Janet Podolak

Five area wineries will continue the annual Turkey Trot wine-and-food trail through Nov. 27, the day before Thanksgiving. From noon to 5 p.m. each day, they’ll showcase wines ideal for serving with…

Food and eating in France has changed. My two-week mid-September visit followed the Olympics, which drew more than 11 million international visitors to Paris. Perhaps the invasion of hamburgers, ch…

Mentor author Deanna Adams’ latest book set in 1940s Cleveland

ICASI’s Cleveland Top Chefs 2024 to raise money for culinary scholarships

Once in finance, Kirtland’s Paul Abbey dedicated to cause with Rooted in Trees

The massive Klco family is reuniting this weekend as matriarch moves back home

The 5,000-year-old relationship between humans and their horses is thoroughly embedded in Northeast Ohio, where Waite Hill once had more horses than people, Hunting Valley took its name from mounte…

Debonne’s Riesling Reserve wins top honors at 2024 Ohio Wine Competition

The newly opened Tricky Tortoise in Downtown Willoughby is putting its 20,000 square feet to good use as a preserved space to be celebrated by all ages. Built in 1897 as a one-time trolley car faci…

The pick-your-own strawberry season began May 31 this year at Patterson Fruit Farm in Chester Township. It’s the earliest picking in more than a half-century. June 10 is the customary start date fo…

The fun doesn’t have to wait for the weekend. Around here, midweek days Wednesday and Thursday have become times to celebrate summer outdoors with music, dancing and shared camaraderie over food. F…

Apples, strawberries, tomatoes, almonds and chocolate are just a few of the foods made possible by pollination. Bees and butterflies come to mind when most of us think of pollinators, and both are …

Hamburger season is about to begin in earnest as summer’s outdoor grilling season gets underway. Considered a culinary icon of the United States, the humble hamburger of ground beef shaped into a p…

Experience area wines from an agricultural point of view by joining members of the Ohio Farm Bureau for the entity’s Lake County Wine Tour, a tasting tour and dinner on May 18. The event begins at …

The Grand River Valley wine region is in the path of totality for the April 8 solar eclipse, and 14 of its wineries have developed a Total Eclipse Wine Trail running April 5 through 7. They’re each…

When Jesus came to Kirtland in 1836 a chorus of angels sang from the rooftop of the Kirtland Temple. That’s just one of the stories told to those visiting the Temple, which has recently been transf…

Perched securely on the hump of a camel named “Caboose,” I quickly realized this animal in Morocco was much friendlier than those I’d met on an earlier camel ride in Australia. The camels Down Unde…

The historic Kirtland Temple, perched at the crest of the Route 306 hill in Kirtland, is now owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 197…

Eating will be a primary pastime for those attending this year’s Grand River Valley Ice Wine Festival, taking place throughout March at six area wineries and a distillery. Ice wine made in 2023 wil…

Ed Haney, known by many for his portrayals of James A. Garfield, is remembered