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Ohio Lamb Industry Working to Promote Local Food

Ohio Lamb Industry Working to Promote Local Food

2 Anne / May 21, 2011 1:00 pm

The Ohio Lamb Marketing Program, along with the American Lamb Board and other Ohio Programs, presented their 2nd Annual Ohio Lamb Chef’s Day last Tuesday. The event brought chefs, store owners, aspiring farmers and others together to learn about new… [Read More]

Columbus Food Adventures Gives Local Food Tours

38 Walker / July 8, 2010 10:00 am

Bethia Woolf is the food blogger behind Hungry Woolf, Taco Trucks Columbus and the newer Alt Eats Columbus. Her latest project serves as a bit of a departure though, as she’s making the jump from the online world into the… [Read More]

Ohio Market Day Takes Place on Saturday

0 Walker / March 11, 2010 9:30 am

This Saturday, The Hills Market celebrates the food of our state with their ongoing “Ohio Market Day” event series, which includes food tastings, samplings, cooking demonstrations and workshops. “One of the great things about this event, is that we get… [Read More]

This Week In Local Food Blogging (1/24/10)

5 Walker / January 24, 2010 5:30 pm

(Photo from the Columbus Foodcast) This week, Restaurant Widow is featuring a review of Smackies BBQ, CMH Gourmand is featuring reviews of DK Diner’s Donuts and Anna’s Greek Cuisine Brunch Buffet, Breakfast with Nick has a review of Gena’s Restaurant… [Read More]

Review: The Suisse Shop Bakery

Review: The Suisse Shop Bakery

5 kitsune27 / October 27, 2009 1:30 pm

Where was The Suisse Shop when I was choosing wedding cake? The answer is: Polaris Parkway, where they’ve been located since 2003, quietly dominating the Columbus wedding cake market. And actually, wedding cake is just one thing they’ve perfected. Perfection… [Read More]

First-ever Local Foods Week Runs October 3 – 9

First-ever Local Foods Week Runs October 3 – 9

6 JenniferBrown / September 30, 2009 3:30 pm

I’m behind in my local foods updates but in addition to having two grocery store posts that need to go up, here’s some information about the first-ever Local Matters Local Foods Week, which takes place October 3-9. The week celebrates… [Read More]

This Week In Local Food Blogging (9/20/09)

This Week In Local Food Blogging (9/20/09)

3 Walker / September 20, 2009 2:00 pm

(Photo of Chicken & Waffles at Banana Bean Cafe by ColumbusFoodie.com) Multiple food events over the past week have caused a blur of activity on the local food blogs. The latest Foodcast episode features an interview with the founders of… [Read More]

Taste the Future 2009 – Photo Review

Taste the Future 2009 – Photo Review

4 Walker / September 16, 2009 8:00 am

Columbus State Community College held its 21st annual culinary showcase, Taste the Future tonight from 5:30-9pm. Taste the Future was an event featuring culinary masterpieces from more than 50 of central Ohio’s best establishments. The real stars of this event… [Read More]

Agriculture Director Challenges Ohioans to Eat Local

Agriculture Director Challenges Ohioans to Eat Local

9 Walker / September 13, 2009 12:00 pm

Ohio Agriculture Director Robert Boggs is challenging everyone in Ohio to take part in the “Eat Local Challenge” from September 13th through the 19th. The challenge includes the preparation of one meal per day using foods that are made or… [Read More]

Plant Soon for a Fall/Winter Vegetable Garden

Plant Soon for a Fall/Winter Vegetable Garden

8 racheltb / August 11, 2009 2:20 pm

Many people put their garden beds to rest after the tomatoes have ripened, but that need not be the case. Now is the time to plan and prepare for fall vegetable garden plantings, also called succession planting. It’s a great… [Read More]

Crab Boil Saturdays at The Hills Market

Crab Boil Saturdays at The Hills Market

5 Walker / August 5, 2009 11:35 am

(Photo from HungryWoolf.com) Every summer, The Hills Market puts on a variety of outdoor dining events that are sometimes hard to come by in Ohio. Their weekly crab boils currently going on are one such event. Anyone who has spent… [Read More]

Hungrywoolf’s Short North Standbys

Hungrywoolf’s Short North Standbys

1 Walker / August 3, 2009 11:00 am

Hungrywoolf’s got a great new post that gives an overview of all of her favorite Short North dining staples. From the blog: “The Short North has great options for eating and drinking at all times of the day and night…. [Read More]

Baconcamp 2009: Postscript instead of Post Mortem

Baconcamp 2009: Postscript instead of Post Mortem

6 Walker / August 2, 2009 11:15 am

From CMHGourmand.com: Baconcamp 2009: Postscript instead of Post Mortem I survived sampling seventeen plus items as a Baconcamp judge – turnout was 150 plus. Based on feedback – it is safe to assume Baconcamp will be back next year. The… [Read More]

Restaurant Widow’s Top Five Columbus Restaurants

Restaurant Widow’s Top Five Columbus Restaurants

21 Walker / July 26, 2009 11:14 am

On Friday, Lisa the Waitress decided to post up a few quick “best of” lists to highlight some of her favorite places to eat and shop in Columbus. Her lists include “Best Restaurants”, “Best Casual Restaurants”, “Best Bars”, “Best Ethnic… [Read More]

A Guide for Unfamiliar CSA Finds

A Guide for Unfamiliar CSA Finds

4 racheltb / July 20, 2009 10:20 am

(Photo from RestaurantWidow.com) When we first became members of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), we received plenty of produce that we had never encountered before. CSA managers are getting better about identifying everything in the share, but in the very… [Read More]