New BBQ in Albion; Andora's celebrates cherry blossoms; Mother's Day specials all over Erie
Uncle Gary's Barbecue open in Albion
Uncle Gary’s Barbecue, 10212 John Williams Ave., Albion, opened this week in the former Skinny Nate's BBQ. They are open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, closed Saturdays, according to their Facebook page. They are serving takeout, have picnic tables and have a catering menu. For more information, call 814-859-0040 or visit bit.ly/unclegarysbbq.
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Que Abides Pit Stop celebrates with Erie Ale Works
Que Abides Pit Stop, 6990 West Lake Road, Fairview, is celebrating its first anniversary Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. Erie Ale Works will be pouring its beers and there will be specials and giveaways. For more information, visit bit.ly/queabidespitstop.
Andora's Bubble Tea House
Missed the cherry blossoms in Washington D.C.? Get thee to Andora's Bubble Tea House, 516 State St., for theirs, featuring Cherry Blossom snacks, lemonade and Cherry Blossom Pearl Milk. Plus, the photo of the cherry blossom drink is just stunning.
Black Monk Brewery, 3721 W. 12th St., is raising money for the West Lake Fire Department with a party on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. Stan Green Live will perform and $1 of every pint sale of Firehouse 48 will be donated to the fire department. For more information, visit bit.ly/blackmonkfundie
Mother's Day at Courtyard
Courtyard Winery, 10021 W. Main Road, North East, has a special treat for Mother's Day. The personalized Herb and Wine box includes two single serve bottles of wine (sweet or dry), three fresh herb plants and a hand-crafted box with your mother's name. Call for more details or to place your order. 814-725-0236. For more information, visit facebook.com/courtyardwinery.
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Dominick's still for sale
Dominick's, 123 E. 12th St., is (still) for sale. They've dropped the asking price to $339,900. The restaurant remains open. For more information, call Realtors Trevor Thompson at 814-452-2100, ext. 244; or Courtney Thieman at 814-452-2100, ext. 225.
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Sunset Grill
Edinboro's Sunset Grill, 12670 Edinboro Road, Edinboro, is open for the season. Live music will play Thursdays through Sundays starting at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/elrsunsetgrill, or https://edinborolakeresort.com/.
Erie Ale Works
Erie Ale Works, 416 W. 12th St., is hosting a night for the vegan crowd and curious. This Thursday, Vulture Food and Sundae food trucks will be in the back lot. Vulture starts at 3 p.m. and Sundae at 4 p.m. They're calling it "Plant-Based Junk Food." Consider me intrigued.
Meanwhile, EAW is also hosting a Mom's Day Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. They'll be serving specials from food truck chef Tariq and his full menu of Philly cheesesteaks, falafel, tawook chicken, baba ghanoush, and "even a burger the size of your head" according to the Facebook event page. Also, fully-dressed bloody marys, hard cider, or draft beer. Find more information on that lusciousness at bit.ly/EAWmomsday.
Federal Hill Smokehouse
Federal Hill Smokehouse, 2609 Peach St., is selling meat by the pound and sides by the pint for pick up on Mother's Day (Sunday). To order, call 814-920-4695. Pickup is noon to 1 p.m. Sunday.
Flagship City Food Hall
Perry's Tavern, inside Flagship City Food Hall, 22 North Park Row, is offering a prize for teachers in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week. Tag "Flagship City Food Hall" in the comments on Facebook and describe why your favorite teacher is, well, your favorite. One special teacher will receive a $100 gift card to the Food Hall. Assignment due May 15, 8:30 a.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/FlagshipCityFoodHall.
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Gordon's, others seek to kiss a pig
Kyle Bohrer, owner of Gordon's Butcher and Market, 4815 Peach St., is raising money for The Boys & Girls Club of Erie in competition with several other local notables. The one who raises the most money gets to kiss a pig. That's right, on the snout. "Seeing as how Kyle’s last name is Bohrer I think this is a slam dunk," the Facebook post reads. "We aren’t entering this thing to lose and we’re naming the pig 'Bacon.'" To donate, visit https://bit.ly/bohrerkissapig and choose the local notable you want to support.
Herb & Honey
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Herb & Honey Bakery, 310 E. 24th St. (inside Urbaniak's) has several special herb collections ready to go home to Mom alongside her must-have hand-crafted pastries. The collections come from wildfieldurbanfarm.com, and include seedlings such as the fruit collection, which includes Alpine Strawberry, elderberry and red raspberry; or a tea blends, including chamomile, calendula, lemon balm, sweet mint and fennel. There are seven collections in all. For more information, visit bit.ly/herbsandpastries.
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