Food

Dinner Bell magazine: a creative take on food writing

By Celine Roberts | April 9, 2020

With food as the backdrop, Dinner Bell magazine leans into the quirky side of culinary culture. Submissions are open for the 2020 issue.

Nine New Orleans-Area cookbooks that’ll help make you the chef of your dreams during the quarantine

By Matt Haines | April 9, 2020

There’s no bad time to take on a new hobby, but — while we’re stuck inside for the foreseeable future — this seems like a particularly great time to flex our culinary chops. These books will help.

Here’s a list of restaurants doing take out on Easter Sunday

By Marielle Songy | April 8, 2020

While we might not be gathering around the family table for a traditional Easter meal, we can still enjoy some good food thanks to some restaurants doing delivery and carry-out for Easter.

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Recommended Reading: Pittsburgh Brewers Share their Favorite Books

By Aadam Soorma | April 7, 2020

We chatted with a handful of local brewers (and beer enthusiasts) to share what they’ve read and which books helped guide their careers in beer.

Ep. 22 East End Brewing’s Scott Smith on the state of Pittsburgh craft beer during the coronavirus pandemic

By Lindsay Patross | April 7, 2020

Ep. 22. Scott Smith East End Brewing: On this episode of The Slaw, we talk about the transformation from taprooms to take-out.

Reinventing a Tradition: Dooky Chase’s Restaurant and Holy Thursday during COVID-19

By James Cullen | April 6, 2020

Holy Thursday 2020 was going to be different for Stella Chase Reese and Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, but she never anticipated how different. It was a change that, in some regards, started on Holy Thursday the year before.

Old buildings, new breweries

By Aadam Soorma | March 31, 2020

From the obvious (Church Brew Works) to the more obscure (Grist House), here are 12 Pittsburgh breweries and what their buildings did before beer.

No stranger to challenges, Gabrielle Restaurant’s owners aim to push through pandemic

By Marielle Songy | March 30, 2020

“We don’t know what the future holds, but we do know that we will reopen, and when we do, all of our employees have a job waiting for them. Katrina couldn’t stop us, and this won’t either!”

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Fish Fry Takeout! Pittsburgh restaurants are offering fish fry to go.

By Lindsay Patross | March 27, 2020

It’s Fry-day! Here is a list of Pittsburgh restaurants that are offering fish fry takeout – fish sandwiches, fish platters and more.

Don’t Drink Alone: A Roundup of Pittsburgh’s Beer Podcasts

By Aadam Soorma | March 24, 2020

We found six locally produced podcasts that dive right into Pittsburgh’s craft beer scene. Here’s where you can tune in and enjoy.