Hudson, OH

Alex is in day camp all of this week, so Keith and I took the opportunity to have a mini-vacation of our own. Yesterday, we explored downtown Hudson for the very first time. First stop was Great Lakes Baking Company. We were impressed with the beautiful and delicious-looking selections. For breakfast, we tried a lemon blueberry scone and some cheese sticks. They were scrumptious! During lunch time, we stopped by again to pick up our order of cranberry walnut bread, ciabatta, cheddar pepperoni rolls and of course, we had to try their pizza. :) We got two different slices of pizza of whatever they had at that time and they were fantastic!!! The staff was friendly as well. We would not hesitate to stop by again the next time we are in the area.

Next, we explored the First & Main shopping district. We stopped in a few stores that interested us – The Western Reserves School of Cooking & The Cookery, Open Door Coffee, Land of Make Believe, and The Learned Owl. Keith ordered the daily special – turtle mocha at the coffee shop and said it was delicious!

The next place we stopped at after all that was Heather’s Heat & Flavor. This place must have a gazillion bottles of hot sauce plus a wide and unique selection of BBQ sauce, spices, dips, dressings, and more. There were almost too many different products to choose from but we managed. :) Staff was really friendly and helpful as well.

Last but not least, we checked out the local gourmet popcorn store – crazybuttrue. This store carries over 50 flavors of popcorn! It’s definitely a place to visit if you are a popcorn lover (you know who you are). :) The guys behind the counter (I didn’t catch their names) were super-friendly and encouraged a lot of sampling. We had a really fun time in here. All in all, Keith and I had a wonderful time in Hudson. Maybe we’ll bring Alex with us next time. :)