Why Do Local Ingredients Matter?
“Local Ingredients” are popping up a lot on menus and in groceries stores across the country, and in Pittsburgh. And that’s a great thing. But why? Why does “local” matter? What Counts as Local Ingredients? Western PA has a rich farm heritage and it continues…
Specialty Spotlight: Red, the Steakhouse
Downtown diners have a brand new restaurant to scope out— Red, The Steakhouse has arrived downtown, and has already established a presence within the fine dining scene in the city. Although Red has locations in Cleveland, Indianapolis, Miami Beach, and now Pittsburgh, the steakhouse started from…
Pittsburghers Seek Out Late Night Caffeination
Recently, The Incline posted an article titled: “Late-Night Coffee in Pittsburgh, Where You At?“. Where is the late night coffee in Pittsburgh? Leaving out franchise locations and chains, a lot of small, local coffee shops close before 6pm. This makes sense for the early risers,…
How to (Actually) Market to Millennials
When people hear “Millennial”, they cringe (young and old alike). Millennials are often looked at as an uncrackable code of changing desires from a marketing standpoint. Especially in the restaurant and bar industry. Hundreds of online articles list reasons why marketing to the younger generation…
Specialty Spotlight: Renaud Daburon, Paris 66
Tucked into East Liberty’s growing restaurant scene, Paris 66 is a familiar face among new ones. The French bistro has been around for eight years, and for five of those years, Renaud Daburon and Marie-Lise Daburon-Girault have been welcoming customers as managers (and more recently as husband…