Douglas Trattner
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Abundance Culinary to Put Down Roots at the Diner on Lee in Cleveland Heights
For the past year, chef Liu Fang and Carl Setzer have made themselves known around town. What began as occasional pop-ups selling buns, dumplings and noodles under the name Abundance Culinary advanced to weekly two-day residencies at Larder in Ohio City. → Read More
Battr to Bring Bubble Waffles, Sweet Korean Crepes, Gelato to Tremont
Issa Elkhatib and his partners have signed a lease for 910 Literary Rd. in Tremont, the next-door neighbor to the Lola/Lolita building that is now in the hands of Buildings and Food. Elkhatib’s plans for the 750-square-foot storefront call for bringing some interesting sweets into the neighborhood. → Read More
Blue Point Grille Celebrates 25 Years of Stellar Seafood, Service and Setting in the Warehouse District
In 1997, partners George Schindler, Kay Ameen and David Hale grabbed the keys to an elegant 19th-Century Italianate-style building in the heart of the Warehouse District. Despite having two successful restaurants in their budding portfolio — Cabin Club and Salmon Dave’s — the partners did not yet know what kind of restaurant they wanted to open. → Read More
Quinn's Kitchen and Bar Now Open in Former Greenisland Restaurant Space in Bay Village
For nearly two decades, the Greenisland Restaurant was the place to go in Bay Village to enjoy hearty Irish fare in a convivial setting. The restaurant never fully recovered from Covid and was put up for sale last year. → Read More
Fiyah Korean BBQ & Hot Pot to Open Saturday, March 18
For nearly three years, diners have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Fiyah, a contemporary Korean barbecue restaurant in the St. Clair Superior neighborhood. → Read More
Au Jus in Parma is More Than Capably Keeping Up With Cleveland's Demand for Italian Beef Sandwiches
The timing could not have been better for partners Jakob Kelly and Tiffany Ballog, who opened Au Jus in Parma on the heels of this summer’s viral hit “The Bear” on FX. Clevelanders who had been clamoring for Chicago-style Italian beef sandwiches finally had a place to go where those drippy hoagies took center stage. → Read More
Zina Greek Street Food Brings Great Gyros — And More — to the East Side
Since the dawn of time, if you wanted to sink your teeth into a truly exceptional gyro, you had to drive to Lakewood. → Read More
First Look: Poppy, Opening on Larchmere This Weekend
Fifteen years ago, Felice opened in a warm and woodsy Craftsman-style home on Larchmere Boulevard. This weekend, Poppy (12502 Larchmere Blvd.) will open in that same turn-of-the-century property. → Read More
Veggie Adventure Camp From Spice Field Kitchen Connects Kids With Food, Farming
Registration is open for Veggie Adventure Camp, an interactive and immersive experience for 3rd to 7th grade children from the Spice Field Kitchen team. → Read More
Phoenix Coffee to Open New Cafe in Lakewood's Birdtown Neighborhood
Phoenix Coffee will make its long-awaited return to Lakewood — the city where it all began — next week. → Read More
Cleveland Restaurant Week Runs Today Through March 18
Cleveland Restaurant Week, the biannual promotion offered at member restaurants of Cleveland Independents, kicks off today, March 6, and runs through March 18. → Read More
First Look: Campus Pollyeyes, Opening Next Week in Little Italy
If this is the first time you’re hearing about Campus Pollyeyes then you or a loved one did not attend Bowling Green State University. Since its inception in 1978, the beloved Italian eatery has been a must-eat for students, locals and alumni, who come for the salads, subs and pizzas but stay for the famous stuffed breadsticks. → Read More
Balaton Hungarian Restaurant Opens in New Bainbridge Location Today
Balaton restaurant closed its doors to the public in early 2022 but the owners, at that time, said they were pursuing a new location. Late last year they announced that they had indeed found a new home in Bainbridge (8564 E. Washington St.), specifically Market Square at the corner of Rt. → Read More
Arthur Treacher's in Garfield Heights Reopened by New Owner Who Plans More Locations in Ohio
When Ben Vittoria closed his Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips restaurant in Garfield Heights in 2021, it reduced the number of surviving locations of the chain that once had more than 820 of them to one — the Cuyahoga Falls fish-and-chip shop, which he also owns. After shutting down the Garfield Heights store, Vittoria put the real estate on the market. → Read More
Lake Erie Scoops, a Grab-and-Go Treats Shop in Gordon Square, to Open This Weekend
After some recent private tasting events, Lake Erie Scoops (6604 Detroit Rd.) will officially welcome its first guests this Saturday, March 4. The Detroit Shoreway sweets shop is owned by Jennifer Taggart, who worked for nearly a decade at Sweet Moses in the same neighborhood. → Read More
First Look: 1899 Golf and Social Club, Opening Soon in Shaker Heights
After experiencing high-quality indoor golf facilities in Manhattan, Brian Lindenbaum was surprised to find a lack of such options in Ohio, where he often visits his wife’s family. So he and his partner John-Michael Speelman decided to open one. → Read More
Cleveland Classics: Corky & Lenny's Is an All-Occasion Home Away From Home
I was halfway through putting this piece together when news of Lenny Kaden’s passing arrived via the Jewish grapevine. → Read More
First Look: Wolf Pack Chorus, Opening Next Week in Little Italy
After signing the lease last fall on the former Club Isabella space in Little Italy, Chris and Katie Wolf got busy making the contemporary property their own. Nearly every surface received attention, from the bartop to the bathrooms. → Read More
Edison's Pizza to Move to a Larger Home in Tremont This Spring
Karl Nickel opened Edison's Pizza Kitchen (2363 Professor Ave., 216-298-4484) way back in 2008, making his popular Tremont pizza shop 15 years old this month. For that entire time, the pizza shop has enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with Edison's Pub, the next-door saloon of the same name but with a different owner. → Read More
Scorpacciata Italian Restaurant to Open in Former Larchmere Tavern Spot
Back in 2021, we shared news that the former Larchmere Tavern, which had closed after nearly 30 years, was being converted into a high-end cocktail lounge and restaurant. Those plans never came to fruition. → Read More