Entries tagged with 'Ohio'
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Cincinnati Magazine's food editor Donna Covrett chooses some of the best eats in Cincinnati—chili, goetta, ice cream, and more!
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Photos courtesy of Harold LaRue, Jen Killius and Kiesha Jenkins. In early July, Columbus, Ohio became home to Dirty Frank's Hot Dog Palace, quite possibly the best-looking hot dog joint I've seen in a while. The logo was designed by fellow Philadelphia artist and chili-dog aficianado Thom Lessner, whose amazing paintings of hair metal stars and classic baseball players cover every inch of the restaurant's interior....
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Photograph from GrubHub I love eating sundaes for the combination of ice cream, hot fudge, and whipped cream in each bite, but I hate that one sundae from a restaurant is usually too large for a single person (and sometimes two people) to eat. While excessiveness is part of the fun of a sundae, it's also part of the subsequent indigestion I feel (plus a dash of moaning) after polishing off every last bit. In my world, there is no willpower when a sundae is involved. That's why the One-Bite Sundae from Popeye's Soda Shop in Dresden, Ohio, appeals to me. GrubGrade features the sundae in their restaurant review. The sundae is topped with whipped cream, sprinkles, and your...
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Though I've been stuck at 219 pounds for the last month (damn these cursed weight-loss plateaus), it's occurred to me that if I continue to lose weight, I will shortly pass the 50-pound weight-loss threshold. I guess this really is a serious diet I've been on. When I decided to do something about my weight a little more than a year and a half ago, I weighed in at an all-time high of 265 pounds. Small for an NFL offensive lineman, but way, way too much for me, a pretty good, fast-on-my-feet-considering-I-weighed- 250-pounds, scrambling flag football quarterback in college (my teams did win the intramural flag-football championship at Grinnell four years in a row). So being stuck on 219 means...
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Blogger David Lay points out that Cleveland's legendary Sausage Shoppe will celebrate its 70th year 71st year tomorrow and highlights a video segment from the Cleveland episode of No Reservations. It's nice to see that the current owners—Norm Heinle, his wife, Carol, and their kids—are continuing a tradition that began with founder Hans Kirchberger. Happy anniversary, Sausage Shoppe!...
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Photograph from nycblondieandbrownie Earlier this month, Kellogg's saved Mother's Cookies from Chapter 11 bankruptcy by purchasing the company's trademarks and recipes. Now Archway Cookies, once part of the Mother's label, will also be saved, but by Lance, makers of cheese-and-peanut-butter sandwich cookies, among other snacks. Archway Cookies, based in Ashland, Ohio, is probably most famous for its soft-baked cookies. Growing up, I always had one in my lunch sack, courtesy of my mom, because she considered it acceptable junk food. But what always boggled my mind—how the moisture content eclipsed Famous Amos and other predictably crunchy packaged cookies. Did they somehow freeze time just after baking them? Preservatives probably played a role, but I'd err on the side of...
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Photograph by dlayphoto.com on Flickr At Parmageddon, the final battle between good and evil sandwiches, this monster was the clear victor. It gets packed with potato and cheese pierogies (yes pierogies inside a sandwich), grilled onions, and cheddar cheese between two huge slices of bread. The Parmageddon sandwich is available at the Melt Bar and Grilled, where it's served with napa vodka kraut and fries. Talk about an act of Revelation! Melt Bar and Grilled 14718 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood OH 44107 (map) 216-226-3699 meltbarandgrilled.com...
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As LunaPierCook points out in SE Talk, the local offices of Congressional Representative John Boehner (R-Ohio) were evacuated yesterday after a suspicious package of bacon arrived there. Authorities think it was sent by a constituent upset that the congressman voted for the $700 billion bailout package on Capitol Hill last week. Pork, get it? Sounds like a waste of bacon to us. Thanks for the link, LPC! Here's some video, after the jump....
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There is now more food than I can eat. Last Market Scene in the Midwest was paltry at best, but now the produce is piled high and shopping requires a little bit of restraint. This time the fiancée and I had to be even more careful—while we normally just head over a few blocks to the North Market in downtown Columbus for our weekly dose of fresh vegetables, this time we biked five miles up to the Clintonville Farmers' Market and were limited to only buying what out backs would fit and support for the ride home. It wasn't quite the harvest, but the difference in selection between a month ago and now is striking. (It wasn’t until we...
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Compared to our West Coast brethren, the fresh picks in the Midwest still look slim. Sure, we have the odd morel (expensive!) and asparagus a-plenty, but compared to the West Coast’s plethora of spring greens and fava beans and the East Coast's odd eggs, we’re still waiting for something to get really excited about. And that’s when you can find an open market. In Columbus, Ohio many of the markets I relied on last year haven’t even opened yet (most open next week, I’ve heard). Of the ones that are, I had the most luck at the Saturday morning Farmer’s Market at the North Market. Even though half of the market was filled with potted plants and loads of...
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