Category Archives: Strip District

Oven ribs with chocolate rosemary sauce.

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

Unexpected inspiration is often a good thing. A chocolate party is a perfect example. My friends Gwen and Derrick have a chocolate party every year at their place on the South Side. Chocolate beer, chocolate chili, chocolate cookies, chocolate ice … Continue reading →

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Doing its own thing.

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

In among the weeds on a sidewalk on Smallman in the Strip between 22nd and 23d was this little, struggling tomato plant, delightfully out of place.

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You have been warned.

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Taken at PennMac in the Strip.

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Pittsburgh Marshmallow Factory.

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

Willy Wonka may have said it best. The snozzberries taste like snozzberries. Get a lemon marshmallow from Chris Momberger at his place in the Pittsburgh Public Market in the Strip District and it tastes like actual lemons. The ones he … Continue reading →

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Crested Duck Charcuterie.

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

Usually I wouldn’t advise you to seek out specialty meats from a software engineer. With Adam Costa, it’s a little different. He’s one of the two brothers behind Crested Duck Charcuterie at the Pittsburgh Public Market. The other brother, Kevin, … Continue reading →

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More than coffee.

Posted on November 7, 2010 by

It looks like coffee. I get it. Still looks like coffee. Yeah. I — I know. But this is why there are such things as $11,000 Clover coffee machines. And baristas who describe coffee like Jancis Robinson talks about wine, … Continue reading →

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Reyna’s.

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

I was born amid Mexican food. Maybe that sounds weird. Irish and Italian on one side of the family, Russian and Ukranian on the other. Maybe that makes the Mexican food thing sound weirder. I get that. But it was … Continue reading →

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Imperfections.

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

Perfection is overrated. Sometimes the reminder is right there in front of you. This is from the Market Outlet shop in the Strip District. Everything in the place, apparently, is returnable except for Steelers gear. More of a commitment needed … Continue reading →

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Mancini’s.

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

This is probably sacrilege for my second post: Not a huge fan of pepperoni rolls. Except. Yeah. That. I’d heard of Mancini’s but had never been until a trip to Pittsburgh in April. One of my usual stops is the … Continue reading →

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