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Chef in the Spotlight Chef Chuck Wegner
Of Landmark Kitchen & Bar, Sandusky
By JD Noll, Feature and Food Writer
As a kid growing up in Norwalk, Chuck Wegner watched his mom making “something good out of nothing for dinner. Mom is a great cook,” Wegner emphasizes.
Today the executive chef of Landmark Kitchen & Bar in Sandusky creates extraordinary cuisine from ‘clean, simple ingredients’. “I believe in letting the food do the talking. Let nature run its course and it will happen,” Wegner says.
With 15 years of experience, Chef Wegner graduated from Norwalk High School and EHOVE’s culinary program
while gaining experience
tone for enjoyable dining. From the patio, pictur- esque views of Sandusky Bay can be seen.
Landmark is co-owned by David Bier and Dawson Foster who also co-own the Shore House Tavern. Bier also operates another down- town Sandusky restaurant, Daly’s Pub. Bier says, “Landmark is in a great location and a nice build- ing that compliments what is already there. Our reception has been great from tourists and locals.”
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working summers at Put- in-Bay and Port Clinton. His skills were perfected by stints in Charleston, South Carolina, Keystone Resort in Colorado where he also taught cooking classes and Plum Brook Country Club in Sandusky. Recently, he held a position at Vermilion’s Chez Francois adding to his resume and culinary skills.
Landmark Kitchen & Bar has been open since June in the renovated for- mer site of Leaking Boot and Water Street Bar and Grille. Rustic, warm, brick walls are accented by cool, sleek, wood and steel tables upon planked floors. Adjacent to the Schade-Mylander Plaza, an earthy, stone back bar wall completes the sophisti- cated experience, setting the
Chef Chuck Wegner on the patio of Landmark Kitchen & Bar
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