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February 19, 2012
French Crush | Pâtisserie Lallier
I have a new pastry crush.
It’s on Michelle from Pâtisserie Lallier. She is a French-taught (Le Cordon Bleu, natch) pastry chef that has an almost mystical way about guimauves (that’s marshmallows to you and me). Her Crème de Violette ones are particularly swoon-worthy. The chocolate ones already have a loyal following.
And wouldn’t you know, she is lovely in every way else, too. I met her recently when she and I judged at Taste of OSU, and after that I just seemed to keep bumping into her. She is bright, kind and amazingly hard-working (she’s a full-time banker) all the while making marshmallows and pâtisseries and all manner of laminated doughs practically in the middle of the night for her Pâtisserie. She also has a penchant for local ingredients, even making pawpaw Madelines each September. She’s a girl after my heart.
She is debating a jump to full-time Pâtisserie work because it’s what’s in her heart and
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November 6, 2011
Dine Originals Week | November Preview
I do so love the creativity of this group of restaurants. And Dine Originals Week (November 7-13) really gives them a chance to shine. To flirt a little. To show off some extra personality. Pair all that with a pricing structure ($10, $20or $30) that makes a three-course meal within reach of just about everybody and you’re set for some serious fun.
Great values are to be had at some of Columbus’s best restaurants this week. Black Creek Bistro is one-upping the three-course guideline and kicking in an extra course
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April 7, 2011
Dining Out | Freshstreet’s Takoyaki House
The beloved owners of Foodie Cart have a new culinary endeavor inside Mikey’s Late Night Slice in the Short North: an authentic takoyaki house. Savory little ball-shaped dumplings filled with goodies like octopus, Japanese pork sausage or cabbage, are made fresh when you walk up and order.
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March 8, 2011
The Real Deal | Taqueria Los Guachos
The Tacos, Quesadillas and Volcanes at Los Guachos
Top picks from Persephone include anything with the very tender lengua (tongue), especially the quesadilla. Also worth ordering are the volcanes topped al pastor (pork and pineapple and heaven).
Lovely and loud with soccer on the two TVs, it’s a great spot to pop in for a quick snack washed down with sugary Cokes and Jarritos. The staff is friendly and fast and fawns over kids. I can’t wait to go back.
Los Guachos | 5221 Godown Road | Columbus 43235 | 614.538.0211
More comprehensive location info and reviews can be found on AltEats and Taco Trucks Columbus.
January 4, 2011
Delicious Cookies Come to You | Rogue Bakery
I love it when someone is creative. And hilarious. And can bake a mean cookie. That’s Carl, who started Rogue Bakery. He’s been around, delivering cookie happiness to Columbus-ites in the know and I finally pulled the trigger New Year’s Eve to have some cookies delivered on New Year’s Day. Who knew?
Operating essentially without a net, Rogue lets you order cookies right on Facebook. Follow Rouge on Twitter to keep in the loop regarding new offerings. It’s the new social media and it comes with cookies!
Carl himself delivers the cookies right to your door. Unless you live far away, then the mailman does it.
It’s completely fun. And the cookies are completely delicious. I wisely ordered the grab bag so I my hungry family could sample several types of cookies. Carl doesn’t believe me that Cherub can pack away the cookies, but she can. She really can I tell you. And Hades, too. Face it, we’re all pros.
Delivered individually wrapped and all creative tasty flavors – a spicy ancho peanut butter cookie that you couldn’t even tell was vegan was my favorite. Holiday spritz cookies were also in the bag, Cherub’s favorite. Chocolate chip with a bit of sea salt were fantastic as well as a dense chocolate-y cookie that had a hint of cinnamon (this one was vegan, too! – I was shocked, shocked I tell you, that I liked something that was vegan).
I love to bake, but this changes my mind a little bit about needing to do it. When you can get such a plethora of innovative flavor combinations all at once, why not have Rouge Bakery do the baking for you? And they deliver. Rogue 1, Oven 0.
One dozen cookies with delivery, $15.
December 13, 2010
Dining Out | Lunch at Lüke
South Texas has a long growing season, plentiful meats, feathered and furred game, and lots of space to grow and roam. Why has it been so hard to find it? I had an opportunity to meet CIA-trained Chef Steve McHugh after a demo at the Pearl Farmer’s Market. He may be planting the flag for San Antonio’s late- blooming local-food movement. Having grown up on a Wisconsin farm, Chef McHugh knows a thing or two about how great local, fresh-from-the-farm produce can taste. He sources many of his ingredients for Lüke from vendors at Pearl, all of whom are within 150 miles of San Antonio. The salad he made at the market, which is on the menu, included Humble House baby blue cheese - some of the prettiest I’ve ever seen - snuggled up next to chili-spiced pistachios and candied beets. I looked over the menus and decided we would cancel our lunch reservations to eat at the three-week-old bistro, Lüke.
Lüke, on the Riverwalk, is the new sister to the original in New Orleans. As a John Besh restaurant, Lüke has definite French Quarter flavor. But there are menu touches here and there that make you remember you are in South Texas.
We started with cocktails, a French “75″ for me and a Sazerac for Hades.
To start, I couldn’t resist the pâté de campagne of wild boar. Served with watermelon pickles, mustard and a gelee, the pâté was luscious spread on crispy olive oil toasts. Equally intriguing in terms of a first course would have been the fried Texas quail, which I will be sure to try next visit.
Hades ordered from the express lunch menu, which included a cup of soup. He wisely chose the shrimp and sausage gumbo.
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