Katzinger’s Anniversary & Cocktails by Design

October 27, 2009 – 3:21 pm Posted by nate

Filed under: Restaurants

It has already been a busy month for the Dine Originals Columbus community. We joined Diane Warren and the extraordinary staff at Katzinger’s in celebrating 25 years as a landmark institution. Well, it certainly wasn’t a landmark institution the day it opened, but with a signature style, amazing food, a location at the gateway to historic German Village, and visits from the likes of Bill Clinton, it became one over the years. We posed for pickle pictures, toasted Diane and her former partner Steve, and danced the Hora with Diane in the seat of honor.

We also participated in a remarkable event called Cocktails by Design produced by the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. The fundraiser, which couples interior design with the art of food, raised money to advance the work of the pediatric AIDS program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the day to day operations of the Pater Noster House. The evening was a brilliant blast of cuisine, creativity, and spectacle. We were incredibly proud of the 11 Dine Original Restaurateurs who responded to the appeal to provide appetizers for 800 guests with a generous “yes.” The participating restaurants included The Refectory, The Tip Top Kitchen and Cocktails, Barcelona Restaurant and Bar, DeepWood, Trattoria Roma, Cotters at the Arena, G. Michael’s Bistro, Alana’s, The Clarmont and Rigsby’s Kitchen.