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“every day is pierogi day, in pittsburgh”

National Pierogi Day

I was browsing the Pittsburgh subreddit which is a great place to find out about local events, news and interesting facts about this town. There is a post about the fact that Thursday, October 8 is National Pierogi Day. I don’t know who created National Pierogi Day or why it is in October. I come from a family that is pretty serious about pierogi making, I associate pierogi with the holidays, especially January. I do know that the lone comment on the Pittsburgh subreddit explains how most Pittsburghers react to National Pierogi Day: “every day is pierogi day, in pittsburgh.”

There isn’t much information about National Pieorgi Day online.  There is a Facebook page here. In Pittsburgh the only event I found for National Pierogi day is at the casino, which I don’t even think is worth linking to.

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Quite possibly the best possible idea for a food pairing event, ever.

Next week, there is a pierogi & beer dinner in Braddock at The Brew Gentlemen with Casey Barber – author of book about pierogi @GoodFoodStories, author of the book Pierogi Love.

If you are looking for some pierogi gear, sadly the Commonwealth press store is sold out of the pierogi pillow, but Garbella has some pierogi attire for Pittsburghers of all ages.

How do you plan to honor the pierogi on national pierogi day (or every other day of the year)? Where are the best pierogi in Pittsburgh? Share your pierogi thoughts with #everydayispierogiday.

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#UheartPGH- You told us what U “heart” about Pittsburgh, now it is time to vote!

Last week we wanted to know what you love about Pittsburgh and took nominations for our first ever #UheartPGH. Now it is time to vote! Below we have listed the nominees and the polls for you to vote for what you think is Pittsburgh’s best.

Voting ends Friday August 9th. Winners will then be announce and profiled next week.

Best Happy Hour Draft Special
Church Brew Works
 – Located in Lawrenceville, ½ off drafts from 4:30 to 6:30 Monday through Friday.
The Library
 – Near the Southside Works, their special boasts $3 drafts from 5 to 7 and 9 to 11 everyday.
Mad Mex
 – Get ½ off draft beers from 4:30 to 6:30 Monday through Friday at any of their locations.
The Sharp Edge
 – On Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:30, you can get ½ off Belgian drafts and $1 off large drafts.
Fox and the Hound
 – Get ½ off drafts from 5 to 7.

Best Day Trip
Ohiopyle State Park
 – Enjoy hiking, biking, rafting, fishing, and camping. There are even restaurant options.
North Country Brewing
 – Located in Slippery Rock, this brewery offers food, music, and even community service.
Fallingwater
 – Designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is found in Stewart Township, Fayette County. Is on the    Smithsonian’s list of places “to visit before you die”.
North Park
 – This county park boasts a golf course, ice skating rink, swimming pool, and tennis courts. Located  north of Pittsburgh in Allison Park.
Volant, Lawrence County
 – Come here to see the Amish country of western Pennsylvania!

Coolest Bathroom
Jerome Bettis’ Grill
 – One-way mirrors above the urinals allow guests to look out into the bar.
The Mattress Factory
 – Found in the basement of the museum, it certainly is interesting.
North Country Brewing
 – The faucets have a unique design of a wooden arm holding a watering can.
Harris Grill
 – The men’s bathroom has a urinal that looks like the Rolling Stones lip logo.
Oh Yeah! Ice Cream and Coffee
 – The door to this restroom is a one-way mirror so that outside guests can’t see in.

Best Neighborhood Festival
St. Malachy Nationality Food Festival
 – In Kennedy Township, this festivals features food from Italy, Germany, Poland, Mexico, and Greece,  as well as carnival games for the kids. Takes place in October.
South Park Rib Fest
 – Takes place Labor Day Weekend
Bloomfield Italian Days
 – In the streets of Pittsburgh’s Little Italy, enjoy food, music, sidewalk sales, giveaways, and more.
Southside Works I Made It! Market
 – This festival features over 65 local artisans as well as music, food and drink, sidewalk sales, and  kids activities.

