Where Is Banter Beer & Wine Now? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10, Episode 1

"Best Thing I Ever Ate," "Trigger Foods" (S10E1), featured Banter's gourmet house-made sausages and Quebec-style poutine alongside its curated selection of craft beer and fine wine sourced from around the world and around the corner. Banter is a retail bottle shop and tasting room with a small kitchen, founded by Matt Stipe, Adam Gullett, and Tom Owen, that formerly operated a second location on Detroit Avenue in Cleveland's Gordon Square neighborhood. A Yelp listing updated 2026-08 marks the Detroit Avenue, Cleveland address as closed. Banter's own website and the Van Aken District's merchant directory both currently list the business only at 3441 Tuttle Road, Shaker Heights, under the name Banter Shaker, indicating the company consolidated its beer, wine, sausage, and poutine operation to the single Van Aken District location.

Food Paradise, Season 15, Episode 7

Food Paradise's "Cheat Day" episode featured Banter Cleveland's curated craft beer and wine selection alongside its gourmet house-made sausages and Quebec-style poutine, pairing an international bottle list with a compact food menu. The business operates as a beer-and-wine bar in Shaker Heights, Ohio, an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland, combining a bottle shop with table service. According to Banter Cleveland's website, checked 2026-09-08, the page listed weekly hours -- Thursday 11am-8pm, Friday and Saturday 11am-9pm, and Sunday 11am-8pm -- an active online-ordering link, and a direct contact email for the business. The same page continued to describe the poutine, sausage, and curated beer-and-wine concept referenced on the episode. No additional dated coverage beyond the business's own website was located for this record.