I am convinced that the largest disparity between Columbus and Cincinnati restaurants lies in the architectural and interior design. I had the pleasure of visiting this primarily sushi restaurant and was impressed with the Asian inspired and themed sand and stone features in the patio area, as well as throughout the various rooms which were [...]

Finerepast sent a representative to Chicago to experience and review Sushi Samba. There was something particularly poignant about this visit; we were scheduled to experience New York’s version a few years ago celebrating Finerepast author’s birthday, but inclement weather prevented us from doing so. Recently, we were reminded by a friend that one also existed [...]

Educated Guess is one of our favorite cabs that we discovered at House Wine. We normally like to keep our spending on wines to $12-15 a bottle but couldn’t pass up this wine after trying it on House Wine’s Enomatic Tasting Machine. Educated Guess runs just under $20 a bottle. Cellared and bottled by Roots [...]

Since it is Dine Originals Week here in Columbus, I found it appropriate to go out and see what all the fuss was about. So my tasting crew and I headed over to Barcelona. They were serving up a special Tapas Tasting Menu for March 9-15, 2009 consisting of several fine goodies: Almond Gazpacho Smokey [...]

It was Saturday, March 7, 2009 and David Lee Roth was playing no small part in my choice of lunch eats. First off, an expression of much love for the ‘hood bidnesses led me to Wunderdaug (henceforth referred to as “the ‘Daug”) at 4511 North High Street in the Beechwold Center. Located just north of [...]

Simplicity (read Marcus Aurelius, Clarice)… The Happy Greek, that Short North staple at 660 North High Street, offered a convenient and enjoyable lunch break from the AH-Nold Sports Festival at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The HG also boasts a location on the OSU campus (1562 North High Street), but that’s somewhat of a hike [...]

Get discounts at these and other restaurants: Alana’s Food and Wine Banana Bean Cafe Barcelona Basi Italia Betty’s Fine Food and Spirits Bexley Monk Black Creek Bistro Bodega Burgundy Room Cafe Corner Clarmont Columbus Brewing Company Due Amici Elevator Brewery & Draught House Figlio Wood-Fired Pizza G. Michael’s Bistro Granville Inn Handke’s Cuisine Inn & [...]

Finerepast, et al., found themselves looking for a breakfast spot in downtown Columbus. Where to go? Where to go? First Watch? Lindey’s Brunch? Katzinger’s? We were close to Katzinger’s so why not? Although it’s more of a lunch spot, we knew they had breakfast fare and breakfast fare in decent portions. Not to mention the [...]