CLEVELAND, Ohio --The café at the Cleveland Botanical Garden opens today, Saturday, Nov. 22, with a new look and new menu. The garden has contracted with Spice Catering Co., its exclusive caterer, to develop a new menu and operate the space.

The new café concept offers fresh, seasonal, and locally sourced food in a redesigned space. The menu includes breakfast, sandwiches and salads. Warm items include butternut mac n cheese and Nonna-style pizza. A list of 10 sweet and savory snacks – from grapes and cheddar cheese to PBJ -- round out the list.

The goal, as much as possible, is to be healthy and nutrient dense. Think soba noodle salad, kale Caesar and curry cauliflower bowl. They all sound uber healthy but are also complex and delicious.

“A lot of these dishes are what we feed the Clev

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