Food & Drink category, Page 93

When you’re a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, Super Bowl LIII is all about wings — and chips and dips, pizzas and guacamole — but not so much about football, at least not this year. So while New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams fans will be cheering for their teams at...

The Norwin Lions will hold their seventh annual Cubcake Wars fundraising event from 1-4 p.m. March 3 in the Norwin High School cafeteria. Numerous bakers will make “cubcakes,” available for a $2 donation, all the while competing for best cubcake, best decorations and most funds raised for best in show....

The conversation is over. At least this Feb. 14. America’s most beloved Valentine’s Day candy — SweetHearts, those cute conversation hearts with phrases like “Cutie Pie,” “Say Yes” and “True Love” — won’t be on the shelves this year. Why? Well, despite SweetHearts being the No. 1 Valentine’s Day candy,...

If you’re from the Northeast, or if you haven’t been to Chicago, you may dismiss deep-dish pizza out of regional pride. That would be a mistake. Real Chicago-style pizza is certainly thick, but its texture and flavor are something special: Instead of being bread-like, the crust offers the contrast of...

The people of Tuscany are known as mangiafagioli, or “bean eaters,” a nod to the prominent role beans play in their cuisine. Cannellini (white kidney) beans are the region’s most famous legume, and Tuscan cooks go to extremes to ensure these beans are cooked perfectly, from simmering them in rainwater...

These nachos are a cinch to make and can turn after-school snack time for a few kids into something of a fiesta. Or double the recipe and use a 13-by-9-inch baking dish, and you’ll have enough nachos to really get the party started! If you like your nachos spicy, layer...

Willow, an events center and restaurant at 634 Camp Horne Road in Pittsburgh’s North Hills, is transitioning to a full-time events center. Daily restaurant service concluded on Jan. 19. This focus allows Willow to host new and different events on its recently renovated first floor, representatives say. Flexible catering options...

Loyal customers of Oakmont Bakery can almost smell the freshly baked bread, bagels and rolls and taste the buttercream frosting and chocolate ganache as they drive past the soon-to-open facility just off the Hulton Bridge. The new building, located about a half-mile from the bakery’s current location on Allegheny Avenue...

When Kevin Burkardt was 2 years old, he pushed a chair up to the stove in his grandmother’s house in an attempt to make bacon and eggs for breakfast. When he was in seventh grade, his mother, Meg Burkart, came home from work one day and saw her son and...

Nanny’s Famous Orange Cookies INGREDIENTS 1 cup shortening 1 teaspoon salt 11⁄2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup milk 4 cups flour Juice and rind of 1 orange DIRECTIONS Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, milk, orange juice and rind. Mix...

A snack that’s been around for hundreds of years clearly has staying power, and should have its own day, right? Welcome to National Popcorn Day, celebrated annually on Jan. 19, says the Popcorn Board. What was once — and still is — transformed into garlands to decorate a Christmas tree,...

Oakland Restaurant Week returns, with 16 eateries offering $6 lunches for six days, Jan. 28 through Feb. 2, according to sponsors Oakland Business Improvement District and Sustainable Pittsburgh. Diners also can enter to win free lunch for one month, along with other prizes from participating Oakland retail businesses. Also, people...

Why not? Some states have rather strange official symbols — Mississippi has an official toy: the teddy bear; Maryland has an official exercise: walking; and Utah has an official snack: Jell-O. So, when Dr Pepper started a Change.org petition to become the official soft drink of Texas, it really doesn’t...

This baking experience definitely was the icing on the cake. That’s what Pittsburgh-area friends Cathy Lucas Burnheimer and Lesley Polinko Wasielewski say about their upcoming appearance on the Food Network’s “Winner Cake All.” The episode airs at 10 p.m. Jan. 21. The two say the experience was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...

The Ancient Romans did it. Ate cheese on toasted bread, that is. For centuries, the grilled cheese sandwich has satisfied appetites. During the 1920s, America embraced the classic grilled cheese, thanks to a readily available supply of inexpensive sliced bread and American cheese. The Armed Forces cooked thousands of grilled...

One might consider a wooden barrel the fifth ingredient in beer after water, malt, hops and yeast. Brewers use them to impart additional flavors into the beer. But why barrels — bourbon in particular — and how did this come about, you might ask? Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all...

Metallica has teamed up with California-based Stone Brewing Co. to create a dark beer named after one of the band’s most popular songs. Enter Night, a hoppy pilsner, clocks in at 5.7 ABV and should be hitting shelves near you soon, USA Today reports. Until now, it’s only been offered...

On Feb. 2, Punxsutawney Phil may or may not see his shadow. But before he predicts six more weeks of winter — or not — he and the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club will visit Wigle Whiskey Distillery, 2401 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, from 6-9 p.m. Jan. 18 for the release of Phil’s...

Superior Motors will kick off its 2019 Dinner Series on Feb. 5, the first night of the Lunar New Year celebration, with guest chef Simone Tong of New York’s Little Tong Noodle Shop visiting the Braddock location. “We’re excited to introduce and showcase (Tong’s) amazing Yunnan-inspired cuisine to Braddock and...

DETROIT — Nutrition labels are coming to the beer aisle. Starting next month, packages of Bud Light will have prominent labels showing the beer’s ingredients, calories and the amount of fat, carbohydrates and protein in a serving. The labels aren’t legally required, but major beer makers agreed to disclose ingredients...

Intrigued by Pittsburgh Restaurant Week? If the event, scheduled for Jan. 14-20, already has you salivating, just call or click. It’s really that simple. “Several of the restaurants do offer reservations through Open Table, which is on our website,” says Brian McCollum, now directing his 15th culinary event.“Those that don’t,...

Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce is planning its 10th annual “Soup’s On” event, set for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. March 23. The popular winter activity lets participants walk around the borough and visit its merchants, as local restaurants serve samples of their soups. Visitors are encouraged to check out the town’s...

Meal deals will be on the menus of more than 50 popular dining spots during the Winter 2019 edition of Pittsburgh Restaurant Week, Jan. 14-20. Pittsburgh is one of several cities that offer Restaurant Week promotions in January and August to help boost business during typically slow months in the...

Every Monday in February, French bistro La Riviera will operate as a to-go soup kitchen for people in need in Pittsburgh, according to a news release. The restaurant, at 5925 Baum Blvd., will be closed for regular business hours on Mondays, however, the soup kitchen will be open from 2-5...