Taste of the Browns Giveaway: Tackle Hunger with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Every four years, Feeding America, the nationwide network of 200 food banks, conducts its Hunger in America study. It’s the largest survey of its kind, focusing on why hunger happens and its effects on local communities. The most recent Hunger in America was released just last week, and showed that…

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Giveway: BBQ, Brews and Blues at Our Lady of the Wayside's Grapes and Ale

Nothing – not even an 8-days-and-counting sinus infection – could have stopped me from BBQing with Scott’s family this weekend. The weather was perfect (unbelievably so, after our winter), the grill was blazing with cheese brats and Dad Hicken’s BBQ-sauce-laced burgers, and Scott’s mom put together one of the best…

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Giveaway: Celebrate Twenty Years of Silver Spoon Awards

UPDATE: After removing one pingback and three retracted entries, and placing the remaining total in Random.org: Congratulations, entry 26 – Franklin Mayse, for winning this giveaway! Please reply to my email by the morning of 5/13 to confirm you can attend Silver Spoon. When it comes to Cleveland food events,…

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Giveaway: Harvest for Hunger's Market at the Food Bank

UPDATE: After removing one pingback and placing the remaining total in Random.org: Congratulations, entry 26 – Jessica Z, for winning this giveaway! Please reply to my email by 4/25 to confirm you can attend Market at the Food Bank. Checkout for Hunger, Brown Bag Day, food drives at WKYC, Indians…

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Cleveland Zoological Society's Animal Attractions

Blogkeeping: Congratulations, entry 7 – Kate, for winning the Boutique Bridal Bazaar giveaway. Please respond to my email by 5pm ET today (1/9) to confirm you can attend. “Baby, it’s cold (really, really cold) outside.” It’s time to cuddle up — not just because of the cold, but also because Valentine’s Day…

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Giveaway: L'Amour du Vin, The Cleveland West Side Wine and Food Event

Update: Parker’s Grille and Tavern in Avon Lake is no longer participating in L’Amour du Vin (9/27/2013) Working downtown, I’m a short walk away from a wealth of dining choices. However, the restaurants opening more and more frequently in Lorain County and Cleveland’s west side have me eating (and eating…

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Guest Post: 2013 Taste of the Browns to benefit the Cleveland Foodbank

It’s good to be back from vacation (stay tuned for my recaps next week)! Although our trip to Virginia and Baltimore Comic-Con kept us from attending this year’s Taste of the Browns, Alicia from Poise in Parma was able to go for me. Enjoy her recap of one of my…

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Guest Post: AMA's Urban Picnic with the Cleveland Metroparks

This week’s guest posts are all about enjoying the outdoors in Cleveland! Today, Jessica from Anchored in CLE recaps the recent Cleveland AMA Urban Picnic with the Cleveland Metroparks. Hi! I’m Jessica and I’m a recent marketing graduate from Kent State. I recently got to check out my first Cleveland…

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Giveaway: A Night of Wine, Food and Chocolate at Locavore

I think it’s safe to say most (if not all) of us love eating local. There’s something about a meal prepared with fresh, local, high-quality ingredients that just tastes better. For all of you local culinary lovers who missed last week’s Taste of the Browns giveaway, today’s giveaway features another great…

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