Pattycake Vegan Bakery-no eggs, no butter, no worries (High Street Bakery Hop, Stop #2)

Pattycake Vegan Bakery

3009 N. High St

Clintonville

614.784.2253

Hours
Mon-Fri: 8-6
Sat: 9-5
Sun: 11-4
Pattycake website

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Jenny Scheinbach’s vegan treats can be found at Clintonville Community Market, Bexley Natural Market, Cup O Joe, Staufs, Weilands Market, Yeah Me Too and other local hot spots. As the popularity of her baked goodies blossomed she decided to open her own location in Clintonville.

Vegan baking means no milk, no eggs, and no butter. To the typical baker this could seem to be a challenge or curse. How do you take these ingredients out and still make something that tastes good and looks appealing? Jenny figured out how to create good vegan baked goods and she does it well (with some trial and error along the way).

She switches cows milk with soy milk, eggs with tofu, non hydrogenated margarine replaces butter, whole wheat flour is used when possible and so on.

There are many Pattycake selections to choose from. My favorite is the Tollhouse Cookie - I can not tell the difference between vegan and non vegan baking on this one. By telling myself that the cookie is healthy - I get to eat more.

Food for Thought - Food for the Soul

Food for Thought, Food for the Soul

4400 N. High Street

(Fifth/Third Building, Corner of High and Henderson)

Basement - take the elevator and follow the signs
614.784.1600

Monday to Friday - 8 AM to 3 PM

I met Pam Miller at the Clintonville Chili Bowl in January. She mentioned her restaurant had been open for about a year in Clintonville….I was shocked, I had never heard of it. Well, being in a basement - does make it a bit off the beaten path. The location is not something that would phase Pam - she is often a one woman show at her place. If you cook it….they will come.

She serves up breakfast and lunch during the week. Breakfast includes all of the usual suspects. Lunch features a homemade soup of the day, a daily special - (usually soul food inspired) as well as a mix of sandwiches and salads.

The items to hold out for are the homemade desserts from Pam’s mom - sweet potato pie, lemon poundcake with lemon icing and pineapple upside down cake. So get yourself to the basement and stock up on some great treats - and support a new business owner in the process.

Clintonville Chili Bowl - Chili for a good cause

The Maple Grove United Methodist Church is hosting the Clintonville Chili Bowl on January 26th from 5 - 7 PM. The judges will be local firefighters. Contestants will be competing for a trophy and chili champion bragging rights for one year and/or the People’s Choice Award. The chili is going for $5 per bowl, proceeds of the event go to two great Clintonville causes - the Clintonville Community Resource Center and the Whetstone Recreation Center. The church is at the corner of High Street and Henderson Road. More details can be found at the Church website, click on the Chili Bowl logo for details.

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I did attend as a contestant. The event had a great turnout. There were 26 different chili’s and one house chili to dine on. I did not win either of the contests but it was fun. Over $1000 was raised for charity. I learned a couple things from the other chili makers - pureed beans and peanut butter are good for making a chili thicker and less tomato tasting. I also met the owner of Food for the Soul, a new restaurant in the Ville - I will report more on that later.

I entered my Italian Chili Number Nine - here is my recipe - more or less.

2 lbs Bob Evans Italian sausage - browned in a skillet then drained
1 can Trader Joes Tuscano Marinara Sauce
2 cans Ro Tel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies
1 can red beans - drained
2 cans dark kidney beans - drained
1 jar (12 - 16 ounces) mild giardinera pepper mix
garlic, cumin, black pepper, red pepper, and cilantro to taste
mix in a crock pot and cook for 3+ hours on high.

Yeah, Me Too - A Coffee Shop and that is it.

Yeah, Me Too

3005 Indianola Ave.

Clintonville

No Phone

No Website

Monday to Saturday

7 AM to 6 PM

 

Yeah Me Too is a very small coffee shop in Clintonville. If the place had a motto - it would be: just coffee - no perks and no pretense. I don’t really drink coffee but all of my friends have raved about this simple shop for over a year. YMT sells four types of coffee to take home to your coffee machine and usually has one type available to drink when you drop in. There is no place to sit, no Wi Fi, no gimmicks, no frills - just coffee. Everything is simple - hence no phone, no web site, no marketing - they just sell coffee. There may be a few baked goods from Pattycake Vegan Bakery and/or Wellness Forum Foods (Del Sroufe) in case you need a snack as you head out the door but that is more of an afterthought - maybe even a public service.

 

 

One of the current coffee choices is Black Swans Blend, a mix of coffee beans from Rwanda, Guatemala, and Flores. The Black Swans are a local band with ties to past punk rockers, Gaunt (the owner was in Gaunt ). And Yeah, Me Too is a reference to the musical roots that mix into the shop. There is a great story about some of the art work on the wall and if you look into the corner by the window you will see an album about several special people from ARC Industries who created artwork for Black Swans album covers. Here is a LINK to the story.

 

It is refreshing to see a business just do one thing and do it well. YMT is as simple as one could make it and that is just fine for all involved. It is also nice to see a business survive and maybe even thrive on Indianola - the less developed Clintonville artery.