Pittsburgh Restaurant Week Kicks Off; Independent Brewing Co. Taps Local Brews (Mon., 8/14/17)

The namesake of Lidia’s Pittsburgh, Lidia Bastianich, and new executive chef, Daniel Walker.

1) It’s Pittsburgh Restaurant Week! Why is this important to you? More than 50 Pittsburgh restaurants are offering extra special deals through August 20, including multi-course meals or $20.17 specialties. Restaurants include: Lidia’s Pittsburgh, The Lemont, Pirata, Bill’s Bar and Burger, Revel + Roost, Bangkok Balcony, Istanbul Sofra, Braddock’s American Brasserie, The Capital Grille, Silk Elephant, and Grand Concourse. To view all participating restaurants and for more information, visit Pittsburghrestaurantweek.com. Let’s get out there and support all our great Pittsburgh restaurants!

2) Squirrel Hill’s Independent Brewing Company surveys Western Pennsylvania’s craft breweries and serves these breweries’ best libations in one tavern. Beverages from as far as Braddock’s Brew Gentlemen Beer Company and as close as Larrimer’s East End Brewing Company, plus plenty in between, are represented on the draft list. Much of the food is from local farms, and the spirits and cocktails are local, too, like Wigle Whiskey’s popular Monongahela style rye. The tavern’s regional emphasis harks back to the original Independent Brewing Company, a group of pre-Prohibition Pittsburgh brewers who helped to support one another. The new IBC has adopted that same goal as well as the old IBC’s logo. The tavern has daily specials, including “Day Drinking Appreciation Hours,” where they open two hours earlier and cut $2 off of all beers. Sundays, the kitchen is closed, but it’s BYOF, so order to-go from one of Squirrel Hill’s many other fine eateries and stop by for a drink. Monday through Wednesday, 5 – 11 p.m. Thursday 5 p.m. – 12 a.m. Friday through Saturday, 3 p.m. – 12 a.m. Sunday 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. Note: kitchen closes approximately two hours before the rest of the tavern. Limited menu on Sundays.  (CM)

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