Last Week in Cleveland Food News: Swensons Collabs With Black Cap Hot Sauce, Why We Love La Playa and More

Two great tastes that taste great together Credit: Courtesy Swensons/Black Cap

A 10-pack of tasty local food bites to carry you into the weekend:

– It’s May, which means a variety of new menu items from Swensons’ collaboration with Black Cap Hot Sauce are now available.

– The W Sports Bar has opened its doors in Detroit-Shoreway.

– Terrestrial Brewing Company’s Battery Park complex has been sold by the Brew Kettle. Here’s what to expect from the new owner as he plans two new restaurants.
– Flour Restaurant is joining the party at Valor Acres in Brecksville.
– Great Lakes is temporarily closed until the middle of next week for a refresh of both its interior and its menu. Here’s what to look forward to.
– Scene dining editor recently returned from a vacation in Mexico. When he stopped by La Playa Fresh Seafood in Gordon Square, he felt like he was right back where he came from.
– FWD has changed hands as partners in Bobby George’s Ethos Hospitality Group have purchased the popular Flats club.
– Conveyor belt sushi is on its way to both Beachwood and Avon thanks to Funshi.
– Five Star Sensation, the mega fundraiser for the UH Seidman Cancer Center, returns in June with Chef Vinnie Cimino as the host.
– Outstanding in the Field is, well, an outstanding event. Here’s why you should get tickets and head down to Thaxton’s Garlic Farm in Hudson.
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This article appears in Cleveland SCENE 05/08/25.