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Peter's Pittsburghers List of Truly Extraordinary Things to Do, Places to Eat, and Things to See

** Credit: Peter **

Places

Check out the Frank Lloyd Wright spots, Falling Water, Kentuck Knob, Polymath park...the leaves haven't turned, quite yet, but they are specatular.

The best resturant in the area:

https://www.bittersweetfresh.com/

Things to do

[Quantum Theatre] (http://www.quantumtheatre.com/chatterton/)

The Carnegie International is amazing - the art in previous years has been phenomenal, with fantastic curators.

Networking

The City of Pittsburgh provides a great intro to the area, through the mayor's office. It's a tour of the city agenies, behind the scenes, and generally includes a great and diverse group of attendees. I did it a couple of years ago.

The Shop is a cool place in homewood that has open community forums every week/month (i forget) that are supposed to be amazing

Beauty Shoppe for coworking.

A bit of shopping

I love the East-End Co-op for eggs, meat, and milk. Their veggies are decent, but expensive.

There are farmers markets till october downtown (thursdays), sq. hill (sunday) and bloomfield on Sat. You'll find one that you like that fits your schedule. Pigeon Bagels, and who cooks for you farms are in sq. hill and bloomfield. They have the best bagels in pgh, and who cooks for you has phenomenal produce.

If fish is your thing, consider Penn Avenue Fish Co.

While you're there, get some cheese here

Other random stuff

Media - Pittsburgh depends on it's local newspapers (October 12, 2018 was first day with no print delivery in 127 years)

http://www.post-gazette.com/ conservative

http://triblive.com/ more conservative

http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/

For alt weeklies/newsy websites, see:

http://www.pghcitypaper.com/

http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/

http://www.nextpittsburgh.com/

http://www.eatthatreadthis.com/

https://theincline.com/

nextdoor.com

You may get this glossy magazine in the mail. It's worth a read.

http://www.shadyave.com/

Cheapish and bring your kid

Hand pulled noodles - http://everydaynoodles.net/

Cool food incubator with 4 rotating resturants, great bar - http://smallmangalley.org/ there's now a new one on the northside called federal galley, right across from the children's museum

good cheapish noodles on highland - https://www.yelp.com/biz/noodlehead-pittsburgh

taiwin 33 is also great, and chengdu gormet in sq has a james beard chef, but I've still never managed to try it.

Places to eat

Pittsburgh Specific Restaurants:

hotcakes - http://www.pamelasdiner.com/

fries on sandwhiches - https://www.primantibros.com/

"New" Pittsburgh

Apteka - Vegan perogis in Bloomfield

Legume (fancy), butterjoint (fancy bar food), Pie for breakfast (diner) - Great american food, three restaurants three different concepts three different price points:- Oakland near the museums

Bitter Ends - only a couple of tables, but a phenomenal mostly breakfast and lunch spot- Bloomfield

Millies - decent fancy ice cream, right next to noodle head

Chengdu - A really authentic chinese place. We've got tons in the Pittsburgh, but this one is the most authentic.