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Cocktails Inspired by Every Episode of Game of Thrones: An Interview
A water balloon filled with a red cocktail is sliced open to spill like blood from the Red Wedding. A burning rosemary sprig evokes the mercy arrow Jon Snow shoots through Mance Rayder. Details like these are what make Game of Thrones Cocktails such a compelling project. The Cincinnati-based duo ...
Novel Nights: John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row in Monterey, California
"Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream...its inhabitant are, as the man once said, 'whores, pimps, gamblers and sons of bitches,' by which he meant Everybody." —John Steinbeck A lot has changed in ...
The Ohio Ice Cream Trail: A Guide to the Best Ice Cream Stops
Ohio is home to over 2,200 dairy farms and hundreds of ice cream parlors, so the sheer selection at your disposal can seem daunting. Tourism Ohio broke it down into fifteen must-try scoop shops, launched as the Ohio Ice Cream Trail this past month, and asked me to embark on the arduous ...
VASO Rooftop Lounge in Columbus, Ohio
I have no problem with Columbus upping its rooftop game, and VASO is a great example. Located inside The AC Hotel at Bridge Park, a glass elevator takes you to the top floor where Spanish-inspired tapas, cocktails, and panoramic views of the Scioto River and Downtown Dublin await. The patio is lined ...
Turntable Pils by Great Lakes Brewing Company
I never appreciated a good beer until I was in my mid-twenties. I remember watching The Shawshank Redemption when Andy Dufresne trades tax advice for a few "bottles of suds" and thinking, what a waste of a cold drink. My first true revelation came with the pairing of fried chicken to ...
Ross Geller’s Moist Maker Sandwich from Friends
Sometimes I feel limited, keeping my fictional creations strictly literary. Then I remembered that I can do whatever I want, so behold! Film & television inspiration is now admissible on Eating Books. With all of these Thanksgiving leftovers, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to craft the ...