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The Pittsburgh Dish

Do you really know the food scene of Pittsburgh?! The Pittsburgh Dish introduces you to the people, places, and recipes that make our regional cuisine so special. By sharing personal stories, weekly recommendations, and community recipes, we aim to inspire you to connect with local taste makers and experience the unique flavors that shape our city.

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066 Exploring the Mount Oliver Farmers Market

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/07/27

Step onto Brownsville Road with us as we immerse ourselves in the sights, smells, and flavors of the Mount Oliver Farmers Market. This episode takes a delightful detour from our usual format as we wander through this vibrant community gathering, microphone in hand, meeting the passionate entrepreneurs who make this neighborhood special. The market reveals itself as a microcosm of Pittsburgh's diverse food scene. Chef Alekka Sweeney shares her slow-roasted strawberry mini pies and explains ho...

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Summer Break Announcement

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/07/13

We're taking a short summer break, returning with new Episodes on July 28, 2025. Support the show Liked the episode? We'd love a coffee!

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065 Summer Roadtrip with The Great American Recipe,...

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/07/06

A culinary road trip across America reveals the heart and soul behind three of this season's Great American Recipe contestants on PBS, each bringing their unique cultural heritage and personal journeys to the kitchen. (00:35) From the warm hospitality of Durham, North Carolina, Fran Wescott welcomes us into her Southern kitchen where traditional local ingredients meet global influences. "I am, at heart, a Southern cook, but I've got all these layers on top," she explains, describing how trav...

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064 Triple B Farms Celebrates 40 Years

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/06/29

(00:36) We get to know a 40-year farming legacy that's become one of the region's most beloved agricultural destinations, Triple B Farms. Ron Beinlich, a former metallurgical engineer who always dreamed of being a farmer, took a leap of faith in 1985 when he left US Steel to focus full-time on the abandoned 205-acre property he'd purchased years earlier. Together with his wife Carolyn, they transformed overgrown land with a dilapidated house into Triple B Farms - a thriving family business no...

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063 Burghade Lemonade puts the Squeeze on Success

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/06/22

(00:57) A disappointing cup of lemonade at the Big Butler County Fair ignited an unexpected entrepreneurial journey for Shiquala Dukes and Vonn Jennings. Their quest for something more refreshing and less sugary resulted in Burghade Lemonade, a business that began as a quick money-making venture but rapidly evolved into something much more meaningful. The couple shares how they crafted their first batches in summer 2022, focusing on healthier ingredients with less sugar and more fresh fruit....

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062 Scott Baker and Jenny Lee’s Legacy

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/06/15

(01:06) Scott Baker, a fifth-generation baker and president of Five Generation Bakers, unveils the rich legacy behind Pittsburgh's beloved Jenny Lee Bakery. It's all about family tradition, resilience, and reinvention. Through fascinating family anecdotes, Scott traces the evolution from that first bakery to the Seven Baker Brothers wholesale operation, to the birth of Jenny Lee in 1938—named after a popular Guy Lombardo song. As Jenny Lee expanded to 14 locations throughout Pittsburgh, it b...

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061 Kate Clemons of Brown Bear Bread Co

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/06/08

(00:55) Kate Clemons reveals the journey of Brown Bear Bread Company, a story of passion, persistence, and finding your true calling. What began in 2020 as home baking experiments during the pandemic transformed into a church basement operation, then a full café in Mount Oliver, and finally found its perfect home in New Brighton's vibrant small-town setting. (10:03) Their five-year-old sourdough starter (affectionately named Phil) brings distinctive character to their breads – especially the...

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060 Pizza Masters - Patrick Elston and Pete Tolman

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/06/01

What makes a truly extraordinary pizza? It's a question that Pittsburgh pizza masters Patrick Elston of Gus Franco's and Pete Tolman of Ironborn Pizza have spent years perfecting—crafting distinct styles that have earned them regional championships and devoted followings. (00:52) Patrick's journey began with a mobile wood-fired pizza trailer in 2018, eventually establishing Gus Franco's brick-and-mortar location in Lower Burrell. His "American baker style" pizza represents a careful evolutio...

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059 Amy Knight: From Naval Service to Kitchen Classroom

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/05/25

What happens when a 20-year Navy veteran with a passion for global cuisine decides to trade her military uniform for an apron? Amy Knight's journey from Naval Officer to owner of Flour Power Cooking Studios reveals the unexpected parallels between naval leadership and culinary education. (1:05) Amy has created a vibrant community space where cooking becomes a vehicle for confidence-building, memory-making, and even community service. "I just love watching the wheels turning," she shares, des...

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058 Hal B. Klein, Trusted Guide to Local Eats

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/05/18

Ever dream of eating for a living? In this mouthwatering episode, we feast on conversations with two culinary personalities who stumbled into food careers through unexpected paths. (00:48) First, we chat with B Dylan Hollis, the vintage recipe TikTok sensation whose theatrical taste tests of bizarre historical dishes like "pork cake" have captivated millions. Dylan shares how boredom and a collection of old cookbooks transformed this jazz pianist into a cookbook author with an obsession for ...

