Food should be a means of establishing connections with each other, sharing our values, and positively affecting the world we live in.
Much has been written about the DiBattista family. Bellevue has enjoyed this family's ventures for many years and very few in the food industry in Pittsburgh have not heard of them. I grew up in a restaurant much like this one. I have known and worked with these folks for a few months now. In …
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First of all, I want to mention that it's really great that Daniel is using local resources as his ingredients. It's really sad that people are so urbanized and removed from nature that they don't even trust the fruit that grows on their local trees! Just like Daniel used the local quinces for the Yinzer …
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ingredients 4 oz. sugar 8 oz. butter 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 lemon - zest only 1/2 orange - zest only 1 oz. maria cookies 2 oz. marcona almonds 2 oz. hazelnuts 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. salt 1/2 all purpose flour 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1 cup quince butter or …
In keeping with my philosophy of bringing chefs closer to those that appreciate food, I would like to mention David Bulman. David's fire for his love of cooking burns strong. He's young but full of information and always eager to try new things and share them. David talks of these memories that formed him to …
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As a fan of the East End Brewery and beekeeping, I thought this was great news. I can't wait until the East End Brewery makes a honey beer with honey from accross the street. From the January 2010 Burgh Bees newsletter: The City of Pittsburgh has granted a lease to Burgh Bees for a block-long …
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This is my second winter in Pittsburgh, and like many new comers to the 'Burgh, I quickly fell in love with the beauty of the changing seasons that you can so distinctly observe in the city. Fall is perhaps my favorite season--it's not so warm anymore and my vegetable garden is at its peak. Nice …
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This summer I had the opportunity to cook paella on an outdoor parrilla. Check it out! http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8505052&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=01AAEA&fullscreen=1 Chef Daniel Cooks Paella with a Parrilla from Brian Staszel on Vimeo My friend Paige had told me all about the new outdoor parrilla that she and her family had built in their backyard. Paige's brother had the whole …
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Arroz con pollo (rice with chicken) is such a great Latin comfort dish, as Daniel mentions, pretty much every Latin country has their version, even cultures from the Middle East and Asia have similar versions, only using different spices. As I do for all pairings, I always like to break down pairings into simple component …
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Arroz con pollo (chicken with rice) has to be one of the most popular comfort foods in Hispanic/Latin kitchens. Growing up in Spain I enjoyed various versions of this dish, as every family makes it a little different. In traveling around Europe and the Middle East I encountered plenty of variations to this dish, not …
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Dinner with Daniel 