Pasta is not a new love of mine, but I’ve been looking for fresh ways to indulge in classic Italian. The Garganelli Diavolo with shrimp from Bar Italia covers familiar ground with thick garganelli noodles, shrimp and chives but the spicy diavolo sauce added a kick...
“I’m humble enough to say that if it doesn’t work, that’s okay. We tried,” says Rick Doody, owner of Cedar Creek Grille, 17 River Grille, Bar Italia and, at least through Valentine’s Day weekend, Lindey’s Lake House in Beachwood. Just last month, Doody announced that he...
The menu is loaded with approachable dishes like sausage-stuffed hot peppers, fried calamari and shrimp, and burrata with grilled country bread. Entrees include classic chicken parmesan, parmesan-crusted chicken in lemon butter sauce, veal Marsala with spaghetti pomodoro, three-meat lasagna, and grilled branzino. Read more...
For the better part of the fall, the scuttlebutt around Lakewood’s culinary scene had to do with changes afoot at Detroit Avenue restaurant Lindey’s Lake House, which opened its doors in 2019. It turns out that the rumors were true, with Lindey’s Lake House being renamed...
Big changes are coming to Lakewood, says Rick Doody, restaurateur behind such concepts as Cedar Creek Grille, 17 River Grille and Lindey’s Lake House. Drawing on his roots as co-founder of Bravo and Brio restaurants, Doody is converting the format at his two-year-old Lakewood eatery,...
This interview was conducted by freelance writer Sarah Durn. A Day in the Life of Hostess Alex, Who Started Work Only Days After Coming to the USA What exactly does it take to keep an award-winning Cleveland restaurant running smoothly? From hostesses to managers to dishwashers, we’re...
This interview was conducted by freelance writer Sarah Durn. What exactly does it take to keep an award-winning Cleveland restaurant running smoothly? From hostesses to managers to dishwashers, we’re giving you a behind the scenes look at what running a restaurant is really like. Welcome to another...
This interview was conducted by freelance writer Sarah Durn. What exactly does it take to keep an award-winning Cleveland restaurant running smoothly? From hostesses to managers to dishwashers, we’re bringing you on a behind the scenes tour of what running a restaurant is really like. Welcome to...
This interview was conducted by freelance writer Sarah Durn. Ever wonder what it’s like to manage an award-winning Cleveland restaurant? Or what goes into creating some of our most popular recipes like our cedar plank roasted Sixty South salmon? We thought so! Over the course of the...
17 River Grille's Waterfront Dining Destination Owner Rick Doody opened the new Chagrin Falls restaurant as an homage to the city in August. The former Jekyll’s Kitchen spot, one of our favorite hideaways, has been renovated into a new destination dining location that banks on the views...