Food & Drink category, Page 70
Bars reopening in New Orleans. Will tourists come?
NEW ORLEANS — Bar owners in New Orleans prepared for a soft opening, and an uncertain one, as they prepared to let customers in Saturday for the first time in months. Capacity is limited to 25 percent, live music remains prohibited, and nobody knows how many tourists will show on...
Just Eat swallows Grubhub creating restaurant delivery giant
Two pioneers in restaurant delivery — Just Eat Takeaway.com and Grubhub — are combining in a $7.3 billion deal that will create one of the world’s largest delivery companies. Amsterdam-based Just Eat Takeaway.com said late Wednesday that it was acquiring Chicago-based Grubhub, snatching it away from ride-hailing giant Uber, which...
Virtual PizzaFest to showcase 4 Pittsburgh pizza artisans
Four of Pittsburgh’s best pizza artisans will show their stuff during this year’s virtual PizzaFest – A Slice Of Delish! The event, which welcomed a sold-out crowd last year, will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday on Zoom. In addition to watching as chefs give demonstrations, tips and recipes from...
Create delicate ribbons without a pasta maker
If you are using your extra time at home to improve your cooking skills, America’s Test Kitchen has a new cookbook that can help. Called “100 Techniques,” it’s the first technique- focused book from the Boston-based media company that produces a public television cooking show, several magazines and countless cookbooks. Along...
Glazed, powdered or jelly? Yes, yes and yes — it’s National Doughnut Day
Friday is National Doughnut Day. It’s the perfect way to celebrate as Allegheny, Westmoreland and surrounding counties are headed into the “green phase” of the state’s coronavirus action plan. Always the first Friday of June, National Doughnut Day highlights everyone’s favorite cylindrical breakfast treat. Oakmont Bakery owner Marc Serrao said...
Brewery looking for someone to hike Appalachian Trail and drink beer
A Virginia brewery is looking for someone to take on the Appalachian Trail and drink beer. As “Chief Hiking Officer” for Devil’s Backbone Brewing, based in Lexington, Va., just a few miles from the AT, the candidate will hike the entire trail in 2021 and get “some big ol’ beer...
Choolaah Indian BBQ to open 2nd location in Pittsburgh region
Choolaah Indian BBQ, a fast casual Indian barbecue-style restaurant, is opening a second Pittsburgh-area location. The newest location will open June 9 in North Fayette. The first area Choolaah opened in East Liberty in 2018. Choolaah means “oven” in Hindi. Jay Nesbitt, chief creative officer for Choolaah Indian BBQ, said...
Necco Wafers returning to store shelves this summer
Good news for people who like their candy crunchy and slightly chalky — Neccos Wafers will soon be back on store shelves after a 2-year absence. Spangler Candy Co., which now owns the iconic brand, says the candy will return in all its multicolored glory beginning this month. “Major drugstores...
Pull out that wok for 5-spice-pork and rice stir-fry
Five-spice powder is the base for this sauce that glazes the meat and vegetables with an aromatic and exotic flavor. It is a blend of many spices, usually, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed and Szechwan peppercorns. It can be found in the spice section of the supermarket. You only...
Want a bright start to each day? Bake this easy yogurt lemon loaf
What makes this lemon loaf stand out is the addition of orange blossom water. Distilled from orange flowers, it encapsulates the heady scent of blooming citrus trees. It’s that perfumed air you catch on some sunny Southern California mornings, that happy smell that transports you to bucolic groves and wide-open...
Documentary focuses on unlikely champion of Mexican cuisineVideo
If you add garlic to your guacamole, we have bad news: You’re not doing it right. Do you mince the onion? That’s also a no-no. And, please, leave the avocado lumpy. So says 97-year-old Diana Kennedy, a foremost authority on traditional Mexican cuisine. Over many decades, she has mastered, documented...
Western Pennsylvania restaurants team to benefit Westmoreland County Food Bank
Order to-go items from some Pittsburgh restaurants next week and you will help feed others at the same time. Takeout Tuesday is June 2 and area eateries will be donating 15% to 25% of proceeds from sales that day to the Westmoreland County Food Bank. The promotion is being organized...
Food Podcast: Trinity School District handing out 20,000 meals weekly
Trinity School District in Washington County is serving 20,000 meals each week to children as part of their Grab ‘n Go meal program in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “Hunger doesn’t have an end, so we’re not going to discontinue services,” said Nicolle Pleil, the district’s food service director. “We...
