New Year’s Eve at Columbus Brewing Company

December 27, 2011 – 1:16 pm Posted by nate

Filed under: Columbus Brewing Company, Events, Restaurants

New Years Eve special is a New York strip steak, served with oscar style lump crab, tomato hollandaise, yukon gold potato
hash, and asparagus. Be sure to make a reservation! 614-464-BREW (2739).

Open from 4pm-11pm on New Year’s Eve!

New Year’s Eve at Alana’s Food & Wine

December 22, 2011 – 8:53 am Posted by nate

Filed under: Alana's Food and Wine, Events, Restaurants

Alana’s New Year’s Eve Menu

(subject to change)

soups

duck and andouille gumbo

vegan tomato and dal lentil with tamarind chutney

and one other…

starters

the pinot friendly cheese plate with truffled pecorino and mushroom brie with porcini focaccia toasts

surf and turf tartare of prime beef fillet and yellowfin tuna with avocado, soy and mirin

lobster tail stuffed with crab and lobster remoulade on butter leaf lettuce

crab and tasso cheesecake with green onion coulis

some surprises

vegan piri-piri of tofu with peanuts, garlic and chiles~all spicy like

salads

fried oyster caesar salad

simple and petite salad tossed in a red wine vinaigrette with a sprinkle of flat rock

frisée and apple salad tossed in a preserved lemon vinaigrette

main courses

tournedo of beef with a jumbo lump crab cake smothered by lobster thermidor

a surprise

Indian spiced bouillabaisse of red snapper and monkfish

classic cassoulet with confit duck, wild boar, fancy sausage and lavender white beans

ménage a trois of jerked pumpkins with pigeon peas and rice

= can be prepared vegetarian and maybe vegan

desserts

flourless chocolate tort with grand marnier macerated berries

dark chocolate rosewater crème brulee with maldon sea salt

mexican chocolate pecan tart with salty caramel ice cream

and more…

Mozart’s Cafe 17th Annual Birthday Celebration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

December 21, 2011 – 3:50 pm Posted by nate

Filed under: Events, Mozart's Bakery and Piano Cafe, Restaurants

New Year’s Eve at Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls

December 21, 2011 – 3:45 pm Posted by nate

Filed under: Events, Restaurants, The Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls

New Year’s Menu- $49/Person

Our New Year feast begins with a

Appetizer

Baked Brie Wedge with Caramelized Apples, Crostinis & Flatbreads

Soup or Salad

Select either Potato Clam Chowder

or

Mixed Greens w/Poached Pears, Gorgonzola, Red Onions, Candied Walnuts & Roasted Pear Vinaigrette.

Entrees

Butter Poached Lobster Tail w/Asian Pear Slaw

or

Roasted Filet Mignon w/Truffle-Mushroom Ragout & Burgundy Demi

or

Wild Mushroom & Fontina Ravioli w/Porcini Cream Sauce.

Desserts

Chocolate Truffles or Pomegranate Tiramisu.

New Year’s Eve at Trattoria Roma

December 21, 2011 – 3:41 pm Posted by nate

Filed under: Events, Restaurants, Trattoria Roma

Trattoria Roma will have a 3 course menu with a champagne toast for $55 a person.

Full menu can be found at:  http://www.trattoria-roma.com/

New Year’s Eve at Shaw’s Restaurant and Inn

December 21, 2011 – 3:39 pm Posted by nate

Filed under: Events, Restaurants, Shaw's Restaurant and Inn

Visit http://shawsinn.com/2011-newyearseve.pdf for complete details!

New Year’s Eve at Chile Verde

December 21, 2011 – 3:34 pm Posted by nate

Filed under: Chile Verde, Events, Restaurants

Keep it Local this Christmas

December 7, 2011 – 1:17 pm Posted by Katharine Moore

Filed under: Features

Our Dine Originals Dollars certificates, available in any increment up to $100, are honored at every one of our member restaurants.  The gift of a meal…whether it is priced to pick up lunch for a coworker, or a 4 course dinner for your parents, is all the more pleasing when it comes with the feature of choice. Deciding where to use the certificate is part of the fun.

Especially in a down-turn economy, people tighten their belts where they can. Often, this involves dining out. Giving the gift of a restaurant gift card can provide a couple or family some time on the town to enjoy the ambiance of a favorite eatery, to reconnect over a memorable meal, or simple enjoy a fancy dessert. A taste of extravagance can be a wonderful gift!

By utilizing the Dine Originals Columbus gift program, you are turning someone on to the Eat Local movement. If you are receiving this message, we know you “get” it, but your Dine Originals Dollars gift comes with an important lesson for others who may not know that:

More money stays in the local economy when we eat at a locally owned restaurant. A 2008 study showed that for every $100 spent at a local-independent business, $73 stays in the community versus $43 at a non-locally owned business. Want to boost Central Ohio’s economy? Eat local. While we wish the TGI Olive Factory a Merry Christmas, it’s sort of hard to imagine they are using a local printer for their menus, a Columbus accounting firm to file their taxes, or a Central Ohio sign maker when they update their storefront. I’m sure the economy in Calabasas Hills, California prospers from their successes…but that might as well be the land of OZ as far as we can tell.

Locally owned means character. The entire planet seems to be morphing into charmless strip malls with identical Big Box stores that have one of six chain restaurants dropped into their parking lots. Ugh. When you are seated at Alana’s Food and Wine, the artwork alone tells you there hasn’t been a corporate hand anywhere near the place!

Eating local means connecting with your community. There is a true sense of place that comes from knowing the guy who tosses your pizza, the funny woman who pours your wine, and the handsome chef who nods in recognition when you see him at the North Market (no names mentioned, but he makes an amazing tortellini with those mushrooms he is picking up!). These people live in our town, work in our town and are invested in our town. Their livelihoods depend on us.

Click Here. Purchase the certificates you need.

Print them out. Simple. Spicy. Mindful.

New Year’s Eve (3 Course Menu) at Trattoria Roma

December 5, 2011 – 10:46 am Posted by nate

Filed under: Events, Restaurants, Trattoria Roma

Saturday, December 31
We will be offering a 3 course menu with a champagne toast
in a complimentary Trattoria Roma flute.
Cost is $55 per person. RSVP ASAP for seating is limited.

Banfi Wine Dinner at Trattoria Roma

December 5, 2011 – 10:45 am Posted by nate

Filed under: Events, Restaurants, Trattoria Roma

Thursday, December 15, 7pm
4 course wine paired menu for $55 per person
Featuring brie gnocchi, grilled lamb chops (with Amarone),
and warm white chocolate pots de crème.