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30 | CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS | CJN.ORG FEBRUARY 5, 2016 THE NOSH Read more the nosh at cjn.org/nosh Coming soon to the CJN and CJN.org: MORGAN GOLDSTEIN NCJW puts culinary expertise on menu Feb. 10 KRISTEN MOTT | STAFF REPORTER [email protected] T hree local chefs will provide their perspective on Northeast Ohio’s dynamic culinary scene during the National Council of Jewish Women/ Cleveland’s winter meeting at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 10 at Executive Caterers at Lander- haven. The event will feature chefs Douglas Katz, Chris Hodgson and Richard Soren Arnoldi. “We know that the culinary cuisine in Cleveland is really being publicized everywhere and we thought wouldn’t it be great to get some of the outstanding chefs that are known in town and do the event around Cleveland and from their different perspectives,” said Mindi Axner, executive director of NCJW/ Cleveland. “We thought it would be really excit- ing to feature three different chefs from three different areas of the culinary world.” Katz is the owner and executive chef of fire food and drink in Shaker Square, owner of The Katz Club Diner in Cleveland Heights, and chef and partner of Provenance, Provenance Cafe and Catering by Provenance at the Cleveland Museum of Art. “I think chefs contribute so much to local neighborhoods and the community in general in terms of city develop- ment and value,” Katz said. “I hope that what’s accomplished is to really hear from each chef on how he contributes to the local community and what our impact is, what it has been and how we can do more.” Prior to opening fire, Katz served as executive chef of Moxie, the Restaurant in Beachwood and worked at several other restaurants, including The Little Nell in Aspen, Colo., and Wildwood Res- taurant in Portland, Ore. Katz is also a big advocate for sustainable food systems and locally sourced ingredients. He serves as a chef ambas- sador for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Cooking for Solutions program, which promotes envi- ronmentally responsible fishing and fish farming. “Our ingredients are what make us successful within all of my restau- rants,” he said. “I feel like that guides me to make decisions. We work with local farmers and we really care about the authenticity of our ingredients, especially as it pertains to fish. “We really try to learn as much as possible about the ingredients that we have and we’re advocates for our local food systems, for authentic food and for quality.” Hodgson is the mastermind behind Dim and Den Sum, the first food truck to ever travel the streets of Cleveland. After competing on Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race” and “Food Network Star,” Hodgson is now partner and chef of Driftwood Restaurants and Catering and serves as president of Driftwood Catering, which launched in 2012. Together with restaurateur Scott Kuhn, Hodgson opened Hodge’s and Rothschild Farms in downtown Cleve- land. Arnoldi became executive chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland in late 2009. Growing up in Philadelphia, he began working in his family’s three restau- rants where he studied under Danish master chefs, his father and grandfather. After graduating from culinary Arnoldi Hodgson Katz NCJW | 31 WHAT: NCJW Cleveland winter meeting WHEN: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 10 WHERE: Executive Caterers at Landerhaven, 6111 Lan- derhaven Drive in Mayfield Heights TICKETS & INFO: $36. Deadline to pur- chase tickets is Feb. 8. 216-378-2204 or ncjwcleveland.org

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THE NOSH Read more the nosh at cjn.org/nosh

Coming soon to the CJN and CJN.org:MORGAN GOLDSTEIN

NCJW puts culinary expertise on menu Feb. 10KRISTEN MOTT | STAFF [email protected]

Three local chefs will provide their perspective on Northeast Ohio’s dynamic culinary scene during

the National Council of Jewish Women/Cleveland’s winter meeting at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 10 at Executive Caterers at Lander-haven.

The event will feature chefs Douglas Katz, Chris Hodgson and Richard Soren Arnoldi.

“We know that the culinary cuisine in Cleveland is really being publicized everywhere and we thought wouldn’t it be great to get some of the outstanding chefs that are known in town and do the event around Cleveland and from their different perspectives,” said Mindi Axner, executive director of NCJW/ Cleveland.

“We thought it would be really excit-ing to feature three different chefs from three different areas of the culinary world.”

Katz is the owner and executive chef of fi re food and drink in Shaker Square, owner of The Katz Club Diner in

Cleveland Heights, and chef and partner of Provenance, Provenance Cafe and Catering by Provenance at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

“I think chefs contribute so much to local neighborhoods and the community in general in terms of city develop-ment and value,” Katz said. “I hope that what’s accomplished is to really hear from each chef on how he contributes to the local community and what our impact is, what it has been and how we can do more.”

