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Who do you love? Pittsburgh’s Best Takeout

August 22, 2011 Pittsburgh

I’m working on a project with Pittsburgh Magazine, and I need your help. Specifically, I would love to know your favorite take-out joints in our fair city.

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Good Taste Pittsburgh

November Food Events – plus a Giveaway!

November 1, 2010 Pittsburgh

This month’s Pittsburgh Food Events are inspired by TV, something that I don’t get a lot of. There are a whole bunch of food celebrities coming to Pittsburgh this month! Plus, win tickets to Good Taste Pittsburgh.

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Lemon Meringue Cheesecake at Sonoma Grille

Dinner at Sonoma Grille – plus a Giveaway!

April 17, 2010 Pittsburgh

Win a $50 gift card for Sonoma Grille, a wine and happy hour restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh. We loved the prosciutto-wrapped scallops, roasted beet salad and sourdough crusted salmon.

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Seviche's Cuban Sushi Roll

Happy Hour and Tapas at Seviche – plus a Giveaway!

March 21, 2010 Pittsburgh

Win a $50 gift card for Seviche, a tapas and happy hour restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh. I loved the ginger tamari seviche and Cuban sushi roll.

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Franktuary

Frankly, Franktuary

January 24, 2010 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh has its fair share of eateries with original food concepts. Take fries on your sandwich, for instance, or elevating pierogies from poverty fare to haute cuisine. But how about this for originality: a hot dog shop in a church with a penchant for promoting local, organic food.

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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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Taking on the Urban Apple Festival

November 8, 2007 Pies, Tarts and Cakes

If you have plans this weekend that do not include apple pie, it’s time to come down with a cold. This weekend is the Slow Food Pittsburgh Urban Apple Festival, featuring the Pro/Am Pie-Baking Contest and none other than yours truly in her first pie-baking endeavor (second if you count the test run).

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