Draft list for a beer novice
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Commentary
Last week, I received an email message from someone in the planning stages of a new restaurant in the area. He reads this blog and had come to realize that I have some opinions when it comes to a good beer list. Not wanting his to be one of the places that I grumble about, [...]
Review: Park Bruges
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
When I first heard that Point Brugge was opening up a new restaurant, I was excited. When a Canadian friend pointed out that they would be serving traditional Montreal poutine, I was intrigued. The original location has a great reputation for serving up some good Belgian cuisine and a pretty good selection of beer. The [...]
Review: Fiddlers Bar & Grill
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
I get excited about all kinds of restaurants. There are those restaurants that any foodie would love, those that embrace a healthy dining experience, lunch-oriented sandwich shops—and, of course, those that know how to build a good beer menu. The unifying theme is that they’re all small businesses at heart—anything but a cookie-cutter replica of [...]
Review: Ruggers Pub
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
I’ve been to Ruggers something like three times now, and I never seem to get a chance to actually write about my experience. Despite the lag since my last visit, I’m going to write up some thoughts—just because I really think they deserve more attention than they seem to get. When you’re looking for a [...]
Second Take: Carson Street Deli
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
I know. I’ve written about Carson Street Deli before, but they recently changed owners and extended their offerings to include the one thing that could have made the place even better: beer. Good beer, at that. I’ve been sitting on my notes from my most recent visit for way too long, and the addition of [...]
Review: Salt of the Earth
Posted by mike | Filed under Reviews
Everybody has been talking about Salt of the Earth. Usually, I try to focus on places that don’t get enough attention, so I’m somewhat hesitant to post something about Salt…but I can’t resist. If you haven’t been paying attention, Salt of the Earth is the work of Kevin Sousa. He set out to open his [...]
Review: Brgr
Posted by mike | Filed under Reviews
From the name, you might think that Brgr is the last place that I would ever want to go. You would be wrong. It’s true, the place is highly meat-focused and healthy is the last thing on the menu. Only one of their burgers fits a vegetarian slant, but I do like what they’re going [...]
The Food Blogger Meetup
Posted by mike | Filed under Community
Last night, a handful of food bloggers assembled over dinner and beer at Bocktown. I called it a Pittsburgh Food Blogger Meetup and threw the group up on meetup.com—mostly because it was a convenient tool for managing RSVPs and membership. Thanks to Lauren (@Burghilicious) and @iheartpgh, the event was even fairly well publicized. Even though [...]
Review: The Park House
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
Oozing with character. That’s my primary thought on the Park House. I had actually been hearing about this north-side standard for some time now—starting years ago when a former girlfriend was working up at the Children’s Museum. At that point, I just heard about excellent sandwiches at lunch time; I was jealous. Fast forward 3-4 [...]
Review: Tavern 245
Posted by mike | Filed under Beer, Reviews
Before anything else, I should note (as I will highlight below), that I didn’t pay for my food or drink on this visit. I received an email from one of the Tavern 245 employees and was invited to stop by and give them a try. I did just that and was quite impressed. It’s a [...]
