Looking for a recipe today? I shared my mother’s Tuna Noodle Casserole with the Columbus Dispatch for their article about potato chip toppings. After a long draught of travel, this spring is shaping up to be a flood of trips. Check out our itinerary: February 2 – Cleveland – Fresh Street Pop-up February 10-11 – Cincinnati – Winter BeerFest and 5Bs Conference February 18-19 – Granville – OEFFA Conference end of February – San Salvador [...]

With a light crowd and quick pace, I was able to visit the entire floor of the Fabulous Food Show on Friday night before the Ruhlman/Keller conversation. The fine folks at Blue Jacket Dairy offered samples of their gretna grillin’ cheese and cheese curds.  I am already a huge fan of the delicious gretna soft cheese, especially when crusted on a hot skillet. Owners Angel and Jim King said they will be at the Worthington [...]

Many Clevelanders are drawn to the Fabulous Food Show to see TV celebrities like Guy Fieri, Tyler Florance, and Sandra Lee.  In the opinion of many food lovers, the true stars appeared on Friday night when Michael Ruhlman and Thomas Keller held an open conversation around Keller’s new book, Ad Hoc at Home. Food writer and Cleveland native Michael Ruhlman started the conversation with the story of how he came to write the The French [...]

This weekend (Friday-Sunday) Cleveland plays host to the Fabulous Food Show.  Held at the massive IX Center, the Fabulous Food Show features more than 200 vendors, the Main Kitchen Theatre and Culinary Celebration Theatre packed with celebrity and regional chef demonstrations, Grand Tasting Pavilion, Sweet Street and 100 ongoing demonstrations. The $25 ticket paid online ($27 at the door) gets you admission to enjoy samples from the vendors and a spot at one celebrity chef [...]