Bob Vitale

@dispatchdining

Dining reporter for @columbusdispatch . I write about restaurants and bars, food and drink in Central Ohio. I welcome your feedback and ideas!
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My pizza of the week: @bobby_jos_pizza .
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3 hours ago
Lots of great bites tonight at the annual @northmarket Apron Gala.
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1 day ago
Got a little preview of this last night: @landgrantbrewing / @jenisicecreams strawberry rhubarb ale collab for Strawberry Jam next weekend. 👍
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1 day ago
In Franklinton tonight and happened upon @shapeshifter_cbus , which Theo Lentz will open soon. It is beautiful inside!
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2 days ago
Matcha Martini at @roohcolumbus . Nice way to start the weekend.
19 2
7 days ago
Don't adjust your set. This new, blue @wendys is part of a makeover unveiled by the burger chain May 8. It'll start with international locations but will be available to US franchisees, too. I just posted a story at dispatch.com about what other features the new Wendy's will have under Project "Future Fresh." (📸: The Wendy's Co.)
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8 days ago
Honored (and a tiny bit tipsy!) to help judge @sips.collective ’s inaugural Columbus Espresso Martini Fest tonight! The winners? @stonebarandkitchen , @cure_614 and @lincolnsocial , according to us judges; @losantisteakhouse , Stone and Lincoln Social, according to the sell-out crowd’s People’s Choice votes.
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9 days ago
Enjoying a long weekend and good food in Chicago but so bummed I missed this back home. The only-in-Ohio, only-this-past-weekend Seven Layer Salad dawg from @cheffydawg . Thanks for letting me share, @jack.dale.jr !
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12 days ago
BREAKING NEWS from our friend and colleague @ms_lindalee at @columbusmonthly : Garrett Talmage, chef and owner of @mezclacolumbus , plans to open a new restaurant, Coldbar ( @coldbarcbus ), this summer in Italian Village. And don’t worry: Mezcla will be back, too, after getting smacked by a delivery van in January. Read Linda’s story now at dispatch.com. (📸: Garrett Talmage photo by Tim Johnson)
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18 days ago
The sign from the old Ho Toy restaurant on State Street is coming down – or at least it was supposed to today. The job was a little tougher than expected, so workers from @danitesign will return next week. I have a story up at dispatch.com right now updating owner @tora__the__explorer 's plans for the building she bought in 2023. A new restaurant, @thestatehouserestaurant , is to open in early July. (📸: @doralchenoweth )
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18 days ago
Good luck to Columbus chef @avishar Barua, who debuts tonight on season three of @foodnetwork 's "24 in 24: Last Chef Standing." "I don't know that I would say I like (TV cooking competitions)," he told me when we sat down this week for a Q&A in the @columbusdispatch "I don't. But I like the idea of meeting chefs that are very, very skilled and seeing how I stack up with others. So it's a great, like, weird networking opportunity for me."
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20 days ago
Gahanna’s former Hot Chicken Takeover location on North Hamilton Road will become DHC Chicken next week. It’s another name for local locations of @cmchicken_ohio , I’m told. They have the same menu — snow onions and all.
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21 days ago