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Moxie is giving patrons previews of their upcoming menu

sweet and spicy baby pepper peperonato, toasty bread. delicious

Moxie’s new menu change is more extensive than their previous, frequent menu changes. The new menu, set to debut on Monday, April 19th, represents a complete change in Moxie’s concept. Staff used the word “tapas” to describe the new concept. The menu de-emphasizes entrees [...]

Dinners at Taste and the Culinary Vegetable Institute, Beer Week event at Moxie , fundraiser for Coit Farmers Market

shrimp and noodles at Taste

October 20th, 2009 6:30pm : January 1st, 2004 Seafood wine dinner at Taste

FINE SEAFOOD AND WINE PAIRING DINNER
FEATURING TRIMBACH WINERY, ALSACE , FRANCE
WITH SPECIAL GUEST, ANNE TRIMBACH

5 courses 5 wines – $50.00 excludes tax & gratuity
6:30 P.M.
Reservations required!

· Oyster tartlet, béchamel brûlée
Pinot [...]

Beer dinners at Buckeye Beer Engine and Tremont Tap House; Budget menus at Moxie and Flying Fig

beet salad at Moxie

September 1st, 2009 7pm : January 1st, 2004 Southern Tier Beer Dinner at Buckeye Beer Engine

The complete menu (PDF) has some notes about the beer pairings.

Baby spinach, fig, and goat cheese salad with orange honey dressing.
Paired with Southern Tier ‘Harvest Ale’ (5.7% ABV, Extra Special, Bitter)

Chinese five spice spare [...]

Beer Dinner at Touch; Wine Dinner at Moxie

Preparing a recent wine dinner at Moxie

July 28th, 2009 5 Course Beer Dinner at Touch Supper Club

There’s a beer dinner this coming Tuesday at Touch. Call the restaurant for details but you can see the menu here:

Marinated local tomato panzanella salad with Lake Erie creamery feta
Rogue Mom’s Half- [...]

Summer Dining

Tuna tartare at Bodega. Best tuna tartare ever.

Moxie will debut an outdoor grilling menu on June 5. It will be available every Friday until the end of August, weather permitting. I know not everything mentioned in the announcement will be available the first week but I’m excited about whatever they will have. I know [...]

Moxie, fire and Boulevard Blue, Felice debut bar/brunch menu changes

fire's pork hushpuppy: Fantastic. I'm going to ask them how they make the chili sauce. The hush puppy was wonderfully light and tasty.

Bar menu at Moxie

According to Cleveland Independents, Moxie has added a bar menu (really? I thought they already had one… If so,  it’s been changed):

Stop by the bar Moxie between [...]

“Wine Burger” at Taste; 3 for $33 at Moxie and the Fig

The pork chop was available on Moxie's 3 for $33 menu a couple weeks ago

Taste is hosting a wine burger/wine tasting event on April 1. I’m reluctant to eat non-Beer Engine burgers but I think  this one is worth taking a chance. Unfortunately, I’m already committed on April Fool’s Day. I’m going to pester [...]

fire and Moxie Specials and Wine Dinners

A very good pork chop with excellent roasted bacon and gigande(?) beans on Moxie's "3 for $33" menu

Two of my favorite local restaurants have announced promotions that seem to be in response to the struggling economy. fire added half portions of selected entrees to their menu a few months ago. Now, they’re planning to [...]

Two Benefit Dinners, Beard Pre-nomination musings

Awesome hot chocolate at Sapore

Chef’s Fantasy Dinner to Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at Ritz Carlton Cleveland (Wednesday March 25, 2009) – Upcoming

March 25, 2009 6:30 � 9:30pm : Chef’s Fantasy Dinner to Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at the Ritz

Six courses prepared by six different chefs. It’s great to see Chef Matthew Anderson of [...]

Menu Changes at Taste, Moxie

scallops at Taste. wonderful creamy leeks

During dinner at Taste, my waiter informed me that they’ll be debuting a new menu in a couple weeks. The new menu will be larger than the current menu. I’ve had some good food there so I’m looking forward to it.

Moxie’s menu seems to be in near constant flux [...]