Anthony Bourdain kind of disses the Burgh a little (Pittsburgh: to live, health)

[Aqua Teen Carl]

My bad, there's a typo in my previous post. It should say, "this is totally awesome and you can only get it here". Speaking of Josza Corner, does anyone know the hours of that place? Is it appointment only? Do they only speak Magyarul?

[groar]

it's pretty much appointment only. alex, the owner, has open hours of 11am-6pm monday through friday but suggests that you call first to make sure he's actually there.

the way to do it, though, is to call and make an appointment, let him know how many people are coming and whether there are any vegetarians in the party (he's very accomodating to vegetarians). for $15 a person you will have the place to yourself and get course after course after course of awesome food and alex will hang out with you and tell you stories about escaping from hungary. it is seriously an amazing experience.

oh and yes, he speaks fluent english! and make sure to byob. he has wine around but it's not for customers.

the phone number is 412-422-1886 although once you talk to alex he'll probably give you his cell phone and home phone (which he's much more likely to answer) too.

[Aqua Teen Carl]

Originally Posted by groar

it's pretty much appointment only. alex, the owner, has open hours of 11am-6pm monday through friday but suggests that you call first to make sure he's actually there.

the way to do it, though, is to call and make an appointment, let him know how many people are coming and whether there are any vegetarians in the party (he's very accomodating to vegetarians). for $15 a person you will have the place to yourself and get course after course after course of awesome food and alex will hang out with you and tell you stories about escaping from hungary. it is seriously an amazing experience.

oh and yes, he speaks fluent english! and make sure to byob. he has wine around but it's not for customers.

the phone number is 412-422-1886 although once you talk to alex he'll probably give you his cell phone and home phone (which he's much more likely to answer) too.

Excellent, thank you for the information! Are they open on the weekend?

[groar]

i don't think he has open hours on the weekend, but he definitely takes reservations for weekends.

we went at some weird time like 2pm on a saturday.

[airwave09]

Originally Posted by ForYourLungsOnly

Wrong. Typical Pittsburgh homerism. Cleveland has fantastic food and is a great city.

But what's in its city boundaries pales in comparison to what's in the Pittsburgh city boundaries. I'm pretty sure most non-homers will also agree with this.

[ForYourLungsOnly]

Originally Posted by airwave09

But what's in its city boundaries pales in comparison to what's in the Pittsburgh city boundaries. I'm pretty sure most non-homers will also agree with this.

what are you talking about...be more specific

[BrianTH]

Didn't we discuss all this the first time this thread made the rounds?

Pittsburgh doesn't really have a food scene that would interest TV watchers in other places.

Meanwhile, I've got a great variety of restaurants within walking distance of my house, let alone other places I get around.

And that second fact means a lot more to me than the first one.

[rhondee]

Originally Posted by rjmst80

...exactly what I tell everyone who comes into town. Though the high-end options are getting better, as others have stated.

Maybe Pittsburgh's "food story" should be more about it's blue-collar roots and how they influenced the broad array of fattening, cheap, bad-for-you but otherwise delicious food options that are prevalent in the region. It'd certainly be nice to have a better range of upscale and cutting-edge restaurants in town, but we shouldn't lament our lack of status in the eyes of the Bourdains of the world.

And it always comes down to being a matter of a personal preference. Bourdain is more about gourmet type foods and honestly probably had little to say about Pittsburgh's options.

Here is Food Network's Guy Fieri who has stated that towns like Pittsburgh have always had great food. He even has some good recipes from Pittsburgh in his book. One of these days I am going to make the Wild Haluski-it looks great!

Guy Fieri Talks To See & Be Seen About 'Minute To Win It' Holiday Episodes - Entertainment News Story - WPXI Pittsburgh (http://www.wpxi.com/entertainment/26034123/detail.html - broken link)

[ForYourLungsOnly]

Originally Posted by rhondee

And it always comes down to being a matter of a personal preference. Bourdain is more about gourmet type foods and honestly probably had little to say about Pittsburgh's options.

Here is Food Network's Guy Fieri who has stated that towns like Pittsburgh have always had great food. He even has some good recipes from Pittsburgh in his book. One of these days I am going to make the Wild Haluski-it looks great!

Guy Fieri Talks To See & Be Seen About 'Minute To Win It' Holiday Episodes - Entertainment News Story - WPXI Pittsburgh (http://www.wpxi.com/entertainment/26034123/detail.html - broken link)

Bourdain does not prefer 'gourmet' food. he eats any and every type of cuisine if you watch the show

[UKyank]

I believe he says that 'street food' is his favorite.... though he does cover the gourmet scene alot too.