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The Greenhouse Tavern

I finally made it over to The Greenhouse Tavern for lunch with Troy and Alex. I apologize for no photos of the food, it was so incredibly good that I just wanted to eat it – not photograph it. Troy and I split Foie Gras Steamed Clams (w/ east coast clams, butter & grilled bread-$13) [...]

Fall is about food

It’s my firm belief that fall / autumn air carries food smells better than any other season. Winter is too cold and windy. Spring is wet and conflicting with other scents. Summer is oppresive and humid. But Fall… fall, to me, is the season for restaurants. The fall menus are hearty and  inventive. Red wine [...]

Apollo’s Fire – Scotch Snap!

The players were the same and the venue is always perfect, but something a bit different from Apollo’s Fire this time.
With Cape Breton Fiddler David Greenburg at the helm, they wove us into many Scottish Dances (Strathspey being a common variation) based on an rhythm referred to as the Scotch Snap, or Lombard Rhythm [...]

Pirates could happen to anyone.

Just saw that The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival is doing Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, by Tom Stoppard (directed by John C. Davis.) this year! Huzzah!

Neuromusic at CIM

Amanda took me to a lecture in CIM’s gorgeous new Mixon Hall. Kr. Kamal Chemali lectured on the effect of music on our bodies, the nervous system, feelings vs emotions, etc. Interspersed by live performances and many audio tracks (mostly classical but there were some more modern forms as well) he spoke about [...]