{"id":329406,"date":"2026-05-08T13:54:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/?p=329406"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:55:05","slug":"last-week-in-cleveland-food-news-chatting-with-stefan-was-shaun-yasakis-next-move-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/food-drink\/food-news\/last-week-in-cleveland-food-news-chatting-with-stefan-was-shaun-yasakis-next-move-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Week in Cleveland Food News: Chatting With Stefan Was, Shaun Yasaki&#8217;s Next Move and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A whole bunch on the docket this week so let&#8217;s get to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First off, if you haven&#8217;t made time to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/food-drink\/video-stefan-was-of-porco-on-sobriety-building-one-of-clevelands-most-iconic-bars-and-more\/\">Doug Trattner&#8217;s interview with Stefan Was<\/a>, start there. In the first episode of our new &#8220;Back of the House&#8221; series, the two chat about Porco&#8217;s formation, the cocktail industry, Was&#8217;s sobriety journey and navigating that while working in the hospitality industry, how Ben&#8217;s Friends has helped, and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shaun and JoLyn Yasaki are not only expanding with the new biergarten on Lorain, they&#8217;ve recently taken over the former Bookhouse Brewing space where they&#8217;ll open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/food-drink\/shaun-yasaki-to-open-anthology-cask-house-in-former-bookhouse-brewing-space\/\">Anthology Cask House<\/a>, where European beers, poured the old-fashioned way, will star. A partnership with Little Cloud next door will make sure everyone is fed, too.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/food-drink\/hola-tacos-in-lakewood-reopens-under-new-ownership\/\">Hola Tacos<\/a> in Lakewood has a new owner, and is back open.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scene dining editor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/food-drink\/food-news\/rosy-is-a-rip-roaring-culinary-thrill-ride-where-change-is-half-the-fun\/\">Doug Trattner reviewed Rosy<\/a>, which he deemed a culinary thrill ride where change is half the fun.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/food-drink\/dahlia-coffee-expands-to-old-brooklyn-with-new-cafe-on-broadview-rd\/\">Dahlia Coffee <\/a>is expanding to Old Brooklyn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matt Fish is back in the restaurant game with the impending opening of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/food-drink\/matt-fish-to-open-proof-public-house-in-ohio-city\/\">Proof Public House in Ohio City<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/food-drink\/food-news\/downtown-clevelands-daily-food-truck-lunch-series-kicks-off-may-1st\/\">Downtown Cleveland&#8217;s daily food truck series<\/a> is back for all your lunch needs Monday through Friday. Here&#8217;s where to catch the grub every day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unless you&#8217;ve been down in Broadview Heights recently, you probably don&#8217;t know about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/food-drink\/jossis-bakery-to-open-new-cafe-in-tremont\/\">Jossi&#8217;s Bakery<\/a>. They&#8217;re about to get a whole new set of fans as the owners recently announced a new shop is coming to Tremont.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/food-drink\/high-key-on-lee-to-open-in-former-voodoo-brewing-space-in-cleveland-heights\/\">High Key on Lee<\/a> is set to take over the former Voodoo Brewing spot in Cleveland Heights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/cleveland\/ClevesceneNewsletterSignup\/Page\">Subscribe to CLE Bites, Doug Trattner\u2019s weekly food newsletter.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Follow us:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKQgKIiNDQklTRkFnTWFoQUtEbU5zWlhabGMyTmxibVV1WTI5dEtBQVAB?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\">Google News<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599763?s=01\">NewsBreak<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ClevelandScene\/\">Reddit<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/clevelandscene\/\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ClevelandScene\">Facebook&nbsp;<\/a>|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClevelandScene\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A whole bunch on the docket this week so let&#8217;s get to it. 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