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Sheetz offers free coffee to first responders and health care workers
Sheetz is picking up first responders and health care workers with a free coffee at its locations. The convenience chain announced the free cup is available to those helping in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, including hospital workers, police officers, firefighters and paramedics. “The first responders and medical personnel...
Whip up these pantry perfect pasta dishes
Constantly seeking out recipe-specific ingredients that may only be used once or twice can be a burden. Instead, keep your home stocked with necessities to simplify dinner prep with dishes made using common household staples. One perfect example: pastas. These recipes for Minestrone Pasta Saute with Ricotta, Creamy One-Pot Spaghetti...
Pennsylvania rivals Sheetz, Wawa team up to help food banks
The novel coronavirus knows no borders, and neither does arguably the biggest rivalry in Pennsylvania. Western Pennsylvania favorite Sheetz teamed up with Philadelphia-area favorite Wawa to provide emergency food bank relief in the eastern part of the state for those in need during the coronavirus pandemic, the chains announced Friday....
Turner’s adds ‘Star Wars’-themed milk for May the 4th Be With You DayVideo
Turner Dairy Farms is adding a little intergalactic flavor to its specialty milk line, changing the labels on its Birthday Cake Milk in recognition of the annual unofficial Star Wars holiday, May the Fourth Be With You Day. Turner’s will sell Blue Banthamilk on a limited basis. And yes, the...
White Star Fraternal Society to donate spaghetti dinners Friday in Freeport
In Freeport, spaghetti is synonymous with the White Star Fraternal Society. For the past 79 years, the Italian meal has been served there, the last Sunday of the month and on every Sunday in its early days. Covid-19 has interrupted these family dinners, but it won’t stop members of the...
Need a tuna melt tutorial? Senator’s viral video isn’t one.Video
While most of the country – and world – is under stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus outbreak, a slew of videos and tutorials on getting creative with lunch have been posted to social media. This is not one of those. Plain white bread, lots of mayo, tuna straight from the...
Pittsburgh-based Eat’n Park offers groceries during coronavirus pandemic
Eat’n Park is the place not only for smiles, but now milk, bread, ketchup and even toilet paper. The Pittsburgh-based restaurant chain launched a temporary grocery program Wednesday in all its restaurants to provide access to everyday staples including Turner’s milk, Cellone’s bread by the loaf, Heinz ketchup, toilet paper...
Mineo’s Pizza in Squirrel Hill delivering pies in new ways during pandemic
Mineo’s Pizza House in Squirrel Hill will bring the pie to its customers. For a limited time, the pizza shop is offering delivery. This hasn’t happened in its 61 years of business, except for a short time in the 1970s. The covid-19 pandemic has restaurants exploring different ways to stay...
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, others acknowledge ‘wisdom’ of Steak-umm Twitter account
Has Steak-umm become the voice of reason during the coronavirus pandemic? The Twitter feed for the frozen steak company, based in Reading, Pa., is known for being funny and snarky but also authentic. It has caught the attention of government officials, business leaders and academics. Even The Washington Post dug...
Amid coronavirus pandemic, homebrewing surges in popularity
SALEM, Ore. — On March 14, the day after the covid-19 outbreak was declared a national emergency in the United States, I decided to take up an activity that I had abandoned decades ago. I brewed some beer. I became part of a trend. While states imposed stay-at-home orders, brewpubs...
For Commonplace Coffee’s Pittsburgh locations, an uncommon reopening amid coronavirus
The days of lingering over a cup of java inside Commonplace Coffee are gone, at least for the near future. But the ownership has adjusted its operations, showing how retail businesses are adapting for for the covid-19 economy of social distancing. “We very much wish it was still a place...
Wendy’s to offer free chicken nuggets
Wendy’s. Free chicken nuggets. What else do you need to know? The fast food chain announced Tuesday it would be giving out a free order of four crispy or spicy nuggets Friday. The offer starts after 10:30 a.m. and is limited to a free four-piece per vehicle. The offer got...
Stuffed eggplant riffs on Turkish bulgur dish
Published in 2016, “The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook” continues to be the top-selling book for America’s Test Kitchen. That’s probably not surprising, given the popularity and health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, along with the rigorous testing that goes into all recipes. When developing recipes, the Boston-based test kitchen gathers as...
