Thursday, December 14 2017

Here is every restaurant that opened in Columbus in 2017 🍽

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Where do you want to eat?

It's a question that inspires deep ennui the world over. When faced with that query, my brain loves to return the same few options it always does, and I quickly forget the dozens of places I have been wanting to try.

That's why I'm so glad to have this list of the 42 best restaurants that opened in Columbus in 2017. I'm bookmarking this list in my phone, and it's going to be my Rosetta Stone for navigating the culinary waters of Columbus or the next few months. You might want to do the same.

Thursday Weather 🌡28. Mostly cloudy. ☁️

Navigator Originals ✏️This Stunning House In German Village Has An Inground Pool, A Two Car Garage, And The Biggest Shower You’ve Ever SeenA shower is maybe a weird thing to highlight in a house full of incredible things, but ... well, you'll see. And an in ground backyard pool in German Village is so luxuriously over the top you really can't help but marvel.Global Academy Is Making A Big Impact On Students, And You Can HelpChelsea interviews the director of Global Academy, a Columbus City Schools program that helps students hailing from all over the world with English language acquisition. They also run a school free store that helps needy students with everything from winter coats to school supplies. If you're looking for a worthy charity this Christmas, or just want to see someone doing something uplifting, click the link.

Around Town 🏘Breakfast with Nick revisits South of Lane, an Upper Arlington cafe. I need to check it out, because waffles are the greatest things in creation, but Nick is correct in that there are too many subpar versions out there. These look fantastic. You'll probably get a laugh at some of the dish names. [Breakfast With Nick]Columbus is inching closer to a record number of homicides, and police chief Kim Jacobs says their resources are overtaxed. As we covered earlier this year, Columbus police solves homicides at half the rate they did in the 90's, and it isn't improving. Jacobs says their overtime costs are skyrocketing and she would like to hire more officers and detectives. Some cities have improved their clearance rates, significantly, so perhaps there are lessons to be learned for Kim Jacobs and Columbus PD.  [WOSU]A central Ohio man has built a replica of R2-D2. This is more impressive than it might sound at first glance - it weighs 175 lbs, is virtually identical to the movie version, took two and a half years to build, and is fully functional. [10TV]

Picture of the DayMy favorite new restaurant in 2017? Tough call, but Smoked On High (our review) is addictive.

Longread 🍽Continuing the best longreads of 2017. Today's entry is actually an article that just came out this week.An annual tradition, loved by all. Are you ready for a monthly cheese subscription that costs $300? And that might be one of the more reasonable entries in the Williams-Sonoma catalog.Deadspin: The 2017 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog

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