Cleveland's West Side Market: 100 Years and Still Cooking [Hardcover]

Laura Taxel (Author), Marilou Suszko (Author), Barney Taxel (Photographer), Michael Symon (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2012

Cleveland's West Side Market is a matchless culinary and cultural resource, a nationally significant architectural treasure, and part of the city's distinctive urban landscape. In continuous use since it opened in 1912, the market is among the oldest municipally owned and operated retail food arcades and one of only a handful of such places left in the country. The book chronicles the history of this notable landmark and all it offers consumers and culinary aficionados. Written by two well-known Cleveland food writers, the book takes readers on a nostalgic tour of the market building, outdoor arcades, and into the lives of many vendors and market families who are the true foundation of this historic public space. The volume is rich with many rare, and until now unpublished, vintage and contemporary photographs, and images that provide a delightful armchair tour of this magnificent landmark, which is a must-see destination for food lovers.

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Clevelands West Side Market is a matchless culinary and cultural resource, a nationally significant architectural treasure, and part of the citys distinctive urban landscape. In continuous use since it opened in 1912, the market is among the oldest muni

About the Author

Laura Taxel is the author of Cleveland Ethnic Eats, now in its eighth edition. Her articles have appeared in local, regional, and national publications and on a variety of websites. She has won numerous journalism awards from The Press Club of Cleveland, the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, and Les Dames D'Escoffier's MFK Fisher competition.

Marilou Suszko is the author of two cookbooks: Farms & Foods of Ohio: From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate, and The Locavore's Kitchen. As a food writer, her work appears in local, regional, and national publications. A culinary instructor and a frequent guest speaker, her career has revolved around food for more than twenty-five years.

Barney Taxel is a full-time commercial and fine art photographer whose documentary and advertising photography appears frequently in magazines and newspapers worldwide.

Chef Michael Symon grew up in a Greek and Sicilian family. The Cleveland native creates boldly flavored, deeply satisfying dishes at his four restaurants in America's heartland.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 242 pages
• Publisher: University Of Akron Press (October 15, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931968942
• ISBN-13: 978-1931968942
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 0.8 x 8.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,420 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Travel > United States > Ohio > Cleveland

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Westside Market January 18, 2013

By Kathy Sauchak

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Fabulous book with many great pictures and memories. Gave this as Christmas gifts to my Aunt and a dear friend, both which were thrilled with the book. Beautifully written, telling the stories of a 100 year old market in the great City of Cleveland.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars West Side Market Book December 3, 2012

By Lisa Moose

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Great Cleveland History book about a Cleveland staple, the West side market. I love the market I have been going there since I have been a child, I was excited to read the book.

3.0 out of 5 stars Book is Overrated May 15, 2013

By Scooter_Girl

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The book is OK; I am very glad I purchased it at a discount on Amazon and not at full price at a local bookstore with author signing. My recollection of the West Side Market, going every single Saturday, from the time I was a child until I went away to the university, are more distinct than most listed in the book. Many ethnic groups are not included, and it may be due to the fact of the lack of research by the author. The author may have wanted to consider the Cleveland Cultural Gardens as representative of the people of Cleveland, in its 100 years of existence, who shop and have shopped at the WSM (there are 28 ethnicities represented at the CCG). The author missed the boat on that, big time. There are better stories to be shared, by cultures not shared in the book. I now know not to purchase additional copies as gifts.