Bertrand Wine Dinner at Z. Cucina

February 4, 2010 – 6:33 pm Posted by nate

Filed under: Restaurants, Z Cucina Ristorante & Bar

Z Cucina welcomes Mark Fine, Master Magician and former Sommelier at Windows on the World as special guest host for a dinner featuring the wines of Gerard Bertrand -  ***Monday, February 8th, beginning at 6:30 pm.

Click here to view the menu.

The price is $69 including tax and tip. Reservations Required at 486-9200

A Dine Originals Valentine Celebration Anything Your Heart Desires…

February 1, 2010 – 5:00 pm Posted by Katharine Moore

Filed under: Features

sensual
adj sensual [ˈsensuəl]
of the senses and the body rather than the mind

As America has become more food savvy, Valentine’s specials and dinners on the town have become more sensual. A recent tally found almost every one of the Dine Originals chef’s working on a Valentine menu that would be nuanced and tiered.

With Valentines falling on a Sunday this year, you have the chance to make this your favorite meal…whether that’s a long Saturday lunch, a Sunday brunch with fresh flowers and chilled mimosas, or a formal Valentines dinner.

Many of our member restaurants that are usually dark on Sundays, such as Alana’s, will be open on the fourteenth. Checking individual websites, each just a click away from our member listing, will help you with the details. Tutto Vino is hosting a reservations-only dinner on Saturday, Surly Girl will offer a three course Sweet or Surly special on Saturday and Sunday, and The Refectory has an amazing five course prix-fixe menu to linger over.

If your romance is a one-of-a-kind, celebrate your good fortune with an Original Valentine meal. Dine Originals Columbus…when a chain just won’t do.

2-Course Special Menu Offerings at Cotter’s

February 1, 2010 – 4:52 pm Posted by nate

Filed under: Cotter's Restaurant, Restaurants

Join us Monday-Thursday for our new 2-course special menu offerings…only $14.95!

1st Course
Field greens with a blood orange vin, crumbled blue cheese, artichokes, mandarin oranges

2nd Course
Your choice of Chicken, Salmon, Tuna, Cod, or Roasted Portobello.

Served with a sun dried tomato vin with extra virgin olive oil and rustic vegetable couscous

A Wine Tasting Downtown

January 22, 2010 – 9:42 am Posted by nate

Filed under: Cotter's Restaurant, Restaurants

Help us fight Leukemia and Lymphoma and enjoy great food, wine, and live music. All for a great cause.

Friday January 29, 2010

5:00pm-8:00pm

Cotters Restaurant at the Arena

Come support a great cause!

7 Great Wines with Fabulous Hors d’ Oeuvres

Live Jazz and Swing Music

Silent Auction featuring art from local artists and galleries, gift cards to great local restaurants, salons, and stores, sports memorabilia and more

Proceeds from the event go to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

tickets are $20 and tax deductible with a tax ID form

Tickets at Cotters prior to the event and the day of, you can also purchase tickets in advance at:

http://www.buckeyedirectmarketing.com/Up-Coming-Events.htm

Dine Originals Columbus Week March 8th – 14th!!

January 13, 2010 – 10:29 am Posted by Katharine Moore

Filed under: Features

For one week only, each Dine Originals restaurant will feature a special fixed price menu for either $10.10, $20.10 or $30.10

Look for the menus to be posted soon. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a new restaurant or revisit a favorite!

Viva Vino: An Evening with Nicola Biscardo

January 12, 2010 – 6:11 pm Posted by nate

Filed under: Due Amici, Restaurants

Due Amici presents a very special evening with Nicola Biscardo, a professional Wine Taster, Educator, and Sommelier from Verona Italy. Viva Vino will feature a special selection of Italian wines paired with a unique 5 course dinner Executive Chef Derek Michael.

Click here for more details
Click here to view the 5 course menu

2010 Columbus Iron Bartender Competition

December 31, 2009 – 4:21 pm Posted by nate

Filed under: Cotter's Restaurant, Restaurants

Columbus’ finest bartenders compete head to head to make the ultimate cocktail using a fully stocked bar and the night’s secret ingredient on January 17th from 6-9pm. Tickets are $25 and include hors d’ oeuvres, samples of each competitors drinks and live music. All proceeds benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. Contact us at 614/221-9060 for more information.

Pre-game and Post-game specials at Cotters

December 31, 2009 – 4:19 pm Posted by Katharine Moore

Filed under: Cotter's Restaurant, Restaurants

Join us on January 2nd and January 16th for pre-game and post-game specials! Before the game enjoy $2 beer specials and after the game score $4 stinger Burgers, Fried Bologna and Fish tacos. Plus Live with Frank Barbas from 9pm-midnight!

DOC + North Market Cooking Classes

December 9, 2009 – 1:48 pm Posted by Katharine Moore

Filed under: Features

Dine Originals Columbus is pleased and excited to partner with the North Market to host a series of cooking classes from January through May featuring more than a dozen of our chefs.

For those of you addicted to one or more cooking shows on television (or a whole network, if that shoe fits!), here is the chance to lay down your remote and get off your couch.

Susie Cork, the dynamic young woman behind Shaw’s Restaurant and Inn in Lancaster, teaches classes every Saturday at the Inn. I asked her to help me explain what happens in class that keeps people coming back. She had a wonderful observation about the social aspect…she said “Classes create a sense of community much like an old fashioned sewing circle once did. Students are with people they might not know, but with whom they share an interest. It doesn’t take long for the ice to break (especially when wine is being served) and for the sense of camaraderie to build.” Susie says she doesn’t plan to build her North Market class on January 27th around the recipes, but rather around techniques. “I try to teach technique so that any recipe my students encounter in the future will look approachable. For instance, I like for them to learn how to sauté or braise properly…how to hold and cut vegetables, etc. We go over the reasons for the techniques and often the history/origin of the recipes.”

Click here to view the current cooking class schedule.

Food & Wine with the Experts!

December 7, 2009 – 5:08 pm Posted by Katharine Moore

Filed under: Cotter's Restaurant, Pique, Restaurants, The Refectory

Saturday December 19, 2009 from 7-9pm

Join us for an educational evening on everyone’s favorite topic…wine

Learn about Cheese & Wine pairings: Why they work, How to pair them together and suggestions

Cooking with Wine: What to consider and examples from our current menu as well as special items that have been prepared with wine

Food & Wine: Pairing your meal with a bottle of wine, tips on what things to keep in mind when selecting a bottle of wine with dinner and examples of food & wine pairings done right

The cost is only $25 for this incredible night of delight and discovery