CLEVELAND – The owner of the famous Cleveland restaurant “Hot Sauce Williams” has died. Barbara Williams, wife of Lemaud Williams, told NewsChannel5 her husband died from a massive stroke on Sunday. He was 73 years old. According to Barbara Williams, Lemaud has suffered from Alzheimer’s for the last 6 to 7 years. The funeral is […]
NEW YORK – McDonald’s used the Dollar Menu to lift its profit in the latest quarter. Now the world’s biggest hamburger chain is turning to a pipeline of new menu items to boost slumping sales, starting with “Fish McBites.” The Oak Brook, Ill.-based company is betting that it will be able to beat back intensifying […]
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – A new modern-style quick service Italian restaurant primary based in the Columbus area opened its first northeast Ohio location Friday. Piada Italian Street Food opened at 10:45 a.m. and offered free food to the first 200 customers. The restaurant is located in Cedar Center North in South Euclid (13947 Cedar Rd.). […]
CLEVELAND – A long-time restaurant in downtown Cleveland’s Warehouse District announced Wednesday it is closing its doors at the end of the year. Lindsay Killian, spokeswoman for CraftWorks Restaurants and Breweries, said in a news release that the Cleveland ChopHouse & Brewery will permanently close after Dec. 31. The restaurant, located at 845 West St. […]
CLEVELAND – A new soul food restaurant with a familiar owner will soon open in downtown Cleveland. “Stonetown,” as it will be named, is owned by Soul Republic Restaurant Group and will occupy the space vacated by Nexus Café and Coffeehouse on Prospect, which closed its doors in October. At 627 Prospect, the restaurant will […]
We’ve long known that restaurant meals aren’t a paragon of healthy portion sizes — but a new study shows they may be even worse than we think. A whopping 96 percent of America’s chain restaurant entrees fell outside the range of the USDA’s recommendations for fat, saturated fat and sodium per meal, according to a […]
McDonald’s president Jan Fields announced today that starting next week, menu boards in the chain’s restaurants and drive-thrus will contain calorie counts for all menu items in accordance with the company’s ongoing Commitments to Offer Improved Nutrition Choices program. The announcement came as part of the presentation of McDonald’s 2012 Nutrition Journey Progress Report, which […]
CLEVELAND – Another restaurant has signed on to be a part of The Flats East Bank redevelopment. Willeyville, named for Cleveland’s first major, John Willey, will be located on Front and West 10th Streets, and owned by local chef Christopher DiLisi. “Once we learned this (Flats East Bank) was a possibility for us, we jumped […]
There’s no denying McDonald’s sets the gold standard when it comes to straight fried potato-ey goodness, but are they ready to seize the short and curly market as well? Apparently so, but only in the Philippines. Already a seasonal staple over there, McDonald’s Philippines (locally known as McDo) is bringing back its popular “Twister Fries” […]
CLEVELAND – Winking Lizard is planning to expand, relocate or open at least four locations in the Cleveland and Akron areas, according to Winking Lizard Partner John Lane. Here is a rundown of changes and additions to the northeast Ohio-based sports bar: 1) The Fairlawn location will relocate to Copley Township in the former Golden […]
(CNN) — Gay rights activists staged a “kiss day” at Chick-fil-A outlets nationwide Friday amid a controversy over the company president’s stance against same-sex marriages. Organizers used social media to urge same-sex couples to participate in the event and post pictures and videos online. “I like to liken it to a married couple sharing a […]
CLEVELAND – Hundreds flocked to Chick-fil-A restaurants across northeast Ohio Wednesday after a Facebook campaign called “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day,” started by former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee, encouraged people to stand up for the biblical view of marriage. This campaign came after Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy made a controversial statement declaring the restaurant backed the […]