Food & Drink

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The holiday market is back with a bigger ice skating rink, a visit from Santa and new food.

Lehigh Valley restaurants are taking the traditional Thanksgiving spread — turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce — and mashing it up with other items.

Even with 1,500 turkeys donated from a local grocery chain, some families in the Lehigh Valley will go without thanksgiving dinner.

Former Easton Area School Board member Frank Pintabone has announced his largest Thanksgiving turkey giveaway this year, with 300 free birds going out to families in need across the city.

Easton's 12th PA Bacon Fest drew thousands of fans to the city's Downtown on Saturday, with everyone lining up for bacon burgers, desserts, brews and so much more.

It's time for PA Bacon Fest in Easton. Nov. 4 and 5 mark the return of the city's favorite festival, featuring plenty of salty, smoky bacon in just about every iteration you can imagine.

Take a look at stories that ran throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.

The organization will present "An 'Old Fashioned' Christmas" and "The Holiday Wine Dinner" to bring the holiday spirit alive.

The restaurant chain will open its new Lehigh Valley location on Dec. 19 and has released more than 200 job opportunties.

The Coopersburg Farmer Market will be open on Sundays starting June 2 through Oct. 27.

Easton Public Market will celebrate its eighth anniversary on Friday, May 17, with a special party featuring vendors, the band A Few Good Men, and a fundraiser benefiting Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital.

The Easton Chamber of Commerce held its first Easton Street Eats Festival in the West Ward on Saturday.

Hellertown's Aloha Jay's has taken off. In a matter of days, the Hawaiian donut shop has received such an immense amount of support that its sold out since its opening, resulting in owner Jay Losagio cutting back business hours to adapt to the unexpected demand.

Plans to demolish and reconstruct the MacArthur Road Taco Bell in Whitehall Township are on track, with a potential conditional approval for land development are up for approval on May 13, 2024.

Lehigh Valley Beer Week kicked off this weekend, celebrating more than just the beverage used in its name. Festivities will continue through May 11.

Easton Farmers' Market will celebrate its 272nd season on Saturday, May 4, with dozens of locally oriented vendors offering food, drinks, entertainment, specialty crafts and more.

The grand opening of Sheetz on Fourth Street in Bethlehem on Thursday was well attended. One woman drove more than an hour for her first taste of Sheetz coffee.

George’s Oasis Family Restaurant — with its classic American menu serving up burgers, cheesesteaks, hoagies, ice cream and more — is celebrating 40 years in business on Wednesday.

After changes and a promised expansion project dating back three years, the lot is now for sale

Willow Haven Farm is looking to raise $50,000 to help open an organic grocery store at 8150 Hamilton Blvd. in Trexlertown.

For as many people in the Lehigh Valley that love coasters, there are just as many that are scared of them. A local psychologist says that overcoming fear is possible- just start slow