New Venezuelan restaurant brings variety to downtown Starkville
When Tiffany Wilson ate at Arepas Coffee and Bar, Starkville’s newest downtown restaurant, with friends on Friday, she had no familiarity with Venezuelan cuisine.
Cajun seafood restaurant coming to Highway 45
A Cajun seafood restaurant is coming to the former Chili’s location in Columbus, The Dispatch has confirmed.
Former co-workers raise money for murder victim’s family
In a time of tragedy, local restaurateurs have banded together to help one of their own.
Two weeks ago, 31-year-old Quinton Hill died after being shot during what police say was a robbery attempt at his Columbus home. On Monday, former Front Door/Back Door Restaurant owner Sarah Labensky and her staff gathered at Zachary’s restaurant to raise money for Hill’s family, which includes Hill’s infant daughter.
Mexican Kitchen’s Milestone: A 50-year legacy, made from scratch
Taco James likes to joke that only the police, the IRS and his mama know his real name. (It’s Rodger.) Fact is, he’s done pretty well with his nickname since about ninth grade. That’s when classmates who knew his family owned a Mexican restaurant christened him “Taco.”
Reports: Paula Deen restaurant closes
A wildly popular Georgia restaurant at the center of a lawsuit that left the reputation of famed Southern celebrity cook Paula Deen in shambles has reportedly closed.
Front Door/Back Door closes for second time in a year
A local downtown eatery has closed. Again.
A taste of India: Indian cuisine broadens Columbus community’s palate
It’s our good luck the wide, wonderful world of food has so many fascinating cuisines to explore. Columbus just got one more. With the official opening of its first Indian menu restaurant Feb. 1, the city moved closer to truly having something for every palate.
Browning on Business: Longtime Columbus restaurant is closing
Ranch House, an east Columbus restaurant whose breakfast and lunch buffet has developed a devoted following through the years, is closing.
Joyce Alexander has run the business for eight years. She got emotional this week thinking about Sunday, when she will lock the door at 807 Alabama St. for the last time.
She did it!: Columbus cook wins ‘Restaurant Express,’ opens Vegas restaurant
Five years ago, Seonkyoung Longest of South Korea sat in her new house in north Columbus, feeling the isolation inherent in leaving behind her homeland, her family and her native language. Before long, she discovered an outlet in the Food Network.
NYC restaurant offers something new: Silence
NEW YORK — Quiet, please. Your dinner will now be served. That’s the message being sent to customers at a New York City restaurant that
Village north of NYC has deal for the right chef
CATSKILL, N.Y. — Locals looking to land a buzz-worthy, foodie-friendly restaurant in this Hudson River village are offering the right chef a novel deal: Come
Restaurant learns online reviews can burn
It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.
Cracker Barrel pulls plug on Columbus plans
A local Realtor who was brokering a deal to bring Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Restaurant to Columbus said Monday that negotiations are off and, to his knowledge, the popular food chain has decided not to build a store in the area at this time.
Cracker Barrel coming to Columbus
Local residents and ardent road-trippers will soon have another option on the menu: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Restaurant, a mainstay of the national food chain, is expected to locate in Columbus early next year.
Popular downtown restaurant gets a reprieve with new owners
Lovers of the Front Door/Back Door’s chicken salad need not worry; according to the restaurant’s new owners, Steve McLemore and Jim Lewis, Chef Sarah Lapbinsky’s recipes are in good hands.
NFL’s Lee eager to make mark in restaurant field
It’s not surprising that veteran NFL player Donald Lee is passionate about football. What may come as a surprise to some, however, is that Lee is equally passionate about the town that set him on the path to play in the National Football League.
Businessman resurrects local eatery
After resurrecting Barnhill’s yet again — this time as an alternative to fast food dining — and lowering the prices, business is booming, owner Steve Barnhill said Wednesday.