Stan Austin wrote:I like chain restaurants because they have pictures on the menus.
I love Bob Evans. I get the worry that the goal is to turn Lakewood into one of those pull-off-the-freeway strips to get gas and get a meal, but Bob Evans is a family-friendly place. It seems like the fact that the members of the Detroit ChowLine are all in this together could be used to create....
An Organic Bob Evans! The First! A real reason to come to Lakewood.
The Root, one of the most amazing, healthy, nutritious and innovative restaurants on the Chow Line could be brought in to advise. Jammy Buggars could advise about grass-fed beef, Blackbird Bakery could provide really good non corn-syrup hamburger buns, the best bread in the world for French toast, etc, LEAF could supervise. The vegetable gardens at Kauffman Park could sell their produce straight into the restaurant. The chicken farmers who live off of Detroit (of course over the border in Cleveland) could provide fresh eggs.
Stan, when you mentioned those picture menus, I saw them with full details about where all of the food in those pictures came from. Right here! Sustainable green Lakewood of the present and of the future…
It sounds like he we might have gotten his support—we should see what his kids say…
From Wikipedia:
Although Evans retired from the company in 1986, he remained actively involved in his community and with numerous causes. Evans encouraged local farmers to use more efficient livestock grazing techniques that are better for the environment.
The only person in Ohio to be honored three times by the National Wildlife Federation, Evans spent more than 40 years preserving wildlife. He also planted seeds for the future of the agricultural industry through his support of youth organizations such as 4-H and FFA and his involvement in higher education. He is a former member of the Ohio Board of Regents, the state's public higher education governing board. He also worked with college students at The Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He also supported many community organizations, including the Heart Fund, Ohio Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Arthritis Foundation and Easter Seals.
Betsy Voinovich
