Business Hall of Fame and Community Leader of the Year Awards.ġ2Pcs Outdoor Waterproof Awning Clamps Tarp Securing Clips Tie Down Snap. So, finally, in print, I get to answer a question that has burned inside me for months. common the apparent difference in the position of an object when viewed from different positions, e.g. through the viewfinder and the lens of a camera 2. astronomy the angular difference in the apparent positions of a star observed from opposite sides of the earth's orbit 3. maclaren the predetermined site of the second coming of the father of Cleveland's contemporary dining scene.Ī score of years ago, Zach Bruell opened the first incarnation of his quasi-legendary Z Contemporary Cuisine in Shaker Heights, following serious stints in some cutting-edge Los Angeles and Philadelphia eateries. At the time and throughout the restaurant's subsequent incarnation in Eton Collection, his mixture of culinary fusion and contemporary minimalism broke down the barriers between fine and bistro dining, establishing the format for most of the trendy, white-tablecloth business that goes on in Cleveland today.Īt least that's what I've been told. Unfortunately, when all of this was going on, I was eating in school cafeterias, enjoying a confused, minimal dining format and trying in vain to break down the conversational barrier with a cute girl in my class. In 1995, Bruell, burned out from a decade of 80-hour weeks and the responsibilities of ownership, shuttered Z and dedicated more time to his golf game and, of course, his family.Īt about this same time, David Schneider, who'd come up through the ranks of Bruell's front-of-the-house staff, was moving to Chicago to work with the Lettuce Entertain You restaurant group. Schneider would ultimately helm Bin 36, a hip new joint with a heavy accent on wine. In time, Bruell, too, moved on and signed up with heavy-hitting Akron restaurateur Ken Stewart at his iconic eatery, Ken Stewart's Grill and, later, its rustic follow-up, Ken Stewart's Lodge. (Stewart is evidently the George Foreman of restaurant naming.)īruell and Schneider kept in touch over the years. In the course of their conversations, the idea of a joint venture arose. In September 2004, they acquired the Tremont restaurant space formerly known as Kosta's. A whirlwind 60-day build-out had them ready for business by mid-November. Parallax was born and Bruell was poised to reclaim his rightful place in Cleveland's culinary pantheon. With the help of Schneider's front-of-the-house expertise a great, young kitchen staff culled from some of the area's most popular dining spots and what is quite possibly some of the best sushi in Cleveland, compliments of Terno Kinoshita, it looks as if Bruell is on his way.
The restaurant is an embodiment of the contemporary East-meets-West theme that weaves through Parallax's cuisine. Clean lines in white, gray and black are accented by halogen track lighting and giant vases of tall, bright green grass set in wall cutouts between the bar and dining room. Add in the all-stainless-steel open kitchen and brushed-aluminum clipboard menus and the place is a Zen-tastic feng shui fest. (Our only complaint is that the molded-plastic dining-room chairs are perhaps a bit too minimal in comfort, but Zen is partially about calm acceptance, so I'll shut up and meditate on the menu.)īruell is certainly one to either buck or set trends nowhere is this more obvious than with his menu.
Even without the sushi page, Parallax's offerings run almost double the number of any other restaurant in the same class. Bruell says he wants to give people choices.
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