Everyone has their favorite breakfast spot (or they should). My husband and I have been obsessed with Grumpy's in Tremont for years. They've come to know our faces and they serve one of the best standard breakfasts around. Perhaps we go back because they never snicker when my husband orders a side of pickles. Eventually we decided that it [...]
Category: Eat & Drink
The best places to get food and drinks in Cleveland, Ohio and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Punch Bowl with a side of food poisoning
Nothing says 'Happy Holidays' like food poisoning. I didn't even know that I had food poisoning (I thought it was just a nasty stomach bug), until I found out that NINE people in our group had gotten sick. It was pretty obvious at that point that something wasn't quite right. If you’ve never gotten food poisoning, [...]
Slyman’s: Does it live up to the hype?
I have a confession to make. I have lived in Cleveland for almost thirty years and I have NEVER been to Slyman’s Restaurant. Until today. And now my world is forever changed. Well maybe the experience wasn’t that life altering, but I am sure glad that I finally took the time to give it a [...]
Bonbon: The Best French Toast in Town
Update (8/18/18): Bonbon is no longer in business. The very first time I stumbled into Bonbon was to sample their decadent hot chocolate, rated as one of the top 10 hot chocolates in Cleveland by Scene magazine last fall. While I wasn't blown away by the hot chocolate - not hot enough, but copious amounts of delicious [...]
Flats East Bank: A new look for Cleveland
It's all new, and I love it. What am I referring to, you might ask? Why the sparkly, brand new Flats East Bank. While phase one included the Ernst & Young Building, Aloft Hotel, Willeyville, along with several other establishments, phase two encompassed the Flats East Bank apartment building and a healthy helping of new restaurants and bars. [...]
Liven up your lunch hour all summer long
Food trucks aren’t the only thing invading downtown Cleveland during the work week. Now we have access to shopping, coffee and live music through lunchtime events happening all week long, all summer long. It’s time to stop making excuses for why we aren’t coming back downtown after work, and start taking advantage of Cleveland during lunch [...]
