Archives for "Clintonville"

Six glacial ravines cut east to west through this neighborhood just six miles north of downtown Columbus. Whetstone Park is a popular landmark and features bike trails, baseball fields and tennis courts, a pond, a library, and a recreation facility, as well as the 13-acre Park of Roses. Clintonville’s business district, concentrated on and near High Street, is home to a variety of shops and bakeries.

Restaurant Review: The Crest Gastropub

Restaurant Review: The Crest Gastropub

0 Miriam Bowers Abbott / May 22, 2013 10:00 am

The Crest Gastropub is swarming with customers. They’re everywhere, sitting at the bar, perched on the patio, standing around… standing in the parking lot waiting to get inside the joint. You can’t blame them, really. It’s a beautiful island on… [Read More]

Restaurant Review: Portia’s Cafe

Restaurant Review: Portia’s Cafe

10 Miriam Bowers Abbott / May 15, 2013 10:00 am

Portia’s Café is the perfect place to take your most neurotic control-freak-friends. It’s organic, vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, plus it serves lots of stuff for raw-food-only-eaters. Portia’s accommodates every possible food fear –and it does so in a cute, fun way…. [Read More]

The Seasoned Farmhouse Gets Cooking in Clintonville

The Seasoned Farmhouse Gets Cooking in Clintonville

1 Ayana Wilson / May 2, 2013 8:00 am

Chef Tricia Wheeler loves to cook. A graduate of the French Culinary Institute of New York, and the founder of Edible Columbus magazine, she not only relishes the opportunity to make something out of nothing, but she wants to show… [Read More]

New Food Trucks 2013: Smoke Out BBQ

New Food Trucks 2013: Smoke Out BBQ

0 Ayana Wilson / April 22, 2013 11:00 am

It’s finally here. Its murmurings are faint, but if you stand completely still, and are completely quiet, you’ll feel its presence – Spring. Flower buds are pushing through the cracks in the pavements, birds are again chirping loudly at inappropriate… [Read More]

Dish DeathMatch For CheeseHeads

Dish DeathMatch For CheeseHeads

1 Miriam Bowers Abbott / April 18, 2013 4:00 pm

People are serious about their cheese. Food scientists have even compiled lexicons of terms that are used to describe cheese, including “moldy , animalic , goaty” and something involving a “whiff of baby vomit.” When it comes to feta cheese… [Read More]

Shop Talk: Cottage Street

Shop Talk: Cottage Street

1 Melanie McIntyre / April 18, 2013 9:30 am

For years John and Sue Konieczko repurposed and made furniture by hand for their home, and eventually began selling the fruits of their labor at various shops. Then in June 2011, they opened a shop of their own: Cottage Street…. [Read More]

Restaurant Review: The Wine Bistro in Clintonville

Restaurant Review: The Wine Bistro in Clintonville

1 Miriam Bowers Abbott / April 17, 2013 10:00 am

The Clintonville/Beechwold area is often described as a “dry” neighborhood. It’s a misleading catch-all to describe a community that has restrictive liquor laws. There are plenty of Clintonville/Beechwold spots that sell and serve alcohol, but the zoning that permits those… [Read More]

The New Crest Gastropub of Clintonville

The New Crest Gastropub of Clintonville

8 Ayana Wilson / April 17, 2013 8:00 am

Gastro pubs are trending right now – and with good reason. They offer customers the opportunity to enjoy gourmet cuisine in a casual atmosphere, the merging of two worlds that were always destined to co-exist. The Crest has truly taken… [Read More]

City Folk’s Farm Shop celebrating year anniversary

City Folk’s Farm Shop celebrating year anniversary

1 Anne / March 19, 2013 12:00 pm

It’s only been a year since Shawn and Gerry Fiegelist opened their urban homesteading store, City Folk’s Farm Shop and the shop has seen much growth. “We honestly weren’t sure what the response would be,” says Shawn Fiegelist. “Urban homesteading… [Read More]

Shop Talk: SoBo Style

Shop Talk: SoBo Style

1 Melanie McIntyre / March 15, 2013 3:30 pm

If you’re in the market for vintage home furnishings or just looking for a unique handcrafted gift, you should consider popping in to SoBo Style. Located at 3282 N. High St., SoBo Style is ground zero for goods that reflect a… [Read More]

Savor Growl Opening in Former Weber Market Location in Clintonville

Savor Growl Opening in Former Weber Market Location in Clintonville

8 Ayana Wilson / March 10, 2013 8:00 am

Create-your-own growlers have become the latest trend in the craft and small brew world, fueled in no small part by the emergence of beer boutiques – stores designed to fulfill customer desire for microbrews and limited editions of their favorite… [Read More]

WOSU’s ‘Columbus Neighborhoods’ Series to Continue

WOSU’s ‘Columbus Neighborhoods’ Series to Continue

2 Brent Warren / February 15, 2013 8:00 am

Originally developed as part of Columbus’ bicentennial celebration (which officially concluded earlier this week), WOSU announced plans today to extend it’s documentary series on the history of Columbus neighborhoods.  Six additional communities will be featured through 2015: The South Side… [Read More]

Best Specialty Store of 2012: Wholly Craft

Best Specialty Store of 2012: Wholly Craft

3 Walker / December 30, 2012 7:15 pm

For two years straight, Wholly Craft has topped the list for best Speciality Store in Columbus, according to our readers. This Clintonville boutique sells products from over 100 local crafters and vendors, making it a great one-stop-shop for all of… [Read More]

Best Everyday Restaurant of 2012: Northstar Cafe

Best Everyday Restaurant of 2012: Northstar Cafe

0 Walker / December 26, 2012 10:45 am

An “everyday restaurant” is exactly what it sounds like. It’s an establishment where you could potentially go every day of the week and not get bored. The menu has to be delicious, the prices reasonable and the consistency a quality… [Read More]

New Columbus Chefs: Angela Theado

New Columbus Chefs: Angela Theado

7 Walker / December 21, 2012 2:00 pm

Over the next few weeks, Columbus Underground is taking a look at some of the amazing young talent in the kitchens of your favorite local restaurants, food trucks and other dining establishments in the relaunch of our series known as… [Read More]