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Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh

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 on 2022.01.20
8 Places
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Bourdain travels to Pittsburgh and environs to witness the site of the East Coast’s newest tech hub, built on the ruins of traditional American industries like steel. Community stalwarts tell him how policy has worked to level their homes in favor of entertainment for community outsiders. Here in the ’Burgh, a town where communities are physically divided by the bodies of water intersecting them, racial disparities are astounding. Black households take home half the income of their white counterparts and, as in much of the nation, are several times more likely to be arrested by police. Outside Pittsburgh, Bourdain witnesses towns grappling with the fall of America’s production sector. Some of these towns, unlike Pittsburgh, are dealing with the opposite of gentrification: the flight of former industrial workers and, with them, a tax base.
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Bloomfield Park

Park · Bloomfield

Tony played bocce ball and had a picnic of sausage and peppers and got beat by a 103-year old.

Squirrel Hill Cafe

Bar · Squirrel Hill North

Bourdain had: beer, cheeseburgers with chips. Dinner date: Stewart O’Nan, Pittsburgh author who wrote the books “City of Secrets,” “West of Sunset,” among others.

Grandma B's

American restaurant · Middle Hill

Bourdain ate: a sandwich and fries. Lunch date: Sala Udin, Hill District community leader, former councilman.

Kelly's Bar & Lounge

Bar · East Liberty

Bourdain had: beer, kielbasa, sauerkraut, pierogis, molten mac n’ cheese Dinner dates: Brittany Baker, dental student by day, professional wrestler by night. Adam Cole, Baker’s boyfriend who is also a wrestler.

Jozsa Corner

Permanently Closed

Bourdain ate: chicken paprikas, lángos (Hungarian fried bread), kolbasz (Hungarian sausage), cucumber salad. Dinner dates: Jamilka Borges, chef at Spoon.

PARTS UNKNOWN

Hidy's Cafe

Permanently Closed

Bourdain had: drinks. Drink date: Tony Buba, documentarian on the fate of Braddock’s working class.

PARTS UNKNOWN

Superior Motors

Permanently Closed

Bourdain ate: Lake Eerie walleye pike, potatoes, fish cracklin, herbs; beef short ribs on milkweed buds and overwintered sunchoke chips; wine. Dates: John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock, PA; Gisele Fetterman, runs Free Store 15104, a nonprofit to help those in need in their community; Franco Harris, four-time Super Bowl champion; Chef Kevin Sousa, restaurateur behind Superior Motors.

PARTS UNKNOWN

Ukranian Club

Club · Salem

Bourdain had: beer Drink dates: Brooke Davis, New Alexandria demolition driver. Chris Quenzler Jr., welder and one of best demo mechanics in the New Alexandria area.

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Clouds and wind streaks in the sky

Pittsburgh

8 Places
Bourdain travels to Pittsburgh and environs to witness the site of the East Coast’s newest tech hub, built on the ruins of traditional American industries like steel. Community stalwarts tell him how policy has worked to level their homes in favor of entertainment for community outsiders. Here in the ’Burgh, a town where communities are physically divided by the bodies of water intersecting them, racial disparities are astounding. Black households take home half the income of their white counterparts and, as in much of the nation, are several times more likely to be arrested by police. Outside Pittsburgh, Bourdain witnesses towns grappling with the fall of America’s production sector. Some of these towns, unlike Pittsburgh, are dealing with the opposite of gentrification: the flight of former industrial workers and, with them, a tax base.
explorepartsunknown.com/destination/pittsburgh/
Bloomfield Park
Park

Tony played bocce ball and had a picnic of sausage and peppers and got beat by a 103-year old.

Squirrel Hill Cafe
Bar

Bourdain had: beer, cheeseburgers with chips. Dinner date: Stewart O’Nan, Pittsburgh author who wrote the books “City of Secrets,” “West of Sunset,” among others.

Grandma B's
American restaurant

Bourdain ate: a sandwich and fries. Lunch date: Sala Udin, Hill District community leader, former councilman.

