I can’t believe I’m on 6 years of AlexEatsTooMuch. I did a lot in 2023. I saw a lot of growth on Instagram seeing my account almost triple in reach. I started posting more regularly to TikTok and started a YouTube channel. One of the biggest decisions I…
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November was a busy month. I’m structuring this roundup a little differently. I’m going to do a section on Chicago and a section on Holiday Popup Bars since all that content is a significant part of this month. Restaurants I went to Velum Fermentation for the first time.…
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October was a crazy busy month. I didn’t think it was until I started writing this post. Suddenly I had 4 1/2 pages in Word. Restaurants & Bars I stopped by Cinderlands Warehouse to preview the food and beer of their Cinderfest celebration. Cinderfest is their version of…
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Restaurants I checked out Fat Cat in North Side with a group of friends. This is a restaurant featuring bites inspired by after school and late night snacks. We ordered almost the entire menu. My favorite dishes were the grilled bologna sandwich and the loaded waffle fries. A…
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I’m starting something new this month. I will post a monthly roundup of all the Restaurants and Events I’ve attended of note in the past month. I feel like I do a bad job sharing things on my website and should do more. I plan to share photos…
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Gi-Jin has become one of my favorite restaurants in Pittsburgh over the last year. It’s funny because I did not like sushi until sometime halfway through college. I wasn’t even getting good sushi then. My common order was spicy tuna from the Panda Express Sushi at The Hub…
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I’m very excited about Tupelo Honey Cafe opening in Station Square for so many reasons. This small restaurant chain is based out of Asheville, NC and they are bringing more southern style cooking to Pittsburgh for their currently Northernmost location. Give me fried chicken, fried vegetables, grits, and…
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Every year on my birthday, one of the things I look forward to the most is the multiple birthday freebies. You can basically eat for free or for a discount for weeks. I think the most popular is the Starbucks free birthday drink, but there are so many…
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Most people may not think of food from Eastern Europe as comfort food. However, I do. I grew up eating with a family of Russian and Hungarian descent. Brick Shop is featuring Eastern European style dishes that I was very excited to try out this menu. Brick Shop,…
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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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