ZACK BRUELL
More than 30 years ago, Cleveland Magazine credited chef and restaurateur Zack Bruell with introducing the area to an emerging west-coast trend of bistro dining and fusion cuisine. Bruell brought the concept from his work with famed chef Michael McCarty of the landmark eatery, Michael’s Santa Monica—a restaurant recognized for influencing dining attitudes throughout North America with its California nouvelle cuisine.  Bruell imported the new style to Cleveland, where he opened Z Contemporary Cuisine in Shaker Heights in the early 1980s. Although he eventually sold Z, Bruell’s fans did not forget him.  He got back into the game in 2004 with the opening of Parallax in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood.  In only a few years, Bruell opened more fine dining restaurants: Table 45 at the InterContinental Cleveland, L’Albatros, Chinato and Cowell & Hubbard.  Bruell also opened DYNOMITE at Playhouse Square, this is Zack’s first fast casual concept restaurant.Bruell is the only restaurateur in Cleveland to have nine successful restaurant concepts within the city limits, plus a restaurant-style catering and events company, Zack Bruell Events.
Alley Cat in the East Bank of the Flats joins Bruell’s robust dining concepts and Exploration at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History has also joined the Zack Bruell Restaurant group.
In the past few years, Bruell has also created and debuted a full line of gourmet coffees, Zack’s Brews, as well as Zack Bruell Olive Oil, 100% Extra Virgin,Balsamic Vinegars and sauces that are sold in Heinen’s and Fishers Foods stores in Northeast Ohio in addition to Jensen’s Finest Foods in Palm Springs California.
ABOUT ZACK BRUELL RESTAURANTS
Parallax, located in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood, is Chef Zachary Bruell’s flagship restaurant, with a strong emphasis on fusion seafood and sushi.
Table 45 at the InterContinental Cleveland features richly flavored World Cuisine, including sushi, tandoori clay oven creations and a popular international “street food” lunch menu in a chic, minimalist setting.
L’Albatros is a traditional French brasserie, set in an old carriage house on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, featuring daily specials and extensive cheese and wine offerings.
Chinato features innovative cuisine that highlights various culinary regions and techniques used throughout Italy, in a space that blends urban vibrancy and old world charm on Cleveland’s E. 4th Street.
Cowell & Hubbard, an innovative, modern French restaurant situated in the center of PlayhouseSquare, takes its name and its design essence from the iconic jewelry store that occupied the space from 1920 to 1981.
DYNOMITE offers fresh, made-to-order, take-away burgers and sides done from scratch, as well as wine, beer, custom ice cream, milk shakes and more.  DYNOMITE is located in the heart of PlayhouseSquare.  www.dynomitecleveland.com.