Food
Thursday, February 17, 2011
News / Food Cleveland-area Chefs/Restaurants Fare Well in Early Beard Nominations
Posted by Maude L. Campbell on Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:04 PM
The James Beard Foundation has just announced its list of Semifinalists for this year's Beard Awards, to be held in New York on May 9. As usual, Cleveland-area chefs and restaurants fareed well. The final list of nominees will be released on March 21.
Michael Symon racked up multiple nominations in the categories of Outstanding Chef and Outstanding Restaurant (Lola).
Jonathon Sawyer from Greenhouse Tavern is in the running for the much-coveted Rising Star Chef.
Both Zack Bruell (Parallax, Chinato, L'Albatros) and Eric Williams (Momocho) are in the running for Best Chef: Great Lakes Region.
And Cory Barrett, former Lola pastry chef, is nominated for Outstanding Pastry Chef for his work at Symon's restaurants. — Douglas Trattner
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Food Brunch Finally Coming to Clyde's Bistro
Posted by Douglas Trattner on Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 4:32 PM
Beginning Sunday, January 30, and running every Sunday thereafter, Clyde’s Bistro & Barroom (1975 Lee Rd., 216-321-7100, http://www.clydesbistrocleveland.com) will be open for Sunday Brunch from 10:30 A.M. until 2:30 P.M.
"Finally," says owner Clyde Mart. "It took a year, but we have our Sunday liquor license."
To celebrate, there will be a full bar plus do-it-yourself Bloody Mary bar.
The brunch menu includes three-egg mushroom frittatas, chorizo and egg breakfast burritos, and corned beef hash topped with two poached eggs. Waffles, pancakes and french toast are also available, as are specialty items such as crab cakes Florentine, pecan-crusted trout with eggs and home fries, and a lox omelet. A special kid’s menu is also available.
Food Ohio Produce Being Used at White House State Dinner Tonight
Posted by Vince Grzegorek on Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 1:12 PM
President Obama's fancy state dinner tonight with Chinese President Hu Jintao will draw partly on the bounty of Ohio's renowned and delicious agriculture. As well it should: local produce and sustainability are hallmarks of the Buckeye State, probably because we are smart and resourceful, probably also because we are poor and can't afford to go to the grocery store.
As part of the all-American spread, some of the world's most important people will be treated to "accent" vegetables from Huron's The Chef's Garden. We're not entirely sure what accent vegetables are, but we're guessing they are the little carrots cut to look like flowers that no one actually eats. We could be wrong though.
Food Cleveland Boasts Three of the Top 100 Beer Bars in America
Posted by Vince Grzegorek on Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Cleveland is the land of all that's well and good and inebriated. We like our beer, whether it's cheap domestic swill or a fancy $12 brew made by monks in some isolated monastery in the mountains of Europe. And we like our bars, be it the corner joint up the street filled with nothing but old men and stale popcorn or the chic joints with hundreds of exotic libation offerings.
No surprise then that when Draft Magazine unfurled the 2011 version of their "America's Best Beer Bars" list, three Cleveland haunts took home some boozy recognition.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Food Asian Town Center Scores Two New Eateries
Posted by Douglas Trattner on Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 3:32 PM
Cleveland's Asiatown neighborhood continues to attract new businesses, with the latest being two new Asian eateries slated to open in the Asian Town Center (3820 Superior Ave.). This is in addition to Saigon Grille, which is opening soon just east of Number One Pho.
While Crust and Crumbs fans will be sad to learn that that popular (former) restaurant will not be opening at the mall as planned, news of two replacements should ease the blow.
Food Cleveland Independents Gift Certificate Sale Tomorrow
Posted by Douglas Trattner on Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 2:19 PM
Important reminder that Cleveland Independents (www.clevelandindependents.com) will hold its quarterly gift certificate sale tomorrow, January 20. The time is not announced to prevent the website from crashing, which it has done multiple times in the past.
The organization posts gift certificates on its website from over 90 locally owned, independent restaurants in two denominations: $50 certificates that sell for $35, and $25 certificates that sell for $17.50.
Food Another Food Truck for Cleveland: Umami Moto
Posted by Douglas Trattner on Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 8:35 AM
Jae Stulock and Sandy Madachik were packing their bags to move to Boulder to launch a food truck business. The business partners had heard how difficult it was to set up shop in Cleveland so they had no intent to even try. Before skipping town, however, they learned about the City of Cleveland's program to encourage more mobile dining options. In six short days they assembled the necessary application paperwork and were accepted into the program.
Madachik, a former office manager at an IT firm, and Stulock, a carpenter for a construction company, launched Umami Moto in early November.
