One by Spork

One by Spork One by Spork is an immersive culinary experience, hosted by the Spork team. Reservations required.

One tasting menu + curated beverage pairings to complement each course, served around an intimate 16-seat chef’s counter.

06/17/2026

Bread & Butter Service. Something that may sound so simple and overlooked, is something we spend days on. The butter starts with fresh cream from Jersey Hills Dairy, cultured with buttermilk starter and shio koji, cold-fermented for twenty-four hours, then churned until the solids break, strained, washed in ice water, finished clean. The gochujang is brewed from barley and glutinous rice flour, fermented soybean, salt, and Aji Amarillo grown on our farm. Jarred and left alone for three months.

Most restaurants give you a menu and let you figure it out. We made a different decision. Eighteen seats, one seating, o...
06/12/2026

Most restaurants give you a menu and let you figure it out. We made a different decision. Eighteen seats, one seating, one story. Built for a room full of people experiencing the same thing at the same time. It doesn't happen often. We think it should.

06/07/2026

There's a version of every dish that's easier. Pasta that arrives pre-made, herbs from a delivery box, sauces that don't require a whisk. We've never been interested in that version, not because scratch is a selling point, but because the dish tells you when something was made with care and when it wasn't. So does the person eating it.

06/05/2026

By the time you sit down, the work is mostly done. The decisions were made the day before. The mise en place was built this morning. The room was set before you arrived. What you walk into isn't a restaurant, it's the result.

This is not dinner. This is an experience.An 18-seat counter. A kitchen with no walls. A garden 30 steps from the pass. ...
06/02/2026

This is not dinner. This is an experience.

An 18-seat counter. A kitchen with no walls. A garden 30 steps from the pass. Ten courses built from scratch by the hands in front of you, with ingredients that were in the ground this morning.

Every detail exists for one reason: to give you a night you carry with you long after the last course.

The garden now gets its own night.Every other Monday in 2026, Starting June 1st, One By Spork is offering a dedicated ve...
05/28/2026

The garden now gets its own night.

Every other Monday in 2026, Starting June 1st, One By Spork is offering a dedicated vegetarian series built entirely around our onsite urban micro farm. Two welcome bites in the lounge, six savory courses, dessert, and your choice of a wine and cocktail pairing or a spirit-free option that follows the same seasonal logic as the food.

No decisions, no menu, no meat or fish. Just what the farm is growing right now, plated with the same care as any other night in this room. $167 per person, pairings included. Doors at 6:00.

Reservations required. https://www.exploretock.com/one-by-spork-pittsburgh/detail/608929/vegetarian-mondays

05/27/2026

288 glasses of wine. 18 seats. One question all night: France or California?

We ran the 50th anniversary rematch of the Judgment of Paris, the 1976 blind tasting that shook the wine world when California beat France in Paris. Seven courses, two glasses each, no labels. Guests scored every pour. Envelopes opened after the last red.

One of the wines on the table was Mayacamas Cabernet from Mt. Veeder, the same mountain, the same winery that competed fifty years ago. The 1976 judges thought it might be Bordeaux.
Sunday's guests had the same experience.

05/22/2026

We don't grow it because we have to. We grow it because it changes the way we think about what goes on the table.

A few steps. A few hands. A reason behind every one of them.

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5430 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
15206

Opening Hours

Monday 6pm - 8pm
Thursday 6pm - 8pm
Friday 6pm - 8pm
Saturday 6pm - 8pm
Sunday 6pm - 8pm

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