Join us for our 6th Annual Guest Sommelier Night on February 9th, benefitting the Stark County Hunger Task Force.
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What’s your Business?
Jerry Jacob is the owner of Bender’s Restaurant in Canton which is celebrating its 110th anniversary. By Diana Rossetti Posted… Read more »
Wine Dinner Wednesday, November 14th
Euro USA Wine Dinner Wednesday, Nov. 14th 6:30 PM Cost $85 per person (+tax & tip) Join us in celebration… Read more »
Samual Smith Brewery Dinner Thursday November 8th, 2012
Brewery Dinner Thursday, November 8th, 2012 6:30 PM Cost $55 per person +Tax/Tip The beer line up: Organic Lager… Read more »
Fall Lobster Clam Bake | Oct. 25, 26 & 27, 2012
To continue celebrating 110 years of business this year and 80 years for the Jacob family, join us for our..… Read more »
Bender’s Restaurant stays true to its roots
Seafood connoisseurs do not have to travel to Boston or San Francisco to enjoy top-quality fish that’s been harvested at peak season and prepared by a skillful hand. They only have to get to Bender’s Restaurant & Tavern in downtown Canton.
The menu offers a steak or two, but mostly stays true to the maxim “Do what you do best.” The permanent menu and multiple special and seasonal menus offer an array of fish and shellfish you won’t find elsewhere in Stark County.
Bender’s wins Taste of the NFL
Come Feb. 5, Carl Falcone, the chef at Bender’s Tavern in Canton, will be in Indianapolis celebrating his win Tuesday night at the 2011 Taste of the NFL fundraiser for the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.
Jon Jacob, son of owner Jerry Jacob, said he and Falcone were “thrilled” with being named the Grand Champion of the event and were looking forward to being in the national spotlight during the 2012 Super Bowl’s national Taste of the NFL competition. On Tuesday night, they served sea scallops with a sun-dried tomato butter sauce and lobster bisque.
Chefs make mushrooms the star of spring dishes
If you want to experience morel mushrooms but don’t want to head into the forest, find chefs who have already done foraging and are featuring the coveted fungus on their menus.
Bender’s Tavern in downtown Canton serves morels as a side dish.
“We just dust them with flour, add a little salt and pepper and pan sauté them in a little butter,” said Jon Jacob, general manager. “We don’t mess around with them. We let the mushroom do the work.”
12 Must-Eats in Stark County 2011
When it comes to one coveted crustacean, bigger is not always better. “In the world of lobster, the older they get, the less flavor they have,” explains Jon Jacob, general manager of Bender’s Tavern in downtown Canton. That is why Bender’s lobster entree ($39.99) features two 4-oz. tails instead of one big one.
Lobster locale also plays a part in sweeter meat. “Cold water tails tend to have a little more flavor than warm water tails,” Jacob said. “Which is why we offer South African cold water tails.”
Bold Face — Bacchus has nothing on Bender’s
How many people can $18,000 feed? Eric Smer, program director of the Stark County Hunger Task Force, says that figure translates into 30,000 grocery bags — 126,000 pounds of sustenance — loaded with enough food to last three to five days.
So what’s the significance of $18,000? That is how much money has been raised for the Task Force during the last three guest sommeliers nights at Bender’s Tavern in Canton.