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New restaurants to check out in Pittsburgh

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor • August 22, 2024

If you’ve spent any time in Pittsburgh exploring the many different cuisines that the city has to offer, you know that a wide variety of delicious restaurants populate the city. Pittsburgh has a diverse...

‘Always something new to try’: Students discuss favorite on-campus dining options

By Marissa Kelley, Staff Writer • August 4, 2024

As Pitt welcomes new students this fall, many are eager to discover the best food options on campus. To assist new students in navigating these options, The Pitt News spoke with several students about their favorite spots and tips for getting the most out of their meal swipes.

South Side art exhibit celebrates food in a casual creative space

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer • November 29, 2023

“Buttery Spread,” an art exhibition that uses food as both a subject and a medium, invites visitors to indulge their child-like curiosity. Build a tower out of paper doritos. Look at a kayak shaped...

Editorial | Get creative during your Thanksgiving dinner

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 16, 2023

Somewhere between our conversation on the dryness of turkey meat and Thanksgiving-related food-borne illness, the conversation turned to the random and nontraditional foods we eat during the holiday.

Panthers on Politics | Politics of Food and Agriculture

By Julia Smeltzer, Digital Manager • October 26, 2023

"Panthers on Politics” hosts a conversation with Corey Flynn and Patrick Shirey, two Pitt Professors, about the politics of food and agriculture, food insecurity and how they both influence our community.

Diversify your palate with these Pittsburgh restaurants

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor • October 16, 2023

Sick of the superfluous surplus of chicken on Forbes and Fifth? Hop on a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus and pretend you’re boarding an international flight. Close your eyes as you tap your Pitt ID and...

Pittsburgh gets a taste of community with the annual Soul Food Festival

By Gabriella Garvin, Senior Staff Writer • September 5, 2023

Between the scrumptious aroma of home-cooked foods and the joyous sounds of local musicians, residents immersed themselves in the overwhelming sense of community that radiated from the Soul Food Festival...

Editorial | Students need to support small and independent restaurants

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 27, 2023

If you walk on Forbes at just about any time of the day, you’ll see people entering and leaving many eateries. You’ll probably also see students making the trek down from the Pete with a white bag imprinted with a red chicken on it, too. The issue isn’t the existence of large corporate chains, because let’s be serious, a good burrito bowl hits the spot. But it's still important to consider the small, worthwhile places that rely on students’ business. The Pitt News’ “Best Of” survey awarded some of these shops, but there were others it missed.

‘Meeting through eating’: New student-launched web app builds connections through food

By Jamie Sheppard, Staff Writer • February 3, 2023

“Potluck” is rebranding to “Greatings,” and the organization is launching a new website in March. Founded by students Avi Moses, Joe Slomowitz and Oliver Yao, users can join or create groups on the platform to meet up in person at a local eatery or brewery and socialize with new people.

Margs no more: Mad Mex Oakland closes indefinitely, cites ‘staffing struggles’

By Alexandra Ross, Assistant News Editor • February 1, 2023

The Oakland location of Mad Mex closed suddenly Tuesday afternoon, less than four months after reopening following a yearlong hiatus.