If you’re an Iron Chef it’s clear that you are more than half-way decent at cooking, but it also means that you have a passion for restaurants—especially those at the airport. Cat Cora is already slinging stuff in San Francisco and Houston, and now Michael Symon is planning to do something similar.

Bar Symon is headed to Pittsburgh International Airport as soon as this May, and the plan is to ensure that hungry travelers are well fed and are provided with something a little more substantial than a bag of pretzels and a Diet Coke. We’re most looking forward to taking a crack at the restaurant’s "Lola Burger," which will be topped with a fried egg and pickled red onions. ]]> kjb 2012-01-12T16:00:56-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/12/19/131942/57

MTV's The Real World has called more than 20 cities home—including New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas—over the past 26 seasons and now it looks like they may be adding Pittsburgh to that list.

Though there is no official confirmation from MTV about the show's 27th location, and the Pittsburgh Film Office has remained mum about the possibility, many local websites, Twitter reports, and even Wikipedia, seem to agree that The Real World: Pittsburgh is finally happening in 2012. ]]> cmb 2011-12-19T14:02:01-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/9/20/74253/4104

We know it’s surprising, but we actually have a little bit of good airport security news to share. It looks like the brave men and women in blue—the TSA—have launched a new express lane at Pittsburgh International Airport. Obviously anything to get us through the gingerbread scanners and metal detectors faster is a positive, so we’re curious to check things out in person next time we’re in town.

The Express Security Line isn’t just for frequent flyers or airline personnel, but it is only for those with just one bag. The TSA will be on the lookout for approved carry-on baggage only, so those who push the limit—us included sometimes—need to review the rules. ]]> kjb 2011-09-20T08:24:12-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/11/24/283/72673

Last week, Jake Gyllenhaal made appearances on several TV and radio talk shows to promote his new movie, Love and Other Drugs, which also stars Anne Hathaway. But Jake wasn't just singing the praises of his co-star during the interviews; he was also raving about a special sandwich he had while they were filming the movie in Pittsburgh.

On Friday he told Jimmy Fallon, "My favorite sandwich is a Primanti Brothers' sandwich, it has the french fries in the sandwich and cole slaw."]]> cmb 2010-11-24T08:59:49-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/10/21/17143/768
The scanners at Pittsburgh

After we felt a little bit violated by our full-body scan at Buffalo, we vowed that the next time we came across one of them, we’d refuse it.

Two days later (it was AYCJ time, you see) we were up against the blighters again in Pittsburgh, and we decided to make our stand.

There were no warning pictures that we were approaching the scan, so as it got close to our turn, and we’d laid out our stuff on the conveyor belt, we told the TSA man we’d like a patdown instead. His response? A loud groan and an epic eye roll. He told us they were busy, we apologized and said we just didn’t want the scan. So he turned round and yelled at the female TSA agent who was checking people at the other end of the scan: “We need a patdown here”.

He then let us through a little gate to the other side of the machine and made us wait there. And wait. And wait.]]> juliab 2010-10-21T17:01:43-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/8/10/131738/255
Taylor Lautner greets fans

This summer has been one of the busiest ever for movie-making, which means fans have plenty of choices if they want to do some set-stalking. Here are our top three movie shoots to catch right now:

· 'Scream 4' in Ann Arbor, MI
The fourth installment of the Scream franchise has been shooting in Michigan for more than a month. The movie brings back the original stars including Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette, who has been tweeting about his adventures in MI. The movie is also welcoming a new crop of Scream stars, like Adam Brody, Anthony Anderson, Hayden Panettiere and Emma Roberts, too.

This week, they are filming nights on Lincoln Ave in Ann Arbor. David Arquette, Adam Brody and Anthony Anderson have all been at the set over the past few days. ]]> cmb 2010-08-10T14:31:17-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/11/13/6228/8230

The weather is getting cooler, and college football is going strong. Here’s the scoop on just one of the country’s best rivalries to help your sports travel planning.

· Rivalry Match-Up: The University of Cincinnati at the University of Pittsburgh on December 5
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh played a few times in the roaring '20s, but after that there weren’t many on-field battles until 2005. That year Cincinnati joined the Big East conference and a new rivalry was born.

It’s one of college football’s newest rivalries and solid play is making it one of the best. The two schools even used their academic abilities to design a snazzy new trophy to boost the competition. The Paddlewheel Trophy—named in honor of paddleboats that ran between the two cities—went to Cincinnati last year, and we’re thinking they’ll snag it again this year. However, Pitt does lead the River City Rivalry series, so anything can happen when the two teams meet.

Stadium Info and tips on where to sleep and party, after the jump. ]]> kjb 2009-11-13T08:44:28-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/