There are some delicious things happening in the Pittsburgh dining scene…
E2 is now open for dinner. The folks from Enrico Biscotti opened E2 last spring. Located on Bryan Avenue in Highland Park – E2 was just serving brunch. They have now expanded to offer dinner on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. E2 is BYOB.
Here are some delicious dining options if you are looking for a place to go out to eat for Easter brunch…
The Big Buirrito newsletter also notes that Mad Mex, Soba and Umi are NOT open on Easter. I guess the Easter Bunny doesn’t like margaritas.
Do you know about $5.00 Bargain Monday at the South Side Works Cinema? You should!
All day, every Monday, movie tickets to just about any film is $5. This includes new releases, so make sure you buy your tickets early to ensure your showing doesn’t sell out. Some restrictions apply, for instance, Sony Pictures films are not eligible for Bargain Monday pricing for the first 14 days of the release.
If you’re hungry after the show and you’d like to stick with the theme of Bargain Monday, stroll on down to Fatheads (1805 E. Carson St.) for wing night. Wings are 20 cents and you can get as many as you want, and feel free to mix and match flavors. Wing night specials are also available on Wednesday. Seasonal beers including Troeg’s Mad Elf and Great Lakes Christmas Ale are on tap at Fatheads right now.
If you’re on the other side of the river, the AMC Loews Waterfront Theatre offers $5.00 showings all day, Monday through Thursday.
All this talk of movies making you hungry for popcorn? Make sure you print out your Popalot Card from Pittsburgh Popcorn Company for a free small bag of heavenly goodness after purchasing 9 bags of any size. Each week, both Pittsburgh Popcorn Company locations feature different flavors. One is usually seasonal and the other is a bit more non-traditional. Through December 3, 2009, the Strip District (209 21st St) store is featuring Gingerbread Cookie Corn and Spicy Southwest Cheddar. Through December 1, 2009, at the downtown (822 Liberty Ave) store, you can pick up Pumpkin Spice or Dill Pickle. If you feel like sharing the popcorn love, they ship nationwide!
Photo by Jennie Roth.
Find out tomorrow when Fe Arts Gallery hosts The Taste of Lawrenceville III, Thursday, September 17th from 6:30 – 9:30PM. Billed as Pittsburgh’s yummiest fundraiser the event will benefit the city’s hottest non-profit art gallery. Enjoy great food, great art, and great company. Participating Lawrenceville Restaurants include Piccolo Forno, Remedy, Deli on Butler Street, Round Corner Cantina, Tamari, The New Amsterdam, and Coca Cafe. Participating Lawrenceville Artists include Joshua Space, Paul Roden, Garry Pyles, Juliana Morris, Lauren Lampe, Valerie Leuth, and David Grim. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door, you can call 412.860.6028 to reserve tickets (leave a message if no one answers) Fe Gallery is located at 4102 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201.
Photo Credit Dunand/AFP/GETTY via Rolling Stone
I was just sitting here talking with a friend who had just returned from Pamela’s for lunch about how the banana chocolate chip pancakes are amazing. Then during the end of the White House Daily Briefing which was running on CNN one of the reporters asked White House Press secretary who President Obama will support in the super bowl. Robert Gibbs replied that the best breakfast they had on the campaign was at a place in Pittsburgh that they visited with Dan Rooney. You can’t here Gibbs say Pamela’s but a quick google search brings up this photo of the Obamas and Dan Rooney at the Pamela’s in the Strip District.
Photo from Daylife.
I have to agree – Pamela’s is pretty amazing. As we were discussing the amazing hot cak
es – I was remembering how my friends from Brooklyn who came to check out Pittsburgh last March described the chocolate-chip banana hotcakes – Mark took a bite and pointed at the plate “that is something special.” I was visiting a good Pittsburgh friend in Brooklyn last weekend and we had a lovely brunch at Relish. The brunch was good and Relish is a great place in a remodeled diner – but if you want an omelet or hotcakes I think Pamela’s is the best. The photo to the right is my friend from Brooklyn eating Pamela’s hotcakes. Continue reading