Signature dish of La Tour d’Argent – Canard aka duck
Can you really find fine dining in Columbus? I found it in Paris.
La Tour d’Argent – world class dining – continued
FineRepast earns stripes at world’s best – La Tour d’Argent
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Finerepast visits Cardone’s and gets scooped by Jared
Italian Sausage and Peppers at Cardone’s
After all the hype in the Columbus Dishrag, err, uhh, I mean Dispatch, I had to head on over to Cardone’s at 377 W. Main St. in Westerville, Ohio. Apparently, many other customers were there as a result of the Dispatch review as well. It looks like Jared R from Nothing Better to Do beat me to Cardone’s. I got scooped! He must have read the Dispatch review as well. Why go Italian and eat vegetarian? That seem like a conflict of interest to me, Jared. It’s like going to a bar and drinking O’Doul’s. Relax man, it’s all in good fun.
Hey, even the Dishrag took its sweet time in getting this story. Cardone’s has been open since February. By the way, did I mention that finerepast.com is so famous that it was the subject of a bandwidth attack today? I’ve blocked (probably only temporarily) the perpetrators. They were trying to take finerepast.com down but they didn’t know who they were messin’ with. Probably some punks from Smith & Wollensky’s or Buca di Crappo or Bag O’Nails (btw, bring a flippin’ sandwich).
The Refectory wine tasting events
Here’s something that I need to do one of these days. The Refectory on Bethel Road (right next to the swimming pool that I grew up going to) conducts wine tasting events from time to time.
For example, tomorrow (April 3 from 6:30 – 9:30) they will host an event that will sample 9 wines from Melville and Brewer-Clifton (article).
On tap are the following wines:
2006 Estate Melville Chardonnay Santa Rita Hills
2006 Melville Estate Viognier Santa Rita Hills
2006 Estate Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills
2004 Estate Syrah Donna’s Vineyard Brewer-Clifton
2005 Sweeney Canyon Chardonnay
2006 Sea Smoke Chardonnay
2006 Rio Vista Pinot Noir
2006 Zotovich Pinot Noir
2006 Mount Carmel Pinot Noir
Refectory Restaurant and Bistro
1092 Bethel Road
Columbus, Ohio 43220
614-451-9774
[HT: CU]
FineRepast visits Taboo Lounge
Taboo Lounge was next up for review. I’ve posted some pictures of what’s going on at one of the newest places in town. Review to follow.
The dance floor at Taboo Fine Dining and Lounge
Dublin Burgundy Room is CLOSED
Speaking of closings, did you know that the Dublin Burgundy Room has closed? Of course we weren’t aware of this until after we pulled into the eerily empty parking lot and walked to the front door. WTF crossed our minds. The place always looked busy. My wife’s been there and liked the food, and this would have been my first time. So I was really looking forward to dining there.
Equally frustrating is the fact that we were going to use our Prestige Dining Club card to dine there. According to the PDC’s website, the Dublin Burgundy Room closed on January 1. I wonder if the Burgundy Room in the Short North will honor the card?
And finally, the PDC is a great thing to have. As seen in the Guest Check graphic to the left, you get one meal of equal or lesser value free. A client of mine gave this to me as a Christmas gift, and it’s a nice incentive for us to check out restaurants that we probably would not have gone without the card.
Ying’s Teahouse and Yum Yum
Pork Dumplings at Ying’s Teahouse and Yum Yum
FineRepast finally made it over to Ying’s Teahouse and Yum Yum in Clintonville, Ohio. Ying asked me what I wanted and I said – “Only the best!” She said that many Americans like to order General Tso’s chicken. I replied that I wasn’t interested in Americanized Chinese Food. So she served me up the Pork Dumplings with Won Ton soup. I have to admit that I’m a huge fan of the dumplings at Spring of China, so I was interested to see how Ying’s homemade stacked up against some of the finest dumplings that I had had.
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Colin’s Coffee – a fine cup of java
I recently made my first trip over to Colin’s Coffee in Upper Arlington. I hadn’t been there since it was originally Brewster’s. I was greeted by the man, himself, Colin Gowel. Colin served me up a cup of their coffee of the day, Veritas Dark. I was intrigued by the latin name and the java lived up to its moniker.
Hey Mom, there’s a spider in your iced tea
I kid you not. This spider was as big as a quarter. It was dead. And it was in my wife’s iced tea. And lucky for the restaurant, they comped her meal, gave us free desert and gave us $10 off our next meal. Otherwise, I might have said what restaurant it was in this post. Of course they could have comped my meal as well. But what they gave us was about $40 in comps. So I’m not complaining.
Really, I have to compliment the management at this establishment. They acted quickly. And didn’t try to make excuses. We’ll definitely go back.
Otie’s Old Hilliard Inn & Pub is a great place to eat
So I wanted to go to the CU meetup last night, but got busy with the family. We were in Hilliard dropping off our clothes for the Paper Doll Children’s Consignment sale, so afterwards we grabbed dinner at Otie’s Old Hilliard Inn & Pub. And am I ever glad we did.
The food was great and very affordable. I had the patty melt which came with fries. My wife had the texas toast grilled cheese, which also came with fries. And the fries are awesome. They remind me of the fries at In-N-Out Burgers. My kids each had the children’s grilled cheese. Those came with fries and a side salad. My wife and I had the salads. The bill came to a whopping $22. A bit more than what we would pay at McDonalds, but with much better atmosphere. And much better food.
We ate on Otie’s front porch, which front’s Old Hilliard’s main road.
5344 Center St
Hilliard, OH 43026