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The Days Of Wine And Cheeses

posted by: | January 26, 2019
Achievement: #47. Wildcard #1

We kicked off our year of 2019 achievements in the most delicious way possible: by throwing down a wild card and going to a wine-and-cheese dinner at Spork! Continue reading →

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Three Square Meals Of Primanti’s

posted by: | December 26, 2018
Achievement: #55. Primantis for All 3 Meals One Day

Fox and I are all about the food-based challenges, so we decided to answer a question that had been on our minds for several years: can one eat three meals of Primanti Bros in a single day? Let’s find out. Continue reading →

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The Great Pittsburgh Pierogi Crawl

posted by: | January 19, 2018
Achievement: #21. Pierogi Crawl

We begin 2018 with some unfinished 2017 business. We’d be truly remiss if we did not present to you…the 2017 101 Achievements Pierogi Crawl! Continue reading →

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Pizza-lympics Throwdown: Spak Brothers Pizza And More

posted by: | May 28, 2014
Achievement: #52. Pizza-lympics

On the hunt for a killer slice of pizza? Let your pals at 101 Achievements offer some tips. For round 2 of our 8-part pizza challenge, we paid a visit to Spak Brothers Pizza in Garfield. (Highly recommended.) Continue reading →

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Tequila Tour: We Claim A Prize

posted by: | January 28, 2014
Achievement: #29. Verde Tequila Tour, Act II | #58. Verde Tequila Tour, Act III | #7. Verde Tequila Tour, Act I | #71. Verde Tequila Tour, Act IV | #81. Verde Tequila Tour, Act V

We were pretty proud of ourselves when we managed to finish our big Tequila Tour at Verde last year. Apparently, the staff was pretty proud of us, too, because they gave us a token to take home! Check it out! Continue reading →

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Tequila Tour: Our Grand Conclusion

posted by: | December 31, 2013
Achievement: #81. Verde Tequila Tour, Act V

This is the fifth and final installment of our 12-month tour of the tequila wall at Verde Mexican Kitchen and Cantina. We tried 207 kinds of tequila from over 70 producers; come read our final round of reviews here! Continue reading →

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Tequila Tour: Infusions & Smoky, Sexy Mezcals

posted by: | December 21, 2013
Achievement: #71. Verde Tequila Tour, Act IV

In this fourth package of reviews from our yearlong scaling of the wall of tequila at Verde Mexican Kitchen and Cantina, we cover infusions and mezcals. (And hell yes, we ate the worm.) Continue reading →

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Tequila Tour: Ultra-Premiums & The Rapper Tequila Party

posted by: | December 14, 2013
Achievement: #58. Verde Tequila Tour, Act III

In this third set of reviews from our epic battle with the wall of tequila at Verde Mexican Kitchen and Cantina, we cover the ultra-premium stuff and our decadent Rapper Tequila Party. Sidle up and join us for a round! Continue reading →

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Tequila Tour: The Revenge

posted by: | October 23, 2013
Achievement: #29. Verde Tequila Tour, Act II

This is the second set of tequila reviews from our wild tour of all Jalisco has to offer, made possible by the humongous wall of tequila at Verde Mexican Kitchen and Cantina. Pull up a stool and have a taste! Continue reading →

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Tequila Tour: Act I

posted by: | May 13, 2013
Achievement: #7. Verde Tequila Tour, Act I

This is the first set of tequila reviews from our epic tour of all Jalisco has to offer, made possible by the tremendous wall of tequila at Verde Mexican Kitchen and Cantina. Continue reading →

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