Taste of the Month

In 2019, Pat Croce & Company, with Penn State alums Jeffrey Sorg and Michael Croce at the helm, purchased a portfolio of properties in downtown State College – among them, the Allen Street Grill. “Michael and I live outside of Philadelphia and we run a small, family hospitality management company and all of our other…

It’s unusual to find professors and undergraduate students alike in a college-town bar, spending their Saturday night a few tables apart. But that is just the beginning of the uniqueness that Local Whiskey brings to downtown State College.  When the restaurant and bar opened in 2012, the owners knew they wanted to provide an experience…

The dining room of Poppy & Co. Café in downtown Philipsburg feels like the set of a TV show: restaurant owner Jenny Horton greets her regulars by name, often with a wink, some friendly teasing, and a hug. “It’s definitely family-oriented,” Horton says. “We yell at our customers – I think they like that. We…