The unassuming but elegant Lindey’s is Doody’s homage to his childhood. “Obviously he’s the business side of things, but he’s also a culinarian and knows great food.”

It’s just the start of a larger Lindey’s empire: In early April, Doody opened a second location in the Flats East Bank, in the spot previously occupied by his own Coastal Taco. He asked Records to head up the culinary side of his newest venture, starting with the November 2018 opening of Lindey’s in Beachwood. Rick Doody, the business brains behind Lindey’s and the founder of popular local restaurants such as Bravo and Brio, clearly agrees. Things come natural to me - the things I make just work.” “Everyone’s fit for some kind of job in this world, and it takes some people a few careers to find it,” Records says. He changed his major and went on to earn a degree in Akron’s newly launched culinary arts program. But after failing a big accounting test, he started to rethink his plans, honing in on his newfound love of cooking for his roommates. In the late 1980s, when he started college at the University of Akron, he planned on becoming an accountant. After seven years as the executive chef there, he’s currently doing double-duty between the two restaurants.īut Records, who also spent 10 years as the executive chef of Johnny’s Bar in downtown Cleveland, didn’t originally set out to work in a kitchen. The veteran chef from North Olmsted brings back everything he learns and finds a way to work the best of it into his menus here at home - not just at Lindey’s, but also at Cedar Creek Grill, located next door and owned by the same company, NCR Ventures.

“You don’t take their ideas, but you go, ‘Hmm, how could we do something like this, but make it better for us?’ ” He’s done the same thing during trips to Texas and Florida. “I went to Chicago for 16 hours and ate at 30 restaurants,” laughs Records, the executive chef of Lindey’s Lake House in Beachwood. Rob Records’ favorite way to research and brainstorm new recipes is to travel around the country - and to eat everything he possibly can in each place he visits. The Beachwood restaurant boasts an easygoing coastal vibe and a strong seaside comfort food menu. Business Hall of Fame and Community Leader of the Year Awards.

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