally found my way over to @braddockpublichouse for brunch. It was great to head over to this restaurant space, which finally saw new life with the opening of Braddock Public House. We had a great meal and got several dishes with an Asian fusion influence. I want to head back to Braddock Public House to try out dinner.

Cocktails
• Espresso Martini
• Ume Spritz

Food
• Spam Musubi
• Chorizo Hash
• Chicken Katsu & Bisucuits
• Pineapple Sriracha Chicken Wings

📍Braddock Public House
1211 Braddock Avenue
Braddock, PA 15104

I finally ate at @morcillapgh in Pittsburgh’s La

I finally ate at @morcillapgh in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville for the first time. I don’t know why it took me this long. They have a focus on Spanish-inspired small plates. We ordered half the menu and it was amazing. The unanimous favorites of the table were the Oxtail Montadito braised oxtail bites, and the Costillas de la Matanza baby back pork ribs with harissa honey. I definitely want to go back again.

All the food we ordered:
• Jamón Serrano – 18 month dry aged ham
• Chorizo – Salami with dates
• Bacalao Rebozado - crispy beer battered cod cheeks
• Fried Artichokes - anchovy aioli, burnt lemon (not pictured)
• Oxtail Montadito - braised oxtail, caramelized onion, mahón cheese, baguette
• Scallop Crudo - marinated manzanilla olives, cara cara oranges, fermented aji rico peppers
• Setas a la Plancha - oyster mushrooms, egg yolk, shallot, brea
• Pulpo a la Plancha - octopus, chickpeas, tahini, brown butter, chermoula, lemon
• Costillas de la Matanza - baby back pork ribs, harissa honey, za’atar, labneh
• Churros - chocolate-hazelnut fondue
• Goat Cheese Flan - smoked maple syrup, pecans
• Rhubarb Sorbet - olive oil sabayon, pomegranate

📍Morcilla
3519 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

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