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A Good Hill to Die On // Food or flop

A Good Hill to Die On // Food or flop

By Sierra O'Neil, Staff Writer January 21, 2025
This rendition of “A Good Hill to Die On” goes over the many — and not-so-wonderful — food options in Oakland.
TAPILAB, a new Boba shop opening on Fifth Avenue.

Fifth Avenue welcomes a new boba shop, TAPILAB, to Oakland

By Sarah George, Staff Writer January 21, 2025
The newest addition to Oakland’s storefronts is a boba shop called TAPILAB, which moved into the previous location of Gussy’s Bagels on Fifth Avenue.
Students gear up, get excited for Thanksgiving break plans 

Students gear up, get excited for Thanksgiving break plans 

By Naomi Weiss, Staff Writer November 22, 2024
From hosting a “kiki” to relaxing in rural Indiana, students share a wide scope of ways they will spend Thanksgiving break.
Mango Mango is a new dessert shop in Squirrel Hill and fuses sweet pastries and soups with traditional Hong Kong style.

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...

The Eatery, located in Towers Lobby.

‘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.
Snack Landscape, 2020. Gabrielle (Gabe) Wolfe.

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

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.
Apteka on Penn Avenue in Bloomfield.

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...

Festivalgoers stand near a food stand at Pittsburgh's Soul Food Festival this past weekend in Market Square.

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...

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