Mag’s Best of Cleveland Includes Dewey’s, J.T.’s Diner

IN THE NEWS: Cleveland magazine’s Best of Cleveland 2007 is out in the October 2007 issue, with restaurant critics pick including: Best Coffee House, Dewey’s Coffee House (13201 Shaker Square, Cleveland, 216-991-1101) and Best Diner, J.T.’s Diner (1126 Lost Nation Road, Willoughby, 440-975-8840). … Laura Taxel reviews Table 45 (9801 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, 216-707-4045), while [...]

‘Gourmet’ Lauds Cleveland’s The Flying Fig

Gourmet magazine’s October 2007 issue features a guide to “America’s Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants.” gourmet.com:
RESTAURANTS WITH FARM CONNECTIONS: 2nd Street Bistro, Livingston, MT; Amherst Chinese Food, Amherst, MA; Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN; Crook’s Corner, Chapel Hill, NC; Eve, Alexandria, VA; La Provence, Lacombe, LA; Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC; Pacific’O and I’o, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii; Tree House [...]

Symon Set to Battle for ‘Next Iron Chef’

IN THE NEWS: Food Network’s new show The Next Iron Chef kicks off at 9 pm EST/PDT Sunday, Oct. 7 as eight chefs compete from across the country compete to join the ranks of legendary Iron Chefs Bobby Flay, Cat Cora, and Mario Batali. The eight competitors: Aaron Sanchez, chef-owner, Paladar and Centrico, New York; [...]

Don’s Lighthouse Celebrates 35 Years

IN THE NEWS: The Plain Dealer’s Bill Lubinger notes the 35th anniversary celebration during September for Don’s Lighthouse, a landmark on Cleveland’s near West Side (8905 Lake Ave., 216-961-6700), and also reports: the end of September opening for owner Ilona Simon’s Budapest Blonde, a European-style martini and wine bar in Independence on the site of [...]

Opening of Boccuzzi’s Dante Set for Sept. 29

IN THE NEWS: In its September 2007 edition, Cleveland magazine’s Laura Faye Taxel profiles chef Dante Boccuzzi, who’s closing down the renowned Lockkeepers restaurant this month, to reopen as his own place, Dante, on Sept. 29. clevelandmagazine.com … The Plain Dealer’s Bill Lubinger notes the Sept 17 local openings of Louisville-based chain Sedona Grill in [...]

Kluck’s to Close Sept. 7 After 70 Years

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer’s Bill Lubinger reports that German and seafood restaurant Kluck’s Restaurant, a landmark on West 117th Street between Detroit Road and Clifton Boulevard in Cleveland, will close Friday, Sept. 7, after 70 years. Here’s the link.
Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Symon’s Lolita Serving Neopolitan Pizza

IN THE NEWS: The Scene’s Elaine Cicoro reviews West Side Market Cafe (1979 West 25th Street, 216-579-6800) and reports that celebrity chef Michael Symon will begin serving traditionally rendered Neopolitan pizza pies at his Lolita (900 Literary Road, 216-771-5652). … She also notes the Sept. 6 opening of Zocala (2071 East Fourth Street) and the [...]

Ali Baba, Tannour Top Critics’ Mideast List

IN THE NEWS: The Scene’s Elaine Cicora considers Middle Eastern eateries, proclaiming the best as Ali Baba and Tannour. clevescene.com … The Plain Dealer’s David Farkas reviews The Century Grille (formerly the Grandview Inn). cleveland.com … Free Times‘ Douglas Trattner reviews The Baricelli Inn (2203 Cornell Rd. Cleveland), and the paper reports the opening of [...]

Inn at Turner’s Mill, Truffles Close Doors

IN THE NEWS: The Scene’s Elaine Cicora reviews Rusty Bucket Corner Tavern (6025 Kruse Drive, Solon) and reports: The Inn at Turner’s Mill, an 18-year-old Hudson landmark, closed its doors on Aug 18, while Truffles Pastry Shop, a mainstay in the West Side’s historic Edgewater/Clifton neighborhood for almost 25 years, shuttered abruptly on July 31. [...]

Popular Thai Lemon Grass Set To Close

IN THE NEWS: The Free Times‘ Douglas Trattner reviews Crop Bistro (1400 W. Sixth St., Cleveland) and reports, “After 11 successful years, executive chef and owner Paul Wongngamdee is selling Lemon Grass (2179 Lee Rd.), his popular Thai restaurant. “Unless something goes terribly wrong, it’s a done deal,” said Jay Staggs, general manager. A Thai [...]