A conversation with Cleveland’s first Latina wine bar owner [Video]

CLEVELAND — It’s a pour that has been happening here at this spot for 30 years, and now, Market Avenue Wine Bar in Ohio City has a new owner

“Everybody thinks I’m crazy,” she says.

“Crazy smart” is what one would say when speaking to Elizabeth Marengo. The 42-year-old has a master’s degree in organizational development, and she’s had an eye on this place ever since she was in college.  

“I would study here, and it always felt like home,” Marengo told 3News.

So when the previous owner wanted to sell, she jumped at the chance to buy the bar along with the coffee shop next door. Marengo is now the only Latina woman in Cleveland to own a wine bar and describes the restaurant as “iconic,” from the 1950s-style Burgundy Room to the soft, romantic lighting.

“It’s a place where — …