Ohio Wanderlust

When I first started this blog Dave and I were living in our first apartment in Ravenna, OH studying for the Ohio bar exam. Several moves and new jobs later, Dave is back to work in the city and when a coworker told him about a new winery opening just around the corner from his office and our old apartment were were certainly intrigued. Opening day for West Main St. Winery started at noon this past Friday and Dave, my coworker Sarah, and I headed over around 5:00 p.m. The space was pretty full when we arrived, a big group had pushed together several tables, but we snagged one of the last four person tables available. The tasting room overlooks Main Street, with future plans to renovate the second floor to a meeting/party room. The Wades purchased the building two-and-a-half years ago and have been renovating the space which was built in 1875 ever since. Unlike the Ohio wineries that grow their own grapes, owners Jim and Deanne Wade purchase grape juice from all over the world a

We made reservations at SHY Cellars Two Thursday night. Shy Cellars Two has been operating every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night from 5pm-10pm starting April 19, through May 19. The Shy Cellars' pop-up is able to accommodate vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and food allergies if you let them know when you make your reservation. After Thanksgiving, the owners of Twisted Citrus in North Canton opened up a popular one month pop-up at their That Christmas Bar at TD's Tailgate, the innovation continued with the opening of Shy Cellars Two in the Twisted Citrus location. SHY Cellars, located in Strasburg, is operated by Executive Chef and Owner Sherry Schie, who focuses on seasonal ingredients sourced from the local area. SHY Cellars Two has a menu that changes weekly, including a cheese cart. There were two servers from Shy Cellars, Sheri  and Traci, and two from TD’s Tailgate (owned by the owner's of Twisted Citrus), Amadeus and Alyssa. Traci waited on us and was inc

Last Friday night was the inaugural First Friday Art Walk in Downtown Kent presented by Main Street Kent, Acorn Alley, SOA Collection and Gallery, and Troppus Projects. The event ran from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. and after a stormy afternoon the weather luckily cleared out in time for the start. All participating businesses stay open on art walk nights until at least 8:00 p.m. so that art walkers can "enjoy refreshments, view artist demonstrations, and participate in activities throughout the downtown district..." Participating locations: -F.J. Kluth Gallery -Standing Rock Cultural Arts -Each + Every** -Scribbles Coffee** -Empire** -Downtown Gallery -McKay Bricker Framing -Melissa Campbell Studio** -Troppus Projects** -Group 10 Gallery -Kent State Hotel** **Locations we stopped at last night during the art walk. We arrived around 6:00 p.m. from Akron and ended up at the Kent State Hotel which was serving cheese and had an art gallery set up. I recommend starti