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what you’re watching this weekend

August 13, 2011

Ok, two things you should watch this weekend: the Browns game on Saturday and The Great Food Truck Race on Sunday which premiers on The Food Network. The first is obvious. Preseason, sure, but hey – The Browns are back! As for the latter, local chef and food truck ambassador Chris Hodgson is one of [...]

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cleveland’s perfect plate

August 10, 2011

Tough question, right? That’s what I thought at least when I was asked by the folks at Around Noon to discuss my perfect plate of Cleveland food with host Dee Perry along with Joe Crea and Doug Trattner. I was quite excited to be asked to be part of this show. First, I’m a regular [...]

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momocho + happy dog news

July 28, 2011

Via chef Eric Williams, here’s some local happenings you may be interested in: @ Happy Dog Starting on Sunday, August 14th at 9 p.m., Happy Dog will host a viewing party for chef Chris Hodgson who is competing on The Food Network’s Next Great Food Truck Race. Both of Chris’ food trucks will be parked [...]

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august 5/6: vintage ohio

July 25, 2011

This post is sponsored by Vintage Ohio, August 5-6 at Lake Farmpark. If you plan to go, remember Cleveland Foodie readers get a special discount – $19 by using code CLFD2011. Get tickets by calling 800.227.6972 or visit here. Twenty four wineries will  gather at one location, making this the largest gathering of wineries in [...]

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venorsky, party of four

July 17, 2011

Dining out just got a whole lot more interesting. On July 13, Jamie and myself, along with big sister Natalie, welcomed our second daughter to the world: Olivia Marie. Everyone is doing great and excited to finally be a foursome. When we had Natalie, I heard from nearly everyone how much our lives would change [...]

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vintage ohio scoop

July 7, 2011

This post is sponsored by Vintage Ohio, August 5-6 at Lake Farmpark. If you plan to go, remember Cleveland Foodie readers get a special discount – $19 by using code CLFD2011. Get tickets by calling 800.227.6972 or visit here. This year,  many of the wines featured on Festival Field have been awarded the OQW seal.  [...]

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cropicana

June 30, 2011

I can’t remember the first time I went to Whiskey Island. Sometime in my mid 20s, that much I’m pretty sure of. In fact, there’s not much I can recall from many of those visits. Fuzzy memories at best (but good times had by all). My visit last month, on behalf of Metromix, was quite [...]

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shopping and dining downtown

June 27, 2011

Ask most Clevelanders about their earliest memories  growing up here, and guaranteed you’ll hear something about downtown shopping. For me, it was regular visits to May Co. and Higbee’s, with routine lunch stops at The Silver Grille and picking up post-shopping treats at Hough Bakery (but only if we were good and didn’t rush my [...]

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a dash of this and a pinch of that

June 26, 2011

A potluck post highlighting some current happenings: First, a huge thank you to My Retro Kitchen, the fantastic local food and recipe blog, for including me in her ongoing Feasting with Friends series. I really appreciate her super kind words and for asking me to be a part of it. What fun! Check out the [...]

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food & wine celebration to benefit veggie u – how to support & how to win

June 23, 2011

We are a fortunate bunch. It seems that just about every day there’s some amazing food-focused event happening, from pop-up restaurants, to charity dinners to festivals. Everyone pitching in equally to help – chefs and diners alike. Especially in the summer, there’s no shortage of things to attend. And they are all worthy of our [...]

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