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My Pittsburgh Weekend
It’s technically still summer but this weekend has been a little cooler, and the stores are starting to stock up for Back to School. I like summer but I love fall. The beginning of autumn fills me...
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DeLuca’s in the Strip
DeLuca’s is one of those Pittsburgh institutions that I was simply ashamed that I’ve never visited, despite now living in the ‘burgh for more than TWELVE YEARS. I had brunch plans with some of my...
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Mercurio’s Pizza
Some local radio station had a “best pizza in the ‘Burgh” contest recently. I’m a radio station flipper (I can’t stand commercials or morning radio show hosts), so I don’t remember what station it was...
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Legume
I’ve been meaning to try Legume for ages and ages, ever since it opened its doors back in Regent Square. Legume has been in its larger space in Oakland for a while now, and I still haven’t made it...
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Reader Assignment: Go have fun in Pgh!
This coming week is one of those weeks where there is a TON of fun stuff going on. As luck would have it, I’m going to be out of town doing lawyer things for most of the next week, so I am going to...
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Hog Butchering Demo and Dinner with .@JustinSeverino Amazing.
Cure’s been getting rave reviews since it opened, but I didn’t know about the amazing events they also host until I read Quelcy’s (of the fantastic With the Grains blog) post about the Farm Dinner...
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Alla Famiglia– a delicious way to finish 2012
Mr. Beez and I have a New Years Eve tradition of celebrating the end of the year with a fancy grown-up dinner with our friends Ben and Sandy. The last few years we had tapas and sangria at Ibiza. This...
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Dinner with the In Laws at Marisqueira Mediterranean Bistro
Boy do I love Marisqueira Mediterranean Bistro. Mr. Beez and I visited here a few months ago with our friend Krista and fell in love with the hearty, rich Portuguese fare. Although the menu is full of...
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Restaurant Week Lunch @MartysMarketPgh @PghRestaurantWk
Following the fantastic blogger dinner at Alma, my pal Lisa and I decided to meet up for a Restaurant Week lunch. We picked Marty’s Market, since neither of us had been there before and were both...
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Pastries Savory and Sweet at Bubble Pi Baking Arts
Bubble Pi baking arts is a tiny Asian bakery on a somewhat unfortunate stretch of Murray Avenue. I say unfortunate because parking is tricky around there and it’s on the steep slope of the hill. I am...
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The Sandwich of my Dreams @BlueBirdKitchen
Sandy has long been singing the praises of Bluebird Kitchen’s chicken salad sandwich. The Post-Gazette added its voice to the choir in a hunger-inducing article about local sandwich shops. I’ve never...
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A Belly-Filling Brunch .@TinFrontCafe
A few weeks back, the Beez family piled into the car, rolled down the High Level Bridge, and joined friends for brunch at the Tin Front Cafe. Baby Beez is an early napper and brunch time tends to be...
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Green Pepper, YUM YUM
Green Pepper has a funny little hold on Mr. Beez and my hearts, because it is in the location that formerly housed Sweet Basil (a Thai & Filipino restaurant), where we had our first date. Misplaced...
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A Romantic Evening at Brasserie 33
Brasserie 33 constantly runs Groupon specials for a price fixe dinner or lunch. In general, I’ve found that restaurants begrudgingly accept Groupons. Such is not the case with Brasserie 33. They are...
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A Kid Friendly Visit to the HBH .@HofbrauhausPitt
Pittsburgh’s Hofbrauhaus (yes, a sister outpost of the Munich original) has been a happy hour hot spot since it’s opening. It’s plenty loud, it’s got plenty of beer, and it’s cleaner than Hemingways,...
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Comfort Food, All the Way @BurgatoryBar
I planned to do a post that is actually not about food today, but then the snow came pouring down, and it’s so cold and dreary out, that I just couldn’t help myself. It’s time for comfort food. When...
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Oodles of Noodles at Ramen Bar
One evening last week I just wasn’t feeling it. I was feeling sickly (that’s been a theme this winter apparently), I was tired, and I just didn’t have it in me to cook dinner. I texted my Mr. Beez,...
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Perfect tacos take out @SMOKEbbqtacos
Tacos are trendy in Pittsburgh right now. I don’t mind trends. Trends mean intense focus on quality and creativity. How can you lose with that? It’s probably a good thing that Smoke Taqueria is cash...
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O Hai. I am back.
My month of trials is complete. I am back to the real world. Luckily the number of things I had to back-burner were not too overwhelming, so I was able to take it easy today. Mr. Beez is out of town...
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Party party with @BestBuddiesPA
Last night the Beez family attended the Life is Sweet Showcase hosted by Best Buddies PA. Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization with the mission of establishing a global volunteer movement that...
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