Day Trip: The Winds in Yellow Springs
Looks like the weather's going to be downright springlike over the next few weekends, and I'd highly recommend spending the next warm, sunny day the same way I spent last Sunday: exploring Yellow Springs. Less than an hour drive from Columbus, this tiny college town has a tiny downtown filled with hippie-friendly shops and a great hippie-friendly restaurant, The Winds Cafe and Bakery. I lingere...
Thursday, March 15, 2012 8:08 PM
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First Look: Flip Side at Easton
The newest restaurant at Easton, Flip Side, is a nifty, chef-driven burger joint imported from Hudson, Ohio. A burger and shake place that emphasizes local ingredients and also serves great cocktails and craft beers? Sign me up. For my first Flip Side visit. I went for the One Red Door Burger (dubbed on the menu as "The one that started it all!"), $10. One Red Door is Flip Side's sister restaur...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:10 PM
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Lunch at Rigsby's
Dine Originals Week is over, but I wanted to share one last dish that I tried last week. Rigsby's Pappardelle with Rabbit Sugo was the best thing I ate last week, and it's available on the Short North restaurant's regular lunch and dinner menus. This dish is a perfect example of Rigsby's simple but luxurious approach to cooking. Amazing wide pasta noodles are topped with a thick tomatoe-heavy...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2:52 PM
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Dine Originals Week: What I ate
Ah, the DeepWood sandwich. This riff on a classic Dagwood is one of the most impressive dishes I've encountered thus far on my dining adventures this week. We're in the midst of the March installment of Dine Originals Week, a biannual event offering special menus at the city's independent restaurants, and I've been checking out as many menus as I can. Specials run through Sunday at most Dine Or...
Thursday, March 8, 2012 9:58 PM
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New Starbucks drinks, treats
I got a chance today to sample a few new goodies just added to the Starbucks menu. Columbus is actually a test market for a couple of new drinks, including the one pictured above, the Tazo Shaken Iced Peach Green Tea Lemonade. It's also available sans the lemonade (called, naturally, the Tazo Shaken Iced Peach Green Tea). Both were perfectly refreshing cool drinks perfect for warm afternoons....
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 9:29 PM
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