Food & Drink

A new chapter: the folks behind Savor Pittsburgh introduce a new cookbook to benefit Magee

Savor Pittsburgh needed a savior. Planning was underway for the 15th annual fundraiser for Magee-Womens Research Institute when COVID-19 hit.…

3 years ago

Bad year, good cheer: Boost your holiday spirit with Wigle Whiskey and Threadbare booze

Booze has always been an integral part of the holiday season. In a horrific year like 2020, everyone, including Santa…

3 years ago

Hitch a ride to Rockaway Pizza in White Oak for a slice of NYC

Before opening Rockaway Pizzeria in 2017, Josh Sickels spent a lot of time perfecting his recipes. “I experimented for nine…

3 years ago

Pizza Round-up, 31 days of Pizza 2020 #NationalPizzaMonth

Well, we just wanted to do a little re-cap. October was National Pizza Month and LOCALpittsburgh ate pizza every day…

3 years ago

Maple Street Jam Co. Born Straight out of Pandemic Panic!

Like a lot of people during the pandemic, Caitlin Girdwood found herself in a financial jam. With her photography career…

4 years ago

Support Downtown Restaurants and take the first ever Fall Cocktail Trail presented by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, the Pittsburgh City Paper, and sponsored by Bacardi.

Small business promotions have always been a priority and in these COVID days, it's become even more important. Downtown has…

4 years ago

Celebrate the Strip District with some limited-edition booze

Smallman Street is a big thoroughfare for booze. Cinderlands Beer Co., Maggie’s Farm Rum and Wigle Whiskey all occupy that…

4 years ago

Book project revives warm memories and sets the score for convicted restaurateur Joe Costanzo

In January 1986, a young former mailman with almost no restaurant experience took his chances on a fine-dining enterprise in…

4 years ago

Brunching and Rocking Out at Onion Maiden

Wake up and put on your best black pants and a fresh coat of eyeliner and prepare for the show.…

4 years ago

Play With Your Food And Eat It, Too, At Cenacolo

(This is a piece that was intended for print but put on hold when COVID hit. We decided not to…

4 years ago