Prior to opening fi re, Katz served as executive chef of Moxie, the Restaurant in Beachwood and worked at several other restaurants, including The Little Nell in Aspen, Colo., and Wildwood Res-

taurant in Portland, Ore. Katz is also a big

advocate for sustainable food systems and locally sourced ingredients. He serves as a chef ambas-sador for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Cooking for Solutions program, which promotes envi-ronmentally responsible

fi shing and fi sh farming. “Our ingredients are what make

us successful within all of my restau-rants,” he said. “I feel like that guides me to make decisions. We work with local farmers and we really care about the authenticity of our ingredients, especially as it pertains to fi sh.

“We really try to learn as much as possible about the ingredients that we have and we’re advocates for our local food systems, for authentic food and for quality.”

Hodgson is the mastermind behind Dim and Den Sum, the fi rst food truck to ever travel the streets of Cleveland. After competing on Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race” and “Food

Network Star,” Hodgson is now partner and chef of Driftwood Restaurants and Catering and serves as president of Driftwood Catering, which launched in 2012.

Together with restaurateur Scott Kuhn, Hodgson opened Hodge’s and Rothschild Farms in downtown Cleve-land.

Arnoldi became executive chef at The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland in late 2009. Growing up in Philadelphia, he began working in his family’s three restau-rants where he studied under Danish master chefs, his father and grandfather.

After graduating from culinary

Arnoldi Hodgson Katz

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WHAT: NCJW Cleveland winter meetingWHEN: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 10WHERE: Executive Caterers at Landerhaven, 6111 Lan-derhaven Drive in Mayfi eld

HeightsTICKETS & INFO: $36. Deadline to pur-chase tickets is Feb. 8. 216-378-2204 or ncjwcleveland.org

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school in 1995, he spent six years working for the Unit-ed States Marine Corps. He previously worked as the executive chef at The Grosvenor House in London and The Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C., and as an executive sous chef at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes and The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island.

The event also will include a luncheon, boutique, raffl e and presentation of the Emerging Leader Awards.

Cyndy Fellenbaum of Pepper Pike, Dana Trau of Mo-reland Hills and Laura Kuntz of Shaker Heights are this year’s recipients. All three co-chair NCJW/Cleveland’s women’s reproductive rights committee, which formed in 2015.

Axner said about 300 tickets have already been sold to the event.

“We want guests to become more familiar with NCJW and to help us honor our emerging leaders, but most of all we want them to have a good time,” she said.

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Village Diner’s new owner hopes to replicate ‘Cheers’ED WITTENBERG | STAFF REPORTER [email protected]

Marci Izeman, who has a background in cater-ing, is the new owner of Village Diner, at 28149 Miles Road in Orange.

Izeman, a Solon resident, bought the diner from owner German Genzelis last fall and took ownership Jan. 5. The restaurant has remained open for breakfast and lunch throughout the transition.

“I have always wanted this place,” said Izeman, a fi rst-time restaurant owner. “It’s small and intimate and you get to know the customers. It’s all home cooking and comfort food, which I love. I love the feel of ’50s diners.”

Izeman is the diner’s fi fth owner since 2004, when it was launched as Mom’s Diner by Brad Friedlander, owner of Moxie, the Restaurant in Beachwood, and his partners. She said she wants to “make it more known.”

“My goal is to grow old here,” she said. “I want it to become a family kind of place, kind of like ‘Cheers,’ where everybody knows your name.”

One change Izeman plans to make at Village Diner is to operate her new business, Marci’s Creative Catering, out of the site by this summer. She recently hired a catering chef to help with this division of the business.

“We’ll do small dinner parties, private parties, bar and bat mitzvahs and smaller weddings,” she said. “I can’t handle a party for 1,500 people, at least not yet.”

Izeman got her start in catering in 1999 as a party plan-ner for Executive Caterers at Landerhaven in Mayfi eld Heights.

“I specialized in kosher catering and did all the Orthodox weddings and religious events, like bar and bat mitzvahs,” she said.

