Christmas Kifle - Tom Loraditch
Chef Tom Loraditch is executive chef at West Point Market, overseeing the kitchen and restaurant operations for the famous Akron gourmet emporium. Here is our family recipe for Yugoslavian Christmas...
View ArticleChocolate Wheaties - Tamara Mitchell
Chef Tamara Mitchell is owner of Dine-In Diva Personal Chef Services and also a familiar face in area cooking schools where she often teaches. Every year among the dozens of beautiful holiday cookie...
View ArticleRicotta Cookies - John, J.J. and Kevin Altomare
Father and sons John, J.J. and Kevin Altomare are the three behind Hudson’s Restaurants in Hudson and Copley Township. Their Italian roots produce two of their favorite Christmas cookies. This recipe...
View ArticlePolish Butter Cookies - Catherine St. John
Chef Catherine St. John is the owner of the Western Reserve School of Cooking in Hudson. This is a pretty simple recipe that has been in my family for several generations. My mother grew up with it...
View ArticleAbracci Cookies - Roger Thomas
These are one of my favorite Italian cookies. I like the abracci because the name means “hugs.” ABRACCI COOKIES For the light dough: 4 oz. butter ½ cup sugar 3 tbsp. heavy cream 1 tbsp. honey 1¾ cup...
View ArticleChocolate Spice Cookies - Susan Diersing
Chef Susan Diersing is a pastry chef for Kent State University, where she makes cookies, desserts and baked goods for a variety of university events. These cookies are a newer family tradition for...
View ArticleCranberry Thumbprint Cookies - Kim White
Kim White can always be found behind the counter at Flury’s Cafe in Cuyahoga Falls, where she is the owner and cook. Her restaurant is tiny, but her food is big enough to capture the attention of...
View ArticleChristmas Crescent Cookies - Aaron Hervey
Chef Aaron Hervey is the owner of Crave, one of downtown Akron’s most popular restaurants. This recipe is from my grandmother. These cookies were my mom’s favorite growing up and I loved them as...
View ArticlePignoli Cookies - John, J.J. and Kevin Altomare
This recipe was handed down from Kevin and J.J.’s great-grandmother. PIGNOLI COOKIES 2 cans (8 oz. each) almond paste, coarsely crumbled 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar ½ tsp. salt 3 large egg whites 2...
View ArticleMandelbrot - Mark Kent
Chef Mark Kent is operations manager of the Crystal Room restaurant on the University of Akron campus. He also teaches cooking to students in UA’s hospitality management program. This was my...
View ArticleReese’s Cup Cookies - Dick Kanatzar
Akron native Chef Dick Kanatzar is a new fixture in the kitchen at Vaccaro’s Trattoria in Bath Township, where he’s pleasing guests with his new approach. My family made this Christmas cookie for me...
View ArticleBohemian Cookies - Michael Trecaso and Michael Trecaso II
Michael Trecaso, owner of Mary Coyle in Akron’s Highland Square, has been cooking up Italian favorites for decades in Akron. Now his son, chef Michael II, has joined his dad to continue the Trecaso...
View ArticleHungarian Cream Cheese Kifli - Bev Shaffer
Medina County resident Bev Shaffer has been a leader in the Akron culinary scene for years. She is corporate chef for Vitamix in North Olmsted and has written numerous cookbooks. Her latest is...
View ArticleLocal chefs reach into family recipe boxes
When I asked local chefs to submit their favorite holiday cookie recipes for this year’s Cookie Section, more than a few of them called their mothers. For some, like Aaron Hervey, owner and chef at...
View ArticleCantuccini Montati - Roger Thomas
Chef Roger Thomas has been a fixture in the Akron dining scene since he began his career at the former Wine Merchant restaurant, which he later owned. Since then, Thomas has cooked at Ken Stewart’s...
View ArticleGribee (Lebanese Butter Cookies) - Beau Schmidt
Akron-area diners have known chef Beau Schmidt for years, for his namesake restaurant Beau’s Grille in Fairlawn and now for his newly opened Beau’s on the River in Cuyahoga Falls. This cookie means...
View ArticleMy Mom’s Scrumptious Cookies - Louis Prpich
Chef Louis Prpich, owner of the Chowder House Café in Cuyahoga Falls, is back to work this fall after spending most of the year in and out of the hospital. He was diagnosed with polyarteritis nodosa,...
View ArticleABIA draws international attention
An Akron partnership formed to boost medical-related research and economic development in the region is drawing international attention. A group of 16 pharmaceutical executives, government officials...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Dec. 12
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
View ArticleWalsh University students invite Pope Francis to dinner
A group of Walsh University students studying in Rome eagerly are awaiting a response from Pope Francis about a dinner invitation. On Wednesday — the same day the pope was named as Time magazine’s...
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