Best Pierogi
Pierogi Plus
 – In McKees Rocks, these pierogies are self-proclaimed to be the most authentic, next to going to  Warsaw or Krakow.
Forgotten Taste
 – With three locations in Moon Township, Wexford, and Cranberry, there are many varieties, both hot  and ready or frozen for later.
Church Brew Works
 – Try their pierogi pizza!
Gosia’s
 – You can purchase these handmade, authentic pierogies at a variety of farmer’s markets in the  Pittsburgh area.
The Pierogi Truck
 – These pierogies are on wheels!

Best Thrift Store
All of these nominees have unique finds that change everyday. Where have you had the most successes?
Goodwill, Lawrenceville
Goodwill, Monroeville
Goodwill, Banksville Rd.
Goodwill, Southside
Red, White & Blue, Saw Mill Run
Red, White & Blue, Ohio River Blvd

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#UheartPGH – Nominations now open!

Here at IheartPGH, we love this city, we really do. Now it’s your turn to show some love with #UheartPGH, our best of the ‘Burgh feature. We want to know what you guys love about this city.

Here’s how you can #UheartPGH

  1. Fill out this nifty form below with your nominations.
  2. Go to our Facebook page and comment your nomination. Use the hashtag #UheartPGH.
  3. Tweet at @iheartpgh and use the hashtag #UheartPGH. Don’t forget to include which category you are nominating for!

Nominations are open until Thursday, August 1st at midnight. Then we’ll collect your nominations and announce the nominees Friday. Next week, you’ll be able to vote on the nominees to determine the best of each category. We’ll profile the winners right here on the blog.

 

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Win A Little Pierogi for Your Tree

I have posted much about this on IheartPGH yet, but there is no time like the present, especially when it involves pierogis.  I am working on making a directory and map of local blogs over on BlogLocal.net.

To celebrate the holiday season we are giving away some local ornaments.  We have just posted the Pittsburgh ornament – a handmade pierogi of course.  You can read more about this little guy and enter to win a pierogi ornament for your tree here.

To enter just leave a comment on the BlogLocal post with a link to your favorite local blog – it can be a Pittsburgh blog or a blog from any other city as well. Please feel free to submit more local blogs to the directory on the BlogLocal submit page as well.

Click Here to Enter

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VOTE Pierogi!

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This is an important election day for an important Pittsburgh food… the pierogi needs your vote. You have two important things to do today.

  1. go to your polling place and vote – find your polling place here
  2. go to Good.is and vote for pierogi palace

Last week the magazine Good asked for nominations for your fantasy food truck.  Golan Levin and I have had some extensive conversations recently about the need to do more to promote the pierogi around Pittsburgh and beyond.  We are thinking the pierogi needs to be a standard menu item on every bar meny in town.

So when we saw the fantasy food truck challenge we knew that we had to enter the pierogi – it is a matter of local pride and history.

Good accepted our nomination and the Pierogi Palace is in the running for the Food Truck Fantasy!  But the pierogi needs your VOTE. Currently our precious pierogis are loosing to some fancy pants grilled cheese sandwich with mushrooms – this is unacceptable!

Click here to go to the Good website – The Pierogi Palace is slide #3 – to vote just leave a comment at the bottom of the post on the Good Website.

Fantasy Name: Pierogi Palace

Truck Concept: “Every culture has its dumpling. We have pierogies!” wrote creators Golan Levin and Lindsay Patross. “These are small lovable dough-filled dumplings, sometimes boiled or sometimes fried, which can contain a variety of different fillings: potato and cheese, sauerkraut and onion, mushrooms, sweet cheese, pumpkin, meat, or nearly anything else,” served up with sides like sour cream, applesauce, or cole slaw. Levin and Patross would open the truck in Pittsburgh, where there is a high concentration of Polish and Ukranian Americans. “Pierogi-making forms an important source of income for many elderly women in these communities; the pierogies are sold in churches—but not yet in a truck!”

Signature Dish: Pierogis!

Click here to go to the Good website – The Pierogi Palace is slide #3 – to vote just leave a comment at the bottom of the post.

Does this mean there will be a piergoi truck soon – well maybe – the contest doesn’t make your Food Truck Fantasy a reality – but we think this is an important first step in the promotion of the pierogi and Pittsburgh in general 🙂

Header image by Fir0002/Flagstaffotos via Wikipedia.