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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A couple of months ago I was invited to a tasting at Burgh’ers Lawrenceville to try their new Blended Burger entry for the James Beard Foundation Blended Burger Project. For those that do not know, a blended burger is made with at least 25% mushrooms blended into the…
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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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Add Fogo De Chao to the list of restaurants I don’t know why it took me so long to write a post. I’ve mentioned before my love for any dining experience that features all-you-can-eat. One of the more exciting of these is the Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo de…
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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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The last year has been exciting. I can proudly say that this hobby of eating too much (Ahh see what I did here and in the first sentence!) and showing you all about it has really taken off. When I started the year, I had the goal to…
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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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