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Comp benefits due to restaurant manager despite being smoker: Pa. court bi13672235 PITTSBURGH?A restaurant manager and chef who had smoked for about 30 years entitled to workers compensation benefits because heavy work-related lifting likely contributed to heart attack, a Pennsylvania appellate court has ruled

Lidia's Pittsburgh: Still an Italian charmer bi13672235 When Lidia Bastianich opened Lidia's the Strip District March 2001, she already was a cookbook author, TV personality and successful restaurateur New York and Kansas City. Some were undoubtedly surprised that she had picked for her next restaurant venture, as the city was known for many things, but not for sophisticated dining scene

Something to talk about at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts bi13672235 The works of Jon Rubin, Center for the Arts' 2011 Artist of the Year, and John Pena, the 2011 Emerging Artist of The Year, are on display at Center for the Arts

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Pittsburgh Man Tries To Keep Hungarian Traditions bi13672235 PITTSBURGH (AP) ? A man says he?s trying to keep the tradition of Hungarian home cooking alive at a small restaurant, but isn?t easy. You must be an online subscriber to view story

New Orleans airport pushing for 'world-class' concessions bi13672235 Louis Armstrong International the gateway to a city where the restaurants and cuisine are world famous..

HBO?s ?24/7? DVD awakens pangs of nostalgia for Caps fans bi13672235 HBO inadvertently chose a difficult week to release ? 24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic ,? the DVD version ($15.99) of the exquisite, all-access documentary series that followed the local hockey team and rival leading up to last season?s New Year?s Day outdoor game. The Capitals team captured by HBO?s cameras suddenly very different from the squad fans watch at ..

Cooking the Books: A look back at our favorite cookbooks of 2011 bi13672235 Here are some of our favorite cookbooks from the past year, some of the recipes that made us love them

Local fans, clergy, sporting-goods store owners say Tim Tebow deserves po bi13672235 York, PA - Denise Waughtel of York not abandoning her Steelers, but when Tim Tebow playing, she all about Jesus Christ and the Denver Broncos

Celebrity Guest Chefs Announced for the 2012 St. Croix Food & Wine Experience bi13672235 An award-winning group of celebrity chefs including Sue Zemanick, Merlin Verrier, Roberto Trevino, Ana Sortun, Orlando Santos, Evelyn Paul, Howie Kleinberg, Eric Greenspan and Govind Armstrong be participating the 2012 St. Croix Food & Wine Experience (April 17-22, 2012). They be participating events including wine dinners, cooking classes, and competitions. For details visit ..

Television movies for the week of Dec. 18 bi13672235 Coverage of TV and radio news from the Post-Gazette..

Regis Rocks! bi13672235 Popular former host of "LIVE" shares memories of Buffalo and Niagara Falls, promoting new book "How I Got This Way"

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