DineDrinkCLE talks turkey, holiday taboos in new foodie podcast for Cleveland When it comes to restaurants, bars and foodie culture, Cleveland punches above its weight. Listen as cleveland.com’s expert dining team takes you on a journey through Cleveland’s vibrant culinary scene in the new DineDrinkCLE video podcast. Co-hosts Alex Darus and Josh Duke are talking all things CLE food with Marc Bona, Paris Wolfe and others. Expect the latest news and entertaining conversations — and lots of laughs, too - as Alex, Marc, Paris and Josh share their love and appreciation for the wonderful world of CLE food. The kickoff episode focuses on every foodie’s favorite holiday — Thanksgiving. READ MORE West Side Market vendors offer survival guide for Cleveland’s busy shopping season Anyone who has shopped at the West Side Market during the holiday season knows how crowded it can get. A few vendors who have been around for decades provided some guidance to shoppers as to how to navigate the Cleveland market during the holiday season. READ MORE What to do with Thanksgiving leftovers Thanksgiving leftovers are fun. For a while. Cleveland.com’s Paris Wolfe reached out to Northeast Ohio chefs in search of recipes for creating new meals from Thanksgiving leftovers. After all, you can only eat so many open-faced turkey and gravy sandwiches. And turkey tetrazzini is so 1970s. READ MORE 31 restaurants in Northeast Ohio open on Thanksgiving Day Many people like to cook on Thanksgiving Day, but it’s not everyone’s ideal way to spend a holiday stuck in the kitchen. Sometimes, circumstances make Thanksgiving look different for some people who are unable to eat at home. Thankfully, many Northeast Ohio restaurants remain open on Thanksgiving Day to cater to their customers. Here are 31 restaurants that will be open on Thursday. READ MORE Greater Cleveland-based CookinGenie expanding territories Hudson-based CookinGenie is launching an app to get meals to customers more efficiently while expanding its four-year-old operations out of state. Co-founder Sabah Drabu said the company has redesigned its website, with its beta-tested ‘CookinGenie – Book a Chef’ app ready to go Friday, Dec. 1. The company is a matchmaker for customers who want private chefs to prepare meals. The customer holds the culinary power, so to speak, by searching for and choosing specific chefs by type of food and region. Chefs shop, cook and clean. In Ohio – primarily Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati markets - CookinGenie has more than 30 chefs, Drabu said. READ MORE |
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16 holiday pop-up bars in Greater Cleveland to visit before Christmas Several bars in Northeast Ohio go all-out when it comes to decorating for the holidays and celebrating the season with festive food, drink specials, and events. Here are 16 holiday pop-up bars in Greater Cleveland worth visiting this holiday season. READ MORE Fat Head’s Brewery’s Head Hunter included on list of 20 best beers Craft-beer fans in Northeast Ohio have long known about Fat Head’s Brewery’s Head Hunter IPA, but the ale’s popularity also has extended past the Buckeye State, with its shelf full of medals. It latest honors: The India Pale Ale has earned Craft Beer & Brewing honors as an “Editor’s Best of 2023.” The Middleburg Heights brewery’s beer won gold awards this year for American IPA at the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup. Now, the magazine has included it among its best 20 beers of the year. READ MORE ‘Date Nights with Degas’ combine food, music and art The Cleveland Museum of Art has created a date-night package that unites food, music and art. “Date Nights with Degas” are held the second and fourth Fridays of November, December and January. Visitors to the fine-dining restaurant, Provenance, can order from a Taste the Art specials menu curated to complement the special exhibit “Degas and the Laundress.” READ MORE For first time, Market Garden Brewery is branching out of Ohio Market Garden Brewery is making its first expansion out of Ohio, choosing Michigan to broaden its distribution footprint. The brewery, based in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood, began exporting Festivus and its celebration mix pack, which includes the Seinfeld-themed holiday quadrivium of ales - Festivus, Airing of Grievances, Feats of Strength and Aluminum Pole. READ MORE Mr. Speed, rocker Rich Kosak's favorite regional dining picks The frontman for "The World's Best KISS Tribute Band" has a new Narrator role with another tribute act First Snow. Between the gigs, the platform boots and the never-ending hustle, he's worked up quite a hunger and thirst and he shared it all with Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer in a recent interview. From the Bonfire Burger at The Rail to Tacos Chipotle at Tito’s Mexican Grill, here are some of his dining faves in Greater Cleveland. READ MORE |
