Lithopolis, Ohio and its roughly 1,600 people have a pretty nice Mexican restaurant within city limits in El Pedregal Almost every small town seems to have at least one. One what, you ask? In this case, I refer to the random international restaurant or two that provides a prospective diner a break from the plethora of fast food, diners, and pizza joints that tend to … Continue reading Seekh The Unique: Everest Cuisine (Worthington, OH)
As this The Book Loft shelf shows, plenty of travel guides exist to places people wish to go, such as Paris and the country of France in this case Walking around a place like German Village’s Book Loft, I almost always am drawn to their Travel section. But as much as I am drawn to far off places my spouse and I would love to … Continue reading The Nostalgia Bin: Columbus and Beyond
The Carquinez Bridge, gateway to San Francisco’s North East Bay It may be less evident to more and more people as time inexorably marches forward, but there was a time where Starbucks Coffee shops didn’t occupy every town, or at least seem that they did. I can remember a time when the chain was conspicuous by its absence. Vallejo and Benicia are neighboring cities along … Continue reading The Beans Are Not Always Greener…
Baba’s, where coffee is brewed with Thunderkiss Coffee beans and a great pairing with their excellent breakfast sandwiches For all the traffic that travels the Indianola Avenue/Summit Street corridor to and from the Downtown Columbus core, places to grab a cup of coffee are somewhat scarce. Yeah, a couple of United Dairy Farmers (I personally have not had their coffee) and other random convenience stores … Continue reading Hitting the Grounds on Indianola: Yeah, Me Too
The headline in the October 18, 1989 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle went right to the point about the previous day’s events Anniversaries are funny things. I don’t think about this one much nowadays, but postings on social media and news outlets reminded me that we had reached the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Centered in the Santa Cruz Mountains in the … Continue reading A Bridge Too Far?
Yes, Comedian/Host Drew Carey knows Ohio weather well I\’ve been in the Midwest long enough to get the joke about Ohio (and other surrounding states) having eleven or twelve seasons rather than the traditional four. This year proved to be no different, starting off with a (way) early Spring in early January, which was quickly displaced by brief spell of Polar Vortex, and then followed … Continue reading Where The Weather is Wacky and the Forecasts Don’t Matter
The season of the weekend college football tailgate has arrived infull force in Columbus, home of The Ohio State Buckeyes With the arrival of the college football season comes the rebirth of the college football tailgate party. Unsurprisingly, this proves to be a popular pastime here in Columbus, home of Ohio State University, its nationally known football program and fervent fan base. The modern concept … Continue reading Nostalgia Trip: The First Lady Goes Tailgating in Columbus
My first visit to Shake Shack came at an advantageous time – on a weekday, just after the prime lunch rush. Even better: most of the electronic kiosks were open, and seeing a tiny bit of a line at the front counter, I figured this would be as easy-peasy a time of ordering the ballyhooed ShackBurger, a creation hyped to outdo all other burgers in … Continue reading In Sync With The Shack?
The regional cuisines of India were, through circumstance, not something I explored a lot while living in the Bay Area. That changed for the better when I moved to Central Ohio, where the dishes of the numerous Indian restaurants here have quickly become favorites for me and my spouse. For the most part, the Indian restaurants here, from basic curry joints to more fancy establishments … Continue reading Brimful of Dishes on the Northwest Side
The tasty Seitan Shawarma from Pittsburgh’s B52 Cafe For all the hype meat substitute like the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat have received in the past few years, perhaps the most original of O.G. meat-substitutes, seitan, has been creeping into more menus as well. Essentially wheat gluten, this has been used in Asian countries in cooking for centuries, though the word itself dates back only … Continue reading Could it be…Seitan?
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