November/December 2014
Vol. 23 Issue 6
For the family and friends of YT
It’s what to read!
Shared values at the heart of these family businesses
For 33 years, Ohio Farmers, a local
shifting Ohio Farmers’ business from
YT Partner Art Shibley agrees. “Ohio
family owned and opergrocery stores
Farmers was always very flexible.
ated business, supplied
to distributing
For instance, if we needed a refrigerYours Truly Restaurants
grocery items to
ated truck for Cruise Night, they
with products like eggs,
restaurants.
were happy to supply it.”
cheese and bacon. Last
Eliot recalls,
Jeff Shibley notes, “Ohio Farmers
spring, Ohio Farmers
“From
the
bewould find and inventory our exact
was sold to Sysco Cleveginning, we’ve
specifications for any product we
land Inc., a distributor of
supplied YT with
needed. They, like us, were very serfoodservice products.
cottage fries. I
vice oriented.”
Siblings Eliot and Lorie
think YT is the
Gelb, whose father
Eliot says his father would often say,
largest user of
founded Ohio Farmers,
“Winners never quit and quitters
cottage fries in
continue to remain innever win.” Eliot says his father enthe
country.”
volved in the company
couraged them to keep on pushing,
Lorie
adds
that
and recently sat down
even through tough times.
over
the
years
with The Register to disthe
cuss the special relation“We’re so pleased
Eliot Gelb, Lorie Gelb and Art Shibley
list has
ship Yours Truly and
that Sysco Clevegrown
Ohio Farmers share.
land President Jeff
to include dairy, canned
Moore has continA bit of history
goods, pork, turkey, frozen
ued providing the
and dessert items.
same high quality
Bernard Gelb founded Ohio Farmers
service to our cusdelivering eggs from his bicycle in 1952,
Aside from both families – the
tomers,” says Eliot.
focusing on selling items to grocery
Shibleys and the Gelbs – havstores. His wife, Gloria, helped him run
ing Orange High School conOhio Farmers supplied YT with Art says, “We’ve
the family business. Eventually, Bernections, the family owned
cottage fries, a key ingredient built our business
nard and Gloria’s children, Eliot, Stuart
businesses share common
in Notso Fries.
on fostering strong
and Lorie, took on roles within the
core business values. Lorie
relationships with
growing company.
says, “Our business was
our
suppliers,
and
we’re proud to
based on service, selection and quality.”
have
done
business
with Ohio
It was Eliot who first met YT Partner Jeff
Her brother adds, “We were very hands
Farmers
for
more
than
three decShibley when YT was readying to open
on and always tried to take care of our
ades.”
its doors in 1981. At the time, Eliot was
customers.”
Pancakes for a Purpose
Pancakes for a Purpose
Please join us on Thanksgiving Morning
from 7:30 to 11:30 am
At YT Rockside, Mentor and Medina
To Benefit Cornerstone of Hope, Mentor Schools
Foundation and Hospice of Medina County
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Restaurant lingo
Get ready for the holidays
Restaurant workers have a special language filled with random
words and phrases that actually have specific, often important
meanings. Here are just a few of the bizarre terms you might
hear around YT:
“In the weeds” Servers and cooks use this term when they’re
really (really!)
busy.
“Behind” Don’t
turn around in a
hurry when you
hear this word.
Someone might
be carrying
something hot
or heavy, and
that person is
walking directly
behind you.
Stuff their stocking with
something special!
Gift Cards from YT!
Available in all 8
restaurant locations
and online at ytr.com
Save 10% on orders of
$100 or more every day!
YT Rockside Cook Joe Meister “fires” an order.
“BOH/FOH”
Back of House
team members include cooks and dishwashers. Front of House
includes servers and hosts.
“Fire” This term tells a cook when to start cooking an item.
“All day” This expression is an accumulation of all the outstanding items being prepared for a server or cook.
Let’s Have a Party!
Order YT party trays for open houses, work
parties and family gatherings over the holidays.
“On the fly” This is shorthand for “make that right now or as
quickly as possible.”
“Stainless” When all the tickets are off the speed rail after a busy
rush, someone will declare, “We’re stainless!”
“Open menus” A host will let the cooks know how many open
menus, or guests, are about ready to order.
“Cut” After a busy meal period,
when servers are removed from the
floor.
“I’m buried” Yet another term for
“so busy”!
“Bacon Durkee Club” YT Mentor’s
nickname for Bacon Turkey Club;
named in honor of long time cook
Matt Durkee.
