Food

ABV: wake up and smell the (coffee) porter

By Aadam Soorma | August 20, 2019

Hop Farm’s coffee porter (Fresh Pot of Porter, 5.5% ABV) is a mainstay at the Lawrenceville taproom. It’s also our beer of the week.

An open love letter to Café Reconcile: great food, people, mission

By Tom Mayer | August 19, 2019

A powerful mission of positive change, a tight-knit family, and a bananas Foster bread pudding that will put you to sleep in your chair. What more could you ask for?

A Sandwich with Penguins Broadcaster Josh Getzoff

By Boaz Frankel | August 16, 2019

We sat down with the Pens announcer at Banh Mi & Ti to chat about calling live NHL games and coming up with clever catchphrases.

Back Then: “Mr. Wedding Cake” and Lawrence’s Bakery on Elysian Fields

By Noah Ingram | August 16, 2019

This legendary and beloved bakery started with a butcher who would eventually scheme, dodge death, hustle and work his way up to becoming known throughout the Greater New Orleans area as “Mr. Wedding Cake.”

Heavenly Sweets carries on as the “Everlasting Bakery” on Elysian Fields and Filmore

By Noah Ingram | August 16, 2019

Trinise Prosper clearly remembers looking forward to Sundays when her mother would take her and the whole family to Lawrence’s Bakery on the corner of Elysian Fields and Fillmore. Little did she know, she’d be carrying on a baking tradition in the exact same spot years later.

How to keep it COOLinary: a guide to some of the best summer dining deals

By Marielle Songy | August 15, 2019

Since there are over 100 restaurants participating this year, we decided to highlight a few deals that are worth your while.

ABV: East Liberty // the fifth Pittsburgh neighborhood beer from East End Brewing

By Aadam Soorma | August 13, 2019

An easy-drinking cream ale from East End Brewing’s ‘You Are Here’ series drops tonight. Head to Repair the World in East Liberty and stick around for Damon Young’s book signing.

Q&A with Harris Family Brewery

By Stephanie Brea | August 9, 2019

Get to know Pennsylvania’s first-ever black owned brewery. We chatted with Harris Family Brewery (Harrisburg, PA). Meet them this weekend at Fresh Fest.

Guide to Fresh Fest Collaboration beers

By Aadam Soorma | August 8, 2019

What you can expect to taste, experience and feel at Saturday’s second-annual Fresh Fest Beer festival at Nova Place.

Fresh Fest Collab: Grist House partners up with Smittox Brewing from Texas

By Brian Conway | August 6, 2019

We got a behind the scenes look at the raspberry / blackberry / lime kettle sour Grist House will serve at Fresh Fest. Try it this Saturday at Nova Place.