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La Tavola revisited

Posted by  in January 27th, 2009  
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Posted in: Italian     

FineRepast, et al., made a run out to Trattoria La Tavola, no longer in Powell, but in Dublin or maybe Columbus or somewhere off of Riverside Drive. It was a fairly popular place this recent Friday night as there were few tables available. It seems that La Tavola no longer has valet parking which is [...]

Cafe Shish Kebab

Posted by  in January 12th, 2009  
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Posted in: Middle Eastern Food     Tags:

This “review” is a culmination of three trips to Cafe Shish Kebab aka “The Sheesh”. I first visited Cafe Shish sometime in the spring/summer as you can see from these pictures. I had to have the Coban Salad as I am a sucker for all of its ingredients – Roma tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, parsley, [...]

FineRepast’s Top Ten Columbus Restaurants for 2008

Posted by  in January 8th, 2009  
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Posted in: Central Ohio     

I thought I’d put out my own top ten restaurant list for Columbus. Ok, I’ll throw in some non-Columbus restaurants that are within a two hour drive for all you die hards out there. What am I basing my list on? Nothing but the good ol’ American dollar. The more money I spent at the [...]

Blast from the past – Woolworth’s Menu

Posted by  in January 7th, 2009  
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Posted in: Central Ohio     

This resembles the Red Door Tavern’s current menu or could it be the Chef-o-Nette’s menu or maybe both? I’d have to rely upon memory because I haven’t been to either in ages. And remember kiddies – Coca Cola goes good with food.

Small Changes to Trim the Holiday Fat

Posted by  in January 4th, 2009  
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Posted in: diet     

I’m somewhat proud of myself this year following the holidays. I gained a little less than my normal 5 pounds while visiting the in-laws for a week and a half. This time I gained a little over 3 pounds. I was hoping to keep the holiday weight gain to zero this year but it proved [...]