When my parents came down to visit on my birthday, we had lunch at the Big Walnut Grill in Sunbury, Ohio. It was a beautiful, sunny, warm day. Totally unseasonable for November 10. Because it was so nice, we were able to eat on the large, open patio at the restaurant. It was lovely to …
From Places to Eat
Carrot Cake for my Birthday
I like a good carrot cake. Something moist and a little chewy. It can have coconut or pineapple in it as long as those items add texture and moisture but don’t dominate the flavor. Raisins are fine – nuts are not. And, of course, that is the problem with most carrot cakes. For some reason …
Giammarcos Italian Restaurant in Westerville
When John and Jackie came over to celebrate my birthday, I picked takeout from Giammarcos Italian Restaurant for our dinner. The coronavirus means we don’t eat in restaurants, which is half the fun. It also makes for more interesting reading in the blog. But I still wanted to try out this new-to-us place to eat. …
Fried Bologna Sandwiches in Waldo, Ohio
After the adventure of visiting the Marion Cemetery, we headed to Waldo Ohio for fried bologna sandwiches. I’m not sure how something at a restaurant gets to be “famous.” At least they don’t say “world-famous.” I’m also not sure how Mom and Dad heard about these famous fried bologna sandwiches. But it sounded like a …
Annas Greek Cuisine in Columbus
Tom and I recently tried Annas Greek Cuisine for the first time. Our daughter-in-law, Jackie, is always trying to expand our food horizons. She suggested getting takeout from Annas Greek Cuisine and we agreed to look at the menu. Although there were lots of Greek options (foods I have never tried) there were also menu …
Bergman Orchards on the Catawba Peninsula
We have stopped by Bergman Orchards twice in two months as we returned home from our adventure days. We have always stopped at Bergman Orchards on our way home from Lakeside and we did last month. But I didn’t know there was more than one location. Turns out there are three locations and we stopped …
Boathouse Bar and Grill in Put-in-Bay, Ohio
While we were on South Bass Island, we had lunch at the Boathouse Bar and Grill Restaurant. Their website says it is world-famous, but I’m not sure what that would mean. Maybe that people from all over the world have eaten there or worked there. We looked at several restaurants before setting on the Boathouse. …
Sambucas Italian Greenhouse and Country Market
One of the really fun things about moving to a new area is finding the stores you want to patronize. Sambucas Italian Greenhouse and Country Market is going to be a favorite for us, even though it has a strange name. The Italian is the strange part, because it doesn’t have anything distinctly Italian. I …
RayRays Hog Pit BBQ and Guests in our Home
This is a review of RayRays Hog Pit BBQ. I was holding off on reviewing new restaurants because it didn’t seem fair to review them when we weren’t eating inside. But it might be a very long time before we eat inside a restaurant again. And, meanwhile, there are lots of great new restaurants to …
Jefferson Diner in Jefferson, Ohio
While we were exploring Ashtabula County, we had lunch from the Jefferson Diner in downtown Jefferson, Ohio. Jefferson is the Ashtabula County seat (bet you thought it was Ashtabula!). It is a small town and the biggest building in it is the county courthouse. Fortunately, the Jefferson Diner sits across from the courthouse, so it …