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In Search of Croissants in Pittsburgh

May 17, 2012 Iva

Check out these 4 awesome places for a flaky, buttery snack in Pittsburgh – due to time and transit constraints the team didn’t make it to Jean-Marc Chatellier’s Bakery in Millvale – I promise you there will be a follow up on that. (Beautiful pictures by Iva. Words by Sarah and Ray) In order to bring you info on the best croissants in the city, the I Heart PGH gang went on a croissant tour, sampling four bakeries. (Eating delicious croissants all day was an enormous burden, but you’re welcome.) We chatted with the staff and rated each croissant by… Read the rest

Filed Under: Coffee Shops, Eat Local, Food & Drink, Restaurants Tagged With: bakeries, croissants, dining, food, french, pittsburgh

Needles’ Crowned

May 8, 2012 Iva

Deep in the belly of Lawrenceville, in the smoky Blue Moon bar, the Monday night crowd was breathless and rowdy, packed to the gills and glued to the television in anticipation.  In any other bar, it would have been the Steelers at the Superbowl or the Penguins in game seven for the Stanley Cup.  But no, it was the season finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Pittsburgh’s Sharon Needles was crowned winner of season four of the Drag Race amongst gales of cheers and slopped beers.  She distinguishes herself with her flair for horror and sharp wit. Hooray, Sharon!  We’re so… Read the rest

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Television Tagged With: pittsburgh, RuPaul, rupauls drag race, Season finale, Sharon Needles

Alternative Fuel: East End Brewing 2012 Keg Ride

May 1, 2012 Iva

[note] Say hello to Iva!  She comes to IheartPGH with photo skills and a super camera!  We’re excited for more of her posts that will have way better photos than the ones from my sad little Blackberry camera.  Check out her awesome photos from the East End Brewing Keg ride last weekend [/note] Cyclists love getting together and riding in absurdly large groups.  I believe we’re entertained by the idea of being a spectacle — children shout “Wow! Bicycles!”, people stand on stoops taking video with flip cameras, traffic patterns react to the bikes and not the other way around. … Read the rest

Filed Under: Annual Events, Food & Drink, Fundraisers Tagged With: beer, Cycling, East End Brewing Company, pittsburgh

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