AVON LAKE, Ohio — Chef Sam Boccuti’s sandwich shop and catering hub, Sam’s Supper Club, has faced a series of monumental challenges since its inception, from financial instability to a life-threatening health crisis.

Despite the odds, the Avon Lake establishment has not only survived but established a thriving customer base of regulars .

The business faced overwhelming hardship, including a cancer diagnosis

Sam Boccuti’s journey has been marked by extreme adversity, culminating in a life-threatening health crisis that forced a lengthy closure.

After taking a risk to rent the kitchen space for Sam’s Supper Club in late 2022, Boccuti’s catering business quickly faced financial ruin when bookings dried up over the winter, leaving him in a rough financial state.

Just as the shop began

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