Caprese Salad at Cardone’s After all the hype in the Columbus Dishrag, err, uhh, I mean Dispatch, I had to head on over to Cardone’s at 377 W. Main St. in Westerville, Ohio. Apparently, many other customers were there as a result of the Dispatch review as well. It looks like Jared R from Nothing [...]

The Ohio Investigative Unit is investigating Easton’s Smith & Wollensky for allegedly serving watered down booze to its customers. Hopefully a customer reported them; otherwise, it doesn’t bode well for Smith & Wollensky’s clientele (willing to pay for overpriced booze but can’t tell the difference anyways). Smith & Wollensky did the brilliant thing and fired [...]

Taj Platter at Taj Mahal Restaurant in Columbus When in doubt, I head to the Taj Mahal. It’s close by and it’s good food. This time I tried the Taj Platter off of their menu – consisting of Tandoori Chicken, choice of Lamb or Chicken Curry, Raita, Naan and choice of Dessert. I, of course, [...]

Continuing my “That’s Italian” week, I headed over to Luce Cafe in Sweet Home, Powell, Ohio. Luce Cafe is on the Northeast corner of Seldom Seen Road and Sawmill Parkway. Luce is a shoot-off of La Scala, and I’ve always been fond of La Scala (the scale). While I’m translating Italian, Lucé just means “light” [...]

Breakfast Burrito at Northstar Cafe Columbus does not have enough good breakfast eateries. If you want proof of that go out and try to find them. Nick has only been able to locate a few and has resorted to reviewing out of town establishments as well. Grand Rapids is a long way to drive for [...]

Giuseppe’s Cipolle Pizza Giuseppe’s is becoming a real hit with me. I admit that I may have been a little harsh on the first go round but sometimes life, and finerepast.com, offer us second chances. After having visited Giuseppe’s several times, it wasn’t til this last visit that the authentic Italian flavors really hit me [...]

I wrote about Pita Hut-n-Grille a while back. I need to add one thing to that review. Pita Hut-n-Grille has the finest hummus in Colummus! My cell phone picture don’t do it justice but this is damn good stuff. My wife says they should make a coffee of the same flavor. I personally think this [...]

I had the pleasure of dining at Cameron Mitchell’s Steakhouse in Columbus, Ohio recently. I always enjoy a fine steak. My companion and I started off the meal with the escargot appetizer selection. The garlic butter sauce the escargots came in was decadent. It felt like eating dessert but at the beginning of the meal. [...]