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057 Olive Visco of Polska Laska

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/05/12

(00:37) A pierogi crafted with love isn't just food—it's heritage on a plate. For Olive Visco, owner of Polska Laska in Sharpsburg, these Polish dumplings represent generations of maternal tradition transformed into a thriving business. Polska Laska began as pandemic pierogi pop-ups before evolving into what Olive affectionately calls her "Polish diner"—a warm, inviting space where traditional recipes meet creative innovation. The counter-service eatery serves classics like potato ched...

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056 Shelly Danko+Day Talks Food Evolution

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/05/04

(01:02) What transforms our relationship with food? For Shelly Danko+Day, host of "With Bowl and Spoon" podcast, the answer lies in those pivotal moments that shape our "personal food evolution" - the turning points that fundamentally change how we approach eating, cooking, and sharing meals. (06:52) Shelly's own journey embodies this evolution perfectly. From keeping chickens in Pittsburgh before it was legally sanctioned to working for nearly a decade in urban food policy, she eventually f...

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055 Simon Chough of Soju Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/04/27

What happens when you blend Korean heritage with American upbringing and add a splash of Hawaiian influence? You get Soju, a restaurant that defies easy categorization while serving up some of Pittsburgh's most intriguing flavor combinations. (00:37) Chef Simon Chough welcomes us into his Garfield restaurant for a candid conversation about cultural identity through food. "Soju is a direct reflection of myself and my experiences," he shares, explaining how dishes like kimchi nachos with wonto...

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054 Dagny's Eatery, Carnegie's Coziest Kitchen

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/04/13

(00:57) Step through the door of Dagny's Eatery in Carnegie and you'll quickly discover it's not just another sandwich shop. It's an extension of owner Dagny Como herself, who creates an atmosphere so welcoming you might forget you're not actually sitting in her home kitchen. Located on East Main Street, this cozy spot represents a brave pandemic-era pivot from banking to food entrepreneurship. Running a one-woman operation means Dagny handles everything—taking orders, preparing food, servin...

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053 Chloe Newman, Baking up Community with Sourdough

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/04/06

(00:55) As the "head bread head," Chloe Newman's journey to co-founding Third Space Bakery reveals how sourdough bread can become a vehicle for creativity, science, and community building. Working alongside her partners Erika Bruce and Beth Taylor, Chloe has transformed her former farmer's market business Crustworthy into part of a thriving bakery in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood. (04:11) What makes Third Space Bakery unique isn't just their exceptional breads—it's their philosophy. The...

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052 Rick Sebak - Hot Dogs, History, and Hidden Food Gems

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/03/30

(00:55) Rick Sebak occupies a special place in Pittsburgh's cultural landscape. For nearly four decades, he's crafted documentaries that capture the essence of our region, always with a keen eye for how food connects us to place and memory. "I celebrate Pittsburgh," he says simply, though his work does anything but take a simple approach to storytelling. What makes Rick's style so compelling is his deliberate choice to step away from the spotlight. "I never think I'm the story," he explains,...

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051 Panuozzo Passion with '77Club

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/03/23

(01:02) Dive into the delicious world of '77 Club, Pittsburgh's rising wood-fired sensation transforming the city's food scene with Italian street food and community spirit. Founders Brittani and Dustin Boutilier share the journey that brought them from California to Pittsburgh by way of Brazil, driven by their passion for authentic cuisine and bringing people together through food. The star of their mobile kitchen? The panuozzo – a pizza sandwich originating from Campagna, Italy that delive...

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050 Rebecca and Autumn Post Pittsburgh's Food Scene

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/03/16

What happens when foodie culture, engagements, modeling, and generations-old pierogi recipes collide? Our latest episode of The Pittsburgh Dish! (01:09) Rebecca Hansborough @The_41_Chew reveals a surprising truth about why she abandoned her chef school dreams and opted for Instagram food content creation. "I think I would have hated being a restaurant owner," she confesses, highlighting the unseen challenges of the restaurant industry. Her genuine concern about recent restaurant closur...

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049 Ryan Peters: A Rise to Fame with Flour and Eggs

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/03/09

(00:37) What does it take to transform a simple culinary skill into a social media sensation with almost 8 million followers? Ryan Peters, known across platforms as Peters Pasta, reveals the extraordinary journey that took him from professional chef to content creator powerhouse. Ryan's path wasn't planned. After years in prestigious kitchens like Salt of the Earth and Ocean Reef Club, a casual six-second video of him making cavatelli pasta unexpectedly garnered half a million views overnigh...

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048 Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, Transforming Lives...

The Pittsburgh Dish ·

2025/03/02

(01:08) In this episode, we explore the work of Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, an organization dedicated to transforming lives through culinary education and workforce development. With a mission focused on utilizing food as a means to bring about positive change, Community Kitchen Pittsburgh provides comprehensive training programs for those facing challenging life circumstances, including formerly incarcerated individuals and those overcoming addiction. From catering services to cooking clin...

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