Since leaving Executive Caterers in 2010, Izeman has worked at The Bertram Inn & Conference Center in Au-rora; a Taste of Excellence, an off-site catering company based in Strongsville; and for Aramark, an international company for which she handled catering for the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Izeman said she isn’t planning any major changes to the menu at this time at Village Diner, where she helps with the cooking.

“I make chili, some soups, meat loaf, family recipes – a lot of scratch cooking,” she said. “We cut our own french fries and home fries with fresh potatoes, not anything frozen, and we use real eggs, not powdered or liquid.”

Village Diner offers seven different kinds of omelets, including a “create your own.”

“We serve breakfast all day long,” she said. “We don’t do a lot of lunch food; people come here (primarily) for breakfast.”

Izeman said her entire family helps out at the diner, including her parents, Arlene and Robert Gross. She’s not affi liated with a synagogue at this time, but added her fam-ily has “long involvement in the Jewish community.”

Hours for Village Diner are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Izeman said the diner is available to rent for private parties after hours, and it can do specialty menus.

Marci Izeman, new owner of Village Diner in Orange, pours a cup of corn chowder for a customer. | CJN Photo / Ed Wittenberg

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BURNTWOOD TAVERNburntwoodtavern.comHappy Hour: 3 to 6 p.m., seven days a weekSaturday and Sunday Brunch and Bloody Mary BarSeven locations: Chagrin Falls, Rocky River, Solon, Brecksville, Cuyahoga Falls, Lyndhurst and Crocker Park in Westlake. Celebrate Mardi Gras, New Orleans style cooking with us through Tuesday, Feb. 9. Burntwood Tavern offers a warm and inviting atmosphere with a copper top bar, leather soft seating, barn wood beams. The menu is straightfor-ward with steaks, sliders, hand-cut fries, smoked, planked and wood grilled food.

CUCINA RUSTICA8575 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls440-543-4200Monday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday 4:30 to 11 p.m.Looking for excellent homemade Italian food? Make Cucina Rustica your No. 1 choice. From ricotta cheese stuffed eggplant appetizers to our many salads with calamari or arugula salad with fried shrimp and raspberry vinaigrette. Imagine mouth-watering pizza with meatballs or chicken breast on top. Try our gnocchi with spinach, tomato and cream. Our very own Virginia Spots fi sh is one of a kind. Daily specials. Wine by the glass or bottle.

GOLDEN DRAGON CHINESE RESTAURANT 5871 Mayfi eld Road, Mayfi eld Heights440-449-8710, Fax: 440-449-3465Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday noon to 11 p.m. Sunday Noon to 10 p.m.Golden Dragon specializes in Mandarin, Szechwan and Cantonese cuisine. We just added many new specialty items to our menu such as fresh lobster Cantonese style, shrimp won ton with noodle soup and more. Enjoy our full-service bar with exotic tropical drinks. Lunch specials 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Party trays and banquet facili-ties available. Call for a reservation or carryout.

GRANITE CITY FOOD & BREWERY 24519 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst216-297-4495, Fax 216-297-4494gcfb.netMonday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Friday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.A polished casual American restaurant featur-ing fresh, high-quality menu items prepared from made-from-scratch recipes. Expansive interior features seating for 375, including a spacious din-ing room, full-service bar and three private dining areas, as well as an outdoor patio. On-site brewery, with award-winning hand crafted microbrews. Open kitchen and central wood-fi red pizza oven.

JACK’S DELI AND RESTAURANT14490 Cedar Road (at Green), University Heights216-382-5350 � Fax: 216-691-6837JacksDeliAndRestaurant.comLove is in the air this month and we’re celebrat-ing with some very sweet deals. Strawberry and chocolate cheesecake slices are just $5 per slice for February (take-out and dine-in). Date night? Bring your sweetheart in to Jack’s for $5 off any dining room check of $25 or more. We look forward to seeing you this month!

THE LEOPARD (in the Bertram Inn)600 N. Aurora Road, Aurora330-562-2111theleopardrestaurant.comThe Leopard, an AAA four-diamond restau-rant, offers exceptional cuisine and an elegant atmosphere. The new menu features international dishes with many seasonal infl uences and the freshest ingredients. Extensive international wine selection is featured. Voted one of Cleveland’s “A-List” restaurants, with “old school sophistica-tion and contemporary touches … Unfl aggingly attentive and intuitive service.”

