Make Poutine Your Routine
Poutine is the new sushi, that’s what I always say. What I mean by that is that it’s a food Americans will wholeheartedly embrace once they stop being afraid to try it. The fact that we’re seeing it in more and more restaurants around Pittsburgh suggests that my theory is correct. Of course, the Franktuary truck has been serving poutine for years. In addition, now that we have a larger space with a more robust kitchen we can finally offer the poutine we’ve always dreamed of serving. Did I mention our poutine works for both vegetarians and those who keep a gluten free diet? Yet it’s so good. So, if you haven’t already, come by our new space in Lawrenceville and give it a try. You won’t leave disappointed. And...
Food Truck Violates City Vending Code
In a brazen attempt to steal business from a brick-and-mortar restaurant selling a similar product, the Franktuary food truck will be setting up shop directly outside its own storefront during downtown Pittsburgh’s Light Up Night celebration. Normally not open in the evening, Franktuary’s storefront has made special arrangements to be open from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm this Friday, raising questions as to whether it is doing so just to call out its food truck’s unlawful presence. Pittsburgh’s mobile vending code clearly states that, “No permitted location shall be used by a vendor selling an item like or similar to the primary items sold by another non-vendor business within five hundred (500) feet of the permitted location.” When...
Fountains of Pittsburgh
Earlier today the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette rolled out a nice piece on the very best fountains in Pittsburgh. Notably, Franktuary did not make the list. And that’s exactly how it should be. Since 2007, Franktuary has been without a soda fountain. Those of you who go far enough back may remember the one that used to call our counter home. What I’m sure none of you remember is the time its water line exploded overnight causing the entire kitchen to flood. We used a giant squeegee to move water to our drain which, brilliantly, was installed at the high point of our floor. But that has nothing to do with why we gave our fountain the axe. It had to go because all of the soda options it offered came with a healthy dose of high fructose corn syrup....
G-20: Russian Diplomats vs. Fire Dept
As Tim and I were about to leave the Cathedral this evening, the building’s fire alarm was triggered. It is usually activated by less-than-reputable folks who smoke crack in the bathrooms, yet we didn’t see anyone exit the building from that direction. A grill at Franktuary once set off this fire alarm during the most holy day of the year, Good Friday, in the middle of the most somber church service known to church goers. The building was evacuated. We felt really, really bad. Today, however, the fire alarm was not our fault. Also not our fault was the altercation outside between the arriving firetruck from Greensburg Fire Department (Greensburg is far!) and the black, heavily tinted Mercedes van with Russian plates. On the sidewalk directly...
Fear and the G-20
Recently I was participating in a personal fitness class next to a young woman who was expressing great anxiety about the upcoming G20 Summit here in Pittsburgh. Granted, there have not been many advance details. The Downtown Partnership is doing a great job with their website, but let’s face it, the climate of the event is largely unpredictable. Who can know what will happen? Hence the lack of details. However, you should not miss this exciting multi-layered interactive security map, since your tax dollars most likely funded it. There is a lot of fear in the air. Fitness Class Lady was talking about her fear of going to work, being at work, and getting home from work. My assumption that she was employed Downtown turned out to be false – she...
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