Author: John

Ruhlman: Homemade Pizza. Michael really does make it seem like much of cooking is so simple that you’re crazy not to be doing it. Truly mouthwatering photos here. The Greenhouse Tavern. Formally opened on Friday. I’ll be heading there tonight. I’ll let you know how it is tomorrow. Here’s the menu.

Scene: Ed Hauser Way. They should rename the whole island after him.

The White House: Cute dog pictures. This was a topic of conversation at breakfast today. Ned was explaining that Poodles and Portuguese Water Dogs don’t have fur, but, rather, have hair, and that’s what makes them good for people with fur-related allergies. It turns out this isn’t exactly the best description of the differences between…

Bunnyland! Every year around this time we make a trip to Malley’s Bunnyland down at their factory on Brookpark Rd. The tradition is that we all become “Secret Bunnies”. Everyone draws names and we try to get a selection of candy that we think the person whose name we drew will like. Laura wrote a…

Cleveland Foodie: Preview Dinner at the Greenhouse Tavern. This is Jonathan Sawyer’s (ex-Bar Cento) new restaurant on E 4th and is the first certified green restaurant in Ohio. It’s finally opening in about two weeks.

Posnanski: The Next Snuggie. You knew it had to happen: Another in-depth report on infomercials, or as Joe’s now referring to them, infocos, as he tries to predict the next sensation. I’m not totally convinced he’s found it, but read for yourself. Bridget Callahan: The Hidden Cleveland Tour. Definitely get to go to some cool…

NY Times: Whose Father Was He? Another fabulous Errol Morris investigation of a famous photograph. This time he tries to find out the truth about a picture clutched in the hand of an unknown Gettysburg soldier.

FalconCam! There’s a webcam that keeps track of the pair of Peregrine Falcons that nest on the Terminal Tower. Cool! I had no idea that falcon’s eggs were purple like plums. I thought they were speckled. Or is she just collecting plums? Hmmm… Posnanski: Debuts. Joe writes about Roger Clemens’ first game in the majors,…

Bookstores! So Horizontal Books is open in the old Bookstore on W 25th space. And now Michael O’Brien, who used to run the Bookstore on W 25th has opened a new place in Tremont (in the basement of Zion UCC) called Scriptoria.