Food & Drink - Northeast Ohio has some of the best food anywhere. From Iron Chef quality to local sandwich joints and farmers markets. Kent, Ohio and Northeast Ohio love good, fresh food!
FRANKLIN
SQUARE DELI is now serving BENT TREE COFFEE ROASTERS "Autumn Blend" as their only coffee brand. Bent Tree is located just a couple of hundred
yards down Water Street from the deli.
Casual Dining There's a nice variety of casual dining joints around Kent. Click on the following link to view some of them. Contact us to get added email casual dining
--------------------------------------------
The Backerei
located in downtown Kent Ohio is an Old World style bakery providing the best in traditional European
breads, pastries and other goodies to suit your descerning tastes. From
our traditional recipe breads and pretzels to the most delicate of
pastries, we hand craft our goods from scratch to bring you the best
baked goods possible. website
--------------------------------------------
Healthy Eating
Since 1971 the Kent
Natural
Foods Co-Op, has worked to bring chemical-and-additive free food, and
related
products to our local community. We are Member-Owned, and Open to the
Public.Your special needs, filled by our special deeds! If you have a
special diet, allergies or other health concerns, we can help with
unique Items not
found elsewhere. website
first annual Haymaker Winter Market
this
winter in the Roosevelt High School foyer by the auditorium. Both
entrances will be open (cafeteria and auditorium), with parking
available in front or in back.
The market will run from 9am to noon in the foyer on these Saturdays 9am – noon:
March 17
March 24
April 7
April 21
May 5
May 19 – Back outdoors to the Franklin Ave. site.
Haymaker will take a break for January and February, but local food
will be available at the Kent Winter Market run by Katrina Kohout at
Lucky Penny Creamery on Temple Ave. in Kent – open Saturdays 9am-4pm. website more farms facebook
aroundkent spotlight The Rusty Nail
For over 44 years, The
Rusty Nail has been serving the best steak and seafood around. The
Rusty Nail chef Chuck Crawford adjusts the menu seasonally to ensure the
finest and freshest ingredients. So, several times a year there is
always something new. There is always a fresh fish of the moment, and
daily appetizer and entree specials.
image courtesy of the Rusty Nail - Seared scallops with charred corn relish and risotto
Each
weekday there is a different specials. Currently on Monday The Rusty
Nail is offering $2 Corona's and $2 Tacos (Fish or Pork). Wednesday
is $5 appetizers, wine specials, and a Car Cruise-In all summer long.
Thursday is ladie's night, and a pizza special for two. Every Friday
at "The Nail" there is live Karaoke, and live entertainment on most
Saturdays.
The Rusty Nail also offers off-site
catering, and has a banquet hall for up to 200 guests for any occasion.
As you can see, there is always something exciting happening at The
Rusty Nail!!!
--------------------------------------------
Feeding Hungry Families The Campus Kitchen at Kent State University, part of a national food
recovery effort to feed hungry families, celebrated its grand opening
Feb. 23. The grand opening event took place in the Beall Hall cafeteria
on the building’s second floor and featured foods representative of
those that will be prepared in The Campus Kitchen at Kent State. website