YT Mentor has a nickname
for a Bacon Turkey Club.
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YT hosts holiday parties!
Bring your holiday office party to YT! Ask any
manager about space for your event.
High flyin’ grandma
YT Hudson Server Dana Mancuso
might be the coolest great grandmother around. After all, how many
great grandmothers have
their single engine pilot license and regularly fly glider
planes?
Cook keeps calm with yoga
Once you learn how to fly a plane,
you don’t forget.”
She’s excited to introduce her passion to her family members. This
mother to 3, grandmother to 7 and
great grandmother to 10 (soon to be
11, she adds), says she took her great
grandson, Nathan
Mancuso, a YT
Craft, 11,
server since
on his
1991, joined the
first
Wadsworth
flight in
Soaring Thuna powderbirds in 1978.
ered
A few years
aircraft
later, she
and a
earned her single
glider
engine rating, flying
last
at Sky Park, near
month.
Dana Mancuso and her great grandson, Nathan.
Wadsworth Airport.
“He
She’s participated in local air shows
loved it!” she says.
over the years.
Mancuso adds, “Flying is a chalMancuso says she’s out flying a glidlenge! It can be boring to some peoer almost every Saturday. She claims
ple but, to me and the other glider
she isn’t fearful about accidents, notpilots, it’s a lot of fun.”
ing, “It’s really just like riding a bike.
YT Mentor Dishwasher and Prep Cook
Chris Turchetta doesn’t get flustered
during busy days at the restaurant. Perhaps it’s his favorite hobby that keeps
him calm amidst the chaos. He practices Ashtanga yoga, and he’s well on his
way to becoming a certified yoga instructor.
Turchetta, an Ashtabula Harbor High
School graduate, holds an associate
degree from Lakeland College as well
as a pastry chef certificate from Loretta
Paganini School of Cooking. His interest in yoga began while he was attending classes at The Ohio State University. Turchetta says, “There was a yoga
studio near where I lived in Columbus. I
was curious about and interested in yoga.”
He’s studied with some of the leading
yoga instructors in Ohio. What does he
enjoy most about yoga? “I like to push
myself and test my limits. It’s fun and
hard work.”
He plans to continue working toward
his yoga instructor certification, although, ultimately, he says, “My home is
in the culinary field.”
Server recalls thrill of jumping from planes
When YT Mentor Server Josie McFarland was only 18, her sister’s boyfriend
introduced
her to
skydiving. After that
first
jump, she
says she
was
hooked.
Josie McFarland
In fact,
she took
82 more parachute jumps. Add parasailing and hang gliding to her list of
thrill seeking adventures. When each
of her three sons turned 18, she took
them on their first jumps.
Though she stopped jumping in 2011
– “My kids made me stop,” says Josie – she
admits she
still loves
to participate in
“daredevil”
activities.
“I like riding roller
coasters
and going
jet skiing
and water
skiing,” she says, adding, “I’ve always loved thrills!”
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Turchetta demonstrates a
yoga pose.
Santa visits YT
Santa returns to Yours Truly! He and Mrs.
Claus will be on hand to greet boys and
girls in Medina, Hudson and Rockside this
holiday season.
Medina – Wednesday, December 3 at 5:30 pm
Hudson – Monday, December 8 at 5:30 pm
Rockside – Monday, December 15 at 5:30 pm
No reservations are necessary. Order from
the regular kids menu.
Jingle Bell Maze
Connect the Dots
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A message from Cornerstone of Hope
This Thanksgiving, Cornerstone
of Hope will be the featured charity at Pancakes for a Purpose at
Yours Truly Rockside for the 5th
year in a row.
they know they are not alone in
their journey. Twice a year, there
are memorial ceremonies for families to honor their loved ones.
This includes a butCornerstone of
terfly release
Hope exists bein June and a
cause, in this
Christmas
life, the unthinkcandle lightable sometimes
ing ceremohappens. A
ny in Dechild dies before
cember.
his parents. A
Cornerhusband or wife
stone’s two
dies, leaving his
locations, in
or her spouse
Independand children at a
ence and
The Winkelvoss Family
loss for how to
Columbus,
go on living. A
offer free
student dies, leaving a school
resources such as books, movies
reeling over the shock and sorand pamphlets about loss.
row. How does a family begin to
accept such a life changing event
Allison Winkelvoss and her two
and start a life that will now be
children sought support after the
without someone they love?
