Michelin Guide Proves Us Wrong! Plus, Music Crawl & Underground Park
The Michelin Guide is coming to Pittsburgh! The timing is kind of hilarious, since we just did an episode about why our city doesn't have — or need – Michelin star restaurants. Host Megan Harris and City Cast contributors Colin Williams and Hal B. Klein chat about this development, laugh about our clairvoyant conversation, and share which restaurants they think might (or might not) get a star. Plus, executive producer Mallory Falk joins to discuss a Washington Post editorial chiding Pittsburgh Public Schools for going remote during the NFL Draft. The team also gets into concerns about how our unhoused community might get treated during the draft, PA's first underground state park, and more bad news for Pittsburgh's brewery scene. Then, in a members-only fourth segment, we unpack a juicy profile of the Block brothers and share the latest gossip about the future of the Post-Gazette.
Come celebrate Pittsburgh with us on 412 Day! We'll be at Southern Tier Brewing on the North Shore on Sunday, April 12 from 11am-2pm. Find all the details about the free event and RSVP here. We'll be cheering on everything we love about our city.
Notes and references from today’s show:
- VisitPITTSBURGH Unveils “PicksBURGH” Downtown Celebrations Ahead of 2026 NFL Draft Presented by Bud Light [VisitPITTSBURGH]
- Schools are closing for the NFL draft. What does this teach students? [The Washington Post]
- Pittsburgh Public Schools to lease parking lots for NFL Draft as students move remote [WTAE]
- Advocates ask for Pittsburgh’s homeless to be treated humanely during 2026 NFL Draft [TribLive]
- PODCAST: Why Pittsburgh Doesn't Have (or Need) Michelin Star Restaurants [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- The Michelin Guide is Coming to Pittsburgh. How Does it Work? [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- PODCAST: ICE at PIT, Weird Heinz Products & Kennywood's (Almost) Open [City Cast Pittsburgh]
- “Go help save some lives”: Give blood with the Red Cross [American Red Cross]
- Penn Brewery closes Pittsburgh International location amid financial struggles [Post-Gazette]
- Inner Groove Brewing says its closing one of its taprooms in Pittsburgh [WTAE]
- With 2 more Pittsburgh-area locations set to close, Primanti Bros. looks to recalibrate [Post-Gazette]
- ‘I Will Destroy You’: The Battle Inside a Midwestern Media Dynasty [WSJ]
- The Nation’s Longest Ongoing Strike Is Over—but the Battle Isn’t [Columbia Journalism Review]
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