Category Archives: Crop Bistro

more cleveland chatter

December 5, 2008

In response to yesterday’s post about the LA foodie, Adam over at Positively Cleveland sent me a few news stories from national food editors at various dailies. The Convention (wisely) has been putting forth much effort towards the local food scene and brought in 10 national food and wine editors to experience Cleveland first-hand. The [...]

By Michelle V | Also posted in Baricelli, Convention and Visitors Bureau, dante, Lola, Lolita, Positively Cleveland, Sokolowski's, West Side Market | Comments (3)

lunch @ crop

September 25, 2008

At the invitation of Elaine Cicora, who is now in charge of communications for Crop Bistro, I met her for lunch yesterday. Not only was it nice to finally meet her in person and talk food, it was an absolutely beautiful day to enjoy lunch outside downtown. Makes me miss living and working down there, [...]

By Michelle V | Also posted in Elaine Cicora, Steve Schimoler | Comments (1)

crop bistro happenings

September 9, 2008

Just received word on some pretty tempting happenings at Crop Bistro, including Sunday brunch before the big game: Beginning September 17, Wednesdays are Tour de Crop nights at Crop Bistro & Bar, featuring a prix fixe, seven-course tasting menu specially designed by chef-owner Steve Schimoler to highlight his innovative American cuisine. Offered Wednesday nights only, [...]

By Michelle V | Also posted in Steve Schimoler | Comments (1)

updates from around the dinner table

July 18, 2008

Here’s a quick look at the happenings at some of our local favorites: Crop BistroCrop recently welcomed the addition of Elaine Cicora as the director of communications/official storyteller. This is great news for Crop, but sad for the rest of us that looked forward to her well-written and spot-on food reviews each week. Thursday-only happy [...]

By Michelle V | Also posted in Bar cento, blue canyon, Cafe Marika, Lucy's Sweet Surrender, Momocho | Comments (5)

crop bistro: flying the friendly skies

June 3, 2008

In this month’s Continental in-flight magazine is a nice feature on Chef Steve Schimoler and his wonderful Crop Bistro. I was also surprised to scroll down and see a mention for Julep, a somewhat trendy southern restaurant in Jackson, Miss. Last month I found myself for the first time in Mississippi for work, specifically in [...]

By Michelle V | Also posted in Steve Schimoler | Comments (6)

q & a with douglas trattner

January 7, 2008

The witty Doug Trattner, the former lawyer turned food critic, has been telling us where to eat and what to avoid for the past six years via the Free Times (plus regular stints with the Plain Dealer and on WMJI). And last year, the Ohio SPJ (society of professional journalists) named him the best critic [...]

By Michelle V | Also posted in Asiantown, Balaton, Chef Interviews, Doug Trattner, fire, Flying Fig, Jonathon Sawyer, Lolita, michael symon, moxie, Three Birds | Comments (15)

q & a with chef steve schimoler

December 21, 2007

Still on a high from my meal at Crop Bistro the other night, I quickly called upon Chef Steve Schimoler, the taste master/inventor responsible for our mouth-watering and memorable meal, for a Q & A. 1. What are the top 5 spices every home chef should have? Several types of salt, whole black peppercorns for [...]

By Michelle V | Also posted in Bar cento, Chef Interviews, Osteria, Steve Schimoler | Comments (0)

crop bistro

December 19, 2007

After visiting our friend who just had a girl, Adriana Rose, my girlfriends and I went to Crop Bistro for dinner. After hearing much praise for this tiny spot, I was eager to check it out and last night was the perfect opportunity. Our server, who was friendly and extremely knowledgeable, shared with us that [...]

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cleveland nye happenings (and other news)

December 4, 2007

This post will be updated as news come in. And if you hear of any New Year’s Eve specials, please share. Momocho Chef Eric added a special tequila dinner (5 courses paired with tequila) at 7:30 p.m. for $40 per person. I went to the last one and enjoyed every bite. It’s a great deal [...]

By Michelle V | Also posted in Bar cento, Bier Market, Light Bistro, Lola, Momocho, Sarava, Touch Supper Club | Comments (0)

q & a with elaine cicora

November 15, 2007

We are lucky to have Elaine Cicora’s palate in Cleveland. She has been educating and enticing us about the Cleveland food scene through the years. And no surprise here, she is the recipient of a James Beard award for her work in journalism; specifically for the piece she did on Michael Ruhlman. 1. What is [...]

By Michelle V | Also posted in Chef Interviews, dante, Elaine Cicora, Flying Fig, Lola, michael ruhlman, michael symon | Comments (9)