Let’s Eat: Wooster wows with local cuisine
A nicoise ahi tuna salad prepared by Bryan Pitorak, head chef at the South Market Bistro in Wooster. (Ed Suba Jr. /Akron Beacon Journal)
Michael A. Mariola, owner of the South Market Bistro, talks about Wooster's growing dining spots and other food-centric places. (Ed Suba Jr. /Akron Beacon Journal)
Bryan Pitorak, head chef at the South Market Bistro, prepares a seared tuna salad in the restaurant's kitchen in Wooster. (Ed Suba Jr. /Akron Beacon Journal)
Adam Nussbaum, owner of the Spoon Market Butcher Shop in Wooster, prepares sausage to be smoked . The store specializes in meats and homemade sausages. (Ed Suba Jr. /Akron Beacon Journal)
Customers try to decide what to order for lunch at the Spoon Market Butcher Shop in Wooster. The store specializes in specialty meats and homemade sausages. (Ed Suba Jr. /Akron Beacon Journal)
A loaf of French country bread, several pretzel rolls and a loaf of multi-grain bread that were made by Sofie Dittmann, owner of The Bake Haus in Wooster. (Ed Suba Jr. /Akron Beacon Journal)
Hungarian tea cakes sit on a counter at the Tulipan Hungarian Pastry & Coffee Shop in Wooster. (Ed Suba Jr. /Akron Beacon Journal)
A photo of an orange custard cone and a hot fudge sundae, two of many ice cream offerings available at Hartzler Family Dairy & Ice Cream Shoppe in Wooster. The business also sells a wide variety of dairy product such as milk, cheese and butter. (Ed Suba Jr. /Akron Beacon Journal)
A trio of Le Creuset barbecue pots on display at Today's Kitchen Store in Wooster. The store has a wide variety of kitchen and kitchen-related products for sale. (Ed Suba Jr. /Akron Beacon Journal)
Cucumbers grown without chemicals for sale at the Local Roots Market & Cafe in Wooster. The market is supplied only by 160+ local grower/members and sells produce, flowers, meat, cheese, pottery and other hand-made goods. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
Rainbow cherry tomatoes sit on a table for sale at the Local Roots Market & Cafe in Wooster. The market is supplied only by 160+ local grower/members and sells produce, flowers, meat, cheese, pottery and other hand-made goods. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
Fresh garlic sits on a table for sale at the Local Roots Market & Cafe in Wooster. The market is supplied only by 160+ local grower/members and sells produce, flowers, meat, cheese, pottery and other hand-made goods. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
Local grower Chalow G. Kearney (left) helps Jessica Eikelberry, co-owner of the Local Roots Market & Cafe, put her produce on the table in Wooster. The market is supplied only by 160+ local grower/members and sells produce, flowers, meat, cheese, pottery and other hand-made goods. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
