Monthly Archives: January 2012

A North Hills Excursion: Chinese At House Of Lee

posted by: | January 27, 2012
Achievement: #12. Asian Soup Tournament (7 locations) | #29. 10 More Groupons

Well, I know that after the excitement that was Pittsburgh Restaurant Week, I said we were going to take a break from restaurants for a little bit. But as it turns out, we had our first GroupOn of the year … Continue reading →

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Kaleidoscope Kills It For Pittsburgh Restaurant Week

posted by: | January 23, 2012
Achievement: #28. Pittsburgh Restaurant Week

It is an unfortunate fact of life that all (fun, thrilling, exciting, and wonderful) things must come to an end (while all terrible, boring, and annoying things shall stretch on forever… it’s a proven fact). And this, of course, is … Continue reading →

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A Stupendous Restaurant Week Dinner At Elements

posted by: | January 21, 2012
Achievement: #28. Pittsburgh Restaurant Week | #67. 10 Downtown Restaurants

Last night, after two days off, it was time to resume the restaurant week circuit! Michael is out of town for a book conference down in Texas, so I’d gotten my mum a ticket to come with me to see … Continue reading →

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Blogger Dinner at #Braddock’s

posted by: | January 18, 2012
Achievement: #28. Pittsburgh Restaurant Week | #67. 10 Downtown Restaurants

Well, two days into Pittsburgh Restaurant Week, and we’ve got two restaurants under our belt. Tonight was a little of something new, and a little of something familiar. We had the pleasure of dining with some of our fellow Pittsburgh … Continue reading →

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Toast Should Be The Toast Of The Town

posted by: | January 17, 2012
Achievement: #28. Pittsburgh Restaurant Week

Well, my fellow Yinzers, welcome to Pittsburgh Restaurant Week. As of today, the event is officially in full swing, which means it’s prime time if you want to take in a new restaurant at a likely-discounted price. We, unfortunately, only … Continue reading →

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Homecooking: Bourbon Salmon & Asparagus

posted by: | January 13, 2012
Achievement: #30. Make 50 New Recipes

Well, we’re nothing on this blog if not overly-ambitious, and this year, in an attempt to both save money (so I can buy a pool table and make a Steeler bar out of our basement) and lose weight (so I … Continue reading →

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First Night? More Like Best Night!

posted by: | January 4, 2012
Achievement: #65. Pittsburgh First Night

Well, there’s nothing I like more than starting off a new year on the right track. And in this case, we started our year off by completing an Achievement the moment the clock turned to midnight (yes, I know, we … Continue reading →

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The New Year

posted by: | January 2, 2012
Achievement: None Tagged.

Wow, can you believe 2012 is already here??? Since I’m like… 20 blog entries behind on 2011 (and yeah, there are some 2010 entries I never wrote, on top of that!), I definitely don’t believe it. But the new year … Continue reading →

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