– It’s been a bit of a project to get Flower on Freeman ready in the former Duck Island Club space, but Melissa Cole and her team swung the doors open in mid-March.
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– Sofia’s Kitchen + Bar, from Immigrant Son’s Andrew Revy, is almost ready to debut in the former Salt space in Lakewood. Here’s what to expect.
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– A sad impending goodbye to Xinji in Ohio City.
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– Old Brooklyn Cheese Co. is calling it a day in a couple of weeks, but POP Mustards, in tandem with Michael Symon, is full steam ahead.
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– Cleveland chefs didn’t make the cut from the semis to the finals in the 2025 James Beard Awards, but Chef Brandon Chrostowski will take home the Beard Foundation’s Impact Award.
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– Little Cloud Sandwiches is now dishing up breakfast and lunch in Ohio City.
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This article appears in Cleveland SCENE 3/27/25.