Author: Eileen French

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON POST-GAZETTE.COM Acclaimed Chicago-chef-turned-Pittsburgh-transplant Scott Walton will open Acorn, a 60-seat restaurant with a full bar and a rustic New American menu, later this summer at 5528 Walnut St. in the former home of Thai Place. Mr. Walton studied at the Joliet College of Culinary Arts in Illinois and the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. In Chicago he worked at the prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club, opened the uber-popular Markethouse...

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NEXTPITTSBURGH.COM 9. Festa di Limoncello at Vallozzi’s Pittsburgh: June 17, 1-4 p.m. Sip Italy’s second most popular liqueur, picture yourself lounging along the breathtaking Amalfi Coast and kick off the season of al fresco drinking and dining at Festa di Limoncello. The first-of-its-kind festival is bringing the mouth-watering flavors of Southern Italy to Downtown where Vallozzi’s will showcase delectable house-made liqueurs and small plates. Traditionally created from...

Today, Eater returns to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to focus on nine newish restaurants that have been garnering some serious buzz. Back in 2015, Eater’s restaurant editor Bill Addison asked whether Pittsburgh was the country’s next destination food town, noting that “the dining scene is still shaping a distinct identity, though the dynamism among its strongest players is tangible.” Now, Pittsburgh Magazine associate editor and dining critic Hal B. Klein is here to offer up his picks...

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON UPGRUV.COM Owners of a popular fine dining restaurant are swapping the white tablecloth for a more casual concept at their newest venture.   Talia Cucina & Rosticceria, now open in the former Alcoa building at 425 Sixth Ave., downtown Pittsburgh, is the laid-back cousin of Vallozzi’s, the longstanding and well-loved Greensburg establishment. “They’ve had the classic Vallozzi’s for the longest time,” says Talia executive chef Steve Lanzilotti....

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON EATER.COM On January 21, the Women’s March propelled millions of people across the country into the streets in what may have been the biggest-ever protest in U.S. history. Now, its organizers are pushing forward with another action in the vein of last month’s Day Without Immigrants: Dubbed a Day Without a Woman, today’s protest coincides with International Women’s Day and urges women to abstain from labor (both paid and unpaid), avoid buying anything (unless it’s from a...