Now it is more of an 'eat, live, play' location. Some of the old Heinz buildings have been renovated into lofts. There are tons of neat restaurants serving everything from breakfast to seafood to coffee. We were most excited to see all of the fresh markets - fish/seafood, meat, produce, cheese and many more. They had cool specialty shops and vendors all along the sidewalks.
We had lunch at Wholey's (http://www.wholey.com/index.html). We had some sushi & crab cakes which were all yummy. It is absolutely amazing how much this market has to offer. They have every kind of fish/seafood you can imagine - over ice and in tanks (in case you want it live). They go through 40,000 lbs of ice a day keeping everything fresh! WOW!! We were super impressed. I am looking forward to learning many seafood recipes and making great use of this fun spot.
We also really liked the Pennsylvania Macaroni Company (http://www.pennmac.com/). I have never seen a place which sells hundreds of different specialty cheeses deli style. Now perhaps I just haven't been out much, but it was exciting for me.
They also had all sorts of pastas, olive oils, olives, produce and deli meats. Dave and I picked up some risotto & penne and are already searching the internet for fun (albeit easy) recipes.
We wrapped up our time there checking out the flower shops. It was a great way to spend a Sunday in our new town. I am sure we will go back!
The only other way we would have rather spent today would have been with our moms! We miss them dearly and can't wait to see them again.
Happy Mother's Day to the moms in our family, in our circle of friends and those moms-to-be! We love you and SO appreciate everything you have done this year!
1 comment:
i love the glimpses into pittsburgh! that seafood looks delicious!!! whenever i think of you and food i think of the "chicken fried steak" story. miss and love you!
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