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The article documents the history of mushroom growing and consumption throughout Western Pennsylvania. The growing of mushrooms in underground chambers in West Winfield, Pennsylvania is discussed, with an emphasis on the productivity of Butler County, Pennsylvania. The establishment the Moonlight Mushrooms company, which provided mushrooms to such companies as Heinz and Green Giant, by farmers Menno and Ira Yoder is examined. A recipe for beef stroganoff is provided.

The article discusses the history of the White Tower hamburger franchise that relocated its headquarters to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1926. It discusses how the franchise encountered legal trouble with the White Castle burger franchise before redesigning their stores and experiencing growth in the 1930s and 40s. It discusses the company's policy on barring African Americans, which was lifted in the 50s, but notes that the franchise experienced decline and ceased operations in the 1990s.

The article presents a historical profile of Donahoe's, a butter shop turned cafeteria and grocer located on Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 20th century. The popularity of the business as a dining hall for downtown lunch customers during the 1920s is highlighted as well its promotion of healthy eating with its menu collaboration with Dr. Frank McCoy. Examples of advertising slogans used by the company and its marketing of pre-cooked dinners in the 1950s and 1960s are also examined.

The article presents a brief profile of the tri-state restaurants the Red Bull Inn and the Primadonna Restaurant and their bottled salad dressings. The history of each venture is given, noting the emergence of the Red Bull Inn chain under its founder Geoffrey Tomb during the 1970s and the Primadonna of Stowe Township, Pennsylvania under its founder Joseph Constanzo in the 1980s.