Category: Local

Win tickets to Vintage Ohio

Win a pair of tickets to Vintage Ohio. Tweet and fill in the blank: “Ohio wines are great because ________ #nh140” Tweet as many times as you’d like by 5 p.m. Wednesday,...

Eight dishes made with whiskey

When Emil and Loretta Paganini host their whiskey dinner next Wednesday, the menu won’t be confined to bourbon but every dish will include whiskey in its creation. Emil will guide a tasting...

Weenie A Go Go a great little place

Jessica Johnson has had a string of bad luck starting with getting her tent blown down in a storm when camping near Nashville to see Paul McCartney in concert. She got soaked,...

Joyful Ohio summer fun

I most enjoy watching summer arrive in Northeast Ohio, returning color and form to gray and sparse winter landscapes. The venues may change for me from year to year because it’s the...

Ohio wine country a great destination

Just learned that only 20 tickets remain for Wine N Bloom, the wine tasting self drive tour taking place the first two Fridays and Saturdays in May.  Anything in Ohio’s close by...

Spa Night at Cabanas Restaurant

Spa night at Cabanas in Mentor was buzzing on Monday, filled mostly with tables of girlfriends there to have dinner and a spa treatment. Now in its second year, Spa Night, which...

Whats for dinner at Mooreland

The dinner theater experience planned for March by Rabbit Run Theater at Mooreland Mansion will have a different menu all three evenings and for the Sunday brunch matinee. They’re the work of...

Valentine Food column

For some reason my food column didn’t make the paper. So here it is: Don’t forget your Valentine server Area restaurants are preparing for Valentine’s Day tonight with specials to help couples...

Fishermen’s dilemma

Katie O’Donnell tells me that fishermen have as many weather and climate related challenges as farmers, when it comes to their catch. “Seasons around the world impact restaurants here,” she told me...