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Cleveland

Cleveland

Cleveland

 

 

Activities


Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame
Tony tours the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame with famed musician and member of The Ramones, Marky Ramone.
Address: One Key Plaza, Cleveland, OH 44113
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West Side Market
Tony and Ruhlman shop at the West Side Market, built in 1912, to buy ingredients for a home-cooked Sunday dinner. The meal consists of salad, charcuterie, pork and pork-filled cassoulet. Get the recipe!
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Zubal Books
Home to the world's largest bookstore and housed in a former Twinkie factory (where sweet syrup still continues to drip from pipes), Zubal's has over 500,000 books online and endless shelves of vintage and contemporary prints. Tony, Ruhlman and Harvey Pekar tour the bookstore with owner John Zubal.
Address: 2969 W. 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113
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Mittal Steel Mill: Tony tours an industrial steel mill.
Address: 3060 Eggers Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44105
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Restaurants

 

Skyline Chili Restaurant
Upon Tony's arrival in Cleveland, he and Michael Ruhlman enjoy a meal at Skyline. Tony tries the classic Three Way Chili, made with chili (spiced with cinnamon), spaghetti and cheddar cheese, along with sweet tea and oyster crackers.
Address:  5706 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
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Sokolowski's University Inn

Tony, Ruhlman, Harvey Pekar and Toby Radloff indulge in a traditional meal of Polish food. They dig into pie, head cheese, wedding cake, chicken paprikash, stuffed cabbage, Polish noodles, bratwurst, pigs feet and beaten mushroom barley soup.
Address: 1201 University Road, Cleveland, OH 44102
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Lola
Tony and Marky Ramone eat here after visiting the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. They eat walleye, sturgeon poached in smoked butter, beef-cheek pierogie, foie gras bratwurst, turnip kraut, stout/cheddar soup, pig's feet, poached egg with crispy pig ear, as well as ice cream.
Address: 2058 E. Fourth Street, Cleveland, OH 44115
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Sausage Shoppe
Tony visits this old-school sausage shoppe and gets a firsthand look at the art of making sausage and cured meats. Tony samples sausages, hams and pâtés.
Address: 4501 Memphis Ave., Cleveland, OH 44144
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Hot Sauce Williams

Chef Michael Symon joins Tony here for a popular home-cooked meal of a Polish Boy (hot dog with cole slaw and fries), fried chicken, ribs, pulled-pork sandwich, black-eyed peas, baked beans, macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes and collard greens.
Address: 7815 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103

 

 



 

 

Accommodations


The Ritz Carlton
Address: 1515 W. Third Street, Cleveland, OH 44113
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