Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Local craft beer aficionados share their holiday favorites to help you expand your beer palate. And you can get them close to home.
Rozi's Wine & Liquor House Inc. 14900 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 216-221-1119 Rozi's Manager Bill Barak gave us the rundown between the two general classifications of Christmas-time beers, Christmas or spiced and winter warmers. “Winter warmers are scotch ales or strong ales. Basically they are heavier more malty. They warm your belly. They are thick and thus take longer to get through. “Then you have your Christmas beers which are spice beers. The actual classification is spice or vegetable beers is the broad style.” In his opinion Ohio is the leader of the spice beers as far as Christmas ales go. There really aren't other areas that produce it or produce it as well as we do, he said. Winter warmer craft beer selection: Breckenridge Christmas…
Friday, November 9, 2012
Too busy to cook or have you burned the turkey? Patch to the rescue. Check out this list of restaurants and grocery stores that will take care of your Thanksgiving Feast.
There's no rule that says you have to cook on Thanksgiving and while eating out eliminates the need to clean up, you could enjoy the comfort of home without the work by ordering Thanksgiving to go. Many of these places need you to order in advance. (*some places require advance ordering) BUBBA'S Q 820 Center Road Avon 440-937-7859 Features Bubba's Q smoked turkeys and brown glazed hams. Contact catering for further details. Carriage House Bakery & Market 36741 Detroit Road Avon Features takeout holiday side dishes, desserts and other bread based bakery for Thanksgiving. Giant Eagle 31990 Walker Rd. Avon Lake 440-933-5078 Features pre-made traditional Thanksgiving meal, turkey, side dishes and dessert. Order by November 18, 2012 Heinen's …
Eating out on Thanksgiving spares you the massive clean up, but some restaurants may require reservations in advance.
There's no rule that says you have to cook on Thanksgiving and while you could order the dinner to go, eating out eliminates the cleaning up part of the holiday. Taste Restaurant and Lounge 2317 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 216-932-3170 Features dine-in or carry-out Traditional Thanksgiving meal, Turkey, side dishes and dessert as well as holiday specials. Boston Market 14833 Detroit Ave. Lakewood 216-228-1236 Boston Market offers several options for your Thanksgiving meal. You can dine-in, order pre-made heat & serve meals, or order a catered dinner for pick-up or delivery. Their website details the combinations that serve large holiday feasts, or smaller meals. All restaurants open Thanksgiving Day. Pier W 12700 Lake Ave. …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
A pizza restaurant is coming to the new building at Solon Village.
Antonio's Pizza, a family-owned pizza chain with a number of locations around the Cleveland area, is opening in Solon Village. The restaurant will take up residence in the new building that also contains Menchie's (already open) and Starbucks (soon to open). Antonio's Pizza has been around since 1967 and prides itself on its authentic Italian pizzas. The restaurant has locations in Avon, Strongsville, Parma, North Royalton and more. Learn more about Antonio's at the company website. You can also check out the menu here. For a sneak preview of their pizzas, check out the attached YouTube video.
Debbie Palmer
9:43 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012
Tom, I hope I didn't imply there was a decision for Patch to shift its focus away from local news -- there wasn't. There was a company-wide decision to cover the elections closely, especially with so many Presidential candidate appearances in northeast Ohio, which did generate a LOT of debate in our Comments section. But you'll find each Patch site is still dedicated to covering local news and … more ›