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August 1, 2012

Outside the Lines

This fall, fashion is about straying far from prescribed style guidelines. Navy and blue prove the perfect pair, while white denim escapes its Labor Day death sentence. Even...5

Heart on Sleeve

In Columbus – or C-bus, as it were – we don’t just show our local pride, we showcase it center mast. Casual and custom, these locally made and designed t-shirts should...2

Web Wares

Red Giraffe Designs etsy.com/shop/RedGiraffeDesigns Darling and dainty, Red Giraffe Designs offers some of this season’s hottest jewelry trends. Designer Kate Frankart...

Home-sewn

Columbus has made a considerable effort to develop its own style and personality, so it was only a matter of time before our fashion scene would follow suit. This fall, dive...

Express, Himself

Paris, New York, and Los Angeles may be citadels of fashion, but Columbus has its share of heavy hitters. Our little Midwestern test market and the relative affordability of...

July 27, 2012

A Feast for the Eyes

Any chef worth his sea salt tantalizes taste buds by first tempting the eyes. The aesthetic characteristic of a plate of food is the last part of food preparation, and...

And the winner is …

It seems that every time we run this column, we start off with Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. Well, here we are again and the Jeni juggernaut just can’t be stopped. In the past...

Mobile Munching

These days there seems to be hundreds of new street food ventures popping up overnight in Columbus. The proliferation of colored umbrellas, converted carnival trailers and...

Runaround Sous

Getting ahead in any profession takes perseverance – there are dues to be paid. Doctors have to go through residency. Baseball players: the minor leagues. Some people shoot...

Amuse-Bouche

One of my stock conversation starters is, “What is your first food memory?” You know, that time when a meal went beyond just marking minutes at the dinner table and caused...

Meet the Tastemaker: John Dornback

Background: 15 years working in kitchens in New York, including three years as Executive Chef of the Bryant Park Grill Education: French Culinary Institute, New York...

Meet the Tastemaker: Mary Martineau

Background: Owner of Transformations in the Short North, former Short North Business Association President Education: Miami University, Marketing and International...

Meet the Tastemaker: Adrienne Hasty

Background: Author/self-taught chef Education: The Ohio State University, Medical Technology Guilty Pleasure: Sweet potato fries – they are my favorite food ever; and...

Breakfast with Nick

Be it burrito, biscuit or bacon-egg-and-cheese, Nick Dekker is your any-morning guide to the best breakfast in the city. Burritos Quick history lesson: the breakfast burrito...

The Bottle and the Barbie

All Ohioans know the summer sun is capable of slowing time to a standstill. The air moves in waves, and the sky turns a bright ashen blue, all the deeper shades burnt out and...

Urban Farming: A Growing Trend

On any given Saturday of the summer, The Clintonville Farmers’ Market is abuzz with vendors and buyers on a mission to find the finest, freshest food available. Local chefs...

Community Gardens Grow

Trish Dehnbostel is a modern day Johnny Appleseed. Inspired by gardening with her grandparents, she now works with Local Matters, a non-profit organization that creates...

Just Desserts

Pâtisserie Lallier (614) 562.3003 www.patisserielallier.com If only there was a French word for street cred; it might as well be translated as Pâtisserie Lallier. Pronounced...

In Season

August August finds the local growing season at its peak – juicy tomatoes, sweet corn and all sorts of bounty are bursting with sun-baked flavor. To celebrate this cornucopia...

The Mad Hoppers

Twelve lawyers are standing around a tree stump pounding nails … This isn’t the start of a joke, but rather the scene at Watershed Distillery during a recent FoodHop tour...

Meet the Tastemaker: Collin Castore

Background: Variety of restaurant gigs, Grateful Dead parking lot start-up, retail shop owner of now-defunct Higher Ground, Former glassblower Education: Ohio State...4

Table Talk

1. Blake Compton Founder, Hudson Street Hooligans Cheap: Johnnies Tavern on Trabue. The only place I go to get my drink on in San Margherita. For a 10 spot, I’ll omnomnom...1