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...
Category: Food
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...
Eating eel and bull meat a Provencal treat in France
Ingredients for bouillabaisse are sold at the waterside morning fish market in Marseille Eating in France is always an adventure and regional specialties help to underscore the sense of place. Bouillabaisse, which...
Max & Erma’s redo at Mall brings out the band
The Mentor High School band was there and so were portly Max and Erma costumed characters. Thursday’s “grand reopening” of Max & Erma’s, a freestanding restaurant in the east Great Lakes Mall...
BurgerFi opens so have a look
My BurgerFi cheeseburger was really, truly one of the best I’d even eaten. As franchisee Doug O’Brien said, the proof is in the taste. It’s all natural beef, with no antibiotics or...
Long awaited BurgerFi to open on Tuesday
I’ve just spoken to Doug O’Brien who will open his new BurgerFi restaurant in Mentor on Tuesday. While we sat at a patio table and spoke, people kept coming in off Mentor...
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,...
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