Asia Town Businesses Devastated by Stigmas | Distill Table to Permanently Close

For Cleveland's Asia Town, Statewide Orders, Barriers to Resources and Coronavirus Stigmas Have Proved a Devastating Combination

When it comes to quintessential Cleveland restaurants, AsiaTown’s Li Wah tops the list. Since 1991, the family-run establishment has provided Northeast Ohio with the best dim sum in the region.

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Proof Craft Bar-BQ to Make its Meaty Debut in Tremont on May 6

By Douglas Trattner

There are countless stories of restaurant openings put on hold in the eleventh hour because of the pandemic, but few were as heartbreaking to follow as the saga of Proof. On and off for the past three years, Mike Griffin has been working to convert the lower level of the former Komorowski Funeral Home building in Tremont, now home to Crust Pizza and Visible Voice Books, into an inviting destination serving Southern and Texas-style barbecue.

Central Kitchen Teams up With Local Farms to Offer End-Around to National Meat Shortages

By Douglas Trattner

Like many of us, Eric Diamond kept reading about increasing meat shortages as supply chain interruptions resulting from Coronavirus continue to mount. At the same time, he was talking to local farmers who no longer have an outlet for their fresh products thanks to shuttered or diminished-capacity restaurants.

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Distill Table in Lakewood Announces Plans to Permanently Close

By Douglas Trattner

Sad news to report out of Lakewood as Distill Table announces that it will close its doors for good as a result of the pandemic. The small, buzzy space is not conducive to any sort of social distancing.

Asia Town Businesses Devastated by Stigmas | Distill Table to Permanently Close

For Cleveland's Asia Town, Statewide Orders, Barriers to Resources and Coronavirus Stigmas Have Proved a Devastating Combination

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