Columbus Dining Guide Feed

Coffee shop: Crazy Goat Coffee

By Heather Weekley — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:17:28 GMT

Don't want your caffeine reliance to hurt the ecosystem? If you prefer to get your cup of joe in a chill local shop that's environmentally friendly, consider checking out Crazy Goat Coffee.

Lucky $13: Jeni's

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:00:55 GMT

Taste Test: Yagoot Yogurt

G.A. Benton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:36:18 GMT

Frozen yogurts are enjoying a jolt of fresh popularity. But these suddenly hot chilled treats are a brand new breed that ain't like the generation that came before them.

Taste Test: Columbus chocolatiers

G.A. Benton — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:42:20 GMT

Nothing trumps really great chocolate on V-Day, and nothing's easier to procure - especially in Columbus. That's because our fair city is fortunate to have two hometown world-class chocolatiers - Pure Imagination and Yosick's.

Edible Art: Pistacia Vera

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:27:46 GMT

In Season: Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

G.A. Benton — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:52:06 GMT

(Cue the low-lying fog, pipe organ music and howls of distant wolves.) Late last night, while quaking beneath quilted blankets and listening to the heater breathing disjunctively in deep gulps and groans, I began to believe my old dark house was speaking to me in an angry language of creaks and moans.

Film: Strong Coffee: The Story of Cafe Femenino

Nikki Davis — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:23:16 GMT

For an eye-opening look into the world of coffee, check out the local premiere of a 2007 documentary Tuesday at Studio 35.

Kitchen Ink: Simple Sweets

G.A. Benton — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:31:06 GMT

"Life's short ... eat cookies" crisply advises a sign inside of the tidy little bakery called Simple Sweets. Well, I don't need to be told twice, do I?

In Season: Ice Cream

G.A. Benton — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:23:15 GMT

Woo-hoo, July is National Ice Cream month! Yes, coneheads, that is official, and therefore you must perform your patriotic duty and slurp down mountains of the frozen, loving stuff (wait, you are, I've seen the lines).

Taste Test: Coffee Toffee Twisted Frosty

G.A. Benton — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:24:16 GMT

A television ad for a new summer-oriented Wendy's product shows a cubicle-bound digital clock striking 3:00 in a cubicle-dense workplace.

Kitchen Ink: Bakery Gingham

G.A. Benton — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:53:16 GMT

With screams of glee, they enter in twos and threes. Young and old, shy and bold, they stream in continuously. To a shop in German Village that gives adults the Peter Pan privilege to be just like kids again.

A La Carte: Sweets for your sweet

G.A. Benton — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:41:16 GMT

I'll gladly champion Valentine's Day in all of its commercial overkill and dollar-sign eyes so long as I get to indulge my sweet tooth with some of the really worth it, really good stuff.

How to be awesome at making French Press coffee

Chris DeVille — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:29:16 GMT

Coffee aficionados insist that brewing coffee with a French press instead of the typical drip method results in a more delicious cup. The process, which dates back to 19th-century Europe, allows extra oils and a few stray grounds into the coffee, resulting in a heartier, richer flavor. I asked Sam Brown at tiny Clintonville coffee house Yeah, Me Too how to work the press to perfection.

Bar profile: MoJoe Lounge

Bryan Bullock — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:51:49 GMT

The patio umbrellas will soon close on street-corner bistros, but there's nothing better than a warm cup of coffee to help people savor the last days of open-air lounging. At MoJoe Lounge's tree-lined patio in German Village, patrons can sip Cup O' Joe java or kick things up a notch with one of the bar's many coffee-tinged cocktails.

Pet Menu: Let me eat cake

Flora Z. Benton — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:06:54 GMT

I thrive on monotony. Therefore with the certainty of gravity, I invariably devour a bowl of chicken and rice every morning. Ditto at night. Not only do I never tire of this repast, but I enthusiastically lick clean my bowl of every sublime, salty trace.