From remote diners to downtown political havens, the restaurants of central Ohio satisfied palates for generations. In the era of Sunday drives before interstates, fabulous family-owned restaurants were the highlight of the trip. Sample the epicurean empires established by Greek, Italian, German and Chinese families. Recall the secrets of Surly Girl's chandelier, the delicious recipes handed down by chefs and the location of Flippo the Clown's former jazz hideaway. Following their previous book, Lost Restaurants of Columbus, authors Christine Hayes and Doug Motz deliver a second helping of unforgettable establishments that cemented central Ohio's reputation for good food and fun. That includes eighteen destination eateries in fifteen surrounding towns.
Some of these artists included Gene Walker, Vince Andrews, Greg Pearson and Jeanette Williams, among others. Bill sold the Marble Gang after fifteen years in 1997 and put his entrepreneurial energies into Glory Foods, Inc., ...
The years of experimentation and refinement culminated in Columbus being crowned the pizza capital of the USA in the 1990s. Author and founder of the city's first pizza tour Jim Ellison chronicles one of the city's favorite foods.
Look back at the history of Columbus, Ohio's Kahiki Supper Club, a unique culinary landmark.
With insider interviews and over thirty recipes, food authors Tiffany Harelik and Renee Casteel Cook chew their way through the thriving food truck scene of Columbus.
In their heyday, the legendary restaurants profiled by The Book of Lost Recipes were frequented by celebrity clientele and served food that became institutions of the American restaurant landscape, many of which are still reminisced about ...
Author and longtime Lincoln Journal Star restaurant critic Jeff Korbelik remembers the Star City's most memorable eateries.
The Freedom, Maine, restaurateur and chef shares one hundred seasonal recipes that celebrate small-town America, including such offerings as squid stuffed with sausage, rib eye steaks, and fried rabbit.
PONY'S CAFÉ (730 Vincent Avenue) was operated by Harry “Pony ... When Weinzimmer's half-brother, Leonard Cohen, took over the club after Harry's death circa 1942, he changed the name to the 730 LOUNGE . Located next to Mickey's Lounge ...
Recipes are included, like a favorite soup of Missouri's own Harry Truman. Ann Lemons Pollack, author of Lost Restaurants of St. Louis, found these stories and more, all to whet your appetite.
Explore the stories behind thirty-five shuttered restaurants that Baltimoreans once loved and remember the meals, the crowds, the owners and the spaces that made these places hot spots.