
Douglas Trattner
Freelance Food, Drink, and Travel Writer at Freelance
Dining Editor at Cleveland Scene
3-Time NY Times Best Selling Cookbook Author, Dining Editor at Cleveland Scene, WKYC TV correspondent (former Public Defender)
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3 days ago |
clevelandmagazine.com | Douglas Trattner
Since opening on East Fourth Street three summers ago, Cordelia has won over local diners, attracted national attention, and garnered multiple James Beard Award nominations for chef-partner Vinnie Cimino. It seems that the “Midwest Nice” quality of hospitality paired with the “Modern Grandma” style of cuisine is a winning formula for co-owners Cimino and Andrew Watts. So it was only a matter time until those two indefatigable operators would be in search of another project.
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3 days ago |
clevescene.com | Douglas Trattner
[ { "name": "Real 1 Player (r2) - Inline", "component": "38482494", "insertPoint": "2/3", "requiredCountToDisplay": "9" } ] Since opening on East 4th Street three summers ago, Cordelia has won over local diners, attracted national attention, and garnered multiple James Beard Award nominations for chef-partner Vinnie Cimino.
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4 days ago |
clevescene.com | Douglas Trattner
we shared the news that the Cleveland Restaurant Management Group will unveil two new restaurant concepts at Legacy Village in Lyndhurst later this year and early next. This week, the group is opening the doors to Rewind Diner (6850 Biddulph Rd., 440-568-4040), which is located in the Biddulph Plaza Shopping Center in Brooklyn. Billed as a `50s-themed diner, Rewind opens on Wednesday June 25.
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5 days ago |
clevescene.com | Douglas Trattner
Cosmic Dave’s Rock Club (11310 Juniper Rd.), an offshoot of Dave’s Cosmic Subs, which opened in the former Barking Spider Tavern property just prior to the Covid pandemic, closed last summer. Earlier this spring, Jolly's Pizza & Pub opened in the iconic carriage house space on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. The new shop builds upon the success of the original Jolly’s, which opened three years ago in North Royalton (6120 Royalton Rd., 440-220-4353).
The Cleveland Restaurant Management Group to Open The Legacy and EVOO at Legacy Village in Lyndhurst
5 days ago |
clevelandmagazine.com | Douglas Trattner
Cleveland Restaurant Management Group (CRMG) and Brad Friedlander have announced that they will be taking over two spots recently vacated at Legacy Village in Lyndhurst. Those spots are Bar Louie and California Pizza Kitchen and the new concepts are The Legacy and EVOO, respectively. Once again, longtime operator Friedlander is looking to the past for culinary inspiration. Over the past couple years, he has revived both Lopez and Moxie, two restaurants that enjoyed much success in previous years.
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