There’s a lot happening in the Columbus restaurant world! Here’s the latest:
- Boxwood Biscuit Co. (pictured above) makes its debut at 19 W. Russel St. in the Short North today. Originally conceived as a pop-up operating out of Lawbird, the biscuit-centric shop is the brainchild of Lawbird owners Luke and Annie Williams Pierce, and chef Tyler Minnis, most recently of The Market Italian Village.
- Valter Veliu of Valter’s at the Maennerchor announced that he bought the old Shades restaurant 2486 S. High St.
- The Columbus Crew announced the Crew Kitchen, the dining operations at the forthcoming stadium downtown, with a focus on featuring local vendors like Hot Chicken Takeover, Craft Culture Brewing, Barrio Tacos, Dirty Frank’s, Donatos, Dos Hermanos, Gemüt Biergarten, Legacy Smokehouse, Preston’s, and Schmidt’s.
- Condado Tacos has soft opened a new carryout-only concept at 4052 Presidential Pkwy. in Powell. A grand opening is set for March 15.
- The new made-to-order ice cream sandwich spot, S’wich Social, will open at 869 N. Fourth St. in Italian Village on Wednesday, March 17
- Hai Poke announced they won’t reopen their location at 194 S. High St. downtown, instead turning over the space to a new operator. Their store at 647 N. High St. in the Short North remains open.
- The La Poblanita taco truck at 3825 Indianola Ave. in Clintonville reopened this week
- Multiple sources reported that the owners of Balboa and Grandview Cafe announced that Balboa (1312 Grandview Ave.) will not reopen, but will transform into Round II, a bourbon and barbecue-focused restaurant
- Black Radish Creamery opens its new stall in North Market Bridge Park today
St. Patrick’s Day is coming!
- St. Patrick’s Day celebrations will again look very different this year, but there are still events going on during the day:
- For a roundup of Worthington St. Patrick’s events, from green beers to to Irish cream lattes to, check out my blog post on Experience Worthington’s site
- Visit Dublin Ohio is hosting a variety of socially distanced St. Patrick’s Day activities, from public art to digital cocktail trails to a parade viewable from your car
- Dempsey’s downtown is hosting a St. Paddy’s Day shindig split between the restaurant, the Jury Room event space, and The Point on the Park
This week I’m also writing:
- Six Days in Scotland
- Before & After: We Built an IKEA Kitchen During the Pandemic (The Kitchn)
- Hadley’s Bar & Kitchen’s Boozy Milkshakes (Ohio Magazine)
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