Day: September 3, 2021

New ciders, a taco festival, and more Pittsburgh food news | Food | Pittsburgh

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Apples & Honey by Threadbare - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THREADBARE CIDER HOUSE & MEADERY

Photo: Courtesy of Threadbare Cider House & Meadery

Apples & Honey by Threadbare

Scratch & Co

1720 Lowrie St., Troy Hill. scratchcopgh.com
Scratch & Co has introduced a new, but familiar item to their menu: pierogies. Chef Brent Cable brings his grandmother’s pierogi recipe to the popular spot, and they look delicious. Made with dried cheese curd and served on a bed of onion and bacon, you’re sure to get your savory fix with this one.


Arsenal Cider x Girls Running Shit

300 39th St., Lawrenceville. arsenalciderhouse.com
The popular local

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Dine Alhambra Restaurant Week Returns With Delicious Lineup (Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2021)

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ALHAMBRA, Calif., Aug. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The fourth annual Dine Alhambra Restaurant Week, formerly called Taste of Alhambra Restaurant Week, returns with a delicious lineup from Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2021. This weeklong dining event, presented by the Downtown Alhambra Business Association (DABA), aims to help stimulate tourism and patronage at local restaurants in the Downtown Alhambra area.

Take a culinary tour through Downtown Alhambra's diverse and delicious restaurant scene.
Take a culinary tour through Downtown Alhambra’s diverse and delicious restaurant scene.

Foodies can expect flavorful food and prices that promise to delight the palate and wallet thanks to specials and prix-fixe menus. Select eateries in Downtown Alhambra are

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Asian food is not a panacea for Asian racism

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By Juliet Fang
NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Xiao long bao, a Chinese soup dumpling originating from the Jiangsu province. (Photo by Juliet Fang)

Like so many first-generation immigrant kids, my elementary and middle school years were plagued by an overwhelming desire to abandon my Chinese roots and embody the platonic ideal of an “American” kid. I shunned the clothes my mom brought from China, let my Mandarin fall out of practice, and, most of all, rejected my food. Hiding my dried squid underneath greasy cafeteria tables, I was utterly embarrassed of the pinched noses my “smelly” food attracted.

But now, the

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