The Penn Avenue corridor is a very determinately revitalized piece of Pittsburgh, now teeming with arts, food, new business and a vitality that had started to lag ... until now.
Yes, Double Wide Grill is a themed restaurant. No, it's not an overpriced Rainforest Cafe, nor a place where you’ll pay ridiculous prices for cheesecake just for the opportunity to eat it near some sunglasses from Terminator 2.
When it comes to bars, the hidden gems are either off the beaten path, in a neighborhood not known for nightlife or otherwise isolated from our normal nocturnal routes.
I've taken the responsibility of pairing of some of the Oscar contenders with a fine dinner and/or drinks option for your pre- and post-show enjoyment.
I'm on a lucrative search for the best spots in Pittsburgh to have a nightcap: The bar you head to for one drink at the end of the evening, after wherever you were before.
Kate and Patrick were married by Father Carmen D’Amico in a beautiful and traditional church, with a ceremony to match. The ambiance was similarly spectacular at their reception, held in the Omni William Penn’s art deco Urban Room.
I have no suggestions for your Friday and Saturday evening this week. If I may make a vague recommendation, go somewhere quiet and soothing. Just take it easy because Sunday will be big.
This week, during the height of Steelers euphoria and right smack-dab in the middle of the Penguins season, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced a change in pricing for game-day tickets.
Whatever you crave—be it comfort food, global fusion, handmade pasta or something completely off the wall
(nitro wasabi-flavored peas,
anyone?)—you’re likely to find it here on our list of the year’s 25 Best Restaurants.
I’ve got a recommendation for Sunday’s game for you, directly inspired by where I spent last weekend’s contest. Friday and Saturday, let’s talk bands, ’Burgh and otherwise.
