Bites and Pints at Kennywood Credit: Photo: Courtesy of Palace Entertainment/Kennywood

Allegheny City Brewing Co.
510 E. Ohio St., North Side. alleghenycitybrewing.com

Allegheny City Brewing celebrates the first anniversary of its new taproom. Join the brewery on Thu., May 22, for funk music from Paplū, food from The Steer and Wheel, and a pencil fight competition. The brewery also releases its Honey Amber Ale in collaboration with Allegheny Commons Community Garden.

Kennywood
4800 Kennywood Blvd., West Mifflin. kennywood.com

It’s international food festival season, and Kennywood joins in with an expanded Bites and Pints. Beginning on Fri., May 23, the Bites and Pints Food and Drink Festival invites visitors to buy a special Tasting Card and sample international dishes and drinks at eight booths in the park.

This year’s bites include corned beef sliders from Ireland, a mahi mahi tostada from Mexico, traditional kielbasa and pierogi from Poland, crispy chicken from South Korea, and expanded offerings from Cuba and Spain. Diners pair bites with craft beer, wine, and specialty cocktails as they travel around Kennywood Lagoon. Bites and Pints runs on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through Sun., June 29. Buy a Tasting Card (starting at $39.99) and view the 2025 menu online.

Subhlaxmi Grocers Pittsburgh
101 E. Kensinger Dr., Cranberry Township. subhlaxmigrocers.com

Subhlaxmi Grocers celebrates its grand opening in Cranberry with a week of specials. The Houston-based Indian grocery and specialty store, self-described as a one-stop shop for “all your South Asian grocery needs,” offers fresh produce, grocery staples, spices, and teas. Subhlaxmi announced it will offer discounts at its first Pittsburgh-area location in Cranberry from Fri., May 23 through Sun., June 1. Subhlaxmi is now open Tues.-Sun. from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Follow the Cranberry store’s Facebook and Instagram pages for updates.

Clean Air Council
1140 Kirkpatrick Ave., North Braddock. cleanair.org

Learn the basics of composting at a hands-on workshop. On Thu., May 29, Clean Air Council hosts a free composting workshop at the General Sisters art collective in North Braddock. The workshop is part of an EPA-funded community composting project, and residents of Swissvale, Braddock, North Braddock, and Clairton can sign up to receive a free compost bin. A pizza dinner will also be served. RSVP online.

Bottlerocket Social Hall
1226 Arlington Ave., Allentown. bottlerocketpgh.com

Trump and tariffs got you down? Bottlerocket has you covered on Fri., May 30, with a Recession Party. The party takes “emergency deflationary measures” by featuring $1 hot dogs, $3 lemon drops, and DJ Marz spinning “the soundtrack of recessions present and past” with Lady Gaga, Pitbull, Charli XCX, and more. Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased online.

Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books
4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. pittsburghbookfestival.org

The Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books hosts A Novel Evening dinner with 17 of the event’s featured authors. On Fri., May 30, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Main’s Reference Room hosts a sit-down meal and “intimate literary salon” with authors Zoje Stage, Jennifer Haigh, Sarah Beth Durst, Ed Simon, and others. Tickets ($130) include a three-course plated dinner, cocktail reception, and Festival tote bag with a book by one of the featured authors. Proceeds support the upcoming Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books.

Fairmont Hotel Pittsburgh
510 Market St., Downtown. fairmont.com/pittsburgh

Pride Month is almost here, and festivities kick off on Sun., June 1 at Fairmont Pittsburgh’s fl.2 with a Drag Brunch. Returning by popular demand, the event promises “high-energy live performances from some of Pittsburgh’s fiercest drag talent” and “a joyful celebration of love and self-expression.” The drag show accompanies a curated brunch menu, mimosas, and “special surprises” throughout. Tickets ($70 including tax and service charge) include one brunch entrée and two mimosas. Reserve a spot through OpenTable.

Lucky 6 Soup Dumpling at Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings Credit: Photo: Courtesy of Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings

Best Bites Pittsburgh
Multiple locations, South Side. madeinpgh.com/bestbites

Best Bites, the popular food and drinking tour of Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods, heads to the SouthSide Works. On Sat., June 7, foodies embark on a self-paced walking tour through the SouthSide Works complex and surrounding neighborhood, sampling food, beer, and specialty cocktails at more than a dozen locations. Featured tour stops include The Cheese Queen at Women Who Rock, La Palapa, The Speckled Egg, Velum Fermentation, Slice on Broadway, and Nan Xiang with its famed soup dumplings. Tickets cost $70 and can be purchased through the Made in PGH website.

Gordon Ramsay Credit: Photo: Courtesy of Gordon Ramsay Restaurants Global

JS Casting x Gordon Ramsay
jscasting.com

Though Pittsburgh is no stranger to reality TV, it’s rare to see it on restaurant rescue shows. (Maybe it’s our pathological aversion to change.) But Gordon Ramsay, the perpetually yelling chef of Kitchen Nightmares fame, recently put out a casting call for “struggling restaurants” within 45 miles of Pittsburgh, Detroit, or Cleveland.

According to the announcement by JS Casting, a major TV network will assist restaurants that are “ready to be rescued” with their menu, management, and service. Pittsburgh Redditors have already made a list of establishments they’d like to see put in the hot seat. View the “Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Show” casting call and application online.