Here at Slow Food Columbus we usually focus on the Columbus food scene, but occasionally we like to write a bit about the national food scene as well. The best of Columbus’ chefs and the city’s most engaged diners always seem eager to discover more of what’s going on in other cities, and if we [...]
You know a dinner has really had an impact when, months later, you mention it to people who know nothing about your organization and they say, “Oh… I heard about that.” That was the offal dinner at Basi Italia. We hadn’t initially written about it because we didn’t have many photographs right away, but since [...]
When we sat down to try four different wines made from Norton grapes, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. On the one hand, Norton is a native American grape variety, not a variety of Vitis vinifera, the European species that produces everything from Aligoté to Zinfandel. And my experiences with wines made from non-vinifera [...]
Our monthly Slow Wine meet-and-greets were originally intended to be social events, and we were surprised (and gratified!) when we heard from members that they’d like to get some more taste education in the mix. You don’t have to ask us twice—and Jonna Brandon, owner of the Twisted Vine, responded enthusiastically as well. Jonna led [...]
