Stowe's Community Reel Arts Center rides again.

Caretakers once again are playing with their food to benefit the old Parkway Theater by holding the second in a series of three "Spaghetti Western Dinner Nites" there this Sunday, June 2. 

“Grub” -- plates of spaghetti and meatballs -- will be served at 5 p.m. and at 6 p.m. they'll show the film "The Grand Duel," which released in 1973 and directed by Giancarlo Santi.

It's "another gem of the Spaghetti Western genre with shoot-outs, law men and bounty hunters galore!" according to a release from group president Aaron Stubna, who notes that the genre "originated around 1960 and included movies with a Western theme that were made primarily by Italians. Over time the genre came to include almost  any Western made in continental Europe. Many of the movies were shot in Spain because parts of that country  look most like the American Southwest. Originally the term 'Spaghetti Western' was used to denote poorly-made, low-budget films with repetitive storylines. But by the 1980s, many of these movies and the genre became fan   favorites and began to enjoy both a new respect and regard."

Tickets are $8 and only 45 will be sold, and additional refreshments will be for sale. Anyone who dresses in cowboy attire can win a prize ... and have even more fun. To make reservations and get more information, call 412-766-1668 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The final film in the series  is " Any Gun Can Play" on Sunday, June 23. 

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Macy's Downtown is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the iconic corner Kauffmann's clock, and some food figures into it, too.

Today, Friday, is "Meet Me Under The Clock Day," featuring a collage of memories, stories, photos and memorabilia in the department store's windows under the clock, gift-card giveaways and more. 
 
At noon, there is a Thumbprint Cookie Demonstration.

Saturday, it's a Meet Me Under the Clock Family Fun Day Celebration, with more gift-card giveaways and a street fair on Smithfield Street from 1 to 4 p.m., including everything from a marching band to the Harlem Globetrotters. Prices are rolled back to the good ol' days on Thumbprint Cookies at the Arcade Bakery and the Tea Plate at the Tic Toc Restaurant.

At noon, artist Linda Barnicott, who did the image above, will be on hand to sign various merchandise that's been made with her artwork.  

And at 12:30 p.m., Macy’s Culinary Council Chef Tom Douglas will do an American-style cooking demonstration. With a purchase of $35 or more in the Home department that day, you'll get a $10 Macy's Gift Card and and a copy of "The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook," which Chef Douglas will sign after his demo. You need to RSVP 1-877-556-2297.

The store's details here.

Even if you miss this party, the clock will keep on ticking. Invite someone special to meet you under it at a certain time at lunchtime and take them to the Tic Toc for a true Pittsburgh experience.

Read about it in Katie Foglia's story in today's Post-Gazette; it links to essays by people who connected with the clock over the years.

Linda Barnicott art

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The Post-Gazette's and PG Plate's Gretchen McKay clinched a win at last night's Golden Quill Awards.

Her July PG Food & Flavor story on clinching, the process of cooking meat directly on hot coals also known as "dirty grilling," won the the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania award for best food feature story in the large (45,000-plus) circulation newspaper and wire services category.

Ms. McKay was just one star at the annual awards soiree at the Sheraton Station Square, at which one could rub elbows with many big as well as up-and-coming names in regional print and broadcast journalism. WQED's Rick Sebak -- famous for a body of work that includes documentaries on diners, farmers markets, breakfast, sandwiches, hot dogs and ice cream -- was honored with a President's Award for lifetime achievement.

The other food winners were:

Food Feature, Magazines: Kate Chynoweth and Julie Talerico, Pittsburgh Magazine, for "Creme de la Crème"

Food Feature, Newspapers and Wire Services (Circulation Under 45,000): Winner: Mary Ann Thomas, Valley News Dispatch, “Reason to Squawk”

Speaking of chicken, the Sheraton staff served a fine spread of chicken breast in a cheesy caper sauce, with roasted potato wedges and green beans and rolls, preceded by a simple salad and followed by a chocolate mousse cake.

There were food aspects to other winning and finalist entries. For instance, Christine Tumpson, Allie Wist and Cayla Zahoran won the magazine photography award for their Edible Allegheny Magazine story,
"Locavore for Life."

PGPlate.com was a finalist in the online feature category.

Seen in the crowd: PG wine columnist Elizabeth Downer, on the arm of her husband, Dan Simpson, who took home a Quill for his editorials from the 49th annual awards.

Here's the Post-Gazette story about all the PG winners, which included PG Plate/Food & Flavor friend Dan Marsula; the Western Pennsylvania Press Club's full list of winners and finalists is here.

Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette photo

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The winners of the prestigious James Beard Foundation Book, Broadcast and Journalism Awards were announced in New York City last night.

Our Miriam Rubin was there. She only sent out one tweet: 

Rubin‏@MmmRubin8h
Congratulations Maricel Presilla. Gran Cocina Latina #JBFA book of the Year!

Miriam wrote in February for the Post-Gazette about visiting one of Ms. Presilla's restaurant and her massive cookbook here.

I'm hoping to hear more from Miriam about the festivities, which likely went late into the night, but in the meantime, here's the full list of winners from the JBF news release. 

