Kosher Survey Honors Contempo Cuisine, Bagel Shoppe

IN THE NEWS: EatingCleveland.com reports the Kosher Community Survey just completed its 2007-2008 Kosher Survey for the Cleveland area and have announced the following winners: Best Kosher Restaurant, Contempo Cuisine; Best Kosher Bakery, Bagel Shoppe; Best Kosher Store, Tibor’s Kosher Meat Market. … Free Times’s Douglas Trattner reviews Reddstone (1261 W. 76th St., Cleveland, thereddstone.com) […]

Openings Include Brothers Lounge, Saigon

IN THE NEWS: The Scene’s Elaine Cicora reviews Touch Supper Club (2710 Lorain Avenue, 216-631-5200, www.touchohiocity.com) and reports the opening of Brothers Lounge (11609 Detroit Avenue, 216-226-2767) and new executive chef Adam Schmith (ex-Moxie, Ritz-Carlton, One Walnut) at Melange (2101 Richmond Road, 216-378-9755), replacing Joe Bemer. … The paper blogs about the recent opening of […]

Openings Include Agave, Cafe Toscano, Market Cafe

IN THE NEWS: The Scene’s Elaine Cicora reviews Melange (2101 Richmond Road inside La Place, Beachwood, 216-378-9755, www.dinemelange.com) and notes the openings of: Cafe Toscano (215 West Garfield Road/Route 82, 330-995-2333), Agave (20 Main Street in Crocker Park, 440-892-4283), and Market Café and Wine Bar (1801 East Ninth Street, 216-394-0122). clevescene.com … Free Times’s Douglas […]

Openings Include Cafe Toscano, Flying Cranes

IN THE NEWS: The Scene’s Elaine Cicora reviews Zócalo Mexican Grill & Tequilería (2071 East Fourth Street, 216-781-0420, www.zocalocleveland.com) and reports chef changes: Jeff Fisher (Johnny’s Downtown, Sushi Rock, Lago) to Touch Supper Club, and Kurt Steeber departing Pepper Pike’s Joe Foodie’s Tavern (30519 Pinetree Road, 216-360-9160). … Cicora also reports the opening of Cafe […]

Bangkok Thai Cuisine Relocates; Villa y Zapata Expands

IN THE NEWS: Free Times’s Douglas Trattner reviews Thai restaurant Lemon Grass (2179 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts., 216.321.0210). … Trattner also reports: Bangkok Thai Cuisine has relocated to a larger space 5359 Mayfield Rd. (440.684.1982), while  new ownership has taken control of the old location, naming it Wild Bamboo (1982 Warrensville Center Rd., 216.291.3588); the […]