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Food + Drink
Brew it yourself
We create the official Cleveland Magazine beer.
Cult of the Holiday Brew
‘Christmas Ale!’ demand the thirsty hordes who descend upon Great Lakes Brewing Co., and any local store with a cooler, in their annual search for cinnamon-spiced winter bliss.
How To: Make Chicken Broth from Scratch
To go with Sandy Zelman’s matzo ball recipe, featured in the Dec. 2009 issue of Cleveland Magazine
Kiefer's Restaurant
The old sign still hangs outside this Ohio City landmark that served an unforgettable Wiener schnitzel and provided its patrons a place to reconnect with the old neighborhood.
Miller's Dining Room
Admit it, those sticky buns on those silver trays are what you miss most about this Lakewood restaurant.
More Pierogi Fillings
St. Andrew Ukranian Catholic church in Parma produces pierogi by the hundreds of dozens. After sharing the secret of its potato-filled pierogi in our December feature story about classic Cleveland eats, the church also told us how to produce some of its o
Tail of Two Australias
Down Under Tries to Kick Kangaroo Label
The Family Speakeasy
Skee ball, a G-man, Erin Brew —if only the joint were still around
The Oktobeer Games
The Cleveland Magazine drinking team writes a cornhole Cinderella story.
The Silver Grille
Hused inside Higbee’s, the Silver Grille was a holiday-season dining destination that grew into a Cleveland icon.
Today, nearly two decades after closing its doors, former patrons still talk about the Welsh rarebit on its menu.
Today, nearly two decades after closing its doors, former patrons still talk about the Welsh rarebit on its menu.
Top of the Town
There was a time when men always wore suits and sauerkraut balls were considered a fancy appetizer.
Stouffer’s Top of the Town was born of this era and became a downtown dining icon that lasted more than three decades.
In the CLE
Airy Christmas
Fifty inflatables will adorn the Onofrey family’s home this year.
Building A 65-pound gingerbread house
Dentist John Learner has built seven ultimate gingerbread houses for the Cleveland Botanical Garden’s annual contest. This year’s project was his most ambitious: a replica of St. Ignatius High School’s main building.
Olympic Dreams
With skating championships coming to town, our writer returns to the rink and recalls a childhood spent on the ice.
Steel Support
Why is the house where Superman was born not a well-known Cleveland landmark? Author Brad Meltzer wondered the same thing. Then, he helped make sure Jerry Siegel’s childhood home will be preserved for future comic book fans.
Entertainment
Mood Music
Jim Brickman has sold millions of CDs, sang a duet with Kermit the Frog and toured with Donny Osmond. This month, the Shaker Heights native comes home for a Dec. 26 holiday concert at Severance Hall.
Rhyme & Reason
From social injustice to childhood memories, Cleveland Heights’ poets laureate share their thought-provoking works in a new athology.
The Bright Side
An unconventional Christmas album and a film debut show a different side of Sarah.
The Write Stuff
Inspired by everything from Lake Erie to the Grand Canyon, Cleveland Heights’ poets laureate Meredith Holmes, Mary Weems and Loren Weiss share some of their poems included in the new anthology Awake at the End.
Style
An Eye for Fashion
Susan Scaparotti gives a personal touch to her red i jewelry line
Health
Retirement: It's not just a fairy tale
Sure the economy’s Grimm. But that doesn’t mean you can’t live happily ever after. Follow our experts’ advice, and all your retirement dreams could come true.
Words to Live By - The Best Things to Eat (on a Budget)
With a new year on the horizon, now is the time to start thinking about committing to a healthier 2009. (And if you’re anything like us, you could probably use a little inspiration.) So we turned to our medical community and asked leading minds i