‘American Tacos’ probes a dish’s evolution across borders
You can eat one with carne asada and corn tortillas in East Los Angeles, or one with flour and pit-grilled pork known as al pastor in Dallas. Travelers can pick a few up outside of Berlin’s Schonefeld Airport before boarding a flight, or grab one with albondigas and collard greens...
No bread flour? No problem
Are you struggling to find bread flour and fresh yeast at the moment? If so, you’re not alone. With millions of people across the globe stuck at home due to lockdown measures imposed during the coronavirus pandemic, many people are choosing to make their own bread, rather than venturing to...
Where to buy liquor legally in Pennsylvania
With state liquor stores open on a limited basis and the Liquor Control Board’s online service working slowly, Pennsylvanians in search of booze have been driving over state lines to shop. It is possible to buy Pennsylvania-made liquor, legally. Below is a list of distilleries operating online that will ship...
Brewery taps new ale honoring coronavirus expert Fauci
A Georgia brewery is tapping into the nation’s thirst for coronavirus responses to name its new beers. Atlanta-based Wild Heaven Beer has just released a new brew called “Fauci Spring” in honor of the nation’s top expert on infectious diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci. It’s described as a pale ale brewed...
Workers returning to Pa. liquor stores to boost online sales
To help process online orders, workers will be back on the job at many state-owned wine and liquor stores, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board said Thursday. The stores will not be open to the public. Gov. Tom Wolf’s office gave the OK to reopen more than 100 of the state...
Mad Mex chills quarantine with frozen ‘Mad Mar-GO-ritas’
Mad Mex is battling low spirits amid coronavirus with its Mad Mar-GO-ritas, the popular restaurant chain announced Wednesday. Available at all open locations, the 32-ounce frozen beverages are available for takeout. Cost is $15. Margaritas-to-go are citrus-flavored beverages that are Pa.-takeout-approved, the company posted on social media, along with the...
Ohio cuts off liquor sales to out-of-state residents in Pennsylvania border counties
Ohio is cutting off liquor sales to out-of-state residents in counties bordering Pennsylvania, a response to “repeated instances” of Pennsylvanians going to Ohio solely to buy liquor, Gov. Mike DeWine said. “Any other time, we’d love to have visitors from PA, but right now this creates an unacceptable public health...
Restaurants turn to grocery sales to help offset losses
O’FALLON, Mo. — Charlene Gulliford at the Gandy Dancer never figured there would come a day when the Michigan restaurant known for its steaks and seafood would sell toilet paper and cartons of eggs, but the coronavirus has restaurants in survival mode. The popular restaurant in Ann Arbor now doubles...
TribLive Taste Test: Old-Timey CandyVideo
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups? Chocolate bunnies? Cadbury Creme Eggs? Nope. As everyone digs back into the Easter baskets today, the TribLive Taste Test Team (Social Distancing Edition) decided to see what a first-grader thinks about candy that’s more likely to have shown up in his great-grandmother’s Easter basket. From French...
TribLive Taste Test: Dalgona whipped coffeeVideo
On today’s TribLive Taste Test (Special Social Distancing Edition!), we try out the latest viral drink craze: Dalgona coffee, or whipped instant coffee. “Dalgona” refers to a type of South Korean toffee candy. The coffee is so named because once it is whipped, it has a similar appearance to the...
Pittsburgh’s Original Oyster House to hand out quarantine Easter Baskets, toilet paper
Pittsburgh’s Original Oyster House will offer “distinctly Pittsburgh” Easter baskets to accompany every $25 to-go order, the restaurant announced Wednesday. The baskets will be handed out on Good Friday, on a first-come, first-served basis. Each basket will contain some holiday classics (Peeps, other Easter candy), some “Oyster House swag” (hot...
Gallon of milk with your coffee? Panera Bread offering grocery items
Panera Bread is turning to groceries as its sit-down dining rooms across the country have closed amid the coronavirus outbreak. The restaurant chain is offering breads, bagels, gallons of milk, yogurt, cream cheese and fresh produce to customers either to go or through delivery services. Panera Bread menu items such...
