Wendi's Weekend Trips & Whatnot

Travel. Food. Fun.

Where a Kid Can Be a Kid (and Grownups, too)

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This past week, my great nephew,  Noah, celebrated his birthday. On Saturday, January 23, 2015, my husband, Bobby, my parents, Bud and Dolores and I traveled to Columbus, Ohio to see him. We met Noah, DeAveon (his older brother) and his mom, Ashley at Chuck E. Cheese's in Dublin. Back in August we celebrated DeAveon's birthday at Magic Mountain. We decided Chuck E. Cheese's was better to do in January. Since Magic Mountain has outdoor activities that are closed in the winter, the boys … [Read more...]

I Found Great New York Bagels in Wooster, Ohio, at This Place …

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Growing up in Revere, Mass., one of my best friends was Jay DellaPorta. I don't remember where his mother, Linda, would get bagels, but she would give us some of the best bagels around. (Update: Linda informed me it was Katz Bagel Bakery in Chelsea, Mass.) These bagels, with the crisp, crunchy exteriors and toothy, chewy middles, made it hard for me to eat store-bought bagels. True bagels are boiled; mass-produced bagels are steamed. Trust me, there's a difference. My wife, Wendi, … [Read more...]

Downtown Wooster Has All This? (Yes, and Even More)

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When my husband, Bobby, and I took our recent "stay-cation" we spent a few hours in downtown Wooster, Ohio. Let me say, that a few hours is really not long enough to see everything Wooster has to offer. We were, however, there long enough to get a reminder of how varying the establishments are. We started our tour at the now closed First Amendment for what turned out to be our final taste of their terrific burgers. While I am sad to see it closed, I am glad to have had a chance to … [Read more...]

Spoonfuls of Oils, Vinegars Help the Medicine Go Down

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When I first heard about Motts Oils & More in downtown Wooster, Ohio, I was intrigued. A store with specialty vinegars and oils. It sounded like a place that Bobby would like to go. He came home from covering the Small Business Saturday event in November saying he had visited the store. (He covered the event for a story in The Daily Record.) He said that you could taste all kinds of vinegars and oils.  That sounded a little strange. Not sure how one goes about "tasting" oils or vinegars. I … [Read more...]

Mitchell’s Homemade Ice Cream Better Than Graeter’s?

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I would not call myself an ice cream snob. I have had (and enjoyed) all kinds of ice cream from the very costly to the least expensive. Anyone else remember when you could get a gallon of ice cream in a box?  But I do have my favorite ice cream. Graeter's chocolate chocolate chip ice cream is simply the best. However, when Bobby and I were in Cleveland on December 7, 2015, we had the opportunity to try Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream. First of all, I had never heard of Mitchell's before and … [Read more...]