Kelly's Bar & Lounge
Bar

Bourdain had: beer, kielbasa, sauerkraut, pierogis, molten mac n’ cheese Dinner dates: Brittany Baker, dental student by day, professional wrestler by night. Adam Cole, Baker’s boyfriend who is also a wrestler.

Jozsa Corner
Permanently closed

Bourdain ate: chicken paprikas, lángos (Hungarian fried bread), kolbasz (Hungarian sausage), cucumber salad. Dinner dates: Jamilka Borges, chef at Spoon.

Hidy's Cafe
Permanently closed

Bourdain had: drinks. Drink date: Tony Buba, documentarian on the fate of Braddock’s working class.

Superior Motors
Permanently closed

Bourdain ate: Lake Eerie walleye pike, potatoes, fish cracklin, herbs; beef short ribs on milkweed buds and overwintered sunchoke chips; wine. Dates: John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock, PA; Gisele Fetterman, runs Free Store 15104, a nonprofit to help those in need in their community; Franco Harris, four-time Super Bowl champion; Chef Kevin Sousa, restaurateur behind Superior Motors.

Ukranian Club
Club

Bourdain had: beer Drink dates: Brooke Davis, New Alexandria demolition driver. Chris Quenzler Jr., welder and one of best demo mechanics in the New Alexandria area.

Bourdain travels to Pittsburgh and environs to witness the site of the East Coast’s newest tech hub, built on the ruins of traditional American industries like steel. Community stalwarts tell him how policy has worked to level their homes in favor of entertainment for community outsiders. Here in the ’Burgh, a town where communities are physically divided by the bodies of water intersecting them, racial disparities are astounding. Black households take home half the income of their white counterparts and, as in much of the nation, are several times more likely to be arrested by police. Outside Pittsburgh, Bourdain witnesses towns grappling with the fall of America’s production sector. Some of these towns, unlike Pittsburgh, are dealing with the opposite of gentrification: the flight of former industrial workers and, with them, a tax base.
explorepartsunknown.com/destination/pittsburgh/

Bloomfield Park

Park · Bloomfield

Tony played bocce ball and had a picnic of sausage and peppers and got beat by a 103-year old.

Squirrel Hill Cafe

Bar · Squirrel Hill North

Bourdain had: beer, cheeseburgers with chips. Dinner date: Stewart O’Nan, Pittsburgh author who wrote the books “City of Secrets,” “West of Sunset,” among others.

Grandma B's

American restaurant · Middle Hill

Bourdain ate: a sandwich and fries. Lunch date: Sala Udin, Hill District community leader, former councilman.

Kelly's Bar & Lounge

Bar · East Liberty

Bourdain had: beer, kielbasa, sauerkraut, pierogis, molten mac n’ cheese Dinner dates: Brittany Baker, dental student by day, professional wrestler by night. Adam Cole, Baker’s boyfriend who is also a wrestler.

Jozsa Corner

Permanently Closed

Bourdain ate: chicken paprikas, lángos (Hungarian fried bread), kolbasz (Hungarian sausage), cucumber salad. Dinner dates: Jamilka Borges, chef at Spoon.

PARTS UNKNOWN

Hidy's Cafe

Permanently Closed

Bourdain had: drinks. Drink date: Tony Buba, documentarian on the fate of Braddock’s working class.

PARTS UNKNOWN

Superior Motors

Permanently Closed

Bourdain ate: Lake Eerie walleye pike, potatoes, fish cracklin, herbs; beef short ribs on milkweed buds and overwintered sunchoke chips; wine. Dates: John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock, PA; Gisele Fetterman, runs Free Store 15104, a nonprofit to help those in need in their community; Franco Harris, four-time Super Bowl champion; Chef Kevin Sousa, restaurateur behind Superior Motors.

PARTS UNKNOWN

Ukranian Club

Club · Salem

Bourdain had: beer Drink dates: Brooke Davis, New Alexandria demolition driver. Chris Quenzler Jr., welder and one of best demo mechanics in the New Alexandria area.