Central Ohio is home to many fantastic restaurants.  Those of us who live here know it is as difficult to choose a spot for a date night from the many great options as it is to name a favorite child.  Well, except for those of us who only have one child…I guess that isn’t a great simile… Outside of our happy heartland,  Columbus restaurants get little love.  It took six months of badgering after the [...]

I’ve never posted a Wordless Wednesday before but today, still suffering from a sinus infection, a post with few words sounds like a good idea. “When we spin sugar, it’s by eye and sight.  When we layer Askinosie Chocolate, it’s by hand.” “Butterfat is this perfect flavor carrier. It melts at body temperature so flavor is released to your mouth and nose.” “We are friends with our farmers and our farmers are friends with us.  [...]

A few days ago I participated in a twitter contest hosted by local blogger Columbus Foodie. I won a pair of tickets to Taste the Future, Columbus State Community College (CSCC)’s fundraiser food tasting! We arrived at an inner plaza in the urban CSCC campus.  I had no idea they had such a beautiful spacious commons. Our wrist bands came with five drink tickets.  It is no surprise that we quickly made our way to  [...]

On Monday night, we received our quote for purchasing sheet linoleum and installation.  It was 50% higher than we expected and plans wound up with seams running in front of both the sink and the stove.  After stewing about what to do for a few days, we visited Greenovate, a local green building materials company.  They had a variety of flooring on display, including cork.  Alex fell in love with this pattern: We went back [...]