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On this second day of April I find myself looking back to the year 1980. Sports, music, movies and the birth of a brand-new pizza place in Cleveland, Ohio. There are...

One of my favorite things about college basketball is seeing how far fans are willing to go in order to distract opposing teams from making free throws. We all...

It was the best day of my life. Just me, my boat and my copy of The Old Man and the Sea. Outside it was cold, blustery and snowing...

Ah, the Super Bowl. The Big Kahuna. Four Quarters of Crazy. Or, as I like to call it, Mouthwatering. Sure, you have the commercials that have everyone talking on...

If you’re like me your place remains in a state of shock at least through the middle of January from holiday parties. Remember Jake’s living room in Sixteen Candles?...

In 1987 Cleveland hosted a New Year’s Eve Run. An untimed 3.1-mile fun run (with costumes) that started at midnight on East 12th Street, headed up Euclid toward Public...

The dream returns every year around this time. Although I’m sound asleep, I rise at 5 on Christmas morning and tiptoe quietly, like I’m 4 years old, down a...

Cyber Monday, Black Friday’s high-tech cousin, takes place on December 2nd this year. This is a great way to cash in on sales without having to leave your device....

It was the day after Thanksgiving, 2017. Black Friday. We took the kids downtown to see the lights. It was a day that followed perhaps the best Thanksgiving ever....

Today is National Eat with A Friend Day. Since Rascal House is best shared with friends, we’ve kind of cornered the market on this holiday. What’s that, your friends...

November is the month for giving, being thankful and writing blog posts with so many 1990s references you’ll be telling us to Cut. It. Out. In fact, Rascal House...

Remember the thrill of trick-or-treating when you were a kid? How you couldn’t wait to get home and pour that entire bag of hard-earned goodies onto the shag carpet...

The other day I said to a friend, “Quick, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear National Dessert Day?” He said, “Sahara.” I said, “National...

When I was a kid my family didn’t agree on everything. Take dinner for instance. When Dad asked us what we wanted, half the room chanted PIZZA! PIZZA! PIZZA!...

September is National Chicken Month and we know what you’re thinking. And yes, a See ‘n Say that features all of our chicken menu items talking would be nice....

In honor of National Cheese Pizza Day, which is celebrated every year on September 5th, we thought it would be nice to let a slice of our cheese pizza...

You remember the movie Footloose, right? A boy named Ren moves from Chicago to a town called Beaumont. Then he finds out they don’t allow dancing, which makes him...

We know what you’re thinking: Didn’t we just celebrate National Burger Day last month? Actually, that was Hamburger Day. We know…semantics, shemantics! Maybe burgers have it in their contract...

If you ever profess an undying love for bacon and someone says, “if you love bacon so much, why don’t you marry it?”, don’t take it personal. We love...

Some people see the words ‘back to school’ and think books, homework and no more sleeping in. We see a mathematical equation that’s so obvious, you won’t need to...

When I was a kid, I only ate one kind of sandwich. Peanut butter and jelly. Yeah, I had unsophisticated taste buds back then. My parents couldn’t take me...

They say hamburgers are supposed to take you to your happy place. Which is kind of redundant because I’m already at Rascal House getting ready to bite into a...

Hey, golden delicious Rascal House Fries. Fancy meeting you here. What’s that, it’s National French Fry Day? I suppose you want a story. Not now, golden delicious Rascal House...

I’ll never forget the day I learned Cleveland was hosting the 2019 Major League All-Star game. January 27th, 2017. I was standing in front of Rascal House, admiring it...

The very first day of picnic season is like Opening Day for me. That’s because Rascal House has 5 different Box Lunches and each one is like hitting a...

Dear Son, Thanks for the macaroni art you made me for Father’s Day. Your depiction of an astronaut walking on a moon made of cheese was quite unexpected. But...

Many Americans will spend today, Memorial Day, remembering our fallen soldiers. It could be all the heroes we read about in history books. But all too often it hits...

Dear Son, I love you very much. But a mom can only take so much macaroni art. I have macaroni art in the kitchen, the living room, all three...

There are some things in this world that awaken our senses and bring us closer to understanding the meaning of life. For some it’s walking barefoot on hot coals,...

Today is Take Your Child to Work Day. This is always my favorite day of the year. It also marks the 26th time my dad and I will celebrate...

In a couple weeks you’re gonna open up your windows and hear the sounds of wedding bells and Pomp and Circumstance ringing throughout your neighborhood. Lovebirds getting married. People...

When Mike Frangos founded Rascal House in 1980, he started a Cleveland icon and grew his business into a great big happy family. A family of passionate, hard-working people...

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again. Rascal House and March Madness go together like Ham & Cheese. The NCAA Tournament is here. Some of you will have...

Dear Rascal House, St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. Is there really a plate of Rascal House wings at the end of every rainbow? Signed, Fingers Crossed...

It was 1982. I was enrolled at the Maritime Captain Training School in Cleveland, Ohio. We had just started 13 weeks of rigorous training. We ran obstacles. We climbed...

Some restaurants claim they transport you to a magical place when you stick a fork in their spaghetti. Where everyone plays stickball in Brooklyn and Louis Prima sings “When...

At this time of year there are three words (Happy New Year) that make us think of one word (FRESH). This makes it virtually impossible to think about anything...

This is a true story as far as you can tell. It began eight years ago. My son, Ryan, was home from college on Christmas break. We lived in...

Santa Claus has said on numerous occasions, “the best way to Santa’s heart is through a Rascal House chimney!” Rudolph, with his nose so bright, agrees. “Listen, I’m not...

Thank you, extended family, for being with us this Thanksgiving. I know many of you traveled great distances to get here. But before we eat I have a special...

Being original means standing out in a crowd. Like in this picture, taken one morning around 6:30 from the corner of Euclid and East 6th. I was minding my...

Maple Heights: One of Cleveland’s first inner-ring suburbs, Maple Heights was incorporated as a village in 1915 and officially became a city on New Year’s Day, 1932. Then along...

We bring you this conversation taking place on a school bus heading to Cleveland… “Are we almost there, Mrs. Robinson?” “Halfway there, Billy. Are you excited about seeing Hamilton...

Remember the thrill of cookouts when you were a kid? Everything stopped when Dad fired up the grill. The smell of meat browning, how it awakened your senses. It...

Hey everyone! My name is Pizza Box. As you all know, Rascal House is filled with great people who work hard every day to bring you a different kind...

            Today’s a day when companies often come up with crazy stories that really have you going.  Until they pull the chair out from...

              It’s National Reading Month – so curl up with a mystery by Dennis Lehane, or the latest novel by Nicholas Sparks. Or...

                It’s Valentine’s Day and you know what that means. Someone who really cares about you is dreaming about pizza right now....

The Welsh call February “y mis bach” which means little month. This leads us to believe that February has a Napoleon complex. This might explain why the weather is...

If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s Santa Claus. He’s jolly. He wears a red suit. And he gets around in a cool sleigh. But do...

It’s that time of the year again. When everything becomes a winter wonderland. You use phrases like ‘twas the night before Christmas, ‘tis the season, and I triple dog...

Thinking about growing a beard this month? You may want to, even if you don’t take relatively unknown holidays seriously. It’s No Shave November, a tradition that began a...