Local establishments score points with customers with assorted Steelers-inspired goodies
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Zelfa Khalil of The Baklava Company at the Pittsburgh Public Market shows a tray of filo footballs decorated in a black and gold theme for the Super Bowl. -
Parkhurst Dining Services locations around town are making and selling Steelers cakes.
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Black and gold baklava, anyone?
Football food makes most people think of chips, dip and hot wings, but here in Pittsburgh -- where our passion for the Steelers underscores every aspect of life -- bakeries, grocery stores and restaurants get a little more creative with their offerings.
Zelfa Khalil, owner of The Baklava Company, originally tried an apricot and date filling for her Steelers-inspired pastries, but it was more orange then gold, so she spent a weekend making lemon curd. She sells her football-shaped, phyllo dough pastries at the Pittsburgh Public Market in the Strip District.
The Baklava Company, Pittsburgh Public Market, Strip District; thebaklavacompany.com, 724-759-9989
Whole Foods Market, East Liberty; wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/pittsburgh, 412-441-7960
Bethel Park Bakery, Bethel Park; bethelbakery.com, 412-835-6658
Prantl's, Downtown and Shadyside; www.shop.prantlsbakery.com, 412-621-2092 (Shadyside)
Aldo Coffee Company, Mt. Lebanon; www.aldocoffee.com, 412-563-1220
Dozen Bakeshop, various locations; dozenbakeshop.com, 412-621-4740 (Lawrenceville)
Mexico City, various locations; mex-city.com
The Quiet Storm, Garfield; www.qspgh.com, 412-661-9355
Spoon, East Liberty; www.spoonpgh.com, 412-362-6001
Dreadnought Wines, Strip District; www.dreadnoughtwines.com, 412-391-1709
Morton's The Steakhouse, Downtown; www.mortons.com/pittsburgh, 412-261-7141
Commonplace Coffee, Squirrel Hill and Indiana, Pa; www.commonplacecoffee.com, 412-422-0404 (Squirrel Hill)
Eat'n Park, various locations; www.eatnpark.com
Sweet treats combined with a passion for football bring out some creative decorating techniques. At Whole Foods Market in East Liberty, the bakery team headed by Tiffany Olden has been working around the clock making football-shaped cakes, chocolate torte cakes decorated in black and gold, Steelers cupcakes and more.
First Published February 3, 2011 12:00 am
