Food

Do you know the difference between a frost date and moon date for planting your garden? We didn’t have any idea until we came across the Ohio planting calendar.

Baker, author and magazine editor Brian Hart Hoffman released the third volume of “Bake from Scratch: Artisan Recipes for the Home Baker” on March 15. The book features more than 600 recipes and is currently available for order through online retailers, such as the “Bake from Scratch” website.

If you enjoy ice wine, then raise a toast to the 2019 Ice Wine Festival in the Grand River Valley located east of Cleveland. The 15^th edition of this popular event runs March 9 and 16 with ice wine samplings and complimentary appetizers. Wineries participating include:

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, as if we need an excuse to eat corned beef. The bars will have “kegs and eggs” for breakfast, but the post-parade crowd will only be satisfied with corned beef sandwiches and green beer.

There was a bar on Akron’s south side that served four-way chili. Back in college when we got the late-night hungries, we’d go to this bar. It was in a sketchy neighborhood, so the more guys the better.

A suburban Cleveland bakery is already advertising paczki. That’s pronounced “poonch-key” for those of non-Polish descent. The funny thing is Michael Angelo’s is owned by two Italian-American brothers, but they make the best paczki around. There will be a line out the door when Lent gets closer.

Where do people go for great Valentine’s Day candy across Ohio? We checked around and made a few phone calls to find out.

Attending a sporting event while enjoying a craft beer is commonplace, but tipping a brew with a T-Rex or Velociraptor…

Are you looking for hoppiness in all the wrong places? Try Cincinnati, a city brimming with craft brewers. There are over 60 breweries in southwest Ohio and more than 240 breweries across the state.

Ruby the robotic waitress is serving up dishes non-stop from 7:00am to 2:00am at “Drink and Spice Magic Restaurant,” which…