locavoreCLE: the home of shane figuring out his dream.
What does my work future look like? Wait. You don’t know? Neither do I. That is why I created this web site/blog to start working through what I would like to do with the rest of my life. Stay. Tuned. <background image>
Many, many years ago, after working diligently on grilledshane.com, my grilled cheese blog, I was lucky enough to write a grilled cheese cookbook. I even did a book tour, making appearances in multiple cities, including NYC. Sure, the book didn’t light up the New York Times Best Sellers List, but it was an experience that created memories that will last for a lifetime. (I was on satellite radio! And did book signings at The Greenbrier!)
But once you write one book, people start asking, “Will you write another cookbook?” Even I started wondering what was next. I had believed that I had my next chapter figured out, helping to open a new, local cheese shop, but here I find myself once again asking, “what do I want to do with my life”? What IS the next chapter of my work life? I have my personal life figured out, I am married to the love of my life, a wonderful young lady named Julie. It is simply time to figure out my work future. I know food will most likely be involved in some manner, but beyond that, that is what I need to figure out.
With all of that being said, I plan to use this web site, a site and brand I created when I was wanting to open my own cheese shop, with musings of a man who is trying to figure out what he would like to do when he grows up. If you are interested in grilled cheese sandwiches, and, I mean, who isn’t, go visit grilledshane.com, but make sure to return to catch up on my life. <background image>
How are other people and businesses making a positive difference in this world and through what means?
As I work through what I want to do with the rest of my life, I continually stumble upon various types of food based inspirations. Below are people and businesses that continually inspire me to do better. Learn about them and let them inspire you as well.
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A celebration of the foods that make our community great. We are a Jewish Eastern European delicatessen and bakery located in the Ohio City Firehouse in Cleveland’s Hingetown neighborhood. We serve a wide variety of foods made from local ingredients. From knish to pastrami to chocolate babka we’ve got your cravings covered. We also offer a wide variety of seasonally made foods, goods, and literature from local Cleveland and Ohio producers. <LarderDB.com>
Cleveland, Ohio, 44113
Birdie’s is an award-winning, forward thinking concept we like to call “fine-casual,” which means you can expect that we take the same care in sourcing and preparing your food and curating our wine as a fancy joint, but in a no frills, counter service setting. Our family-owned and operated restaurant model is deeply rooted in the idea that restaurants ought to be a place where people can pursue long and meaningful careers. <BirdiesAustin.com>
Austin, Texas, 78702
“Restaurants this popular tend to decrease in quality over time as they grow complacent, but for now, l’Albatros is living up to the hype.” — Matt Segall, the Oberlin Review
“…the overall impact on two visits was a staff of confidence, responsiveness and grace. A decade later, L’Albatros remains a delight.” — Debbie Snook, The Plain Dealer <AlbatrosBrasserie.com>
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106
Led by our founder, doctor-turned-cheesemaker, Kandice Marchant, we make bloomy rind and soft triple cream cheeses, using rich Guernsey cow and tangy goat milk sourced from a local Amish dairy in Stark County. <MarchantManor.com>
Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 44118
Updates, musings, writings, & much more about the hunt for my dream.
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