Solon native Anthony Zappola has been working in restaurants since he was 15 years old. After graduating high school, he opted to forego traditional university to attend culinary school overseas – a move his parents supported. After all, they knew of his passion to become a chef. After time spent in Italy and London, the young cook landed in New York City, where he worked for culinary greats like Tom Colicchio.
Zappola would end up working for Colicchio for more than a dozen years, last serving as executive chef of Heritage Steak in Las Vegas. In 2018, Zappola returned to Cleveland, where he opened Lox, Stock and Brisket at Cedar Center. The move established his knack for providing high-quality food in a quick-serve fashion — and the dining public responded in an overwhelmingly positive way.
Zappola relocated Lox, Stock and Brisket to the Van Aken District and later added the Rice Shop in the same shopping plaza. While COVID-19 threw a wrench in the entire industry, things rebounded for the chef and his businesses. But 2024 was particularly challenging — both for Zappola and the industry as a whole, he says.
“Sales were tough in 2024 — everybody felt it,” Zappola said.
Read: https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/food/doug-trattner/doug-trattner-chef-anthony-zappola-tonys-burger-shop-restaurant-industry-challenges-shaker-heights-solon/95-ee772d61-1523-4131-b8ff-df063081f1d3 —
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