From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Mixed Macarons

Daring Bakers: Macarons

October 27, 2009 Cookies

I am officially a foodie lemming: I have made macarons. Once you’ve ventured into the territory where average people (in this country) don’t know what it is you are making, and you are making something you’ve never eaten, something the entire internet seems to shout from its virtual rooftop is THE BEST COOKIE EVER… well, you’ve reached a new level of collective foodie infatuation.

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Cincinnati Chili

Scheidt’s Cincinnati Chili

October 19, 2009 Meat, Poultry & Fish

I was introduced to Skyline Chili back in college, where it was pretty much the only fast food I would eat. First of all, it was on noodles. Second, it was topped with a veritable mountain of shredded cheese. But most importantly, the seasoning was unlike any other chili I had ever had: mildly smoky but almost sweet, as if chili and pumpkin pie had a meaty lovechild.

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Burghilicious

Food Businesses and the Social Web

October 11, 2009 News & Views

Over the last two weeks, online controversy has raged about a new business called Peace, Love and Little Donuts operating in the miniscule Strip District location that used to be home to Caffe Intermezzo. It brings up some important questions about the PR side of running a foodie business, business questions of maintaining a personal presence on the web, and the politics of where we choose to spend our money.

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Mobilize for Istanbul Grille!

October 11, 2009 Pittsburgh

What Istanbul Grille can pull off without a full kitchen is admittedly pretty amazing. Josh plays it down, calling it “Turkish fast food,” but puh-lease. To wit: Remember when I mentioned the baba ghanoush three paragraphs ago? I don’t tend to go for eggplant, but I think the baba ghanoush at this place is transcendental. So luscious and richly flavored, it seems like it must contain a quart of cream, but no, it’s vegan-safe.

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