Although this weekend was partially about catching up on my to-do list, it was also time to celebrate the beautiful Cleveland summer we’ve been having and the Fourth of July. There is something to be said about Independence Day. Even for just a few days, we forget our disillusionment with current politics and celebrate the history we share and…
I don’t think I’ve ever looked more forward to a 3-day weekend than I am this July 4th holiday. And while it’s partially because I love picnics and July 4th is always full of them, it’s mostly because I need that one extra day to work on my to-do list. I…
Scott and I finally saw Midnight in Paris last week (which hands down deserves its 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes). His mom and sister had been urging me for weeks to see Woody Allen’s latest comedy because like Owen Wilson’s character, I can often be a sucker for nostalgia. From shopping…
I love a good change of pace so I”m happy to share that this week I was featured on The Cleveland Sound with a review of the Rock Hall’s Chef Jam 2011. The write up is a bit different than what I normally do with less of a focus on me and more covering/reporting on…
With my parents living in Virginia, I didn’t get to celebrate Father’s Day with my dad. However, in honor of my dad’s love for fixing things (and my love of all things kitsch), Scott and I figured we would do something that was ‘dad-approved’ and headed over to The Avon…
I headed out to my old Eastside stomping grounds this week to try a new food concept from Scott Groth – The Chubby Cook in Beachwood. What started as a popular food blog featuring Scott’s photographs, reviews and recipes has transformed into a brick and mortar establishment for grab-and-go lunches,…
While I’ve been #happyinCLE to clue into different ways to get involved in Cleveland, lately I’ve been stretching myself in a lot of directions. So I’m taking a mini blog-cation. I’ll be gone for only a few days with a new blog post by the end of this week. Additionally, I’ll probably…
By no stretch of the imagination am I an athlete. If you’ve been following this blog even for a short while, you’ll know my huge loves are food and the arts. And although I enjoy watching sports, I don’t often participate in them. A huge reason for this is that I’m…
UPDATE: Chris Hodgson’s Brick & Mortar Pop-Up has been rescheduled to July 11 and 13. While there is certainly no shortage of amazing restaurants in Cleveland, there often seems to be a shortage in time to try them all out. Fortunately, the Cleveland food scene has remedied the situation with…
Update: Due to rain on June 16, this was rescheduled to June 23 Few foods elicit sheer bliss in me the way sushi does. Squid, eel, yellowtail, shari rice, nori wrappers, wasabi(!) – the list of what I love about sushi goes on and on. And my favorite part? When the…
