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The Porch at Schenley, Pittsburgh, PA

Parkhurst, the food service and Restaurant Company best associated with the Smiley Face Cookie has been branching out in recent years. New concepts are popping up in the area with not a single Superburger on the menu. One of these new concepts can be found in Schenley Plaza. The Porch at Schenley

Tagged appetizers, dining in Pittsburgh, eating veggie, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh restaurant, Pittsburgh restaurant reviews, pizza, Restaurant Reviews, The Porch, The Porch at Schenley, vegetarian

Baked Brie Recipe

Baked Brie with Apricot, Honey and Almonds

Tagged appetizer, appetizer recipes, appetizers, brie, brie recipes, brie with puff pastry, cheese, cheese appetizers, holiday appetizers, holiday recipes, puff pastry

Watermelon, Grape, and Goat Cheese Lollies

Tagged appetizer recipes, appetizers, apppetizer, apppetizer recipe, grape, grapes, pecan, pecan recipes, pecans, watermelon appetizers

Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is coming up, have you made plans? If you’re a guy, and have a girlfriend, or are married, you better make something happen on the 14th of February. If you don’t, chances are you’re a schmuck, going to get smacked, or worst yet, left.

Tagged appetizers, chocolate, chocolate mousse, cocktails, dates, dating, Dining, dinner, Food, marriage, married, relationships, souffle, souffles, Valentine's Day

Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe

I’ve been obsessed with buttermilk biscuits ever since I ate my first portion of Biscuits and Gravy when I was a kid. I loved the gravy, but the star of the show was the fluffy biscuit. Buttery and dense, the small doughy creation had my attention…

Tagged appetizers, baking, biscuits, biscuits and gravy, buttermilk, buttermilk biscuits, cooking, delicious, Food

Vegetarian 7-Layer Dip

This is an easy to make, delicious, vegetarian 7-layer dip.

Tagged 7 layer dip, appetizers, chips, corn chips, Dining, dip, dips, Food, guacamole, refried beans, salsa, seven layer dip, sour cream, superbowl food idea

Chicken Wings Recipe

If you like chicken wings, you’re going to love this recipe. Instead of deep-fried chicken wings, these are braised, which means slow-cooked. The result is an unimaginably tender, juicy chicken wing loaded with flavor.

Tagged appetizers, bleu cheese, blue cheese, braised, buffalo chicken wings, buffalo wings, celery, celery sticks, chicken wings, cooking, deep fried, Dining, Food, football food, superbowl food ideas

Potato Skins Recipe

Not all potato skins are created equally. This is the right way to make delicious skins with gobs of rich melted cheese. If you would prefer the vegetarian version, simply leave off the bacon.

Tagged appetizers, chicken wings, cooking, dipping sauce, Food, food ideas, fried potatoes, potato skins, potatoes, superbowl food ideas

Applebee’s, Edgewood Towne Center

I’m continually perplexed as I drive by the Applebee’s in Edgewood Towne Center. The parking lot is always packed no matter what day of the week it is. Maybe it’s the location- maybe it’s the food or service; I’m just not sure why a chain restaurant has so much business every day of the week.

Tagged appetizers, applebees restaurant, cheeseburgers, cocktails, cuisine, Dining, edgewood towne center, hamburgers, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh restaurant reviews, restaurant, restaurant review, restaurant review Pittsburgh, Restaurant Reviews, restaurant reviews pittsburgh

Eleven, Pittsburgh, PA

I’ve heard nothing but raves about the burgers at Eleven in the Strip, so a trip to a member of the Big Burrito restaurant group was in order. We decided to go informal and sit in the bar. As we entered, I noticed that the entire establishment was very dark. We were greeted by a very kind hostess who escorted us to the bar area. There were high top tables and some very comfortable looking plush chairs situated right by the windows. We pushed two high tops together to accommodate our group of six.

Tagged appetizers, chilean sea bass, cocktails, drinks, eleven restaurant, gourmet dining, pa, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh restaurant reviews, restaurant, restaurant review, restaurant review Pittsburgh, Restaurant Reviews, restaurant reviews pittsburgh

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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