Welcome to 2025. I hope you're all hanging in there. Whether you're starting fresh with goals, aspirations, and motivation for the new year or you're just hoping to get through it, I send you the best. I'm going to start the year by talking about one of my favorite things: tacos. I happened upon Agave & Rye in Columbus, Ohio on a whim with a friend while we were driving around trying to figure out what to eat. I enjoyed it so much that when I heard there was a Cleveland location, I told my friend we had to go. This Kentucky original restaurant boasts EPIC tacos, tequila, and bourbon with a mix of street art and fine art. The words that came to mind in both locations were punk, graffiti, gothic, Cyndi Lauper, 90s, urban, eclectic, etc... There's even a disco ball in each bathroom stall. It looks like the kind of place where you can enjoy tacos, a great cocktail, and get a tattoo in the back if you're nice enough. Both locati...
Welcome Ghouls and Goblins, It's the most wonderful time of the year. Ew no, not the holidays. Halloween. Spooky Season. Football. Orange. While I dread the shorter days and losing the warm sun until May (Ohio probs), I love all things spooky and pumpkin spice in mass amounts. It also signals yet another year for my favorite event at Cedar Point-Halloweekends. We are back to enjoy the Flavors of Halloweekends. This year features 6 savory and 5 sweet items. We also tried a few specialty drinks around the park and at the Grand Pavilion that aren't part of Flavors of Halloweekends, but they're still themed to the event. Note: These are usually not part of the dining plan. I know some of you (like me) wish you could navigate the system to make it cheaper, but specialty event food items are sold individually and not part of a meal. The theme of this year seems to lean toward graveyards and tombs, so we're using tombstones 🪦 (or it may show up as black boxes if you'...