Present your loved ones with a few of our favorite locally made or produced edible gifts in our Edible Holiday Gift Guide. Sausage-Making Class Gift Card Ordering a gift certificate to one of Saucisson’s sausage-making classes ($45 per person) is a great way to give the gift of an experience, say co-owners Penny Barend and …read more…
Chefs Michael Symon and Matt Del Regno are some of the busiest guys we know, yet they’ve teamed up once again to execute University Hospitals Five Star Sensation. The event returns after a customary hiatus and will take place on June 15 at the eastern campus of Cuyahoga Community College. More than 50 chefs and vintners …read more…
Ashtabula County is home to beautiful beaches, big skies, covered bridges, and sweeping, glaciated landscapes—a setting which can, in some cases, lure families home to farm. Connie and Randall Moores of Moores Heritage Farm followed that call. When Randall returned home from active duty service, he and Connie began breathing new life into Randall’s grandparents’ …read more…
Recently, in response to my latest apocalyptic post on social media, I received a challenge from a friend. Using the form of some quote or poem, I was encouraged to choose hope over dismay. I calmly responded that, as a realist (read: pessimist), any optimism I might conjure must be rooted in something tangible, a …read more…
One Friday morning many years ago, I was waiting for a meeting to begin at the offices of Northeast Shores Development Corporation, the organization representing North Collinwood, and overheard the staff discussing area school children picking up backpacks at that location. Curious, I asked why. The staff explained that neighborhood students stop by on Fridays …read more…
If you have ever gone to a rock concert and found yourself feeding off of the energy of other like-minded fans, you’ll understand my excitement for the upcoming Cleveland VegFest. At VegFest, thousands of people will literally be feeding off of our shared love of vegan food. On Saturday, May 5, area vegans and veg-curious will …read more…
The Cleveland Seed Bank’s seed libraries are sprouting up at local libraries across the region, and will be on display until Sept. 22, the first day of fall. This innovative program provides access to up to 5 free seed packets per month from the following selection of organic, open-pollinated vegetable, herb, and edible flower seeds: Genovese Basil …read more…
Donut Fest is returning to Cleveland for its second straight year, and promises to be another delightfully tasty amalgamation of classics and unexpected twists. “I think we’re going to see some old-school donuts with no fuss and people who are willing to take chances,” said Donut Fest founder Rebecca Skoch. The second annual Donut Fest …read more…
This past weekend, the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association converged at the Dayton Convention Center for a weekend of education, inspiration, and networking. This was my sixth attendance at the midwinter event, when farmers are most available to uproot themselves from their land for a couple of days. For the past 10 years, OEFFA …read more…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard a lot about President Obama trying to improve U.S. diplomatic relations with Cuba, our Caribbean neighbor just 90 miles south of Florida. The news of a possible trade agreement between the two countries has generated extreme interest in the island nation, not only by Americans …read more…