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OPENINGS Chefs Carl Quagliata, Zach Ladner open Gio’s Pastaria Culinary entrepreneurs and experienced restaurateurs Zach Ladner and Carl Quagliata opened Gio’s Pastaria in the Van Aken District Market Hall, 3441 Tuttle Road, Shaker Heights, on Nov. 16. The new dining option replaces one of the spaces left open when Scorpacciata Pasta and Pizza left. READ MORE Heritage Steak & Whiskey sets opening date Heritage Steak & Whiskey is set to open Friday, Nov. 24, in Eton Chagrin Boulevard. The steakhouse, owned by restaurateur Doug Petkovic, will open 5 to 10 p.m. the day after Thanksgiving. It’s at 28869 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere, in the former Fleming’s Steakhouse, which closed in 2019. The restaurant – which will offer more than 400 whiskeys – has a spacious dining area, wine room, open kitchen and private dining room for large parties. READ MORE Agave & Rye owners look to Cleveland for steak concept in addition to 2nd NE Ohio location The owners of Agave & Rye in Cleveland’s Warehouse District are eyeing the Cleveland market for a steakhouse location, an additional concept they started more than a year ago near Cincinnati. Meanwhile, Yavonne and Wade Sarber are moving ahead with plans for a second Agave & Rye in Northeast Ohio. Target opening is mid-March for the restaurant that is going into the spot formerly occupied by Paladar in Eton Chagrin Blvd. READ MORE |
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EVENTS/TASTINGS Black Friday tap takeover featuring tough-to-find beers set at Rozi’s Rozi’s Wine House has scheduled a tap takeover for Black Friday – Nov. 24. The pay-by-the-glass event is 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and features special sippers - mostly Imperial Stouts in the double-digit alcohol range. (Note: No growlers will be sold the day of the event.) Rozi’s is at 14900 Detroit Ave., Lakewood. READ MORE Breakfast with Santa at Merwin’s Wharf Enjoy a prix fixe menu and visit with Jolly Old Saint Nick at the Cleveland Metroparks’ restaurant on the Cuyahoga River. Tickets, $18-$25. Guests can also reserve a private igloo along the water for a memorable dining experience now through Mar. 10. Igloo reservations $50 for two hours plus 20 percent gratuity. 1785 Merwin Ave., Cleveland. Breakfast with Santa Nov. 24-26 and Saturdays and Sundays only Dec. 2-23 (Saturday and Sundays only). DETAILS Bubbles Under Glass set to return to downtown Cleveland Sparkling-wine fans, here’s your Super Bowl: Bubbles Under Glass is set for Saturday, Dec. 2. Thirty sparkling wines and Champagnes will be served from 4 to 6 p.m. The event, which was on hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, is back at the downtown Heinen’s. Ed Thompkins of Heinen’s calls the event a “re-emergence.” Heinen’s is at 900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. DETAILS ‘A Christmas Story’-themed dinner planned at Great Lakes Brewing Co. Great Lakes Brewing Co. has scheduled two dates for its annual holiday brewmaster’s dinner. This year’s five-course meal is inspired by “A Christmas Story,” the classic 1983 film shot partially in Cleveland. The brewery is holding the dinner on successive Tuesdays – Dec. 12 and Dec. 19. It starts at 6 p.m. DETAILS 5-course Daou wines dinner set at StoneWater The Rustic Grill at StoneWater has scheduled a five-course dinner featuring Daou Family Estates wines from California. The dinner is 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, is Dec. 1. Laura Miller, a fine-wine specialist with Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, is set to talk about the wines, which will be discounted for sale after the dinner. The Rustic Grill at StoneWater is at One Club Dr., Highland Heights. READ MORE |
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PICKS OF THE WEEK Porco Lounge and Tiki Room Porco Lounge and Tiki Room is always a surefire place to have a fun night out. It feels like even more of an exotic getaway in the heart of the city when the Cleveland weather turns cold. Porco warms up every customer who enters with its lively atmosphere and strong tiki cocktails. The outdoor patio is also equipped with fireplaces to enjoy on unusually warm nights, but the inside always feels like a slice of the tropics. Porco also serves satisfying bites from chorizo sliders to Adobo tacos to help soak up all of that rum, courtesy of Pinoy Fine Foods. Porco Longue and Tiki Room, 2527 W. 25th St., Cleveland. (216) 802-9222. DETAILS Pub Bricco: A food-drink respite in the Valley Pub Bricco is a bustling little spot in the Merriman Valley, offering a sandwich/handheld focused menu, a great beer list as well as wine and cocktails (we found a couple of drafts from HiHO Brewing in Cuyahoga Falls on tap recently.). Go for a hike on a nearby trail and reward yourself with a meal and a drink. It’s at 1841 Merriman Road, Akron. Open seven days. DETAILS |
SPOTLIGHT Isaly’s ‘chip-chop’ ham barbecue is a Rust Belt classic When the calls for a story started coming from inside the newsroom, we knew that a Classic CLE Eats & Drinks on Isaly's chipped chopped ham was imminent. This week's installment zeroes in on that delightfully unctuous and messy sando sensation that is ham barbecue. We also poke into its origin story. You might need a bib and some napkins. READ MORE |
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