Thank you again to Smitten in CLE, Wearing Mascara and Cooker Girl for guest posting while I was on vacation. If you didn’t have a chance to read their posts yet, check them out below:
To celebrate being back, I’m giving away 2 tickets
to one of Fall’s tastiest events.
This September, the Cleveland Browns will team up with 25 of Cleveland’s finest chefs and the Cleveland Foodbank to tackle hunger at the 14th annual Taste of the Browns.
On Monday, Sept. 10th from 6-9pm, feast on award-winning food, wine, beer and cocktails, hang out with current and alumni Browns players, and enjoy beautiful views of downtown Cleveland from the AT&T Club Lounge at Cleveland Browns stadium.
Last year’s Taste of the Browns was not just a lot of fun (here’s my recap), it more importantly helped raise over $140,000 for the Cleveland Foodbank, Northeast’s Ohio largest hunger relief organization. For every dollar donated, the Foodbank can provide four nutritious meals to the hungry. Thanks to these donations, they’re able to reach 223,700+ people annually through their member agencies.
On hand at Taste of the Browns will be an all-star lineup of Cleveland restaurants serving up signature dishes like:
- Momocho’s wild boar tamales
- AMP 150′s Ohio corn soup with pickled ramp and corn salsa
- Market Garden Brewery’s chicken and jalapeno sausage on pretzel crostini
- Pier W’s lobster taquitos with avocado and corn juice
- Greenhouse Tavern/Sawyer’s Street Frites’ whole braised beef shin a’la bourguignon
When you’re not sampling the food, you’ll enjoy the evening’s entertainment and auctions and meet Browns legends such as event co-chairs Cleveland Browns Offensive Lineman Joe Thomas and former Defensive Lineman Al “Bubba” Baker.
Al “Bubba” Baker will also raffle off one of the evening’s most sought-after prizes – a catered tailgate party for 30 guests from his Bubba’s Q restaurant. The winner will not just get all the food and fixings for the perfect Browns party, but Baker himself will personally deliver it.
Other auction items to look forward to include tickets to see a Broadway musical in NY, DisneyWorld passes, a family membership to the Cleveland Zoo, and a Gibson SG Guitar. The prize that tops my wishlist, though, is the Tour de Bruell: dinner for two at all five Zack Bruell restaurants!

This is the auction item I want (but am likely going to be outbid for) at Taste of the Browns (image source: albatrosbrasserie.com)
Tickets are $150 (50 percent of which is tax-deductible) and all proceeds will benefit the Cleveland Foodbank. They can be purchased at http://cleveland.com/tasteofthebrowns or by calling the Foodbank at (216) 738-2126.
You can also enter the Clue Into Cleveland giveaway for a pair of tickets!
There are 5 Easy Ways to Enter the Giveaway
**You must leave a separate comment on this post for each entry**
1) Leave a comment on this post telling me which Taste of the Browns restaurant you haven’t been to before that you’d like to try.
2) Like Cleveland Foodbank and Clue Into Cleveland on Facebook and leave a comment letting me know you did both.
3) Post a link to this page (http://wp.me/pPIgG-1rZ) on your Facebook wall and leave a comment letting me know you did.
4) Twitter users can get an extra entry each day for tweeting: “I want to tackle hunger at @CleveFoodbank’s #TasteoftheBrowns. Enter @ADHicken’s giveaway and you can too: http://wp.me/pPIgG-1rZ” (Each day you do this, you must leave a new comment.)
5) Subscribe to receive Clue Into Cleveland blog posts in your inbox or blog reader like Google Reader and leave a comment letting me know you did. This can also include signing up to receive email notifications in the top-right “You’ve Got Mail” section of this page.
You have until Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 11:59PM to enter. On Wednesday, Sept. 5, I will select a winner using Random.org and will announce the winner’s name on my blog. Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry – good luck!
Disclosure: I was provided 2 tickets to give away to Taste of the Browns and a pair for myself in exchange for this post. As always, though, my thoughts and the choice of events I share are 100% my own.
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Deagan’s Kitchen & Bar ..I have heard many good things about it, but I just have not made it there yet.
I like both on Facebook
Georgetown is the one I’d like to try
I tweeted https://twitter.com/LauraFromOhio/status/240429529028509697
I like both of you on FB
I am signed up as a subscriber
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I posted your link on FB on my personal page
Great blog, Amanda. Happy belated birthday, btw! I’d love to try Pier W’s lobster taquitos. Every other restaurant I know and love and can’t get enough of!
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I’d like to try One Red Door. We’ve been to Flip Side many many times, but have not tried One Red Door yet.
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Momocho!!
I would love to try Pier W!
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Signed up as a subscriber!
i would like to try greenhouse tavern
like cleveland foodbank on facebook
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I would love to try the fare from Players! I’ve never been and hear its great!
I already ‘like’ you on Fb, but I just ‘liked’ the Foodbank!
I already follow you via my Google Reader- though click through to read the full posts
Last but not least, I tweeted @nadinenocero. Whew! Those were a ton of comments! Thanks for offering the giveaway. Hope you’re well! xoxoox
I want to try Parallax!
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Pier W’s lobster taquitos with avocado and corn juice sound delicious
I haven’t got to try momochos yet….the menu sounds delicious!
I haven’t been to Georgetown and I’m already missing Lago, so those are my top picks.
I already like you and Cleveland Foodbank on FB.
Shared on my FB page.
….and I tweeted.
Of course you’re on my reader
I would love to try AMP 150!
Chicken and Jalapeno sausage? YUM!
Already like both!
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I’ve never been to Pier W, those lobster taquitos sound amazing!
I like both on FB.
I’m subscribed to your feed.
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pier w taquitos!
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I’d love to try Deagan’s! I need to get there!
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Oh, and you’re already on my reader of course!
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Another tweet for me – hope it’s a lucky one!
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I have never been to One Red Door
I already like both on facebook
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I am subscribed to receive email updates
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want to try Deagan’s and see their new chef!
Havent been to Cowell and Hubbard yet but dying to check it out! Love Zack Bruell’s food
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Facebook link posted to my page
I Liked cleveland food bank on facebook
I liked clue into cleveland on Facebook!
I MUST try Momocho!
I tweeted!
I like you both on Facebook!
I posted a link to this giveaway on Facebook!
I want to try Momocho. I love Mexican food and I’ve seen this restaurant on The Food Network on Diners, Drive-in’s and Dive’s!
I tweeted! @amy91774
https://twitter.com/amy91774/status/241223901223477248
I would really like to try The Greenhouse Tavern! I’ve heard lots of great things about Sawyer’s food
I liked both on FB!
Shared the link on my FB wall!
I signed up as a subscriber. Please pick me!!!!
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I want to try Momocho
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Pier W – a classic for cleveland yet have never been there
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Looking forward to trying AMP 150
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And I subscribe to your blog posts
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Nothing like adding a comment at the last minute! I’d love to try Cowell & Hubbard, because I’m a fan of Zack Bruell’s other CLE restaurants! Also tweeted, and gave the Food Bank a “like!” (Already liked your page on FB!) Cheers~
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I’m really looking forward to trying Greenhouse Tavern.
I also liked both on Facebook.
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I’m looking forward to trying The Greenhouse Tavern.
I lik eyou both on Facebook.
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I subscribe to your blog
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I want to try to Momocho’s
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i like the clue into cleveland and cleveland food bank on Facebook – @aaronpikecpa
Liked both on Facebook!
I’d really like to try Pier W. Never been and a big seafood fan!
Posted a link on my facebook page!
…And tweeted (@leemovic)! Thanks for putting on this contest!