But we went. And had a very nice time. The organizer of the Food Blogger Meet Ups is Mike from FoodBurgh. We met him last May at a meet up, so it was reassuring to know we already knew one person! Lauren from Burghilicious was there. The photos on her blog are always so gorgeous and mouth watering. Also, Eileen & Greg from Starving Kitten were there. They just moved to Pittsburgh from the Maryland-DC area.
I've blogged about Bocktown before, and we have eaten there many times that I have not blogged about! Bocktown is, to us, a hidden gem here in the land of chain restaurants. It's tucked away up on the hill near Target & Pool City, next to a now closed furniture store. There is a lot going on at Bocktown -- beer tastings, live music -- and they are very active on Twitter, Facebook, the social media that I have yet to fully embrace! Check out their site for more details.
Last night's Thursday 'Beeried Treasure' was Drunken Pumpkin: New Holland Ichabod Pumpkin Ale infused with Olde Whiskey Hollow Soaked Chips. SP ordered a glass:


SP ordered his usual: She Crab Soup. He loves this soup and gets it every time we go to Bocktown.

For his meal he ordered a special appetizer of the day: Curried Pumpkin Mussels: green lip mussels simmered in New Holland's Ichabod Pumpkin Ale and finished in a pumpkin curry sauce with fresh bread.

I ordered my usual, with a twist. I usually get the Bocktown Burgher but I substitute chicken. Last night I substituted portabella. It comes on delicious Italian bread with pepper bacon, onion straws, BBQ sauce, and cheddar cheese.

Dessert. I sort of wanted, sort of didn't want dessert, but in the end, SP and I shared a slice of the Chocolate Sin tort. Dense, chocolaty cake with a dollop of whipped cream and a chocolate covered espresso bean.

I'm not really sure what else to write! The service is always good at Bocktown, and last night was no exception, plus Mike coordinated with Bocktown so they knew a food blogger group was coming. The table was set up and ready when we got there. Extra napkins were provided without us asking (I am a fan of extra napkins, especially when I eat messy BBQ filled sandwiches!). Our server kept up with SP's iced tea consumption (remember, he drinks 3-4 glasses of iced tea when we're out) and made sure everyone had tasty beers.
There's a huge selection of beer and the servers are very knowledgeable. Our server 'surprised' Mike & Lauren with their last beers of the night, choosing which to serve them and her choices were well received. SP sampled a couple other beers, I remember one was an 'Albino Python' which looked like a light beer.
Our food was tasty. I don't think we've ever had a bad meal at Bocktown.
And the company - well, a bunch of food bloggers discussing food and restaurants! It was great! But it wasn't all food talk - we also talked about beer, sports (the Pens game was on), Pittsburgh music and shows at the Benedum... all sorts of stuff. It was very nice to meet the faces behind the blogs and we look forward to future meet ups.
That sounds like fun. I'm sorry we missed it!
ReplyDeleteMake sure to spread the word for the next meet up, cause I'd love to join all you fine folks for some good eats.
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