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Columbus for Foodies
Story and Photos by Ann Hattes
Award-winning Hartmut Handke (www.chefhandke.com), winner of the prestigious Bocuse d’Or competition and now chef-owner of Handke’s Cuisine, serves deliciously exquisite meals in his dramatic restaurant setting of restored brewery cellars. He also gives classes that include a demonstration, recipes and dinner with wines to accompany each course. You might start out a day of feasting with shopping and sampling at North Market (www.northmarket.com), central Ohio’s supermarket since 1876. Here you’ll find meats, cheeses, fish, baked goods, ethnic foods, gourmet products, and farmers in from the countryside with fresh seasonal produce. Move on to barbecue restaurants to enjoy succulent pulled pork, championship brisket, ribs blending Memphis and Kansas City styles, and yummy corn pudding.
If it’s a dense and creamy French Pot ice cream you seek, try Graeter’s (www.graeters.com) black raspberry chip and other chip flavors. Graeter’s is famous for the massive chocolate chips found in its ice cream, made by pouring liquid chocolate, not pre-formed chips, into the cream to be frozen. Denise’s Ice Cream (www.deniseicecream.com) also offers a very rich ice cream, available in 38 flavors as varied as killer chocolate, Tiramisu, chai tea and burnt sugar. Schmidt’s Restaurant and Sausage Haus (www.schmidthaus.com), located in a restored brick livery stable in the heart of German Village, serves authentic German dishes and luscious egg custard filled creampuffs as large as your hand.
As Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin said in The Physiology of Taste back in 1825, “The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.” After tasting the sumptuous gastronomic array that Columbus has to offer, work off those extra calories with a visit to the city’s many other attractions. Columbus has a zoo, art museum, conservatory/botanical garden, whistle factory, barber museum and a 95-acre entertainment district surrounding the hockey arena. It’s no surprise then that Fodor’s Travel Publications recently named Columbus one of the top 10 overlooked and underrated places to visit. Think about one soon. If You Go The Ed Jeffers Barber Museum is located at 2 South High Street in Canal Winchester, Ohio, a short drive from Columbus. To visit, always call ahead for an appointment. 1-614-833-9931; www.edjeffersbarbermuseum.com Columbus, Ohio: www.ExperienceColumbus.com; 1-800-EXP-COLS Phone: 614-221-6623.
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JustSayGO Travel Show
Columbus, Ohio, is
a foodies paradise. I know because I sampled my way through two days
of almost non-stop eating.
For dessert,
will it be cake or ice cream? I opted for both. For a taste of Austria,
try a delicate Linzer, Truffle or Hazelnut Torte (a walnut sponge
cake with raspberry filling and hazelnut butter cream) from Mozart’s
Bakery & Café (
For a grand finale, try artistic hand-dipped chocolates
in dark, milk, white and sugar free varieties from Daniel Cooper, Pure
Imagination Chocolatier (
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