Food & Drink category, Page 15

When Raoul Segarra saw a recipe in the New York Times for a banana dessert, it became his inspiration for the latest liqueur at Kingfly Spirits in the Strip District. Kingfly’s head distiller combined fresh and dried banana with hints of vanilla bean, lemon peel and sugar. The bananas undergo...

Typically, people perusing the Municibid website are seeking something like a used public works truck, or perhaps looking to pick up an extra snowblower without spending a ton of money on a new model. But if you’re looking to get into the food truck business, the site can get you...

When Katie Parla was in high school in New Jersey, she studied Latin. That would determine her career path. “I went to a rare public school that had a Latin program,” said Parla via phone, who was visiting family in her native New Jersey on Friday. “I became obsessed with...

Country singer Luke Bryan is well versed in songs about fishing, with tracks like “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day,” “Tackle Box” and “Buy Me a Boat” in his catalog. So it’s no surprise that the “American Idol” judge chose Luke Wholey’s Wild Alaskan Grille in Pittsburgh’s Strip District for...

With September here and leaves changing, it’s time to say a solemn goodbye to summer barbecues and pool days. Some are eager to turn their backs on the sunshine, ready to say hello to a crisp breeze — and the iconic pumpkin spice latte. Starbucks pumpkin spice latte is included...

The attention the Pittsburgh food scene received several years ago might have been a mirage. Starting in 2013, national food publications started to notice the Steel City and included Pittsburgh in several rankings for top “foodie” cities. By 2015, nationally renowned restaurant ranker Zagat named Pittsburgh the best food city...

Kevin and Jeanie Bock of Hempfield like to make the rounds of their favorite Greensburg-area restaurants. “My husband does say the thing I’m good at is making reservations, and there are so many choices now,” Jeanie Bock said. It’s obvious the local restaurant scene has grown and diversified in recent...

A McCandless entrepreneur, mom and former food editor has published her second book to help families with food allergies enjoy safe and delicious meals. Liz Fetchin’s “Weeknight SOS” goes on sale Sept. 5. It is part of her Octofree brand, launched in 2021, an online resource so people with food...

The former Back to the Foodture restaurant will reopen Saturday in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood. The SouthSide Works location will remain permanently closed. The temporary closure of both was the result of months of emails with lawyers representing Universal Studios. Universal Studios emailed the owners — chef Angel Magwood and her...

The former Cinderlands restaurant and taproom in Lawrenceville has received another makeover. Long story short: It’s called Long Story Short — a bar and sandwich shop with indoor and outdoor seating. There is also a back room with a pool table, dart board and comfortable seating. A restored 1971 band...

NYHAMNSLÄGE, Sweden — It’s mid-afternoon in late summer and a fresh North Sea breeze blows through the vines at Kullabergs Vingård, a vineyard and winery at the vanguard of producers seeking to redefine what Swedish wine can be. Scandinavia isn’t exactly what connoisseurs would define as prime wine country and...

Dessert is the beauty queen of the kitchen. Food magazines give us cover models of impossibly beautiful cakes. On television, sugar turns into masterpieces as if by magic. Social media does for pastries what airbrushing does for influencers — presenting the most perfect versions of the delicious truth possible. But...

NEW YORK — Outdoor dining was a part of the pandemic that many people actually liked — made possible by streetside dining sheds that popped up around New York City and allowed many restaurants to stay in business when they couldn’t have diners inside. Some sheds were simple — wooden...

Poles were erected and became symbols of protest by farmers in western Pennsylvania during the period of the Whiskey Rebellion from 1791 to 1794. They were known as liberty poles. As a way to honor this time in history, a family from Cecil in Washington County named their business Liberty...

Philip Call and Jillian Ludwiczak are happy to have diners spend quality time enjoying meals at their New Kensington restaurant. They’re not in any hurry to turn tables over. And now, servers won’t have to waste any of that time explaining the restaurant’s name to customers, which was, thanks to...

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) on Wednesday issued an invitation for bids for a set of expired restaurant liquor licenses, including some available in a handful of Southwestern Pennsylvania counties. Twenty expired licenses are being auctioned Sept. 27. One license each is available in 20 counties, which includes one...

There will still be jazz music playing at Con Alma in Shadyside, just not on a regular basis. “We are unfortunately not going to be open regular hours,” said Aimee Marshall, one of the owners. “We will be open for special music events.” She didn’t want to elaborate more on...

What’s left on your bucket list this summer? Have you spent enough time near water? Listened to live music outdoors? Have you eaten enough corn, berry cobblers, ice cream sandwiches? Wait, what’s that? You haven’t had an ice cream sandwich this summer? Let’s fix that right away! Of course you...

The tantalizing aroma lets customers know they are in for a treat. It’s just a matter of what to choose from a menu loaded with selections that may not be familiar to the average Western Pennsylvania diner. “You can see initially, he’s not sure what he wants,” South Fayette resident...

Cam Heyward doesn’t count calories … during camp. “Not right now,” said the 6-foot-5, 295-pound defensive tackle after a practice preparation on Tuesday at Steelers training camp at Saint Vincent College on his way to lunch. “That is more of an off-season thing. When we get to training camp, I...

Ownership of a Bakery Square food hall has officially changed management after about two months of shakeups among the restaurants inside. The site off Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh’s East End is now called City Kitchen, with management operations fully shifted from New York City-owned Galley Group to Shaka Restaurant Group....

They are the regulars of Pittsburgh Restaurant Week — establishments that have participated in the past and are serving up guests again for the semi-annual event that happens in January and August. The summer edition runs Monday through Sunday. “The timing of Pittsburgh Restaurant Week is perfect,” said John King,...

The scent of hard work at two new businesses in Jeannette wafts out the front doors, rising from baked goods and Italian fare. Jennifer Toughlian and David Avolio spent months preparing to open their doors and said this week they were thrilled with the response they’ve received from the community....