Jim Ellison Jim's first job was at Knight’s Ice Cream in Clintonville, he is still hooked on ice cream as well as the food and service industry. Jim started writing in 1998, crafting culinary tales for Ohio Magazine. He has written for many publications including C-Bus Magazine, The Columbus Web Observer, Citysearch.com, Crave and The Alive. In 2006, he created CMH Gourmand a blog highlighting the best places to eat and drink in Central Ohio and beyond. In 2009 Jim, Andy and Bethiastarted a website called Taco Trucks Columbus. In 2010, two sites spun off of this project – Alt Eats Columbus & Street Eats Columbus. Locally he judges for various food contests at the North Market and elsewhere. Jim also does social media consulting for local restaurants and food events. Nationally, he is a Kansas City BBQ Society Certified BBQ judge, a Zagat Rater, a contributor to RoadFood.com and a credited researcher for three food related books. Obviously he is gaining a lot of weight.

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05 December 2013
Long time readers know about my fond memories of the Galaxy Cafe which closed years ago. Starliner Diner and The Explorer’s Club have Galaxy connections in...
27 November 2013
I’ve written about O’Reilly’s before. My feelings about the pepper burger are well-known. And other than a pepper burger, a side of sweet potato fries and an...
27 November 2013
I have had a while to peruse North Market Cookbook – Recipes and Stories from Columbus Ohio’s Historic Public Market. It is written by Michael Turback, a well-...
14 November 2013
I have driven by Rice Bowl a few times in my day. It is located at the intersection of South High Street and SR 104. The sign looks like it is from the 1960s...
31 October 2013
Nasir Latif has a long history in the Columbus Mediterranean restaurant business. He stepped out for a while but came back with Lavash several years ago. He...
03 October 2013
Nine Tables is exactly that. Nine Tables. Most often it is three 4 tops and six 2 tops. The concept is simple: for three nights per week, Nine Tables aims to...

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