cleveland posts
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Feb 13th, 2013 at 12:00PM: Americans are frequently credited with having a lot of heart, but when it comes to eating them, we're not so hip on the idea. Even though offal, or "nose-to-tail" eating has been on-trend for some years now, a lot of people still flinch at the idea of dining on animal heart.
The reality is, heart is a delicious, healthy, versatile meat, devoid of the strong flavor possessed by most (improperly ...
by Colleen Kinder (RSS feed) (6 months ago)
Nov 21st, 2012 at 11:00AM:
A shabby peach convertible hogged the front yard. It stretched out like a sunbathing teenage girl would – at a long diagonal, facing the street, just begging to get picked up.
I walked right up to her, crouching down at the battered grill, where both headlights were missing, like gems pried out of a ring's bed. I'd forgotten how much headlights, when you're squarely in front of an ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (7 months ago)
Oct 19th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Road trips taken over the weekend can get us away from our normal routine and surroundings without a lot of planning or cost involved. Some people would like to get away from election season ads on television, websites, newspapers and magazines. Others are really into the process of selecting the next president of the United States and look for ways to feed their addiction. Here are some easy ...
by Micheline Maynard (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
Sep 4th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
If you're not from the American South, you probably have an image of it in your head. It might have squealing pickup trucks and Daisy Dukes. Or hoop skirts and cotton plantations from "Gone With The Wind." Maybe the streetcars of New Orleans, or the twang of Paula Deen.
What if I told you that the American South has become a land of opportunity, where people no longer have to leave home to ...
by McLean Robbins (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Feb 8th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is adding to its existing portfolio of 50+ hotels across with plans to expand into Cleveland, Ohio. The brand announced their plans to launch a 161-room hotel in the city's historic downtown Schofield Building. The hotel will open in 2013.
"For us, it's especially exciting to see the demand for the boutique concept in general spreading to more mainstream ...
by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Jul 22nd, 2011 at 9:00AM: The food truck craze is nothing new to many Americans. Long a popular foodie option in New York, Los Angeles, and even Cleveland, it's a food trend that's constantly evolving to bring new ideas and tastes to the, er, table. The Turkish food blog Istanbul Eats, who launched a book version last year and now offer food tours of the city, spotted a very local version of the mobile eatery trend along ...
by Paul Brady (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Jun 16th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
A group of pioneering Cleveland cooks is taking advantage of a new government policy initiative to spur the growth of their small businesses. As of this summer, food trucks will be allowed into downtown Cleveland, thanks to a temporary ordinance that lets them serve curbside in a part of the city previously closed to them.
Credit for Cleveland's rapidly growing truck scene is due to Chris ...
by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Apr 1st, 2011 at 12:30PM: If you've checked out Wanderfly, the new travel planning and booking service that suggests destinations and activities based on your interests, you know they've come up with some unique and untouristy destinations. Now they've gone beyond the beaten tourist track with 25 newly-discovered travel destinations. Why just see the Great Wall of China when you could see a whole city full of kittens in ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Mar 11th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Even when I was a finicky kid subsisting on Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, I was intrigued by offal. No way in hell would I have eaten what are politely known in the food industry as "variety meats," but they sure looked intriguing.
As with most of my weird habits, I blame my dad for my fascination with animal guts. Growing up the daughter of a large animal vet, I spent most of my formative years ...
by Melanie Nayer (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Aug 24th, 2010 at 1:00PM: Starwood Hotels is branching out its boutique brand to Cleveland, Ohio. Aloft Cleveland Downtown is scheduled to open in early 2013 as part of the Flats East Bank development, which is being touted as Cleveland's newest, upscale mixed-use complex.
The new Aloft Cleveland will offer 150 guest rooms, all featuring the typical tech amenities and including a social environment for guests to mix and ...
by Natasha Wright (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Jul 4th, 2010 at 2:00PM: What do you do in Ohio when you're hot and bored? Good news summer lovers: Ohio has some of the best indoor water parks in the country! Grab your suit, gas up the car and head to one of these hot spots to cool off any time of year:
Kalahari Resort boasts Ohio's largest indoor water park as well as a new, thrilling safari outdoor adventure park. This African themed resort offers private indoor ...
by Leigh Caldwell (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
May 11th, 2010 at 10:00AM: I did not have any idea what I was going to find when I hopped a cab in downtown Cleveland one morning last week and headed to the West Side Market. Sure, the folks charged with marketing Cleveland as a vacation destination said the market was great, but that's their job.
So, I had low expectations. All I was hoping for, frankly, was to find a vendor who was selling a muffin and perhaps some ...
by Leigh Caldwell (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
May 10th, 2010 at 5:30PM:
The Cleveland Indians have introduced "the ultimate sports suite" at Progressive Field this baseball season. They call it the FanCave.
The suite above first base offers a pool and ping-pong table, sports-themed furniture, arcade games and six HDTVs.
The best part just might be the private restroom. The Indians change out the toilet paper before each game, ensuring that the roll features ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Dec 24th, 2009 at 1:00PM: If you're stuck with a last minute present to buy. Here are 10 gift ideas. Most are quick and easy. Some of them don't require that you leave your house.
Two suggestions can be found at your local grocery store. No, you don't have to cook.
For a couple of them, all you need is a phone, the internet to find telephone numbers and your credit card.
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by Katie Hammel (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Aug 27th, 2009 at 10:00AM:
At a recent farm dinner I attended, a multi-course meal of farm-fresh, organic ingredients was paired with beers from Great Lakes Brewing. As we dined and drank, we were treated to an informal lesson on brewing from owner Pat Conway, who also gave us the lowdown on the many greet initiatives that Great Lakes has undertaken in an effort to be environmentally responsible while producing top-notch ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Jun 13th, 2009 at 3:30PM: A few years ago, in the audience of the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center watching A Closer Walk, a wonderful documentary about the global struggle caused by AIDS, I felt tuned into something bigger than myself. Reading New York Times film critic Steven Holden's article about the Human Rights International Film Festival going on at the Walter Reade Theater through June 25, reminded me about ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
May 27th, 2009 at 8:00PM: When Skybus folded last year, there were rumblings that it might resurrect but in another form. JetAmerica, a new budget airlines has just launched in Toledo. Is Skybus rising like a phoenix from the ashes? Like Skybus, JetAmerica is borrowing some of Ryanair's strategies but unlike Columbus's defunct airline that left behind a hole in airline service and oodles of bills is hoping to avoid ...
by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
May 1st, 2009 at 1:00PM: So, you know Andy Warhol is in Paris right now. Of course, even the best travel deals can still leave Europe's cultural capital out of reach. Fortunately, you now have a backup plan: Cleveland.
The Cleaveland Institute of Art will be hosting a series of prints created by Warhol from 1974 to 1986 (from the Cochran Collection). Uncle Sam, Superman and Mickey Mouse will be in attendance – a ...
by Mike Barish (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Apr 22nd, 2009 at 11:00AM: Every town has a tourism bureau or chamber of commerce that is entrusted with the responsibility of selling the city to prospective visitors. Well, one comedy troupe in Cleveland took it upon themselves to make a promotional video for their hometown. It is, admittedly, hastily thrown together. But, it highlights all of Cleveland's go-to destinations: the place where there used to be industry, the ...
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Jan 27th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Recently, when I was relishing my meatloaf with a side order of pierogis and sauerkraut in between bites of my daughter's stuffed cabbage rolls and my husband's coconut cake, I didn't know that I was having an Anthony Bourdain experience in Cleveland--kind of. I didn't eat the head cheese or the chicken paprikash, two of the dishes Bourdain also ate when he made his Sokolwski's University Inn stop ...
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