Local Food Economy
Last summer Chris Hodgson and Scott Kuhn of Driftwood Catering bought Landerhaven from Harlan Diamond, who operated the hall for 60 years. Driftwood has honored Diamond, yet given Landerhaven a new look after reopening this spring.
Cleveland’s bars and restaurants spent the last 15 months scrambling to survive, and even if the recent lifting of health orders brings a surge of business, the region’s restauranteurs will still be seeking help—financial and otherwise—in the coming months.
Lisa Sands is serving up something that she believes Cleveland very much needs: its own food podcast. Billed as “conversation for food and drink enthusiasts that starts where the pretty Instagram picture ends,” her recently debuted CLE Foodcast shines a light on all things food in The Land.
With a gluten allergy and a sweet tooth, LaunchHouse founder Todd Goldstein has created Whoa! Dough vegan cookie dough bars that are gluten free, soy free, and satisfy those sweet cravings.
For as long as she can remember, Robin Keenan has been driving past the hilly intersection of Broadview Road and Ridgewood Drive and envisioning what could be. In 2022, the Parma native's dream will come to fruition as she takes over the property for a brand-new 8,500-square-foot facility for her business, Little Birdie Wine Nest.
After a dark year and making the decision to close Spice Kitchen + Bar, culinary innovator and restauranteur Ben Bebenroth has reinvented the takeout scene with Keep The Change Kitchen Collective.
Food entrepreneur Clark Pope is launching a new line of cocktail pouches in three flavors this summer.
Restauranteur Morgan Yagi says the Bartleby supper club will have a lounge atmosphere with plenty of soft seating, music, and a cozy environment when it opens later this year in the historic United Bank Building in Ohio City.
Over the last year, picnics have come back in a big way—thanks to the ability to gather safely in an open-air setting. With the "New York Times" hailing the trend and bespoke picnic companies popping up around the country, Kelly Testa decided to give Cleveland a seat at the proverbial table by launching Picnic Party Cleveland.
Get your forks and knives ready to support local restaurants—Cleveland Restaurant Week To Go starts Thursday.
Cleveland-area Girl Scout troops are getting creative in making socially distanced cookie sales this year—setting up drive-through booths, printing door hangers with online QR codes, and even selling online.
Will Sanchez hasn’t been able to reopen the doors to his vibrant Clark-Fulton art gallery, La Cosecha Galeria, in nearly a year— but that’s not stopping this long-time local artist. Instead, Sanchez is doubling down and opening a new gallery space in Old Brooklyn, replete with a café and retail component.
Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week brings you 10 days of dine-in or carry-out food specials from some of your favorite local eateries.
With the restaurant industry in trouble, the Orlando Baking Company—a fixture in Cleveland since 1904—is working with the Hunger Network to raise money, and food, for the area's foodservice industry staff who have been hit the hardest.
Joshua Ingraham is blending his background in functional medicine and his culinary skills to serve vegan snacks and meals 24/7 at a self-serve kiosk in his GO Buddha restaurant.
Shake your bells and chase away winter at the 8th annual Kurentovanje—a Slovenian festival centered around the mythical Kurent, who is believed to usher in spring with its supernatural powers.
Cleveland civic organizations encourage residents to get out and enjoy what the city has to offer (in a responsible way) this winter.
Practicing mindfulness is a tool used to reduce stress and anxiety. Andrew Taylor-Shaut is promoting mindful eating through his new vegan restaurant SomethinGood to Eat in Larchmere.
Brandon Chrostowski and his EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute staff launched a cook-from-home Zoom cooking class series this month—offering classes for all skill levels and ages.
The pandemic has hit the restaurant industry particularly hard, and even with $7.5 million in Cuyahoga County CARES act funding set aside for small business, many minority-owned suburban eateries are struggling to stay in their communities.