Chef Nik Forsberg's Pittsburgh Travel Guide | Bon Appétit

"Strolling Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield, I find a single-story tile-and-brick corner spot that houses a Nordic-meets-Appalachian restaurant helmed by chef and co-owner Nik Forsberg, whose inked arms and affable gruffness could pass for a DIY punk frontman. His meticulous approach is evident in every dish — as Jennifer Choi notes, each element takes days to create via processes he honed during years of sold-out pop-ups — and the restaurant, which opened in March 2024, has already earned multiple James Beard nominations and a spot on the 2025 Best New Restaurants list. The menu showcases house-made items like farmer’s cheese and grilled cabbage Caesars, and the whole project grew from Forsberg and partner Sarah LaPonte’s pop-up beginnings in 2019, delayed by COVID but now a major part of Pittsburgh’s evolving food scene." - ByWilder Davies