PAWS (in the Bertram Inn)600 N. Aurora Road, Aurora330-995-7618thebertraminn.comPAWS, a casual dining restaurant, features savory en-trees and sumptuous appetizers and desserts. Ask about new nightly features. Join us for happy hour seven days a week, 4 to 7 p.m. Eleven appetizers under $6.

PICCOLO ITALIAN RESTAURANT 1261 SOM Center Road, Mayfi eld Heights440-646-1383 Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m.to 10 p.m.Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.Sunday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.Piccolo Italian Restaurant offers authentic Italian homemade recipes, showcased in all of their dishes. Chef Chris Licht puts his own signature con-temporary twist on classic Italian old-world cuisine. Beef, poultry, seafood, veal, housemade pastas, sauces, pizzas, and gluten-free selections are available. Piccolo offers a full bar, extensive wine list, and amazing happy hour specials. In-house private party rental available on Sunday afternoons. Don’t forget, Piccolo caters. Pickup, delivery, or full-service catering and event coordination is available for your next special occasion. For more informa-tion on our catering services, please contact cater-ing coordinator Kristin Augusta.

TRES POTRILLOS MEXICAN RESTAURANTE 26755 Chagrin Blvd. (Chagrin Boulevard and Richmond Road), Beachwood216-591-1202, Fax: 216-591-1228Trespotrillosrestaurantes.comAuthentic Mexican cuisine. Family-owned and -oper-ated for 12 years. Try our popular street tacos, garlic shrimp entree, spicy grilled burritos, fajitas del mar (large scallops and shrimp, cooked with vegetables), chipotle chicken or shrimp salad, Ohio steak, plus a full vegetarian menu. Bar service. Party room accommo-dates up to 60.

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WASHINGTON PLACE BISTRO & INN2203 Cornell Road, Cleveland216-791-6500thedriftwoodgroup.comMonday to Thursday 4 to 9 p.m.Friday 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Brunch; 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. DinnerSunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Brunch; 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. DinnerLocated in the heart of the Little Italy community in Cleveland, Washington Place Bistro & Inn offers modern American fare featuring locally sourced foods in an attractive and comfortable setting. A seven-room inn featuring luxurious amenities make up the upper two fl oors of this historic Cleveland brownstone.

XO PRIME STEAKS29425 Chagrin Blvd., Pepper Pike216-378-8988xoprimesteaks.comFree Valet (next to Eton Chagrin Boulevard)A modern, gourmet steakhouse serving creative in-terpretations of classic appetizers, dishes and fresh seafood, delivered with warm and attentive service in a sophisticated ambience. With our two locations (downtown established in 2003), we became a local favorite with a national following. We have elegantly appointed private and semi-private dining space that can accommodate small and large events. Perfect setting for business or pleasure.

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RESTAURANT BITESBURNTWOOD TAVERNCelebrate Mardi Gras with us, now through Tuesday, Feb. 9. Savor New Orleans style here in Northeast Ohio. Offering blackened chicken, crawfi sh cakes with creole mustard sauce, seafood gumbo, BBQ shrimp in Cajun butter, shrimp po’boy sandwich. Enjoy scratch-made pecan pie with pralines and ice cream. Try our hurricane drink.

CUCINA RUSTICACelebrate Valentine’s Day with us Friday, Feb. 12 and Saturday, Feb. 13. Special 20-ounce lobster tail dinner or our classic entree, scampi Romano dinner, both served with salad and side dish. 440-543-4200

DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND ALLIANCE Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week More than 50 restaurants prepare price-fi xed menus. This year, nominate your favorite restaurant as Downtown Cleveland Restaurant of the Year and be entered to win a year of dining in Down-town Cleveland. Attend the free kickoff event on Feb. 18. 216-736-7799. downtowncleveland.com/restaurantweek. $15, $30 or $40 lunch and dinner menus.

GOLDEN DRAGON RESTAURANTCelebrate the Chinese New Year with us. Four live lion dance performances: Saturday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14 at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21 at 3:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. A special menu will be served along with regular menu.

