I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA eating Mancini's Bread. Mancini's is a Pittsburgh staple and very good. Great Italian bread that is light and fluffy on the inside and crusty on the outside. Mancini's bread is eaten with pasta or used for sandwich rolls.
However, a few years ago, I found something even better than Mancini's, Mediterra Bakehouse bread. My parents introduced me to Mediterra bread shortly after they met the owner, Nick Ambeliotis and his family. At the time, they had one location and sold their bread at a couple of farmer's markets. Today, they have two locations (Pittsburgh, PA and Cleveland, OH) and sell their bread through a variety of small markets as well as the farmer's markets and online.
Mediterra bread is an experience. At one time or another over the last several years, I've tried almost all of the breads that Nick makes and I haven't been disappointed with any of them. My favorites, and yes I have a favorite or two, are their Parmesan Peppercorn Loaf, their Cranberry Pecan Loaf and their Chocolate Cherry Loaf.
They don't make every type of bread every day, so you need to find out the schedule of what gets made when in order to stop by and get a particular loaf when it is fresh out of the oven. The last time I checked, the Chocolate Cherry Loaf was only made on Thursdays. I have some time this week, so I think that I'll be stopping in at the bakehouse and getting a loaf since I will be in the area.
If you are able to stop in one of the bakehouses, they also have great bagels and pastries. So you should make sure to try some of those as well.
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