IN THE NEWS: The Post-Gazette’s Bob Batz Jr. and Bob Hoover report, “The fate of the historic home of the Penn Brewery, Pittsburgh’s first and largest craft beer maker, appears sealed [last week] as the owners prepare to leave the 19th-century structure with its custom brewhouse and restaurant for new quarters somewhere in Pittsburgh. The […]

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IN THE NEWS: Highlights of the City Paper’s Best of 2008 readers poll include: Best New Restaurant, Woodberry Kitchen (2010 Clipper Park Road); Best Fancy Restaurant: Charleston (1000 Lancaster St.); and Best Cheap Restaurant: Holy Frijoles! (908 W. 36th St.). www.citypaper.com … The Sun’s Elizabeth Large reviews Crush in Belvedere Square, while Richard Gorelick considers […]

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IN THE NEWS: Highlights of Washington City Paper’s Best of D.C. 2008 include Frank Ruta and his Palena restaurant, as Best Chef and Best Restaurant, respectively. washingtoncitypaper.com … A new restaurant owned by a contestant on the “Top Chef” television series is slated to open on Capitol Hill in late May, with plans to open […]

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