Hometown-Homegrown Food Fest
Nov 2, 2024 - Nov 2, 2024 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Heinz History Center
1212 Smallman St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Enjoy a taste of the ‘Burgh at the Heinz History Center’s 11th annual Hometown-Homegrown™ food festival, presented in partnership with GoodTaste! Pittsburgh®!
Dozens of local food and drink vendors will be on site to share delicious (and FREE!) samples of their tastiest food and drinks – plus activities for the whole family to enjoy will be set up throughout the museum.
Watch live cooking demonstrations from local culinary personalities in our kitchen classroom, try tasty bites from the region’s finest purveyors and eateries, and learn more about Western Pennsylvania’s culinary history throughout our six floors of exhibitions.
From savory to sweet, there is something for everyone at the tastiest food expo in ‘tahn!
As part of the event, visitors can enjoy an exciting slate of cooking demonstrations with some of the city’s finest culinary experts, along with artisan talks by local specialty vendors.
Cooking Demonstrations – Weisbrod Kitchen Classroom (third floor):
· 10:30 a.m.: “The Great American Recipe” (PBS show) dishes with Doug Heilman, host of Pittsburgh Dish Podcast
· Noon: Cheese etiquette with Nosh & Curd
· 1:30 p.m.: Introduction to fancy mushrooms with Bounty Beneath Mushrooms
Artisan Talks – Campbell Gallery (fourth floor):
· 11:30 a.m.: Honoring your knife skills with Pittsburgh Community Kitchen
· 2 p.m.: Making Greek tzatziki with Salonika
Visitors can also explore six floors of History Center exhibitions, including Heinz and Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation, which examine the region’s rich food history and A Woman’s Place: How Women Shaped Pittsburgh, which features women-owned food businesses. The Detre Library & Archives will showcase its historic cookbook collection and distribute special recipe cards to visitors.
All Hometown-Homegrown activities, food samples, and History Center exhibitions are included with regular admission and free for History Center members.
All kids aged 17 and under receive FREE admission thanks to community partner UPMC and UPMC Health Plan.
The Hometown-Homegrown™ food festival is sponsored by Beano’s, Isaly’s, Pittsburgh Pickle Company, and Oakmont Olive Oil Company.
Hometown-Homegrown is supported by media sponsor Pittsburgh Magazine.
More information and advance tickets are available at heinzhistorycenter.org/events.
List of Hometown–Homegrown Vendors:
All Things Empanada, Beano’s, Bespoke Candle Co., Bitty and Beau’s Coffee, Boulevard Sweet Shoppe, Bounty Beneath Mushrooms, Boyd and Blair, Breadworks, Brothmonger, Burghade Lemonde, CinnaRoast, Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, Cutco, Deer Creek Winery, Duck’s Maple Farm, Evanly Bakes, Glencoe Gourmet, Honey So Good Apiary, Isaly’s, ISTITUTO MONDO ITALIANO, Jak’s Bakery, Kyle’s Cakes N’at, Mazzotta Winery, Mezclado Sauce Co., M&P Coney Island Wholesale, Nosh & Curd, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Oakmont Olive Oil Company, Pittsburgh Pickle Company, Robert Wholey Co., S&D Polish Deli, Salonika Imports, Spirited Extracts, Sweet Tillies, The Cakery, and The Cheese Queen.
