Exquisite food a Stark reality

Chef Mark Stark opened his acclaimed Stark’s Steakhouse in one of the plummeting economy’s hardest-stricken areas in late 2007. Not far from the epicenter of where the technology boom’s bubble burst in Silicon Valley, Stark and his wife, Terri, chose to weather the storm. What has blossomed since those difficult early days is one of …   Continue Reading

Bone in or out?

To be or not to be, that is the question. And though I’m sure Hamlet wasn’t pondering beef at the time, Shakespeare’s famous line applies to today’s topic and Dr. Phil Bass, meat scientist. Dr. Phil is in our proverbial hot seat fielding questions from readers. A gentleman named Cesar has a bone to pick with …   Continue Reading

Dem bones, dem bones

Decadence is a beef bone brimming with rich, creamy marrow that spreads like silk on crusty artisan bread. Indulgence is a seven-foot slab of marrow bones and bread, greens and a dusting of cheese. Culinary enchantment is dining around Cleveland on a Friday night. I overheard Chef Michelle Brown (left) of Jag’s Steak and Seafood …   Continue Reading