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Chris Dillman will compete in the Regional Top|Somm competition, to take place this Spring in Chicago. The Top|Somm competition is held by the Guild of Sommeliers, the educational arm of the Court of Master Sommeliers.

50 total sommeliers will compete regionally for a chance to go on to the national competition; 10-14 regional winners will compete on the national level. Chris will join seven sommeliers from around the Great Lakes for a chance to compete to win the Top|Somm title. [Read More]

Over two years ago, Lisa the Waitress set out to find the best burger in all of Ohio and chronicle her results at RestaurantWidow.com. We’ve been closely following her results when it comes to Central Ohio burgers, but her journey has also taken her Cincinnati and Lima. After about a year of hiatus, the burger reviews continue with a look at local newcomer Graffiti Burger, and it sounds like she’s impressed with what she found.

You can read her full review HERE.

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 Restaurants”, “Best Places to Shop for Food” and “Other Favorite Places to Shop”. All of the results can be viewed here. What do you think of her lists? Agree or Disagree with her picks?

From Restaurant Widow:

The Big Brunch Hunt - Banana Bean

In our quest to find the best brunch in the city of Columbus, the Brave Brunching Big Ladies met up at Banana Bean last week.  Banana Bean began life as a tiny little spot on Whittier Street in German Village where you didn’t have a hope of getting in for brunch unless you had a reservation a week out.  That success allowed them to open a second location on Greenlawn avenue close to Thurns.

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This week, the Taco Truck Blog announces the first “Taco Truck Tour” event on April 25th, CMH Gourmand reviews the Hills Market Cheese Tasting event held at Wild Goose Creative, Hungrywoolf provides reviews of several places including Mi Li Cafe, Pita Hut, and Lavash Cafe, and last but not least, Restaurant Widow turns four and provides a review of Mediterranean Imports Grocery.

What did you eat this week?

From RestaurantWidow.com:

If there is one restaurant I’ve received the most suggestions and recommendations on, it’s probably Cafe Corner.  Cafe Corner is located on 3rd Ave at Pennsylvania.  I think I might have been a little bitter because I used to live on Pennsylvania at 2nd and there was nothing in the neighborhood at the time.  I used to see that little boarded up building and think of what a great little coffee shop it would be.  So it’s fitting that a few years after I moved out of Harrison West, Cafe Corner would open up.  Isn’t that the way it goes?

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Lots of activity amongst our finest local food bloggers this past week. Nick (of Breakfast with Nick) hit up the Banana Bean Cafe and gave it an extensive review. There’s a variety of news updates over at Columbus Foodie as well as an impressive lineup of plans for Restaurant Week. Hungrywoolf has written up a great review of the Slow Food Anniversary Dinner at Rigsby’s, while the Slow Food Blog takes a more serious note and discusses the topic of “fair” food. The Hills Market Blog announced the arrival of Zingerman’s Zzang Candy Bars. And finally, Lisa the Waitress discusses her upcoming road trip to Louisville.

Edit: Mere seconds after this was posted, the new FoodCast went live! It features a variety of topics including the third Pizza Grand Prix event, Restaurant Week, and several other interviews and commenters.

If you’ve not been paying attention over the past few days, Lisa the Waitress (of RestaurantWidow.com fame) has begun posting her very detailed list of “10 Things You Should Absolutely Know About Cooking”. Parts one, two, and three include Salt, Cookware, and a few Basics. Whether you’re a novice or an expert in the kitchen, her words of wisdom are definitely worthy of a read. Stay tuned for parts four through ten.

This past week has been a fairly busy time in the local foodblogosphere. The North Market Blog has got the scoop on some new aesthetic changes for several vendors including Market Blooms, Pastaria, and Omega Artisian Baking. Columbus Foodie has posted her huge recipe roundup from November, so that you can already start planning next year’s Thanksgiving dinner. Restaurant Widow has details about this morning’s Winter Farmers Market. CMH Gourmand gives a preview of the Ohio Wine & Cheese Tasting at The Hills Market next week. And the Columbus Foodcasters have posted the second part of their Another 48 Hours series for your listening pleasure.

RestaurantWidow.com wrote Bocuse, Day One

Posted by Lisa the Waitress on Friday, September 26, 2008

WOW. What a day. I saw almost every famous chef in the western hemisphere, stood next to Hung almost all day, saw lots of little girls dressed as various Diz princesses, saw Chef Mickey Mouse, heard John Besh call Hartmut Handke mean and angry looking, ate foie gras on brioche, had free champagne, was given a tin of foie gras (don’t worry, Husband, I’m saving it), took 500 pictures, stood in the hot sun way longer than I would have liked, waiting for the shuttle back to the hotel (tomorrow I’m totally driving), and drank beer on the rocks. I met a man whose wife reads my website here in Orlando, and I heard an emcee misprounce Chef Sbraga’s name so many times that finally the Philadelphia contingent screamed out “SBRAH - GUH!!”

- Bocuse, Day One

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- Greetings from the Happiest Place on Earth!

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