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Olive Garden, Monroeville, PA

I’m not a huge fan of chain restaurants- I prefer small, locally owned eateries because they usually provide more interesting fare. This …

Tagged anchovies, caesar salad, dinner, Food, food reviews, Italian, Italian food, Italy, lunch, monroeville, Olive Garden, Pittsburgh, pittsburgh dining, pittsburgh restaurants, restaurants, salad

Carnivore Club Features Crested Duck Charcuterie in September

September 9, Toronto, ON – Carnivore Club, the ultimate meat of the month club for the discerning individual, is partnering with Crested Duck Charcuterie in September.

Crested Duck, based in Pittsburgh, is a local favorite, and works with small-scale farmers not more than a 200-mile radius of the city.

Tagged carne, carnivore, Carnivore Club, chefs, Crested Duck, dinner, duck, eating eats, for Chef, fowl, meat, meats, Pittsburgh, pittsburgh dining, Pittsburgh food

Summer Grilling

Summer Grilling Summer is here and it’s time to fire up the grill. I frequently get asked questions about my grilling …

Tagged beef, beef grilling, carne, cooking steaks, delmonico, dinner, dinner ideas, grilling, grilling beef, how to cook steaks, ribeye, steak dinner, steak dinners, summer grilling, tenderloin

Knorr Pasta Sides

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Giant Eagle for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

My Father introduced me to the Knorr brand when I was growing up. Both of my folks were avid cooks, but didn’t always have time to prepare dishes from scratch. Knorr products were convenient, easy to use, and flavorful for a myriad of dishes that my family and I enjoyed while growing up.

I recently prepared Salmon Herb Pasta with Knorr’s Pasta Sides- it was simple to prepare, and came out beautifully.

Tagged dinner, dinner ideas, dinner recipes, fish, Knorr, Knorr soup, Knorr soup mix, salmon

Pico De Gallo

Sweet Corn Pico De Gallo goes great on tacos, chicken, and fresh fish.

Tagged appetizers, cilantro, corn, dinner, dips, mexican, mexican food, pico de gallo, salsa, salsas, sweet corn

The Map Room, Regent Square

I met a friend out for dinner last night. Initially I was in the mood for deep-fried goodness, so we ventured to D’s Six Pax and Dogz. Unfortunately, D’s doesn’t serve food after 10pm on the weekends. Luckily, The Map Room was open, and the kitchen was still making food.

Tagged chicken, crab, crab cakes, dining pittsburgh, dinner, pittsburgh dining, Pittsburgh restaurant reviews, poultry, regent square, risotto, The Map Room, zucchini

Cold Avocado Soup with Bacon Lardoons

Summer has finally arrived! It’s time to start cooking outside on the grill, and experimenting with cold soups and fruit dishes. One of my favorite summer-time soups is made with ripe, oily avocados. This thick, rich soup will cool your palate and ignite your taste buds.

Tagged avocado soup, avocados, bacon, bacon lardoons, bacon recipes, cold soup, cold soups, cooking, dinner, dinner ideas, soup recipes, summer dinner ideas, summer recipes, summer soup ideas, summer soups

Salmon Oscar Style

Some of my favorite ingredients to work with are rich buttery sauces, asparagus, salmon and lump crabmeat. Put all of these components together and you have Salmon, Oscar Style. This is an extremely rich, delicious dish.

Tagged asparagus, bernaise sauce, butter, butter sauces, cooking salmon, crabmeat, dinner, dinner recipes, fresh salmon, hollandaise, lump crabmeat, lunch, lunch recipes, preparing butter sauces, salmon, salmon oscar style, salmon recipe, salmon recipes, seafood dishes, seafood recipes

Shrimp Fra Diavolo Recipe

Fra Diavolo is the name given to a spicy sauce (usually red) that is used with fresh pasta and seafood. In this particular recipe, I use jumbo shrimp.

Tagged chef, cooking, Dining, dinner, dinner ideas, Italian food, Italian pasta, pasta, prawn, prawn recipes, prawns, seafood dishes, seafood recipe, seafood recipes, shrimp fra diavolo, shrimp recipes

Chicken Parmesan

Chicken Parmesan is one of my all-time favorite dishes. It’s easy to make, and everyone loves it. In this recipe I use Italian-style panko breadcrumbs. These breadcrumbs make the chicken extra crispy and delicious. Give this recipe a try- your family and friends will devour it!

Tagged chicken, chicken parm, chicken parm recipe, chicken parmesan, chicken parmesan recipe, chicken recipes, dinner, dinner ideas, Italian, italian cooking, italian recipes, lunch ideas, mozzarella cheese, parm, parmesan recipes, poultry

Chef Chuck Kerber, a graduate of The Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts, has over 20 years of cooking experience at various hotels, restaurants and other private establishments. Selected as one of Pittsburgh's 50 finest in 2012

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