Ever tasted horse?
This market in the Place d’Aligre neighborhood of Paris included a butcher selling horsemeat. Me either. But I understand it’s often eaten in France and every time I get a menu on...
Author: Janet Podolak
Provence food best thing I ever tasted
A potato pissaladière with sardines and anchovies was one of the best things I tasted in Marseille. To battle this long cold winter, my daydreams turn to Provence, the scenic crossroads of...
James Beard award goes to local icon
The James Beard Foundation has announced five recipients of its 2014 America’s Classics Award and one of them is from Cleveland. And no, it’s not Michael Symon. Here’s what their press release...
Leroy distillery opens for Saturday tastings
Taste and buy Kevin Suttman’s artisan gin, vodka and rums at his Leroy Township distillery from 2 to 7 on Saturday. After March 1 he expects to be open those hours every...
Sweet ice wine and maple rewards follow bitter winter
As bitter winter draws to a close, nature’s own sweetness surrounds us with creations indigenous to Northeast Ohio. The Grand River Valley Ice Wine Festival takes place at the same time maple...
February’s travel section has ice, sun, sand and music
Montreal’s sprawling urban festival lights up the entire city starting Feb. 20 with light shows, food events, Ferris wheel, huge ice slide and lots more. February’s travel section takes readers to Toronto...
Watch Olympic hockey in country where sport began
Men get most of the attention in Olympic hockey play but the Canadian women’s team plays at 10:30 a.m. Monday and at the same time Tuesday they’ll play the American women hockey...
Sochi shocks journalists who should know better
The graphic depicted in this Greek washroom transcends language barriers I’ve been reading the gripes about substandard hotel rooms tweeted by journalists in Sochi and I have to wonder if any...
Unusual hotel touches for Toronto weekend
An athlete shown working with a kettleball was the surprise above my bed at the Le Germain in Toronto In the 6-by-3-foot black-and-white photo above my bed, a reclining man’s bare chest,...
Catching the Christmas spirit in Wisconsin
Santa’s right at home at the Ostoff Resort here in Elkart Lake Wisconsin where winter is frosty and white and just cold enough for the ponds to be prepared for ice skating....
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