The semi-annual event, which returned in 2012 under McCollum’s direction, highlights restaurants across the city and offers diners the chance to try something new through special deals and pre-fixe menus. The Seton Hill University graduate is also one of the bloggers behind Pittsburgh TasteBuds, a celebrity judge for the Community Liver Alliance's Steel Chef Challenge and winner of the Partnership Marketing Partner of the Year Award from VisitPITTSBURGH. “Brian has done amazing things to further Pittsburgh's food scene with his founding of Pittsburgh Restaurant Week,” a person who nominated him wrote. “It has prompted people from all over the city and its suburbs to explore new restaurants and neighborhoods, spending their dollars far and wide throughout the city.” McCollum owns and operates 60 Minute Missions escape room in Greensburg and lives on the North Side.