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Cool Cocktails

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Gather friends and toast to the warm weather with some of the most sunny, springy cocktails around [...]

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Dish of the Week: BRGR and a Beer

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Just look at this colossal Button Buster Burger from BRGR! Stacked high with braised beef short ribs, white cheddar cheese, béarnaise aioli, and crispy onions—this burger is not for the faint of heart! Being a burger lover myself, BRGR is one of my all time favorite spots. Make sure to wash down your delicious burger with a custom “beertail.” I picked the Colonial Flip, a heated cocktail/beer blend made of Guinness, Cruzan Blackstrap rum, and simple syrup. [...]

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Keeping warm with my favorite dish this week

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Sometimes, especially during the winter months, I get an irresistible craving for comfort food. Nothing soothes the soul like a dish cooked low and slow. Brasserie 33′s Veal Blanquette certainly fits the bill. A steaming bowl of fork-tender veal, mushrooms, carrots, onions and roasted potatoes, all doused in a delicious cream sauce! Hungry for more? Check out the February Food Tour in WHIRL [...]

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A Taste of Romance

Indulge in a seriously delicious dining experience this Valentine’s Day at Taste of Dahntahn, where Executive Chef Lee Corbett has designed a special tasting menu for the most romantic day of the [...]

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Beer and Chocolate Bliss

Samuel Adams Chocolate Chili Bock is made with roasted chocolate and caramel malts with a hint of cinnamon and chili, which “brings out the flavors of the chocolate,” says Bevilacqua. The crisp, salty chocolate-covered pretzel is a great match with the roasted malt flavors of any bock-style beer, such as The Vixen.

Oh yes, we did pair some of the best beers in existence with every girl’s favorite indulgence, chocolate. No, this isn’t some kind of plot conspired by beer-loving gents everywhere to take back Valentine’s Day. [...]

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Tender Soul

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Nothing soothes the soul like a dish cooked low and slow. Simmering for hours on the stovetop and emitting delectable scents into the air, this home-style cooking is the definition of comfort food. [...]

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For Chocolate (and Pasta) Lovers

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This winter menu special from Girasole — Chef Jennifer Girasole’s Cocoa Fettuccine — has so much wow factor, we can’t wait to order it [...]

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Share the Wealth

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The words “Valentine’s Day dinner” may conjure up images of grandiose servings of surf-and-turf — but we recommend trying tapas on for size. [...]

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Martini on the Rock

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The lavish Louis Anthony Engaging Martini is the latest addition to the menu at Andys Bar at Fairmont Pittsburgh, and it is one dazzling, doozy of a [...]

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FEELIN' THE BURN

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Baby, it’s cold outside. Lucky for us, Shady Grove Mixologist Adrian VanBalen is bringing the heat, and we’re pretty sure, you’ll soon be saying Burn, baby, [...]