{"id":223401,"date":"2026-06-19T20:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/223401\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T20:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:38:10","slug":"beef-council-launches-inaugural-pa-beef-trail-at-2-berks-restaurants-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/223401\/","title":{"rendered":"Beef Council launches inaugural PA Beef Trail at 2 Berks restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pennsylvania Beef Council recently launched the inaugural Pennsylvania Beef Trail with menu tastings at two highlighted trail stops in Berks County.<\/p>\n

Held in May to celebrate Beef Month, the event brought together Pennsylvania Beef Council leadership, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, local restaurant partners, beef producers and community members to celebrate Pennsylvania beef, local food businesses and the culinary creativity found across the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n

\"RussellRussell Redding, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture, addresses samples of beef dishes at the launch celebration of the Pennsylvania Beef Trail on Friday, May 29, 2026, at Saucony Creek Brewing Co. in Kutztown. The council created an online resource that highlights and maps out nominated beef dishes at Pennsylvania restaurants. (Sharon Merkel\/Special to The Morning Call)<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Pennsylvania Beef Trail\u00a0highlights restaurants across the state serving standout beef dishes nominated by consumers. Hosted on the Pennsylvania Beef Council website, the trail features an interactive map designed to help Pennsylvanians discover delicious beef dishes by region and plan their own beef-inspired dining experiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PA Beef Trail is a celebration of everything that makes Pennsylvania beef special: the farmers who raise it, the restaurants that prepare it and the consumers who love it,\u201d Nichole Hockenberry, executive director of the Pennsylvania Beef Council, said in the release.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaunching the trail during May, which is Beef Month, gave us the perfect opportunity to showcase the connection between agriculture, local businesses, and the meals that bring people together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The celebration featured two stops on the trail: Saucony Creek Brewing Company in Kutztown and Deitsch Eck Restaurant in Lenhartsville.<\/p>\n

Attendees sampled a variety of featured beef dishes, including pit beef sliders, sausage sandwiches, smoked chuck roast tacos, and Golden Arches flatbread from Saucony Creek Brewing Company, as well as beef pot pie, shepherd\u2019s pie, and The Luther from Deitsch Eck Restaurant.<\/p>\n

\"KylieKylie Lusk, of the PA Beef Council, samples beef dishes at the launch celebration of the Pennsylvania Beef Trail on Friday, May 29, 2026, at Saucony Creek Brewing Co. in Kutztown. The council created an online resource that highlights and maps out nominated beef dishes at Pennsylvania restaurants. (Sharon Merkel\/Special to The Morning Call)
\n\"AA sample plate of cheeseburger flatbread, sweet Italian beef sausage, cold-smoked pit beef slider, and smoked chuck roast was served for sampling at the launch celebration of the Pennsylvania Beef Trail on Friday, May 29, 2026, at Saucony Creek Brewing Co. in Kutztown. The council created an online resource that highlights and maps out nominated beef dishes at Pennsylvania restaurants. (Sharon Merkel\/Special to The Morning Call)
\n\"CheeseburgerCheeseburger flatbread was one of the dishes served for sampling at the launch celebration of the Pennsylvania Beef Trail on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Saucony Creek Brewing Co. in Kutztown. The council created an online resource that highlights and maps out nominated beef dishes at Pennsylvania restaurants. (Sharon Merkel\/Special to The Morning Call)<\/p>\n

The launch event also underscored the role of beef in Pennsylvania\u2019s agricultural identity and local economy. By highlighting restaurants that serve creative, consumer-loved beef dishes, the trail encourages residents and visitors to support local businesses while recognizing the farmers and producers behind every plate.<\/p>\n

\u201cPennsylvania beef has a story that stretches from pasture to plate,\u201d Kylie Lusk, director of consumer affairs for the Pennsylvania Beef Council, said in the release. \u201cThe PA Beef Trail gives consumers a fun, interactive way to explore that story while discovering restaurants and dishes they may not have tried before. We\u2019re excited to see people use the trail throughout the year to support local restaurants and celebrate beef across the Commonwealth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Pennsylvania Beef Council celebrated the launch of the Pennsylvania Beef Trail on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Saucony Creek Brewing Co. in Kutztown. The council created an online resource that highlights and maps out nominated beef dishes at Pennsylvania restaurants. (Sharon Merkel\/Special to The Morning Call)<\/p>\n

The inaugural PA Beef Trail features\u00a073 stops\u00a0across Pennsylvania, showcasing a wide variety of dishes, from burgers and brisket to short rib, oxtail ragu and other creative beef-forward menu items. Organized by region, the trail makes it easy for consumers to find nearby stops or plan a road trip around Pennsylvania\u2019s beef destinations.<\/p>\n

The Pennsylvania Beef Council encourages consumers to explore the trail, visit participating restaurants,\u00a0and share their experiences on social media.<\/p>\n

To view the interactive map and explore the full PA Beef Trail, visit\u00a0www.pabeef.org\/pa-beef-trail<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pennsylvania Beef Council recently launched the inaugural Pennsylvania Beef Trail with menu tastings at two highlighted trail…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223402,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2470,349,6652,65557,182,139,28,128,130,129],"class_list":["post-223401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-agriculture","tag-berks-county","tag-kutztown","tag-lenhartsville","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}