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Warm roasted beet salad with frisee, Capriole Old Kentucky Tomme, pepitas, brioche, molasses vinaigrette at Eleven Contemporary Kitchen in the Strip District. Beets get a lot of mixed reviews from customers, according to one local chef.
Eli Wahl, newly elevated to the position of executive chef at Casbah in Shadyside, would like to add a pork belly dish to the appetizer menu, but he's holding off. (Yesterday)
When middle-school classmates of Munch were vacationing at Disney or visiting amusement parks, Father of Munch was dragging the family to places such as Gettysburg and Fort Necessity. (Yesterday)
WINE TASTINGS Gypsy Cafe, South Side, is holding a Croatian wine tasting on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. It will include three wines and a selection of hors d'oeuvres. $20 per person. (Yesterday)
Will Alice Cooper ever see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
In response to the letter "Your choice: good food or service," I was dismayed by the ad hominen attack on Bill Fuller, the Corporate Executive Chef of the Big Burrito Group. (Yesterday)
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Chef Andrew Morrison, executive chef of Habitat, the restaurant set to open March 29 in the new Fairmont Pittsburgh, says he is tired of moving and hopes he is here for a long while.
Habitat, the restaurant at Downtown's new Fairmont Pittsburgh hotel, is scheduled to open March 29 along with the 185-room luxury hotel. (03/14/2010)