JACK’S DELIJack’s is the East Side’s hidden gem. Eat the best corned beef of your life in our newly remod-eled dining room and don’t leave without trying one of our homemade desserts! Stop in with your sweetheart this February for $5 off any dining room check of $25 or more. (440) 543-4200

THE LEOPARD (INSIDE THE BERTRAM INN)A special Valentine’s package Friday, Feb. 12, Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14, dinner at the Leopard Restaurant, including one overnight stay, in-room sparkling wine, chocolate-covered strawberries and breakfast the next morning at PAWS. Call 330-995-0200 for package details.

XO PRIME STEAKSJoin us for a romantic Valentine’s weekend Friday, Feb. 12, Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14. Select from our hand cut prime steaks or fresh seafood fl own in daily. Special wines and food pairings available. Reservations highly suggested. 216-378-8988.

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Thompson to be chef-partner of new restaurant in SolonChef Ian Thompson will be chef-partner of the soon-to-open Tavern on 91,

at 6150 SOM Center Road in Solon.Thompson has worked alongside Douglas Katz at fire food and drink in Cleveland

and helped to open Katz’s Provenance at the Cleveland Museum of Art. He moved back to Greater Cleveland in 2008 after spending eight years living, studying and working as a gourmet chef in Denver.

Tavern on 91 will be in the space formerly occupied by Panini’s, which closed about a month ago.

Trader Joe’s set to move to new location at Eton ChagrinTrader Joe’s was scheduled to close its store at 28809 Chagrin Blvd. in Woodmere

at the end of business Feb. 4 and relocate to a new, freestanding building at 28425 Chagrin Blvd.

The new store, at Chagrin Boulevard and Brainard Road, is scheduled to open at 8 a.m. Feb. 5, said a store employee who declined to give his name. The grocery chain will remain in the Eton Chagrin shopping center.

Charities were contacted to pick up the remaining items in the old store around closing time Feb. 5, the employee said.

Shoppes of Solon North adds four storesThe Shoppes of Solon North, at the southeast corner of Brainard and Miles

roads in Solon, has added four new merchants to the shopping center. The new businesses, announced Feb. 2, are Munch Vegan Restaurant, The Red

Bowl Chinese/Thai Restaurant, Legends Window and Door Design Center and CosmoProf, a division of Sally Beauty. All four are located at 28500 Miles Road.

Brainard Miles Retail Development LLC, owner of the Shoppes of Solon North, is headed by local developer Kertes Enterprises Inc. of Woodmere. Developer Randy Kertesz is president of Kertes Enterprises.

Munch is the former Shticks Vegetarian Kitchen that was located in the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland. It offers a wide range of vegetarian, vegan and healthy protein dishes.

The Red Bowl features a chef from New York’s China Town with a variety of menu items.

Legends Window and Door is the first retail location of Legends Distribution LLC in Berea. It offers premium brands of windows, doors and cabinetry, including Anderson, Trimline, Provia, Shusters, Cabico and Brandom.

CosmoProf is a distributor of salon professional products that only sells prod-ucts to licensed professionals and salon owners. In addition to retail products, it provides tools, training and inspiration to beauty professionals.

For more information about Shoppes of Solon North, contact Neal Lader at 216-831-9110.

Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week set for Feb. 19-28The ninth annual Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week will run Feb. 19-28, with

more than 50 restaurants participating.The event features $15, $30 and $40 lunch and dinner specials at select restaurants

throughout downtown Cleveland. It is presented by Ohio Savings Bank.For more information, visit downtowncleveland.com/restaurantweek.

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Cucina RusticaSecondi Piatti

(Entrees)

Parmigiana (Traditional) (All veal lightly breaded)Melanzana (Eggplant)....16.75 Petto Di Pollo (Chicken)....18.75 Vitello (Veal) 19.95Piccata White wine lemon sauce with capers Chicken Breast ............................18.75 Veal .............................................. 19.95Francaise Sherry wine lemon demi glaze sauce (lightly breaded) Chicken Breast ............................18.75 Veal .............................................. 19.95Marsala Marsala wine, mushrooms, demi glaze sauce Chicken Breast ............................19.25 Veal ............................................... 20.50Roman Style White wine, mushrooms, artichokes, tomato Chicken Breast ............................19.95 Veal ............................................... 21.25Spezzatino di Salsiccia Stewed Italian sausage with onions & peppers ...................... 15.75Costolette Di Maiale Grilled pork chops........................................................................ 19.75Pesce al Forno Baked bread crumb crusted north Atlantic cod .................................. 20.70Our Own Virginia Spots .................................................................................................. 21.95