Western Pa. restaurants prepare for expanded dining options, cope with losses
On Thursday morning, restaurateur Erin Connelly prepared for her most important staff meeting in months. After being limited to takeout options during the coronavirus shutdown, the Cornerstone Restaurant and Bar in Aspinwall soon can commence limited dining options. Connelly was hesitantly excited. “People are scrambling,” she said. “It’s hard to...
60 more Pennsylvania liquor stores resuming in-store public access
Sixty more Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores in counties in Pennsylvania’s yellow phase of covid-19 mitigation will resume limited in-store public access on Friday, the state Liquor Control Board announced Thursday. When that happens, a total of 349 stores in 56 counties will be allowing limited in-store public access....
PETA wants Mark Cuban to turn ‘The O’ into vegan hot dog spot
PETA has an idea for Mark Cuban, should he go through with a big Pittsburgh purchase. The animal rights organization Thursday sent a letter to Cuban, the “Shark Tank” star and Mt. Lebanon native, that suggested turning the now-closed Original Hot Dog Shop in Oakland into a “vegan hot dog...
Completely kosher Baskin-Robbins open in Squirrel Hill
The first completely kosher Baskin-Robbins opened this week in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. While ice cream is kosher, visitors won’t see certain toppings such as gummy bears. All menu items have been certified by the Vaad Harabanim of Greater Pittsburgh. The store is located at the intersection of Forbes and...
Pizzeria Davide to open locations in Robinson, Carnegie
Pizzeria Davide plans a June opening in Robinson Town Centre. It’s the sister restaurant to the Strip District-based DiAnoia’s Eatery. A third location is expected in Carnegie this fall, according to a news release. The Robinson Town Centre pizzeria will offer take-out only, in accordance with Pennsylvania’s covid-19 guidelines. Order...
Hot dogs and hops? New Sheetz beer combines 2 summer favorites
Sheetz is going one better on the classic summer combination of a hot dog and a cold brew. The Altoona-based convenience store chain has announced the release of Project Hop Dog, a new, limited-edition craft beer brewed in partnership with Neshaminy Creek Brewing Co. of Bucks County. “Now available at...
Moroccan beef burgers get added dose of spice
Here’s a way to spice up your Memorial Day burgers using Moroccan-style spices. Ground cumin, ground cinnamon, fresh mint and parsley may seem unusual additions to burgers, but they add an intriguing flavor to them. Ground spices can lose their flavor after a few months. If yours look grey or...
Make the next ‘Taco Tuesday’ vegetarian
Wrapped with corn or flour tortillas or even lettuce leaves, tacos have become a national favorite. Whether for breakfast, lunch or dinner they’re easy to eat and can be easy to make. Here’s a vegetarian taco made with soft whole wheat tortillas. They fold easily and add an earthy flavor...
How Pittsburgh’s Wigle Whiskey navigates business during a pandemic
On March 13, Wigle Whiskey debuted the expansion of its Strip District base, with an expanded bar, restaurant, tasting room and museum. Two days later, that space closed when the coronavirus pandemic led to a national economic shutdown. “The past 10 weeks have been a whirlwind,” said Meredith Meyer-Grelli, Wigle...
Eat’n Park to expand takeout locations in Pa., begin dine-in service in other states
By Tuesday, all of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group’s restaurants will be open. That includes the temporarily closed Eat’n Park, Hello Bistro and The Porch locations across Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. The company closed more than 20 restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic. Some remained open as takeout only. Locations in...
Let them eat Torte: Prantl’s Bakery reopens in Greensburg, Shadyside
For those craving a burnt almond torte during quarantine, Prantl’s Bakery is back. The famous bakery’s three locations have been closed since mid-March in the coronavirus shutdown, though some products were still available for delivery via online orders. Now customers can once again walk into the Greensburg and Shadyside locations...
Boyd and Blair, Quantum team with state for hand sanitizer, experience business growth
Two Western Pennsylvania distilleries have teamed with the state to make hand sanitizer, alongside their drinkable spirits. Glenshaw’s Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries, home of Boyd & Blair Vodka and BLY Silver Rum, and Quantum Spirits in Carnegie, known for its rye whiskey, vodka and gin, are part of a project coordinated...
