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| - I am a big fan of hard cider. I have been drinking it for many, many, many years, and am also a big fan of Johnny Appleseed. I love reading (and listening) to Michael Pollan's book/audiobook, "The Botany of Desire," especially the chapter on John Chapman, and I even visited the Johnny Appleseed historical site in Ohio. I also purchased some of Wigle's "Walkabout" whiskey, in the past which is flavored with apples, and features the old threadbarren guy himself on the label. Unfortunately, I did not love the cider here at Threadbare. I prefer sweet and aromatic ciders (skrumpy), not dry and fancy apple champagne (My favorite commercial brand being J.K.'s Farmhouse Ciders from Michigan). Even the "Farmhouse Cider" here was not very sweet, but it was my favorite of the four. Second favorite was the hopped cider, but it didn't compare well to my favorite commercially made hopped cider, Wyndridge "Crafty Hopped Cider," which is really hoppy and delicious, not dry. I didn't care for the pear cider either. I would rather have a Magner's Pear (from Ireland) or a "Grizzly Pear (Pears not Bears)" from Blake's Hard Cider Co., also out of Michigan. Now onto the food . . . we attended the "Owl Cafe" special event, which was advertised as having lunch with an owl . . . well, the owl had a private room, so we didn't actually lunch with her, but we did get to see her after we ate (She was a Great Horned Owl, and her name was Martha). My wife and I split two polenta "pizzas" (she is gluten free). I had the "Threadbare Hash," and she ordered the "Roasted Apple," and we told our server we were going to split them. While the "pizzas" were cooking, my wife and I decided to get up and play with the two life-sized Lite-Brites that they had up against the wall (something we were really looking forward to playing with, as we are children at heart and love toys and games). Little did we know, until we started trying to use it, is that the design was pre-made, and you were not able to make your own designs because of the way it was crafted, the big pegs do not fit in the small holes, so there really is no creativity nor imagination involved here, you must follow the pattern. I really don't know why someone would go to all the trouble to make a life-sized Lite-Brite, and then make it practically unusable . . . this was the biggest disappointment of the day (sad face with big pouty lips). Our polenta "pizzas" arrived, served on a wooden pizza paddle, and it was nice to see that they were cut into slices and were already mixed and matched for us, but they were unevenly distributed, so my wife actually ended up with more hash, and I more apple, so we had to move some pieces around in the end (great concept however). The food was tasty, but the polenta was much too salty. Also, I would've liked to see salt & pepper on the table, as I thought mine could use a little more pepper (and perhaps grated cheese). I could taste the herbs really well however, especially the sage, so other than the saltiness, I enjoyed the flavor palette of both "pizzas", and the egg that was served on the side was perfectly cooked. Next time I come back, I want to try one of the regular pizzas, as the people eating them next to us, said they were really good, and they looked delicious. After lunch, we traveled down the ramp to a back room where we got to see the owl, and talk with some good folks from the Humane Animal Rescue league, and that was great. They had some hands-on activities, and we were also able to make a cash donation to the cause. Afterwards, we were expecting to take a tour of the production facility, but alas, no tours were being offered today (another disappointment for me). So overall, my first visit here was a bit of a let-down in some areas, but I have to say the service was excellent, and the facility was beautifully designed and decorated. I plan to come back again sometime in the future, and give them another chance, so I am rating them an "A-O.K." for now, and will hope for the better on my next visit (and hopefully the next time I come, there will be tours offered, as well as a sweeter cider). Cheers!
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