Willoughby Mac & Cheese Throwdown is scheduled
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mac & Cheese Throwdown is scheduled for downtown Willoughby on Saturday, April 15.
The crawl – 1 to 5 p.m. – will feature downtown Willoughby restaurants serving their own mac and cheese versions. Each place also will offer a drink special good for ticket-holders only.
Check-in is 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Wild Goose.
Tickets include an event passport with locations and their dish, a mac-and-cheese sample at each place, swag and discounted drink special. Participants can visit locations in any order:
1899 Pub, 38228 Glenn Ave.
Barrio’s, 4061 Erie St.
Ballantine, 4113 Erie St.
Frank & Tony’s, 38107 2nd St.
Garage Bar Willoughby, 37825 Vine St.
Hola Tacos, 3941 Erie St.
Nora’s Public House, 4054 Erie St.
Sage Karma Kitchen, 4051 Erie St.
Sol, 38257 Glenn Ave.
Spirits, 3872 Erie St.
Westel’s Speakeasy & Cocktail Bar, 4084 Erie St.
Wild Goose, 4144 Erie St.
The Yard on 3rd, 38040 3rd St.
Several locally owned downtown Willoughby retail shops also will offer day-of discounts with the passport. And a portion of proceeds will benefit W.A.G.S. 4 Kids – Working Animals Giving Service 4 Kids, based in Berea.
Early-bird tickets are $35; go online.
As the organizers say: Gouda times.
Related coverage: Macaroni and cheese: Experts reveal how to make an exceptionally tasty dish
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. Bill Wills of WTAM-1100 and I talk food and drink usually at 8:20 a.m. Thursday morning. Twitter: @mbona30.
Get a jumpstart on the weekend. Sign up for Cleveland.com’s weekly “In the CLE” email newsletter, your essential guide to the top things to do in Greater Cleveland. It will arrive in your inbox on Friday mornings – an exclusive to-do list, focusing on the best of the weekend fun. Restaurants, music, movies, performing arts, family fun and more. Click here to subscribe. All cleveland.com newsletters are free.
<p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph–left"…
..