Above entrees served with house salad & your choice of one side dishpasta marinara, garlic mashed potatoes, risotto, vegetable of the day

Pasta & SpecialitaYour choice: Spaghetti, Linguine, Fettuccine, Rigatoni, Penne

Your choice: Spinach Ravioli, Cheese Ravioli, Gnocchi, Cavatelli, add 1.00Whole Wheat Pasta available, add 1.00

Marinara...12.75 Bolognese...14.25 Pesto...14.25 Alfredo...8.50 Carbonara ...15.25Lasagna di Casa Homemade ............................................................................................15.70Cannelloni di Casa Homemade 3 meat stu� ed pasta tubes. ........................................15.70Risotto ai Gamberi Shrimp risotto ..................................................................................18.70Linguine ai Gamberi Tossed with shrimp, garlic, capers, tomato, basil .......................17.70Linguine alle Vongole Tossed in our homemade clam sauce, white or red .................14.70Rigatoni Rustica Baked with marinara, eggplant & melted ricotta cheese .................14.70Penne Pasta Aglio & Olio With broccoli & sundried tomatoes ....................................14.70Gnocchi Toscana Potato gnocchi, sausage, spinach, tomato & cream ........................15.70Spaghetti Con Polpette Homemade meatballs ..............................................................15.95Pappardelle Calabresi Homemade, tossed with pancetta, olives, onions, tomato,fresh basil, virgin olive oil ..................................................................................................16.70Gino’s Cavatelli Tossed in slow cooked sauce with chunks of pork ...............................16.70

Above entrees served with house salad

~ Gino (Owner)

8575 E. Washington St. (2 mi. north o� 306 exit) Chagrin Falls 44023 · 440.543.4200

Mon. – � urs. 11:30am – 10pm Fri. 11:30am – 11pm · Sat. 4:30 – 11pm

Restaurant · Bar · Party Rooms & Catering Available

Pasta & Specialita· Cannelloni di Casa· Homemade 3 meat stu� ed pasta tubes· Melanzana Farcita (stu� ed eggplant) Slice Eggplant stu� ed w/ricotta cheese· Gnocchi Toscana Potato gnocci, sausage, spinach, tomato & cream

· Veal Piccata· Veal Franchaise· Homemade Pizza – white or red Di� erent Specials Every Night - Serving All of Your Favorite Comfort Foods-Beef Stew -Braised Sirloin of Beef-Lamb Shamks -Osso Buco

Ask for your host, Gino

authentic italian cuisine in mayfield heights

Italian Restaurant

1261 Som Center Road Mayfield Heights 44124

440.646.1383

Monday-Thursday 11-10 Friday-Saturday 11-Midnight Sunday Private Parties Only

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Sunday Private Parties – Noon to 4pm

authentic italian cuisine in mayfield heights

Italian Restaurant

1261 Som Center Road Mayfield Heights 44124

440.646.1383

Monday-Thursday 11-10 Friday-Saturday 11-Midnight Sunday Private Parties Only

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authentic italian cuisine in mayfield heights

Italian Restaurant

1261 Som Center Road Mayfield Heights 44124

440.646.1383

Monday-Thursday 11-10 Friday-Saturday 11-Midnight Sunday Private Parties Only

Fnl_PiccoloAd4.75x2.5.indd 1 6/27/13 9:07 AM

authentic italian cuisine in mayfield heights

Italian Restaurant

1261 Som Center Road Mayfield Heights 44124

440.646.1383

Monday-Thursday 11-10 Friday-Saturday 11-Midnight Sunday Private Parties Only

Fnl_PiccoloAd4.75x2.5.indd 1 6/27/13 9:07 AM

authentic italian cuisine in mayfield heights

Italian Restaurant

1261 Som Center Road Mayfield Heights 44124

440.646.1383

Monday-Thursday 11-10 Friday-Saturday 11-Midnight Sunday Private Parties Only

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Catering Service

Available!

www.piccolomayfield.com

Monday-Thursday 11-10 pm Friday-Saturday 11-11pm Sunday 4-9pm

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