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do good. eat good. take three.

November 30, 2011

‘Tis the season to help, right? The majority of us have the good fortune to dine out, shop our local grocers and markets, and even grow our own eats. Something we may even take for granted. We read about food. We value and appreciate food. We know the importance of eating right (most of the [...]

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thankful. and full.

November 21, 2011

I’m not afraid of cooking. Give me a recipe and I’ll try anything. The kitchen is my favorite room. But Thanksgiving, well, that’s not just cooking. That’s the meal – the meal that nearly everyone claims as their favorite. The one that they wait all year for, and if it stinks, you have to wait [...]

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the underdog

November 19, 2011

What a clever little name. Happy Dog just got a whole lot happier. In the basement of everyone’s favorite neighborhood bar and hot dog destination is a new hangout, The Underdog, a 40-seat bar and game room. The Underdog will feature a full bar, three classic pinball games, shuffle board, 48 classic arcade games plus [...]

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’tis the season to give (away… pasta & ale)

November 17, 2011

Here’s an early holiday present, two actually, from Cleveland Foodie to you. Up for grabs, your chance to win one of the following: ****November 28 at Noodlecat, another pop-up – this time with chef Jeff Michaud of Osteria and Amis in Philadelphia. He’s creating a six-course pasta dinner which you can view here (apparently Jeff [...]

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moving on

November 2, 2011

My first job was cleaning women’s golf shoes. Yeah, you can imagine how satisfying that was. I was 15. From there I graduated onto greener pastures – retail at Alexander’s Flowers where I worked at the old Solon shop then the headquarters on and off for five years. This job is the reason why even [...]

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a meal to remember

October 31, 2011

My grandma passed away last July with her final weeks spent in hospice. During that time, my family would gather in her room nearly every  night to have dinner  together. Either one of us would make something special we knew she liked  or we’d pick something up. It didn’t matter. All that mattered was that [...]

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notice anything different?

October 26, 2011

Cleveland is filled with  a lot of talent, talent that goes well beyond the kitchen. Truly – if you stop to look around, it’s really quite something to see all the different types of people, with diverse ideas and abilities, that choose to call Cleveland home and showcase their skills, whatever it may be, right [...]

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there’s nothing to do in cleveland

October 25, 2011

We’ve all heard this, right?And I’m willing to bet all equally annoyed when someone mutters it. Regardless of the day or time of  year, there always seems to be something taking place – for families and empty-nesters to everyone in between. Our problem is that we just can’t seem to make time to take advantage [...]

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get tickets now: 2011/2012 film feasts

October 10, 2011

The Cleveland International Film Festival, which will take place March 22 – April 1, has launched its Film (and other arts) Feasts Series. There are 10 events in total, but two, I think, will be of most interest to you: KITCHEN STORIES Wednesday, November, 9, 2011 / 7:00 p.m. $50 per guest  / limit 50 [...]

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my view on the chew

October 4, 2011

While my maternity leave was wrapping up, I was home for the premier week of The Chew, which  I watched daily (DVR set moving forward). I admit, I’d be a regular viewer of this show even if  it sucked (I’m a sucker for anything that has a tie to our city). Luckily for me, it [...]

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