(I know that Miriam must also be tickled that Squirrel Hill native Diane Morgan won for her big book, "Roots." We've written about several of the cookbook winners. But this list gives us a lot more good stuff to seek out. On Monday, the JBF will announce at its gala winners of Restaurant and Chef, Restaurant Design, and special achievement awards, including Humanitarian of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Who’s Who, and the America’s Classics.)

2013 James Beard Foundation Book Awards  

Cookbook of the Year
 
"Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America" by Maricel E. Presilla (W.W. Norton & Company)      

Cookbook Hall of Fame  

Anne Willan      

American Cooking  

"Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking" by Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart (Gibbs Smith)      

Baking and Dessert  

"Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza" by Ken Forkish (Ten Speed Press)       

Beverage  

"Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours" by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding, and José Vouillamoz (Ecco)       

Cooking from a Professional Point of View  

"Toqué! Creators of a New Quebec Gastronomy" by Normand Laprise (les éditions du passage)

Focus on Health  

"Cooking Light The New Way to Cook Light — Fresh Food & Bold Flavors for Today’s Home Cook" by Scott Mowbray and Ann Taylor Pittman (Oxmoor House)      

General Cooking

"Canal House Cooks Every Day" by Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer (Andrews McMeel Publishing)      

International  

"Jerusalem: A Cookbook" by Yotam Ottolenghi & Sami Tamimi (Ten Speed Press)

Photography  

"What Katie Ate: Recipes and Other Bits & Pieces" Photographer: Katie Quinn Davies (Viking Studio)       

Reference and Scholarship  

"The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World" by Sandor Ellix Katz (Chelsea Green Publishing)      

Single Subject  

"Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard" by Nigel Slater (Ten Speed Press)       

Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian  

"Roots: The Definitive Compendium with More Than 225 Recipes" by Diane Morgan (Chronicle Books)

Writing and Literature  

"Yes, Chef: A Memoir" by Marcus Samuelsson (Random House)

2013 James Beard Foundation Broadcast and New Media Awards

Radio Show/Audio Webcast 

Fear of Frying Host: Nina Barrett  Area: WBEZ  Producer: Lynette Kalsnes

Special/Documentary (Television or Video Webcast)  

The Restaurateur Network: PBS  Producer: Roger Sherman      

Television Program, In Studio or Fixed Location

CBS Sunday Morning: “Eat, Drink and Be Merry”  Host: Charles Osgood  Network: CBS  Producers: Gavin Boyle, Amol Mhatre, Rand Morrison, Amy Rosner, Jason Sacca, and Robin Sanders      

Television Program, On Location  

The Mind of a Chef  Host: Anthony Bourdain  Network: PBS  Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Joe Caterini, Alexandra Chaden, Jonathan Cianfrani, Christopher Collins, Peter Meehan, Michael Steed, and Lydia Tenaglia      

Television Segment  

Friday Arts, Art of Food  Network: WHYY TV Producer: Monica Rogozinski      

Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional  

How to Cocktail  liquor.com  Producers: Kit Codik, Scott Kritz, and Noah Rothbaum      

Video Webcast, On Location  

The Perennial Plate: Real Food World Tour   theperennialplate.com   Hosts: Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine  Producers: Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine      

Outstanding Personality/Host  

Host: Andrew Zimmern   Show: Bizarre Foods America  Network: Travel Channel   Producers: Colleen Needles Steward and Andrew Zimmern      

2013 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards  

Publication of the Year Award  

ChopChop      

Cooking, Recipes, or Instruction  

Matt Goulding, Matthew Kadey with Tamar Adler, and Paul Kita   Men’s Health   “The Butcher Is Back!,” “The Six-Pack Foods of Summer,” “Southern Food Rises Again”      

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award  

Tejal Rao   Village Voice   “Bangkok Pop, No Fetishes,”  “The Sweet Taste of Success,” “Enter the Comfort Zone at 606 R&D”      

Food and Culture  

Ann Taylor Pittman   Cooking Light   “Mississippi Chinese Lady Goes Home to Korea”      

Food and Travel  

Adam Sachs   Travel + Leisure   “The Best Little Eating Town in Europe”      

Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication  

Men’s Health   Adina Steiman      

Food Politics, Policy, and the Environment  

Tracie McMillan   The American Prospect with the Food & Environment Reporting Network   “As Common As Dirt”      

Food-Related Columns  

Adam Sachs   Bon Appétit   The Obsessivore: “I'm Big On Japan," "Everyone's a Critic," "The Tradition Starts Here”      

Group Food Blog  

Dark Rye   darkrye.com      

Health and Well-Being  

Rachael Moeller Gorman   EatingWell   “Solving the Sugar Puzzle”      

Humor  

Alice Laussade   Dallas Observer   “The Cheap Bastard's Ultimate Guide to Eating like a Total Cheap Bastard in Dallas”      

Individual Food Blog  

Hunter Angler Gardener Cook   honest-food.net   Hank Shaw      

MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award  

Mike Sula   Chicago Reader   “Chicken of the Trees”      

Personal Essay  

Fuchsia Dunlop   Lucky Peach   “London Town”      

Profile  

Brett Martin   GQ   “Danny and the Electric Kung Pao Pastrami Test”      

Visual Storytelling  

Michele Outland and Fiorella Valdesolo   Gather Journal   "Starters," "Dessert," "Smoke & Ash" 

Wine, Spirits, and other Beverages

Michael Steinberger   vanityfair.com  “A Vintage Crime”

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