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Behind the scenes in restaurant kitchen

My risotto arm still aches, even after a good night’s sleep. Come to think of it, I can feel the muscle in my left arm too. But the folks who dined on...

dim sum in cleveland

The invitation to have dim sum with someone who knew what we were eating was too good to pass up. So I joined Molinari’s chef Randal Johnson, along with his son, chef...

Stay at Cedar Point Hotel Breakers disappoints

News-Herald sports reporter Theresa Neuhoff Audia is guest blogger with this account of her recent unpleasant experience at the Hotel Breakers during a family visit to Cedar Point.Janet Podolak For as long...

Vines & Wines at Farmpark

A backdrop of a perfect late summer twilight made the courtyard venue just about perfect for Friday’s annual Vines & Wines benefit by the Lake Parks Foundation. People mixed, mingled and got...

3 hour London visit

We only had a few hours in London by the time we checked in to our centrally-located City Inn in Westminster so the challenge was to do things quintessentially British. I’d been...

stonehenge & salisbury england

Stonehenge was on our itinerary en route back from Southampton to London following our two-day cruise aboard the new Celebrity Solstice. We’d departed and were on the coach when we learned that...

london’s congestion fee

An amazingly viewful dinner at OXO Harvey Nicks was our welcome to London Tuesday night. The meal for media was in a restaurant high a tower on the south bank of the...

overnight to london

Our flights to London were uneventful and we arrived at the Heathrow Marriott within a few minutes of each other. Nancy flew Continental direct from Cleveland, landing at Terminal 4, while I...

Equinox London launch

I’m headed to London for Thursday’s naming ceremony of the new Celebrity Equinox. It’s another whirlwind trip which begins with an overnight flight tomorrow. It’s the newest of the cruise line’s Solstice...

garden party extraordinaire

Saturday cleared in time for Holden Arboretum’s Summer Soiree French Market to frame mimes, auction goodies and luscious food and wines in a golden garden party atmosphere. Guests numbering more than 600...