Steak in Tremont offers upscale American classics with a playful twist (photos) Ahead of its official grand opening this week, cleveland.com got a chance to dine at Steak in Tremont. While this isn’t a comprehensive dining review, we want to give prospective diners an idea of what the new restaurant at 2179 W. 11 Street looks, feels and, most importantly, tastes like. READ MORE DineDrinkCLE talks Steak opening in Tremont, Vintage Ohio Wine Festival, Great Lakes Brewing Co. Treats In the latest episode of “DineDrinkCLE: The Podcast,” hosts Josh Duke and Alex Darus are joined by Marc Bona to talk about the opening of Steak in Tremont. Plus, the crew chat about the Vintage Ohio Wine Festival and summer fun at Great Lakes Brewing Company with reporters Paris Wolfe and Peter Chakerian. READ MORE Cleveland Kitchen’s kimchi pickle chips offer Korean flavors In the past year, Cleveland Kitchen has more than doubled its manufacturing space to 65,000 square feet and added kimchi pickle chips to its line of fermented products. Just last month, Walmart started carrying the 24-ounce Kimchi Pickle Chips at more than 1,000 stores nationwide. To celebrate the launch, the company is holding tasting demos at various Walmart locations. READ MORE |
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Rood Food bought by owners of Cloak & Dagger; No changes planned Rood Food & Pie in Lakewood has new ownership. Vessel Hospitality, led by Cory Hajde, took over August 1. While its menu and artisan cocktails say “fine dining,” Rood is really known for its over-the-top pies. That, like everything else, will continue. READ MORE Aldi opens second Middleburg Heights store Aldi is opening a second Middleburg Heights store at 6820 Pearl Road at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, August 15. The suburb’s first Aldi’s store was opened 21 years ago. READ MORE We tried Eat Your Mouth Off Cereal and Popeye Spinach-Flavored Bubblegum so you don’t have to Occasionally the food and dining team at cleveland.com receives new products to try, and a pair of items crossed our desk recently – Eat Your Mouth Off Cereal and Popeye Spinach-Flavored Bubblegum. The products, from two different companies, are available now. We gave them a taste. Here’s what we found. DETAILS Malley’s supports food bank with Sundae of the Month promotion In August, Malley’s Chocolates is partnering with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank as part of the chocolate company’s Sundae of the Month promotion. A portion of sales of the Malley Monster will go to the food bank, the company announced. DETAILS |
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OPENINGS/CLOSINGS Cilantro Taqueria opened first location in city of Cleveland next week Cilantro Taqueria, 2417 Professor Avenue, officially opened at 11 a.m. on August 5 in the former Fahrenheit space. It is the local chain’s first location officially inside the city limits of Cleveland. The restaurant sells fresh, customizable Mexican cuisine that’s available at its other five restaurants in Northeast Ohio. READ MORE Former Bell & Flower/Rick’s Café still under construction in Chagrin Falls, will open as French bistro later this year The construction site at 86 North Main St. in Chagrin Falls -- formerly known as Bell & Flower for six years and Rick’s Café for decades before that – will open as Café Lola by year’s end. That is, if the name doesn’t confuse diners with celebrity chef Michael Symon’s Lola Bistro which closed in 2020. Owners Rick Doody and Joe Saccone are still reflecting on name choices. They have time because construction in the space is taking longer than expected. READ MORE Salt+, Lakewood, to close at end of August Salt+ restaurant in Lakewood will serve its final small plates and cocktails on August 31. Owners Jill Vedaa and Jessica Parkison posted the news on Instagram. READ MORE
Aladdin’s opens newest Northeast Ohio location in Medina Aladdin’s Eatery has opened its Medina location, marking 35 locations in total serving its Lebanese-Mediterranean cuisine. The restaurant at 951 N. Court Street officially opened on July 31. Just this year, the restaurant’s flagship location in Lakewood at 14536 Detroit Road celebrated 30 years in business. READ MORE |
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EVENTS/TASTINGS Peach Fest in Cleveland’s West Park to celebrate summer produce Farm Dog Fresh and 5 Points Coffee are hosting their annual Peach Fest in Cleveland’s West Park neighborhood. Peach Fest is scheduled for August 10-11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 15902 West Park Road. DETAILS Little Italy Feast of the Assumption set for August 15-18 in Greater Cleveland Cleveland’s biggest Italian-Catholic celebration of the summer is fast approaching with the upcoming Feast of the Assumption in Little Italy. Commonly known as “The Feast,” Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood becomes a four-day party in the streets with plenty of food, entertainment and celebration for locals and visitors alike. The 125th Feast of the Assumption is set for August 15-18. READ MORE Yelp Cleveland hosts 5 fun, free foodie activities If you have a Yelp profile with a real name, photo and city posted, you can attend one or all of Yelp Cleveland’s five, free foodie events in August. Activities include samples from foodie businesses like Batter, Cake & Dough, Pop Culture CLE, sweet bean chocolates and more. READ MORE Ice cream and beer pairing scheduled Great Lakes Brewing Co. and Mason’s Creamery are teaming up to pair four ice cream flavors with four beers. The “hop college” event is Thursday, Aug. 8, at the brewery in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood. Attendees will receive a few gifts to take home, including a pint of ice cream. READ MORE Chardon BrewFest is scheduled The Chardon BrewFest is set for Saturday, Aug. 10. The fest will have 25 breweries serving 50 beers. Most of the breweries are located within 50 miles of Chardon. Plus there’s a couple cool bands who are slated to perform. Tickets are on sale. READ MORE |
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PICKS OF THE WEEK King Kone Chardon As a grown-up you can sometimes eat dessert for dinner. A traditional banana split – chocolate, strawberry and vanilla ice cream with chocolate, strawberry and pineapple topping -- at King Kone in Chardon checks off several food groups. Think fruit and dairy. The nuts might even squeeze in on the protein radar. Specialty creations like strawberry shortcake sundae, peanut butter cup sundae and maple syrup-spiked milli vanilli will supply all the dinner calories you need. Or don’t need. DETAILS The Meatballer The Meatballer is a food truck concept by Lago Concession that can be found at many events and food truck parks as of Summer 2024. Chicken cutlet sandwiches, slices of fried eggplant, fresh pasta salads and more make Italian-American classics into easy handheld snacks for on-the-go summer activities. Follow Lago on Instagram to find out future locations of The Meatballer before the season ends. DETAILS |
SPOTLIGHT A look back at the history of the West Side Market (photos) Food and dining writer Paris Wolfe delves into the long and storied history of Cleveland’s beloved West Side Market from beginning its beginnings in 1912. DETAILS |
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