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No Menu Mondays at The Market at Italian Village
Let us begin with a quick overview of The Market at Italian Village before we get into the meat of the matter. The Market at Italian Village or Market IV which I sometimes hear people say, opened in...
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The Boat House at Confluence Park: Dinner and a View with a Nod to 1958
I know you have heard, I don’t get around much anymore. However, CMH Spouse and I had an unprecedented third date night for the year. We went to the Boat House at Confluence Park. This is a spot we...
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Swenson’s Sweeps into Columbus (A Special CMH Spouse Post)
Due to a schedule that is a mix of grueling and chaotic this week, I called in CMH Spouse to pinch hit for me to check out the soft open / test drive of the first Swenson’s in Columbus. Hello CMH...
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Happy Hour at Rockmill Tavern
Rockmill Tavern has a lot to offer and that is not just me, who is likely to be biased, saying that. It was voted best new restaurant when it opened in fall 2017. It has been a top ten restaurant in...
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Awadh: An Addendum to Indian Buffet Battle & An Education in Pani Puri
What first brought me to Awadh was a pressing need to find an easy access public bathroom at Carriage Place Shopping Center because at I really had to pee. It being a Monday, Awadh was not open (that...
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Zoup is Good Food: Triple Bread Boule is Good for Indecisive Soup Slurpers
If you are familiar with Heywood Banks and his Song, (I Like) Toast, you can replace that word with soup to understand how I feel about soup. I am a big soup fan. Especially this time of year. My...
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Ding Ho, Wor Sue Gai: Columbus Institution & Midwestern Foodway
Many moons ago, I came across this interesting article about the origination of Wor Sue Gai / War Su Gai in Columbus. The claim seems credible with a strong probability that the dish started at Far...
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Dante’s Pizza Serving Clintonville Since 1973
Joe Apollonio immigrated to Columbus from the Abruzzo region of Italy at age 14. He spoke little English and started working and going to school as soon as he arrived after settling in with relatives...
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TAT: Talk of the Town, Ninety Years and Counting
The story of TAT Ristorante begins in 1929 in the former Flytown neighborhood of Columbus. The address was 409 West Goodale Street. The name itself is directly related to a historic moment in Columbus...
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Columbus Pizza: A Slice of History -> On Sale TODAY! – (and backstory of the...
Here we go! In December of 1950, the first pizzeria in Columbus opened. Seventy years later – the story of pizza in Columbus is here. Today is the day. My book, Columbus Pizza: A Slice of History is...
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