Internet friends, I have a confession: I have lived downtown — East 4th, the premier entertainment and food district — for six months. I have visited all the newest restaurants, including several during opening nights. Yet, I still had never eaten at Lola.
I know. It hurts me too. Could I in good conscience move from 4th [...]
I haven’t been interested much in your life. Right. So, why should you care about what I’m writing about? With the little free time I have, I’ve been learning how to sharpen my copywriting skills. How to run my own little business. Learning how to sprint with control using the front of my skates. Filing [...]
There is plenty of beer to go around! This past Sunday, with thanks to Blogging Jason for the event heads-up, we spent the afternoon at the Winter Warmer Festival at Rock Bottom. Winter Warmer was a happy surprise, as my expectations were just of joyfully drinking local winter brews. Ahem, no Christmas Ale at this [...]
I know you are all jealous of my ability to wrangle not only a Valentine’s Day DATE, but a true life Valentine’s Day boyfriend.
We started off our Romantic Weekend at the West Side Market Cafe for hash and egg benedicts (and way too much Bailey’s for my coffee… yes, I did actually just type the [...]
For the love of whole grain Cleveland, can we get a bakery somewhere around East 4th Neighborhood for fresh breads, buns and like sandwich rolls?
Yes, I could go to the market (even if NOT ONE COUNTER HAD FRESH CROISSANTS!), but I am now an urban dweller with TWO FEET THAT WORK properly. West 25th is [...]
I caught up with my ex — The Fiance — yesterday. And no, it’s not some big secret that we conversed. AB knows we’re friends.
“What’s new?” he asked, in request of status from our last conversation a couple of months ago.
Everything is JUST as fantastic as the last time we spoke - downtown living [...]
The last two nights have been wonderfully good-hearted and spirited.
Thanks to a charity beauty event hosted by blogger pal All Lacquered Up, a few of us friends and bloggers were able to contribute to a good cause — all in the name of discounted beauty products. Our event raised over $700 for Dress [...]
After taking a giant heapin’ helping of stuffing and mashed potatoes, why not meet me here:
Well, what did you think that Granny did with all the turkey’s extra gizzards and such?
It’s Christmas time… yeah, ALMOST Christmas time. Puke. Time to make stupid lists and spend stupid amounts of money on stupid people. Who does that? Well, I did for years, but thankfully my shopping list has been drastically cut this holiday. You know what’s on my list (and has been at least every year since [...]
Cleveland Restaurants Week sounds like a great way to get folks out to a restaurant not previously visited. This is the second year that I have participated in Cleveland Restaurant Week, and have been left, well, very hungry.
There seemed to be a lot of buzz with friends on Twitter — even if I couldn’t [...]
Our location for CBW Day #4 was the Stone Brewing Company beer dinner at Crop Bistro & Bar.
Bravo to Chef Steve and the guys from Stone. You really should NOT have missed this event!
I know I still have not posted on L’Albatros (also delicious), but Steve’s braised short ribs (at Crop) were the perfect consistency [...]
If you’ve been tossed and left for drowning in a beer vat, then there’s a possibility you might not have heard about Cleveland Beer Week. In all its awesomeness, CBW promises HUNDRDS of events, scheduled at local restaurants and bars, breweries and beer/liquor stores, among several other locations around town.
Here’s Part One of our Cleveland Beer Week tastings:
Friday [...]
My own (well, not mine, sadly, so much as Cleveland’s) Michael Symon has turned 40.
I You should stalk him on
Ed — Wow. Oh, so far behind. I haven’t finished my Labor Day Post! Ack. Beware: rambling catch-up below…
Fridays. I love Fridays. The work week is over. We typically stay in and create our own homemade pizza. And. Relax. BUT, end of summer weather took us to the patio of The Greenhouse Tavern (happy hour [...]
Greenhouse Tavern is amazing.
The rest of the culinary world agrees, of course. Within five days of our last meal (right, convenience of E. 4th living), there were at least three new menu items. Our friends from Indy were left pleased and beyond full.
Ed note: Uh, so we may have gone back again last [...]
I am a turkey, Swiss, mushroom & honey-dijon wrap full of emotions today (yum, lunch).
And I would like a bowl full of that Lucky’s Cafe applesauce, please. Anyone?
While this morning was a somewhat sad watching AB pack the rest of his “things” from my condo in River, I was full of glee that we [...]
Since when does Benadryl cause hyper-active nipple sensitivity and Jimmy Legs?
It sounds like a perfect Seinfeld episode, no? I abhor having to take medications, specifically because of side effects, but I felt as though my throat was closing up from something I ate at my desk. By the time I left work and ate dinner, [...]
Wednesday was opening night at Bar Symon in Avon. We walked in a little after “normal” dinner hour, to a packed and bustling beautiful space, complete with local news crews (which we apparently made a brief crowd shot appearance for a split second… still locating the video). There was an hour-and-a-half wait.
Admiring the bar [...]
Struggles of planning a day after being out too past bedtime and awakening ante meridian. Nowhere near the 2 o’clock afternoon-ish I had in mind when I crashed out in my bed after licking my plate clean at My Friends in Lakewood. Seriously. Blech! Oh yeah, Mel… you just HAD to have bleu cheese for [...]
By ways-and-means of text messaging and drunk dialing and pompousness, I had my entire inner circle convinced that next weekend was Memorial Day. Good thing I didn’t buy that ticket to Mexico.
My dear, dear child… please put down the phone. First response: i asked around, guys thought I was new or something Another text response: [...]
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