Akron Life July 2023

BARBE R T ON

by Kelly Petryszyn and photos by Maggie Harris

Culinary Magic A Barberton diner serves finer food while embracing community charm.

Reuben omelet

techniques,” says Remark, who was previ ously the original executive chef at Mustard Seed Market & Cafe. Its menu is full of finer interpretations of breakfast and lunch diner fare like steak and eggs with beef tenderloin filet au jus. Kitchen staffers use small to large classical dices on tomatoes, peppers and onions, and greens come from organic-certified County Line Family Farm in Wadsworth when in season. Remark avoids overly processed ingredients

and runs a kosher-style kitchen, with meats such as beef bacon that is Ohio farm-raised and smoked on-site at Marshallville Meats in Wayne County. He uses the fat from cook ing the beef bacon to fry the hash browns, and the coffee is from Pearl Coffee Co., which is roasted in Akron. Instead of using canned sausage gravy like many places do, Remarkable Diner makes its own called SOS, modeled after the version Remark ate when he served in the Army. It’s seasoned beef in a cream sauce made with heavy cream, milk

Magic City’s Remarkable Diner may be a diner, but Culinary Institute of America grad, chef and co-owner Dan Remark operates its kitchen like that of a finer dining restaurant. “The same thing that goes on in any high end restaurant, the type of language used is the same language here. We’re going to sear or saute it — use those same classical

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