While many local restaurants are struggling to stay afloat in this sluggish economy, Cleveland's own "Iron Chef" winner Michael Symon, is making plans to open two new restaurants in Northeast Ohio. The new restaurants will be located in the suburbs of Cleveland, and will feature menus that are different from those at his existing restaurants, Lola and Lolita.

Bar Symon will open in June in Avon Lake where the old Swingos Grand Tavern once was. It described as a casual and comfortable tavern, and will feature rotisserie items ranging from $9 to $18. The drink menu will feature 100 beers from around the world, 40 of them artisinal brews available on tap, and a wine list of about 25 bottles.

On the east side, Symon plans to open up The B Spot in Woodmere, a former Cold Stone Creamery location. Here Symon says that the emphasis will be on simple foods, and that the menu will include "maybe 10 burgers plus fries, milkshakes, a couple of salads and around 20 beers on tap."

This fall you'll also be able to pick up the chef's first cookbook - "Symon Says: Live to Cook" - which he co-authored with Michael Ruhlman of Cleveland Heights.