Wendi and I recently joined Jon and Linda Hall (of Walking Ohio with Jon and Linda Hall fame) on a trip to Cleveland where we spent the day at the Cleveland Museum of Art and part of the night in Little Italy, where we ate dinner at Mama Santa's Restaurant and Pizzeria. We settled on the restaurant thanks to a Facebook group to which I belong. The group caters to foodies in Northeast Ohio. I was looking for a nice, traditional Neapolitan pizza. (Truth be told, I am always looking for a … [Read more...]
Digsby’s Keeps Tastes of When in Rome Restaurant Alive
You know a restaurant is going to be good when as soon as you walk in you start to salivate -- or be reminded of a great restaurant you visited in the past. That was the case for my husband, Bobby, and me on Saturday, December 16, 2017. We had just come from a magic show Bobby performed in Barberton (yes, he is a real, live magician you can check out his website here). Bobby never eats before a show and, therefore, neither do I. By the time we were heading back to Wooster, we were pretty … [Read more...]
Polcari’s: Where Everything is Better Than Good
EDITOR'S NOTE: Below is a post my husband wrote about Polcari's restaurant in Saugus, Massachusetts last year. It was originally posted on November 2, 2016. As he states at the end, we returned there on this year's visit to New England. Only we didn't order as much food! This year we enjoyed their chicken and veal parmigiana and fettuccine Alfredo. Bobby, of course, got a couple of meatballs to go with the fettuccine. We ended up leaving just as full and satisfied as we did … [Read more...]
A Taste of the Homeland
Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good, which is exactly what I think happened on Wednesday, December 7. That day was my husband's birthday. I happened to find 3 Palms Pizzeria & Bakery in Hudson and took him there for lunch. Bobby is a third-generation Italian in this country, and he values his heritage highly. He also loves a good pizza, with a particular affection for authentic Neapolitan pizza. 3 Palms Pizzeria provided the perfect pie to celebrate his birthday. As soon as … [Read more...]