CLEVELAND, Ohio — When chefs Jeremy Umansky and Allie La Valle planned Larder Supply in spring 2024, they had big plans for a culinary shop that would offer previously loved kitchen equipment, cookware, serving ware, books and more. Foodstuffs were expected to include pantry items.

The married chefs and James Beard Award semi-finalists operate Larder Delicatessen & Bakery in a repurposed firehouse on West 29th Street in the Hingetown neighborhood. Larder Supply is in a 500-square-foot space across the street, 1430 W. 29 th Street.

Their plans for a kitchen shop have been stalled by politics. First, they encountered funding roadblocks with the Small Business Administration. Now they’re overwhelmed by Trump administration tariffs.

“Our hopes and dreams of bringing in Japanese kn

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