A Michigan-based coffee shop is preparing to open their third Central Ohio location with…
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Thursday won’t be Laura Parnes’s first visit to the Wexner Center for the Arts,…Country Music Bar & Restaurant Headed for Short North
March 18, 2019 3:59 pm
Lauren Sega 
Brian Swanson (Bodega) is opening up a new Short North restaurant in Nashville style. Bristol Republic, a live music venue, barbecue restaurant and bourbon bar, will take over the former Basil space at 1124 N. High St. Those familiar with Smoked on High will feel right at home at Bristol; Smoked on High owner Max […]
Video: The Most Anticipated New Restaurants of 2019
March 16, 2019 9:34 am
Walker Evans 
There’s a lot of new restaurants and bars opening this year in Columbus, and we decided to talk about some of the ones we’re looking forward to most. Spacejunk Creative Director (and resident foodie) Mike Beaumont joins CU’s Associate Editor Lauren Sega to chat about new rooftop restaurants, neighborhood brewpubs and even a few national […]
Health Department Forces Downtown Restaurant to Close
March 15, 2019 4:38 pm Lauren Sega 
Criollo, the Peruvian restaurant that opened on East Gay Street in October 2018, has been shut down by the Health Department for operating without a food service operation license. The restaurant had been open intermittently for several weeks, but an “emergency notice of violation and order to correct” was posted on Criollo’s door as of […]
Short North Goody Boy Reopens This Weekend
March 15, 2019 11:35 am Lauren Sega 
After three months of renovations, Short North Goody Boy will reopen to the public on Friday, March 15. A neighborhood staple since 1947, Goody Boy has changed hands, closed and reopened several times, most recently closing for a full interior and exterior makeover under the co-ownership of Jimmy Velio (Goody Boy owner since 2009) and […]
Fast-Casual Somali Restaurant Coming to North Market
March 14, 2019 10:35 am Walker Evans 
The North Market announced this morning that Hoyo’s Kitchen — a Somali restaurant located in the Columbus Square Shopping Center on the city’s northeast side — will be opening a fast-casual concept of the same name within the Downtown public market. “The addition of Hoyo’s Kitchen to the historic North Market is much bigger than simply a […]
Forty Deuce Cafe and Speakeasy Opening as Part of Easton Expansion
March 13, 2019 3:00 pm Lauren Sega 
A little bit of Hollywood is coming to Easton Town Center this year. Ivan Kane’s Forty Deuce Cafe and Speakeasy will make its Midwestern debut as part of Easton’s $500 million expansion, currently underway in the northeast area of the development. In partnership with LOUD Capital, Kane is looking to bring a dynamic experience to […]
Owner of Butcher & Grocer, La Tavola to Open New Grandview Restaurant
March 13, 2019 1:52 pm Lauren Sega 
The brains behind The Butcher & Grocer and La Tavola are coming together for a new restaurant in Grandview Heights. The Old Spot, named after an historic Gloucestershire Old Spots pig breed, will open inside the former Harvest Pizzeria at 1099 W. First Ave. It’ll be owned and operated by Tony Tanner, owner of The […]
