CLEVELAND, Ohio – VegFest is coming up, the Ohio Distillery Trail is open, and Greater Cleveland has a bunch of waterfront spots perfect for dining and drinking. Here’s our 5-minute food-drinks chat with WTAM’s Bill Wills.

Click here to hear our segment

VegFest returning to Cleveland

Cleveland Vegan Society has scheduled VegFest in downtown Cleveland this month. The free festival – which includes local plant-based food vendors, artisans, speakers and more – is back after a five-year hiatus: About VegFest

Ohio Distillery Trail is open

Ohio Distillery Trail includes 40 places in Ohio offering tours, discounts and more. Visits mean points, and points can be redeemed for prizes. Paris Wolfe has the story: About the Ohio Distillery Trail

Top waterfront patios in Greater Cleveland

This time of year we love our patios. What could be more relaxing? A waterfront view. Alex Darus has rounded up 23 places by the water throughout Greater Cleveland, perfect for sipping a drink, having a bite and chilling out: About waterfront patios in Greater Cleveland

Bon appetit and cheers!

I cover restaurants, beer, wine and sports-related topics on our life and culture team. For my recent stories, here’s a cleveland.com directory. WTAM-1100’s Bill Wills and I talk food and drink around 8:20 a.m. Thursdays. Twitter and IG: @mbona30. My latest book, co-authored with Dan Murphy: “Joe Thomas: Not Your Average Joe” by Gray & Co.

Want to know what’s going on in the weekend? Sign upfor cleveland.com’s weekly “In the CLE” email newsletter.

Our weekly DineDrink C-L-E podcast covers North Ohio’s food and drink scene. Go to cleveland.com/topic/dinedrinkcle. And follow @DineDrinkCLE on Instagram.