In Which We Leap All Over Pittsburgh On Leap Day
A couple weeks before the big lockdown, we took to the streets to celebrate Leap Day. How does one celebrate Leap Day, you wonder? Well…we assumed it was by leaping. So that’s what we did, all over Pittsburgh. Continue reading
Cheese of the Month – The Cheeses of Our Fair Land
From quarantine, we’re taking some time to clear the backlog of posts we owe from activities past. And with that, we present the long-overdue January edition of Cheese of the Month Club, 2020! Continue reading
Filed under #12, #12-20, charcuterie, cheese, cheese of the month club, pennmac, strip district
A New Year’s Eve Re-Do In The Year Of The Rat
What do you do when your New Year’s Eve celebration was a trainwreck? Well, you have another one. While we’re all stuck at home, enjoy a golden oldie from way, way back in the time before — three months ago — as we do a little NYE Redemption during the Lunar New Year. Continue reading
Filed under #92, #92-20, booze, celebration, dinner, downtown, new year's eve, redemption
We Came Back: An Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie Marathon
We’ve run a few different movie-and-food nights over the years, each organized around different stars (of varying caliber). This year, it was Schwarzenegger’s turn. Come bask in the guilty pleasures of a 4-movie binge of 80s (and 90s) action, paired with completely over-indulgent foods! Continue reading
Filed under #65, #65-20, #66, #66-20, chinese food, ice cream, movies, south american, thai food
Jelly Of The Month Club: The Girl & The Fig Black Mission Fig Jam
Long-running feature Jelly of the Month Club returns in 2020! We’re back with the first of twelve jellies and jams that we’ll review for color, flavor, jelly-ness, jar presentation, and awesomeness. First up: Black Mission Fig Jam by “the girl & the fig”. Continue reading
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Filed under #11, #11-20, california, jelly, jelly of the month, layla
Pittsburgh Coffee Passport: Our Journey Begins
Last year, we heard about this cool thing called a Coffee Passport, which gets you deals at participating coffeeshops all around the Pittsburgh area. We made our first stop at Convive Coffee Roasters, up in the North Hills. Come see what we thought of the place! Continue reading
Filed under #62-20, coffee, coffee passport, coffee shop, north hills
Restaurant Week Returns! (And So Do We)
101 Achievements is back! And so is Pittsburgh Restaurant Week. Last week, we attended a blogger dinner at Bonfire to celebrate PRW’s kickoff. Come see what’s on the menu! Continue reading
Filed under #47, cocktails, dessert, dinner, restaurant, restaurant week, south side, wine
Risk: The “IKEA Trip” of Board Games
Come on an emotional journey as we battle each other in a never-ending game of Risk that threatens to bring our marriage down in flames, and meet the heroic dog who saved us from said flames. Continue reading
Filed under #63, #63-19, board games, layla
Not Your Average American Cheeses: January’s Cheese of the Month Club
Our perennial feature, Cheese of the Month Club, returns! (Only 2 months late.) Like career criminals in a heist movie, returning for One Last Job, we’re going to make the effort to actually document all 12 of the cheese packages we receive this year, a feat we’ve never accomplished. (Trust me, we ate them all…we just didn’t write about most of them.) Wish us luck and enjoy the January installment! Continue reading
Filed under #12, #12-19, charcuterie, cheese, cheese of the month club, pennmac, the strip
In Which We Get Fancy At Poulet Bleu
We return with our monthly Decadent Eating feature with a trip to a Lawrenceville gem: Poulet Bleu! Continue reading
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Filed under #69, #69-19, fine dining, french food, french fries, lawrenceville, restaurant, wine