Monday, February 18, 2013
Lots of Dormont-Brookline restaurants, shops and other great places can be found in our directory. Review them here!
This week's local business spotlight is Party Cake Shop, located on Brookline Boulevard in Brookline. Party Cake Shop opened in 1961 and has been satisfying local sweet "tooths" ever since. Cookies, cakes and other pastries are available daily, and specialty cakes and other goodies are available by order. The shop has a second location on Beverly Road in Mt. Lebanon. Have you been here? Review this bakery on the Party Cake Shop directory listing. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
The sun wasn't the only thing bringing locals outdoors on a recent Friday. They were also showing up in droves for the opening of the Sugar Cafe on Potomac Avenue.
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- Emily Fear
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Sunday, February 27, 2011
An unseasonably warm winter Friday was made all the sweeter by the opening of the long-awaited Sugar Cafe on Potomac Avenue. By 9 a.m. Feb. 18, the windows were cleared of paper and the door was open. The public responded in a big way. “Stripping the paper off the windows was our defining moment. We took the paper off and all this outside light came in, and I knew we were ready,” owner Kelly James said. Despite the mounting buzz around the cafe, James was stunned by the huge turnout. Sitting down for an interview on Monday evening, she admitted that it was the first time business was slow since Friday morning. “While working on the place in January, I was surprised by how desolate Potomac could be, how quiet. The amount of traffic we …
Saturday, February 12, 2011
A little wine, a little romance, a little heart-shaped pastry to send you into diabetic shock: All these things and more available in your neighborhood for Valentine's Day.
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- Emily Fear
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Valentine's Day. In 1969, the Roman Catholic Church decided that Valentine's Day could not remain in the calendar as a true Christian holiday because so little was known of “St. Valentine.” By that point it did not matter, as the holiday had developed a secular life all its own as a day to honor all things romance. It's also become an eater's paradise of options. From restaurants offering special meals and menus for the holiday, to the bakeries and their heart-shaped cookies, pastries, and brightly decorated pink, red, and white cakes. And of course, the mountain of chocolates, candies, and flowers offered by every corner store, every convenience shop. So many options, what's a lover to do? Starting with the sweets, although Kribel's and …
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Filling out your Super Bowl party platter is as easy as a walk down the block along Brookline and Dormont's shopping districts.
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- Emily Fear
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
It doesn't take a Super Bowl appearance to get Steelers' fans to congregate for food and football, but it certainly ups the ante on any impending party plans. If you're throwing together a viewing party and don't want to rely solely on pizza, hoagies, and wings from your favorite takeout joint, why not pick up supplies to put together your own snack spread? For Dormont and Brookline, getting the right stuff can be as quick and easy as a walk down the block. For a crowd-pleasing snack mix of the traditional and unique, visit Pita Land on Brookline Boulevard and take advantage of their olive bar, hummus, baba ghanouj, and other assorted dips. Serve these dips with sliced pita, or visit Las Palmas (also on the boulevard) for tortilla chips, …
Erin Faulk
9:47 pm on Monday, February 18, 2013
Ladies, I would love to provide you with photos to your hearts' content—unfortunately, I'm one person, with lots of photos to take and articles to write. I'm pretty good at multi-tasking, but alas, I haven't mastered the ability to do everything all at once (trust me, I'm working on that). If either of you get to Party Cake before I do again, help your neighbors to have a better look at this … more ›