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| Vegan pizza made with cornmeal, buffalo tempe, peppers, onions, black olives, sauce and deliciousness! |
Saturday, I met up with more gal pals for brunch and a day full of adventures around CLE! We started off by brunching at Stone Town, which opened up this past fall in the bottom of 668. Good southern style eggs and fried green tomatoes! Yum!
Post-brunch, we headed over to CLE's old Slovenian neighborhood in St. Clair-Superior to check out the new Clevleand Flea.
"So what is The Cleveland Flea? Part urban treasure hunt, part culinary adventure, part maker center. An organized maze of experiences, The Cleveland Flea celebrates the thrill of the hunt and discovery of new to you treasures." source.
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| JAM packed space with flea market finders |
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| Gina and Kayla showing off their treasures! |
From hand-crafted jewelry, presents for your pets, soap, clothes, glassware, vintage finds, and upcycled goods...this place has tons of treasures! It was fun for me to visit an emerging neighborhood that's being revitalized by shining up the good ol stuff, creating new arts and crafts, and showcasing CLE's ethnic history too!
And speaking of making history, Portside Distillery is making some (rum) waves on the East Bank of the Flats. The girls and I continued our adventure by going on a wild goose chase to find the new rum distillery. Although they have no marked signs on the outside of the building, it was a welcoming fun place that kinda made me feel like I needed to do the secret knock at the door to get into the underground bootlegger :) The area around the distillery will certainly transform once its neighbors in the new Ernst & Young building move in. More booming business!
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| We found 'em! |
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| Dan, one of the owners + silver rum + me cheesing |
Dan, who is one of the three owners, gave us an incredible tour and explanation of how the process works to distill alcohol. He has a background in physics and chemistry but an affinity for good booze, so he does this as his hobby! How cool! And he was dropping some serious knowledge bombs on us, accompanied with a deep love for CLE, and goofy humor.
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| Dan explaining the chemical process-- and the copperpot that was made in neighboring Tremont! |
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| Gina + Portside Silver Rum |
On Sunday, we hit one of my favorite brunch places, Touch Supper Club, for a reunion with friends and familia from JCU. Marie now lives in DC and we'll be going down to visit her in 2 weeks to celebrate Steph's bachelorette party. And well Kay, he's the one that everybody loves :)
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| Marie, me, Kay & Steph getting our brunch on! |
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| The Touch Breakfast Bowl. Never fails me! |
Have you been to the CLE Flea? What's your best flea market find? Have you ever gone on a brewery or distillery tour? What's your favorite local CLE drink?
Hope you have a good week, kids! Keep JAMmin!
What a fun weekend! I definitely want to check out the Cleveland Flea next month. Hmm...because I have summer drinks on the brain, I'll say my fave local drink is Momocho's mango habanero margarita. It's sweet, spicy, and delicious!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of the Cleveland Flea. Let me know the next time you make a trip out there and I'd love to join you!
ReplyDeleteI was sad to miss the Cleveland Flea this month. Hoping next month's work out. I LOVE flea markets!
ReplyDeleteI love flea markets too! My grandparents live in Charleston, SC and they have amazing ones down there. I went to Jameson Whiskey & Guinness Beer factories while I studied abroad in Ireland, and that was INCREDIBLE! I've still been meaning to get to GLBC but this is going on my to-do list as well!
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