loss of her husband in February of
2013. “The issue of how I was goThese scenarios are some of the
ing to afford counseling
real stories that Cornerstone of
along with the anxiety
Hope hears when families and
of how I was going to
individuals find the strength to
do this alone melted
reach out for help.
away when the kids and
I started going to CorFounded in 2000 by Mark and
nerstone in June. We
Christi Tripodi after the sudden
had a supportive, amazand tragic death of their threeing team who underyear-old son Bobby, Cornerstone
stood our grief. A team with so
of Hope’s trained staff offers inmuch love, that I know this is
dividual and family grief counselwhat they were called to do. The
ing, art therapy for children and
kids loved to go there! As they
teens, support groups and school
worked on their expressive arts
crisis response after the death of
projects with their counselors,
a student or faculty member.
they talked about their memories
and feelings. These are proof of
There are also summer bereavetheir love for their Daddy and his
ment camps that help connect
love for them. Each priceless and
grieving children and teens so
irreplaceable memento repre-
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sents what they had and what
they lost. A year and eight
months later, we still go back to
Cornerstone because we all feel
connected to him when we go
work on a project together at a
workshop or attend a memorial
service.”
The welcoming environment at
Cornerstone of Hope comforts
those who are suffering with
heart-felt warmth and understanding that comes from our
own personal grief journey. You
can support this wonderful organization and the impactful
work they are doing in our community by sponsoring a table
with your company or family
name or by dedicating it in
memory of your loved one.
Please stop by on Thursday, November 27, from 7:30-11:30 am
on Thanksgiving morning for delicious pancakes and sausage. In
lieu of paying a
bill, leave a donation that will 100%
benefit Cornerstone’s grief support programs.
For more information about
sponsorships or to learn more
about Cornerstone of Hope’s
services and programs, please
contact Cornerstone of Hope at
216.524.4673 or visit their website at cornerstoneofhope.org.
Winter chills and thrills
Mama Mia. It’s time for marinara! Marinara
has been making an appearance on our late
fall features menu for a number of years.
Some might say it’s become a tradition. Others
just know they love the delicious homemade
herb marinara and delight in seeing it on the
feature sheets beginning in November.
How many ways do
we do marinara?
Plenty! You can
find it in Eggs Milano or in a Pepperoni Pizza Omelet. It
tops several sandwiches, including
Chicken Parmesan, Italian Sausage and our
tasty Italian Burger. Deluxe any sandwich
with coleslaw and cottage fries for just $2 or
Sweet Deluxe it with sweet potato fries for only
$3.
If you enjoy finishing your meal with something sweet, order a slice of fresh baked pumpkin or apple pie. Better yet, make it ala
mode. Don’t forget to
order a full pie to take
home for a quick and
easy dessert idea
over the holiday season.
It’s also the season
for Great Lakes Brewing Company’s best
selling seasonal ale.
Order a GLBC Christmas Ale from our seasonal menu. It’s only here for a limited, but ohso-delicious time. Just like the holidays. Enjoy!
Our mission:
Make People Happy, Have Some Fun & Be # 1
Yours Truly
Locations
Beachwood (BW)
25300 Chagrin Blvd.
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 464-4848
GM - Justin McDannel
Chagrin Falls (CF)
30 North Main St.
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
(440) 247-3232
GM - Randy Butwina
Hudson (HD)
36 South Main St. (RT 91)
Hudson, OH 44236
(330) 656-2900
GM - Carl Cultrona
Mayfield Village (MV)
6675 Wilson Mills Rd.
Gates Mills, OH 44040
(440) 461-0000
GM - Gary Johnston
Medina (MD)
3725 Medina Rd. (RT 18)
Medina, OH 44256
(330) 722-5800
GM - Arno Kremer
Mentor (MN)
7280 Center St. (RT 615)
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 255-3003
(440) 954-9393
GM - David Schmidt
Rockside (RS)
8111 Rockside Rd.
Valley View, OH 44125
(216) 524-8111
GM - Michael Dehner
Shaker Square (SS)
13228 Shaker Square
Cleveland, OH 44120
(216) 751-8646
GM - Mike Simon
Dick Humphrey (216) 401-2275
Vice President, COO
Your Hosts:
The Shibley Family
Art, Lawrence, Jeff & Darlene
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The Register, created in 1991, is a
publication produced by Yours
Truly Restaurants. It is written
and designed by Michele
Kisthardt, Hudson Integrated
Marketing.
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