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Childhood favorites: Olive Garden
True story: when I was growing up, my parents would let me pick where I wanted to eat every year on my birthday. And every year for many years in a row, I picked Olive Garden. As a person who consciously avoids chain restaurants these days, I'm a little embarrassed of this. I wish I was the kind of kid who grew up loving sushi or something like that, but instead I really loved lasagna, breads...See More
posted by Shelley Mann | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 3:23 PM EST
First Look: Till
Till, the revamped restaurant formerly known as Dragonfly, has been on my must-try list ever since it opened last month. I finally made it there for lunch today, and I'm already planning return visits for happy hours and dinners and brunches. I'm pleased with all the changes owners Magdiale Wolmark and Cristin Austin have made, from incorporating meat onto the menu (Dragonfly was 100% vegan, ...See More
posted by Shelley Mann | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 3:15 PM EST
Muffaletta at Flatiron
After an extensive search to find a Muffaletta sandwich in Columbus that measured up to the amazing one I enjoyed on a recent trip to New Orleans, I believe I've found the winner. Behold the Traditional Muffaletta at Flatiron, a place I always forget about and then vow to eat there more often every time I visit. The problem with most muffalettas around town isn't the meats, it's the bread. This...See More
posted by Shelley Mann | Thursday, February 23, 2012 5:08 PM EST
Street Eats: Red Hot Food Truck
Red Hot's a solid contender for best-looking food truck in Columbus, don't you think? The vintage 1971 Airstream trailer has been repurposed into a mobile kitchen, and emblazoned with flames to convey its fiery Tex-Mex fusion theme. Here's the truck in all its glory parked outside St. James Tavern for this week's installment of Mobile Mondays. And here's an up-close look at their logo. N...See More
posted by Shelley Mann | Thursday, February 23, 2012 2:45 PM EST
Childhood Favorites: Friendly's
This sundae was a beloved part of my childhood, and it seems I'm not the only one. I wrote about my experience revisiting Friendly's for the first time in decades for last week's Alive (you can read it here), and was pleasantly surprised by how much feedback I've gotten from other people who loved ordering the Cone Head as a kid. Ã? I was happy to learn that, despite not being quite as delicio...See More
posted by Shelley Mann | Monday, February 20, 2012 4:57 PM EST
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