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That compass is totally f’d.
I met up with some friends last weekend from the West-side of Cleveland, so we decided to check out the brunch at the West End Tavern in Lakewood. [...]

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23
Feb

Like many people in Northeastern Ohio I am Catholic, so with Ash Wednesday occurring on the 21st the season of Lent began. That means no meat on Fridays for a couple of weeks. The recipe below is a favorite Lenten meal in my family. I know, you may think whoever made this [...]

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23
Feb

1.  You better finish your food because there are people starving in Africa.  African people have elephants and Sally Struthers (yes, there is a difference) between those two food groups alone they could easily feed the entire continent.
2. Eat your carrots they will help you see better.   If that was the case, then why doesn’t some [...]

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22
Feb

One of my favorite websites, The Consumerist, has a piece today about the Zagats dining guides.  Zagats dining guides are those little books that rate all of the restaurants in a particular city. Well, thier full of crapola. 
It seems that the good folks over at Zagats have been inflating thier ratings to the point [...]

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El Rodeo6900 Center StreetMentor, OH 44060440-205-8740
Finding myself really wanting some tacos for lunch. I headed over to El Lobo to grab a quick bite with some friends. To my disappointment though, they were closed. As if being open during the week would be an unwise business decision.
Still craving tacos and not wanting to resort to [...]

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19
Feb
written by: Mark     stored in: Recipes

This recipe is so damn cheesy, you have to say cheese twice. Not only that, but making it is easier than Anna Nicole Smith. What? Too soon?

Markaroni and Cheese, Cheese

2 lbs. elbow macaroni
1 Can Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 Can Campbell's Cheddar Cheese Soup
32 oz. Velveeta Cheese
1 lb. Chicken diced, cooked
1. Boil some [...]

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Remember last week when I wrote about El Lobo and I said:

The drink selection is limited to bottled pop and some really weird rice milk stuff, but we weren't adventurous enough to try that crap.

Well we went back last weekend and I learned two things, I am a judgemental asshole and rice water is pretty [...]

10
Feb
written by: Mark     stored in: Food Talk, Restaurant Reviews

Thanks to all of the input from you, I've got dozens of pizza places to try. Before doing so though I wanted to come up with a rating system whereby I could rate each pizza along with my thoughts on the taste. I came up with a 35 point scale:
Crust Texture: Chewy 1 [...]

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08
Feb
written by: Mark     stored in: Food Talk, Must Reads, Site News

I am going to be doing some guest blogging for Feast Magazine’s website, so make sure you go check it out. I will be doing a post every other Wednesday, here is my first. Feast Magazine is a bi-annual food publication of Cleveland Magazine, so it is an honor to be a guest [...]

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Original Tacos El Lobo 211 North Saint Clair St Painesville, OH 44077 440-352-3802440-520-5160

A Special Valentine’s Day Poem Salsa is red, Guacamole is green, El Lobo is Muy Bueno, The best tacos that have ever been.
El Lobo (means: The Lobo) is a small Tacqueria located near the Post Office in Painesville. [...]

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