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Taboo Lounge closes kitchen

Posted by  in October 30th, 2008  
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Posted in: Columbus Ohio restaurants     

from a commenter on this site: Per the nice young woman who answered Taboo’s phone* on 10/29/2008, they “closed their kitchen permanently a couple of months ago.” I made that phone call to verify what I had been told (”They don’t serve food.”) by someone in-person at Taboo just earlier that day (I had to [...]

Central Ohio Dining Blog Roundup 2 – Yeehaw!

Posted by  in October 30th, 2008  
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Breakfast with Nick visits and reviews Lindsey’s Bakery in Circleville, Ohio. CMH Gourmand tells us what’s new at Northstar Cafe – Beechwold – including Poached Green Field Farm Eggs – yum, yum. weber_cam has a video on his baking technique of “rounding” – nice. Columbus Foodie shares a recipe for Cornish Game Hen with Butternut [...]

Fado Irish Pub – fine fish and chips at Ea$ton Price$

Posted by  in October 21st, 2008  
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I was recently at Easton for a seminar held at the Hilton. At lunch, finerepast and the gang decided to head over to Fado Irish Pub for lunch. We went with fish and chips because, after all, you can’t go wrong with fish and chips at an Irish pub (or, is that an English pub). [...]

Artichoke Appetizer at Northstar Cafe

Posted by  in October 15th, 2008  
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Artichoke Appetizer at Northstar Cafe I captured the Artichoke Appetizer on film – or at least on the camera phone. The Northstar Cafe definitely does this right. One of my favorite dishes there.

FineRepast on the Run to the Jerusalem Garden

Posted by  in October 7th, 2008  
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If you blink, you’ll miss it – Jerusalem Garden in Ann Arbor Tucked into the side of South Fifth Avenue is where you’ll find the best damn falafel and hummous sandwiches in the midwest. I’ve been going there for years and still can’t get enough. And it’s usually the only place that isn’t packed after [...]