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Wienermobile + Liz Lessner = awesome

Besides a catchy little ditty about wanting to be a hot dog, Oscar Mayer's greatest pop-cultural legacy has been the Wienermobile, a kitschy piece of Americana that's celebrating its 75th birthday this year. To celebrate its brilliant advertising gimmick, Oscar Mayer unveiled a special food truck version of the Wienermobile that will be traveling the country this summer passing out free hot dog...See More

posted by Shelley Mann | Tuesday, May 31, 2011 5:22 PM EDT

Strip Search: Hamilton Road

I've found myself eating at several great places along Hamilton Road in the past few weeks. I wrote about the delicious Greek gyros at King Gyros for the Dispatch this week, and also got a chance to try some Salvadoran cuisine at El Salvadoreno. I was lured to this place by the promise of these plantain empenadas, which were indeed very tasty, and also got to try a nice variety of Salvadoran sp...See More

posted by Shelley Mann | Friday, May 27, 2011 11:13 AM EDT

Johnny Oak's Cajun BBQ truck

While I was hanging out at Johnny Oak's Po'Boy & Shrimp Shack last week enjoying the Creole Shrimp Po'Boy I wrote about for this week's Alive, the guys behind the counter urged me to check out the new Johnny Oak's food truck downtown. I don't need much urging to try out a new food truck. And this one's a winner. It's parked at the corner of Gay and High during lunchtime, and manned by the c...See More

posted by Shelley Mann | Thursday, May 26, 2011 11:19 AM EDT

New menu at Barrio

Barrio recently rolled out a summery new menu, with lots of yummy new additions. I tried a few yesterday for two-for-one tapas Tuesday (watch for my full review in the Dispatch soon). The Jicama Salad (top), with crunchy jicama matchsticks, radishes and oranges tossed in a citrusy jalapeno cilantro dressing, was refreshing and very pretty. Also delicious was the Grilled Mahi Mahi, especially th...See More

posted by Shelley Mann | Wednesday, May 25, 2011 10:01 AM EDT

Local Brews at North Market

Come hang out with Crave on the North Market patio Wednesday evening for Local Brews and Local Foods. The market's great summer happy hours series kicks off May 25 with some delicious treats: Columbus Brewing Company's Summer Teeth on tap and Jeni's mini ice cream sandwiches for snacking. I sampled some of those macaron-encased mini sandwiches at North Market's Apron Gala over the weekend, and ...See More

posted by Shelley Mann | Tuesday, May 24, 2011 10:57 AM EDT