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About two dozen of the area’s oldest restaurants participated in the ‘Memorable Meals’ event
YOUNGSTOWN
Specialty foods from about two dozen of the Mahoning Valley’s oldest and best-known restaurants were available for people’s dining pleasure during the second annual “Memorable Meals Mahoning Valley: Dining Across Cultures” event.
The Sunday fundraising event featured a wide variety of food including pirogies, stuffed cabbage, corned-beef sandwiches, wedding soup, raspberry-barbecue wings, meatloaf, monkey-bowl salad, tortellini, hot peppers in oil, flat bread and hummus, greens and beans, and mini ice-cream pops.
“My first stop was Kravitz” Delicatessen, said Jackie Burgan of Boardman. “My mom always went to Kravitz, so I have fond memories.”
Her husband, John, said the Golden Dawn Restaurant is his favorite. Their son lives near the North Side restaurant and often eats there.
“This event is fantastic,” John said. “It’s good to see old friends and eat great food.”
About 350 people attended the event at Stambaugh Auditorium.
“We were able to get a real good group of classic local restaurants involved,” said Jack Kravitz, chairman of the event committee and owner of Kravitz in Liberty and Poland. “A lot of the [restaurant owners] really got behind it. It’s an event I’m proud to be a part of. It’s the tradition of classic Mahoning Valley restaurants. These are the area’s established restaurants.”
Sunday’s event raised about $15,000 to $16,000, he said.
The proceeds went to Grow Youngstown, Stambaugh Auditorium and the Tyler Mahoning Valley History Center.
“Everything’s great,” said Gary Clayman of Liberty while he ate pirogies. “It’s a good time for a good cause.”
Elizabeth Arduin of Boardman said, “It’s a wonderful event. There’s great variety of food.”
“We like tasting the traditional favorites of the Valley,” added Samie Winick of Salem.