CLEVELAND, Ohio – Mother’s Day brunch options in Greater Cleveland, news about B Spot being converted into a Mabel’s BBQ, and new extreme-food menu items at Akron RubberDucks’ games make our 5-minute food and drinks chat with WTAM’s Bill Wills.
Mother’s Day brunch options
One of the biggest brunch days of the year is this weekend: Sunday, May 9, is Mother’s Day. We offer a variety of brunch options (and a few non-brunch events) throughout Greater Cleveland – along with a few factoids about Mother’s Day. About Mother’s Day brunch
B Spot being converted to Mabel’s BBQ
The sole B Spot in Eton Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere is being converted into a Mabel’s BBQ. Both restaurants are owned by Michael Symon Restaurants. The original Mabel’s BBQ, which is on E. 4th Street in downtown Cleveland, just passed its fifth anniversary: About B Spot becoming Mabel’s BBQ
Extreme-food menu items are back at Akron RubberDucks games
The Akron RubberDucks have trotted out extreme-food menu items for a decade, and the team is keeping the tradition with eight items on the menu this year. Two of them – Dog Check Roll and Waffle Rockwurst - are new. There’s a few other changes regarding the season as the team takes the field after the coronavirus hiatus. Here’s what to know: About the RubberDucks changes at Canal Park
Bon appetit!
I am on cleveland.com’s life and culture team and cover food, beer, wine and sports-related topics. If you want to see my stories, here’s a directory on cleveland.com. On the air: Bill Wills of WTAM-1100 and I talk food and drink usually at 8:20 a.m. Thursday morning. And tune in at 7:05 a.m. Wednesdays for “Beer with Bona and Much, Much More” with Munch Bishop on 1350-AM The Gambler. Twitter: @mbona30.
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