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Doughbar If you read my February issue cover story about the region’s distinctive pizza styles, you know how much I love pizza and the people who make it; if you haven’t yet, give it a read. Enter Doughbar, which opened in late March. Matt Porco’s latest contribution to Pittsburgh’s restaurant landscape looks to be an outstanding addition to the new wave of Pittsburgh pizza destinations. Porco, co-owner of Sienna Mercado (and, prior to that, Sienna on the Square and Mio), has a track record of combining popular hangout spots with tasty things to eat, and it looks like he’ll continue...

The partnership found ways to support Downtown businesses during the pandemic, said Michael Zawojski, executive chef and director of food and beverage at Revel + Roost on Forbes Avenue. So, when he heard of this latest campaign, he said yes immediately. Courtesy of Revel + Roost   Zawojski said he is seeing more people return to eating out. With the weather improving, they plan to set up outdoor dining tables next week. “People are starting to feel comfortable, and some have even held vaccination celebrations,” he said. “Where all four people at the table have been vaccinated and they...

Get 25% Off Restaurants with Good Eat$ Downtown A new discount program provides an incentive to dine-in, take-out or get delivery from more than two dozen Downtown eateries. March 5, 2021 The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership has just launched the Good Eat$ Downtown campaign offering a big discount incentive for the Pittsburgh community to support the Downtown restaurants they love. For a limited time, while funding lasts, hungry diners buying food and drink for dine-in, take-out, and even delivery on a Tuesday or Wednesday will receive 25% off their total food order at participating Downtown ...

412 Food Rescue Expands Its Efforts to Provide Hunger Relief to the Region By employing its technology to power efforts such as Downtown Community Takeout, the organization is serving as an essential cog in the wheel of many programs. January 29, 2021 PHOTOS COURTESY 412 FOOD RESCUE 412 Food Rescue is best known for moving surplus food that would have otherwise gone to waste into the kitchens of people who can use it. It’s an extraordinary effort that has impacted the lives of tens of thousands of people throughout the region since the nonprofit launched in March 2015. 412 Food Rescue’s...

PM Dining Critic Hal B. Klein is celebrating six recent sandwich triumphs.  December 23, 2020 PHOTOS BY HAL B. KLEIN I hadn’t intended to write a sandwich round-up but I’m in a groove. Sandwiches have been my go-to takeout lunch for the past two weeks. Portable by design, many sandwiches are built to hold a few hours. Some even get better as they sit, making them easy to take to wherever you’re going. Hot sandwiches almost always are better right away, but, since they require nothing other than a napkin (restaurant operators, please don’t forget extra napkins for your messier sandwic...