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It is an invitation to develop Columbus’ first street food hub. For this idea, we’ve given it a working title: Dinin’ Hall. Let us explain what it is. The concept of Dinin’ Hall came from a simple desire to create… [Read More]
There was certainly no shortage of food carts and food trucks to be found throughout 2011 at festivals, events and scattered throughout the city on any given day of the week. We saw a few businesses make their debut this… [Read More]
Until recently, finding a kolache in Central Ohio was practically impossible. All of that changed when Kolache Republic came on the scene to serve these ethnic treats at local farmers markets. Now, armed with a food cart, they’ve taken their… [Read More]
A new food truck launched last week with a focus on all things potato based. Tatoheads is the brainchild of Daniel McCarthy, a food entrepreneur who wanted to provide a spotlight for french fries to balance out other burger and… [Read More]
The first edition of the Columbus Food Truck and Cart Festival took place last night, and unanticipated levels of attendees flooded into Downtown to partake in the mobile food madness. Event organizers are estimating that approximately 12,000 people in were… [Read More]
If there’s one hot trend in the culinary scene right now, it’s mobile dining. Food carts and food trucks have exploded all over Columbus over the past two years, and this Friday they will be celebrated in style. Over 20… [Read More]
Save the date and set your DVR… two local mobile food icons will be featured on tomorrow’s episode of Cupcake Wars on The Food Network. Kenny Kim of Foodie Cart/Freshstreet and Carla Saunders of 3 Babes & A Baker will… [Read More]
On Sunday, August 7th, Spinelli’s will be closing their Downtown location after less than a year in operation. Citing poor sales performance, the Spinelli’s team is re-focusing their efforts on their Neil Avenue store in Victorian Village. “After almost a… [Read More]
When it’s 92 and humid outside, you might mistake Ohio for Louisiana. Thankfully, if the heat has left you hungry for something of the Cajun variety, Johnny Oak’s has got what you need. The latest addition to the growing Downtown… [Read More]
A new food truck opens Downtown for lunch today: Families Mobile Kitchen. Relocating from their spot in Olde Towne East, Families hopes to capture the attention of the Downtown lunch crowd with their comfort food menu. That menu includes chili… [Read More]
Temperatures are slowly rising, flowers are blooming and spring is in the air once again. That also means that we’re starting to see food carts and food trucks emerging from hibernation and hitting the streets to serve you everything from… [Read More]
We almost left the category of Best Food Cart off our list this year since we already did a more casual survey in September to find the Top 10 Food Carts of the Summer. We’re glad we did include this… [Read More]
The weather will be beautifully fall this weekend. What are your plans? The Columbus Underground Happy Hour is tonight at Z Cucina. Head there after checking out Food Truck-A-Palooza which starts at 4pm. The 13th Taste of Gahanna is also tonight. Ferry… [Read More]
(Image by StreetEatsColumbus.com) Wednesday marked the first official day of autumn, which means that summer has unfortunately come to a close. To mark the occasion, we asked everyone to cast their votes last week and name their favorite food carts… [Read More]
From TheMetropreneur.com: ECDI Finds a New Home that Includes Food Incubator Space By Melanie McIntyre on September 6, 2010 at 11:30 am The Economic and Community Development Institute in Columbus is scheduled to move into new offices Oct. 1. ECDI… [Read More]
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