Exploring Little Italy with NEO Food Tours

    Have you entered my giveaway for a Coventry Village-inspired change purse? You have until May 23rd at 11:59 pm. *** There’s no doubt that Northeast Ohio is in the middle of a culinary renaissance. And while the neighborhoods the chefs call home are benefitting from their presence, the…

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Guest Post on Poise in Parma about PlayhouseSquare's International Children's Festival

This past weekend I was really happy to be able to volunteer at the 2nd Annual International Children’s Festival through PlayhouseSquare Partners. So when blend (blogger friend) Alicia from Poise in Parma asked me to guest blog during her crazy busy May, I knew immediately I wanted to blog about…

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Chef Jam 2011: Cleveland Music Meets Food at the Rock Hall

Have you entered my giveaway yet for PlayhouseSquare Partners’ Mini Golf Par-Tee? You have until Wednesday at 11:59PM. Check the link to learn how to win a pair of tickets to play putt-putt in the Palace Theatre. *** One of my favorite events from when I first started Clue Into…

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Great Lakes Brewing Company's Names Behind the Brews: Eliot Ness

UPDATE: The next Names Behind the Brews event is August 25, 2011 – Burning River with Dr. John Hartig *** When you’re drinking a good beer, you’re probably most focused on the drinking experience — the taste, smell, look. But how often do you ponder the story behind its name?…

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Emerging Chefs' Mardi Gras en Mai Tickets on Sale

Earlier this month I went to my first Emerging Chefs dinner after hearing so much about it from friends. You can read about Dinner by Design here – the experience definitely exceeded my expectations. If you’ve missed previous Emerging Chefs events (or are already a fan and want to see what…

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Clue Into Cleveland Bloggers – OBASH Meetup at Touch Supper Club

This week was the April Cleveland meetup for the Ohio Bloggers Association. I’ve written before that one of my favorite aspects of blogging has been meeting and sharing experiences with other bloggers, so I really do treasure these meetups each month. Our April meetup took place in the back room of…

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Emerging Chefs' Dinner by Design

On occasion, I like to splurge – be it a night out at a play, dinner at a restaurant I haven’t been to yet or a roadtrip. Regardless of what it is, though, my “splurges” all have to have the same thing in common: they need to offer a unique and very well-executed…

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Clue Into Cleveland: Weekends Edition

When it comes to the weekend, I typically don’t need an excuse to go out and explore. Honestly, I’d say my biggest problem is forcing myself to stay home and do things around the house that need to get done (like this weekend’s project: clean the garden). Because of this,…

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Running for Tom: A Fundraiser at A.J. Rocco's in Downtown Cleveland

Clarification: This blog entry was originally posted on Sunday evening; however, due to changes in the event that came out after it was written, it’s being reposted with the new details. If you read the initial post over the weekend, please note that the venue has now changed to A.J.…

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