Posts Tagged ‘columbus restaurants’

The spring Dine Originals week kicks off tomorrow and, as usual, there are plenty of great dining options for value seekers and thrill seekers alike. Dine Originals Columbus has 47 members and with many of them are offering two or three distinct menus at different price points, reading through all of the options can be a little overwhelming. It’s also likely to make you extremely hungry. We spent a couple of mouthwatering hours perusing the menus; what follows are a few of our thoughts and suggestions. Dine Originals welcomed four new members this winter: Babushka’s Kitchen, Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog […]

I’ll admit to a bit of discomfort with 10-best lists, and never more so than when restaurants are the subject. After all, what makes for a great restaurant? Is it the meticulous service, impeccable culinary technique, tremendous wine list and exceptional ambience found at places like The Refectory? Or, is it the straightforward pleasure of biting into a big pile of what may well be the best al pastor east of the Mississippi while sitting on a bar stool outside at Los Guachos? How do you reconcile an exceptional $100/person restaurant experience with what could legitimately be seen to be an equally […]

Dine Originals week starts today! This is a great opportunity to support locally owned and operated restaurants, celebrate the independent restaurant scene in Columbus or to try somewhere that’s been on your ‘keep meaning to try’ list. By participating you’ll also be supporting Local Matters and their education programs. If you picked up a copy of this week’s Columbus Alive you may have already browsed through some of the menus and started making plans, but with over 50 restaurants it can be a little overwhelming. Here are some of my picks of menus that I think look interesting. Black Creek […]

There are so many  new restaurant openings and updates in Columbus this summer that it’s been hard just to keep track ! (deep breath, here we go): Vienna Ice Cafe, run by the owners of Mozart’s, recently debuted in Clintonville. T. Murray’s (opened Monday), Winan’s Chocolates and Coffee (opens tomorrow) and Harvest Pizzeria (opening Friday July 15th) are all eagerly anticipated additions to the German Village area. Last week saw the opening of Milestone 229 as part of the new Scioto Mile. Part of the CBC Restaurant family, Milestone has upscale comfort food, a large covered patio and stunning views […]