Chef/Author
Cleveland, OH
MEBest Accomplishment: I don't know if that's anything for me to judgeBest Personal Moment: I'm most proud of having written Charcuterie, a book that has been embraced so well (sold over 100,000 copies)
COOKBest Farmers Market: North Union - Cleveland, OHBest Butcher: Any young butchery committed to doing the right thingBest Kitchen Tool: Flat edged wooden spoonBest Home Cooked Meal: Roast chicken with pan sauce, mashed potatoes, roasted green beans; this sauce in Ruhlman's Twenty is my favorite (pg. 195-198)
DINEBest Restaurant, Period: French Laundry - Yountville, CABest Local Food: The Greenhouse Tavern - Cleveland, OHBest Breakfast/Brunch: Fire Food and Drink - Cleveland, OHBest Cheap Eat: Sokolowskis - Cleveland, OHBest Mexican Food: Momocho - Cleveland, OHBest Sushi: Pacific East Japanese Restaurant - Cleveland, OHBest Seafood: Lola Bistro - Cleveland, OH
DRINKBest Bar: Velvet Tango Room - Cleveland, OH
FUNBest Song: The Well-Tempered Clavier - Johann Sebastian Bach; Crush - Dave Matthews BandBest Movie: It's a Wonderful Life
Michael Ruhlman
Chef/Author
Cleveland, OH
ME
Best Accomplishment: I don't know if that's anything for me to judge
Best Personal Moment: I'm most proud of having written Charcuterie, a book that has been embraced so well (sold over 100,000 copies)
COOK
Best Farmers Market: North Union - Cleveland, OH
Best Butcher: Any young butchery committed to doing the right thing
Best Kitchen Tool: Flat edged wooden spoon
Best Home Cooked Meal: Roast chicken with pan sauce, mashed potatoes, roasted green beans; this sauce in Ruhlman's Twenty is my favorite (pg. 195-198)
DINE
Best Restaurant, Period: French Laundry - Yountville, CA
Best Local Food: The Greenhouse Tavern - Cleveland, OH
Best Breakfast/Brunch: Fire Food and Drink - Cleveland, OH
Best Cheap Eat: Sokolowskis - Cleveland, OH
Best Mexican Food: Momocho - Cleveland, OH
Best Sushi: Pacific East Japanese Restaurant - Cleveland, OH
Best Seafood: Lola Bistro - Cleveland, OH
DRINK
Best Bar: Velvet Tango Room - Cleveland, OH
FUN
Best Song: The Well-Tempered Clavier - Johann Sebastian Bach; Crush - Dave Matthews Band
Best Movie: It's a Wonderful Life
Chef photo courtesy of Donna Turner Ruhlman.