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Exclusive Photos: Marvin Hamlisch and Chef Andrew Morrison Trade Places
Posted: Feb. 17, 2012
By Victoria Bradley

At the beginning of this year, something very special happened: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) Principal Pops Conductor Marvin Hamlisch and Fairmont Pittsburgh Executive Chef Andrew Morrison traded places.

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Exclusive Photos: Tropical Forest India
Posted: Feb. 9, 2012
By Victoria Bradley

Take a peek at what's new at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens!

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Lessons We Learned from Michael Pollan
Posted: Jan. 13, 2012
By Victoria Bradley

When infamous food writer Michal Pollan came to town to deliver a lecture at Heinz Hall as part of the Pittsburgh Speakers Series from Robert Morris University, we circled the date on our calendars and started a nutritional fast to stave off the guilt that would surely ensue after an evening with expert, who so astutely brought us The Omnivore’s Dilemma and four other New York Times bestsellers

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Wine Tasting at Mansions on Fifth
A "Sit At Our TABLE" event
Posted: Jan. 26, 2012
By Victoria Bradley

We hosted a private wine tasting at Mansions on Fifth — and made a lot of new friends.

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Our Top Ten Favorite Things About The Mansions on Fifth
From The Oak Room to the Wine Cellar, and beyond...
Posted: Jan. 16, 2012
By Victoria Bradley

We took a private tour of the Mansions on Fifth... and chose a few of our favorite things.

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Ribbon-Cutting at Verde Mexican Kitchen & Cantina
Posted: Jan. 13, 2012
Cheers!

 

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Pittsburgh Restaurant Week
Behind the Scenes with Chef Brian Volmrich
Posted: Jan. 13, 2012
By Brian Volmrich, Chef de Cuisine at Braddock’s American Brasserie

Exciting things have been happening in the Pittsburgh food scene over the past couple years, which makes this the perfect timing for the rebirth of Pittsburgh Restaurant Week.

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Casta Rasta
Mexican and Caribbean Flavors in Beechview
Posted: Jan. 5, 2012
Photos and Story By Heather Mull

Casa Rasta's menu is blissfully simple: a combination of Mexican and
Caribbean flavors in convenient taco, tostada, burrito, torta,
quesadilla formats, featuring filling of your choice.

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Orbis Caffe
Mt. Lebanon's New Coffee Shop
Posted: Dec. 23, 2011
By Jessie Cadle

Aldo Coffee, in Mt. Lebanon, has new owners and a whole new vibe. Check it out!

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New Year's Eve 2011
Where to go and what to eat!
Posted: Dec. 19, 2011
By Jessie Cadle

New Years Eve is the time to don the fancy dress and the highest (and hottest) heels to hit the city. But it’s also a holiday for fabulous, filling food. We’ve scoured the streets and found restaurants with special New Year’s Eve events. Grab a fork!

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Ceviche Love
My Trip to Costa Rica
Posted: Dec. 14, 2011
By Heather Mull

Ceviche is the dish I ate almost every day from the Caribbean coast to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica...

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La Gourmandine
Bringing Paris to Pittsburgh
Posted: Dec. 7, 2011
By Jessie Cadle
Photo by Heather Mull

I gingerly fork into the individual mousse cake, an intricately decorated parfait au chocolat, with pieces of gold on top. I fall head-over-heels. It features an almost bitter-sweet chocolate, more of a dark chocolate or mocha-y taste. The cake is less rich and more decadent.

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Thanksgiving Reservations
Leave the Cooking to Pittsburgh's Hottest Restaurants
Posted: Nov. 21, 2011
By Victoria Bradley

Skip the dirty work. We've made a short list of restaurants who will carve the turkey for you.

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Cleveland
A Food Tour
Posted: Nov. 11, 2011
By Victoria Bradley

Lola, Sweet Moses, The Greenhouse Tavern, and more. Don't visit our neighboring city without reading this guide.

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Chef Kevin Costa makes Gingerberry Gin
Posted: Oct. 19, 2011
By Victoria Bradley

Make a fun cocktail for your next party, and download a playlist that goes with it!

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Glenfiddich Scotch Tasting at Morton's The Steakhouse
Posted: Oct. 11, 2011
By Victoria Bradley

Sip scotch like a pro (and learn about the best pairings)!

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Six Penn's Chef Kevin Klingensmith prepares for the Rachel Carson Sustainable Feast
Posted: Sept. 29, 2011
By Victoria Bradley

Get the first taste of what you can expect at the big event!

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A Regal Meal
Nemacolin’s Wine & Food Stomp seven-course wonder
Posted: Sept. 16, 2011
By Victoria Bradley

Nemacolin’s Wine & Food Stomp is a Laurel Highlands revelry, complete with gorgeous gaping vineyard tours and actual stomping of the grapes. It’s the one weekend every year that we can pretend we’re in the movie A Walk in the Clouds. And the Saturday night wine dinner is the crown jewel — the collector’s bottle, if you will — of the weekend’s events. I was there. And, it was amazing.

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A GATOR Ride Through Christian W. Klay Winery
Take the bumpy tour!
Posted: Sept. 14, 2011
By Victoria Bradley

Christian W. Klay Winery Owner Sharon Klay loaded us up in her GATOR and took us on a rumbly tour of her Laurel Highlands vineyard!

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PASA: Wine and Food that Rocks
We recap the Benefit Dinner at Eleven
Posted: Sept. 12, 2011
By Victoria Bradley

“All farmers are rock stars now,” John Jamison says. “It’s about time.” The celebrity lamb farmer stands in the window of Eleven’s banquet room, wearing sheep-print pants, and addresses the patrons of Pennsylvania Association of Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)’s Benefit Dinner.

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An Unexpected Getaway
The Reverie that is Carnegie Inn & Spa
Posted: Sept. 6, 2011
By Victoria Bradley

In our defense, we thought it was in Carnegie. My partner, Jenn, agreed to tag along as I checked out the dining and accommodations at Carnegie Inn & Spa (an invite from PR guru Christina Dickerson). However, I was booked in meetings until almost dinner time, and we hadn’t even thought of calling a dog walker when TABLE ad rep Catherine Vogel Emanuel texted me with a “Carnegie Spa is in State College, toots.”

We loaded into my SUV and hightailed it to Central Pennsylvania, speeding to make it before dinner was over — but not so fast that we weren’t in awe of the silver fins of wind turbines, and stunning Pennsylvania drive through the dusk (Gah, that was gorgeous).

We were still breathless as we ducked into the Inn. Inside, the buzz of a local networking happy hour was dying down. Beautiful people in silk dresses and suits were setting down wine glasses and exchanging business cards. We spotted a smart-looking, spiky-haired woman in an olive chef’s coat. It had to be Lisa Palermo.
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In the Kitchen with Chef Keith Fuller
Posted: Sept. 6, 2011

Go behind the scenes at ROOT 174 with Chef Keith Fuller as he teaches us to make a delicious curry cauliflower salad.