Noodles & Company restaurants in the Columbus area will host a fundraiser to support the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s Conservation Endowment Fund on Monday, October 15. $1 of every dish with Noodles’ new slow-braised, naturally raised pork will be donated to Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s Conversation Endowment Fund. More details – click here

свети георгиOn a recommendation from my Columbian friend, I visited El Meson on a trip to Dayton. Actually, El Meson is in West Carrollton, Ohio. That’s two r’s and two l’s if you are checking. If you miss the exit while heading south on I-75, you may also get to explore Germantown and Miamisburg on [...]

I found myself at Trader Joe’s on a Saturday afternoon doing the weekly shopping. As I was passing through the frozen foods aisle at a snail’s pace given the dozen or so other shoppers crowding the lane, I caught a glimpse of Trader Joe’s Lamb Vindaloo with Basmati Rice frozen dinner. All for the ridiculously [...]

мека мебелHere are a few short bits about restaurants I’ve visited lately. Cumin Indian Restaurant 1025 Polaris Parkway Columbus, OH 43240 – I mourned the loss of The Bayleaf India Bistro near the corner of Polaris and Gemini Parkways. Attempting to visit it during lunch one day, we discovered it was closed but a sign [...]

Here are the chicken and corn enchiladas at Nada. They might be the best thing I’ve had there. Nada describes them as citrus marinated chicken, sweet corn, black beans, fregula, crema, chihuahua cheese, and diablo salsa. So good that I’ve got to get back down to Cincinnati for more. Nada is definitely worth the trip [...]

матраци I stumbled upon El Arepazo Grill while looking for somewhere new to eat downtown. A friend and I had a habit of meeting at First Watch but First Watch was getting a bit tiresome. While heading to Gay Street, we happened to notice El Arepazo on Pearl Alley. So we stopped in to give [...]

I stumbled across this Reader’s Digest article. Among the secrets: We put sugar in our kids’ meals so kids will like them more. Seriously. We even put extra sugar in the dough for the kids’ pizzas. —Waitress at a well-known pizza chain In most restaurants, after 8 p.m. or so, all the coffee is decaf [...]

I find it amazing the number of people who shop at Krogers. I imagine convenience is a huge factor. I personally think they kill you on grocery prices but convenience draws me in from time to time for that stick of butter, carton of milk or loaf of bread. I’m going to start keeping track [...]

Alright, I’ll bite and pass on some free publicity (free for content aggregators to steal, err, uh, I mean link to): Do you have an idea for America’s next great restaurant? Are you sitting on a billion dollar concept? If you think your restaurant idea has what it takes to go national and bring in [...]

хотелско обзавеждане Shrimp sauteed in garlic and olive oil at Maca Cafe in Powell, Ohio If you are looking to get one last shot at fine tapas in Powell, Maca will not be open much longer. We have it from reliable sources that they plan to close operations on December 19, 2009.