Mario Batali Promotes New Cookbook at Market District

Mario Batali blazed into the Pittsburgh area this past Saturday to promote his new cookbook Molto Batali: Simple Family Meals from My Home to Yours. The event, hosted by Market District in Pine Township, included a 30-minute cooking demo and book signing. I was invited by the Market District social media crew to join several [...]

Grocery Grand Opening Adventure: Part 2

This is the second part to my Ted Allen post. When the shiny automatic doors dramatically parted in the wake of my presence, I was immediately mesmerized by the shear massiveness of the space. The new Market District grand opening was all a flutter as soccer moms pushed their strollers with curious toddlers, old men [...]

Grocery Grand Opening Adventure: Part 1

I pulled into a spot between two mini vans in a distant corner of an already jam packed parking lot. Armed with a camera in one hand and a wad of coupons in the other; I took a deep breath and began what would be my grocery grand opening adventure. This weekend, Pittsburgh welcomed a [...]