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Nickel Day at East Coast Original Frozen Custard

What could make a Monday less Monday-ish than frozen custard for a nickel? Tomorrow, Monday, October 19, the original East Coast Custard in Parma Heights and five other locations will be offering cones for only five cents when you...

A brief chocolate rant, and Cold Stone ice cream for a good cause

It’s really no secret that I love chocolate. In fact, I just got a 2010 calendar featuring photographs of luscious tarts, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate covered strawberries, and hot cocoa, among other amazing chocolate treats. Why...

The curious case of the Triple Chocolate Meltdown

There’s something strangely magnetic about the Triple Chocolate Meltdown from Applebee's. This decadent dessert is a fist-sized, Bundt-like cake with an “erupting” center of rich fudge that cascades down in streams when you...

Mitchell's Ice Cream: Homemade goodness, hometown proud

Clevelanders Mike and Pete Mitchell sure knew what they were doing in 1999 when they started Mitchell’s Homemade Ice Cream. The two brothers and ice cream–lovers created treats that are cool, creamy, and mixed with fresh...

Free pastries at Starbucks, and other ways to save on their sweet new treats

For all the coffee lovers out there who appreciate desserts too, Starbucks has exciting news! First is a new line of coffee-inspired ice creams, which range from Java Chip Frappuccino to Caramel Macchiato (click here for a coupon for...

Bat-A-Rama: Not quite a home run, but certainly fun

Lured by a buy-one-get-one-free coupon from a local mailer, I recently made my way to Bat-A-Rama in Maple Heights for an ice cream sundae and a mildly embarrassing batting cage adventure—but that...

Malley's mouthwatering chocolate is unbeatable

I can distinctly remember sitting on a bench one day in France, waiting for the bus, and eating a European chocolate bar—sounds like the perfect pastime for a chocolate lover, right? Well, it would have been, except that...

IHOP: Location, location, location

I’m the kind of person who eats leftover birthday cake for breakfast, so it shouldn’t really come as a surprise that even when I go to IHOP, my mind is on dessert. And on a recent...

Creative cupcakes a hit at Grandma Freda's Fresh Bake

A couple weeks ago, I found myself at Cleveland’s West Side Market, sniffing around contentedly and searching for a new dessert to try. I wandered past ripe watermelon, passed a poodle made out of popcorn, and purchased...

Bakers Square French Silkthe perfect pie

It turns out that picking just one dessert to write about is almost as hard as picking just one to eat. Where do I begin chronicling a lifetime of savoring sweets? Ice cream cakes, chocolate cheese (just say no), caramel...

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Nickel Day at East Coast Original Frozen Custard

A brief chocolate rant, and Cold Stone ice cream for a good cause

The curious case of the Triple Chocolate Meltdown

Mitchell's Ice Cream: Homemade goodness, hometown proud

Free pastries at Starbucks, and other ways to save on their sweet new treats

Bat-A-Rama: Not quite a home run, but certainly fun

Malley's mouthwatering chocolate is unbeatable

IHOP: Location, location, location

Creative cupcakes a hit at Grandma Freda's Fresh Bake

Bakers Square French Silkthe perfect pie

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