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Basil Chocolate Cookies, Where To Pick Berries and Your Friday Pittsburgh Dinner Plans

Posted on June 23, 2023   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Francesca Dabecco

Francesca Dabecco

Chocolate basil cookies from Crustworthy.

Chocolate basil cookies from Crustworthy. (@crustworthy.pgh)

🥟 Need Dinner Tonight?

Celebrate the summer solstice at Abeille Voyante Tea in Millvale tonight from 6:30 to 10 p.m. with special tea blends, baked goods, tea beer, and mocktails from Coven Brewing; flower crafts; vegan dumplings from Pittsburgh Dumplingz; and more.

Head to Adda Coffee & Tea House in Garfield for Field Fridays from 5 to 9 p.m. They’ll have fish and veggie burgers, fries, mocktails, local produce, music, and more.

🌿 Basil Baked Goods

Crustworthy opened its orders for special summer treats, like chocolate basil cookies, rhubarb snack cake, apple crumble muffins, seed loaf, honey feta focaccia, and more. You can order for home delivery or pick it up at local markets.

Pupusa from Cafe Agnes

Pupusa from Cafe Agnes. (@cafeagnes.pittsburgh)

📣 Fan Favorite Returns

Virdis Cafe, which closed last year, is returning to VegFest on August 5 with vegan breakfast and brunch goodies. Plus, Duo’s Taqueria in East Liberty is bringing in Cafe Agnes, a popular pupusa pop-up, for a one-night-only takeover on July 29 from 5 to 9 p.m.

🫐 The Berry Best Season

Blueberry picking starts at 9 a.m. today at Triple B Farms in Monongahela. It’s $18 per basket, which holds about two quarts of berries. You can also pick your own strawberries, flowers, and lavender. For more berry fun: Head out to Freedom Farms in Butler for their Berry Festival this Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entry is $10.

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