What's Up in Cbus: July 15-17

Happy weekend! It's shaping up to be a nice, sunny one, which means you will find me outside pretty much all day every day. Here's a few noteworthy items to add to your weekend agenda.

Friday
Screen on the Green @ Goodale Park - 90s babies, rejoice! Screen on the Green is showing Clueless at Goodale Park on Friday night. Bring a blanket/chairs and your best buds and get ready for some major nostalgia.

Summer's Most Delicious Dinner Party @ The Kitchen - If you're a foodie, don't miss out on this event. For $60 you can join in on a chic summer dinner party consisting of courses made with in season fruits/veggies.

Saturday
German Village Art Crawl - $20 gets you access to this fun evening event that includes food samples, 2 beer/wine drinks, live music and of course the opportunity to see and buy some amazing art!

Picnic with the Pops @ Columbus Commons - Bring a blanket, food and friends and step back in time with tunes by a Police cover band! This is pretty much the recipe for my ideal Saturday night.

Sunday
Sunlight Market on Gay Street - Set up along Gay Street starting at 10 am, you'll find pop-up shops and sidewalk vendors to satisfy that shopping itch. There's also live music and plenty of food options -- it'll be easy to spend hours walking around and soaking up the sun.

Live Music @ Goodale Park - Make your way to Goodale Park for some free live jazz music! There will also be food trucks on site, although the park is just a hop, skip and jump away from the Short North if you're up for full-on weekend brunch.

Live Music @ Frank Fetch - Can't get enough jazz (or miss out on the Goodale Park concert earlier in the day)? Head to Frank Fetch Park in German Village for another free jazz concert! Don't forget to pack a picnic.

Monday
Restaurant Week - I know Monday isn't part of the weekend, but this is something you should definitely start planning (read: make reservations) for! Restaurant week begins Monday and goes all week. You can search the list of participating restaurants here, along with the menus and prices.

Other fun things to do any day this weekend:

• Brunch on the patio @ Lindey's, Katalina's or Blind Lady Tavern
• Columbus Coffee Trail
• Shakespeare in the Park @ Schiller Park 
• Ride bikes down to the Scioto Mile and stop by COSI

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The Columbus Coffee Trail

This past week, I had the chance to play tour guide and show my sister around Columbus. It was her first time to visit and I think it's safe to say she had a blast! We always make time for coffee dates when I visit her so we of course had to explore as many coffee shops as possible while she was up here. She noticed the Columbus Coffee Experience stamp cards at one of the shops and we immediately made it our mission to visit enough to score free t-shirts to commemorate our achievement!

In typical fashion, I took photos of the latte art at each because I'm a huge sucker for beautiful things + coffee.

From top-left going clockwise: Stauf's // Fox in the Snow // Brioso // Mission Coffee Co

My thoughts on each:

Stauf's - After a less than stellar first impression, I've since changed my mind about this German Village mainstay. I love the atmosphere and natural light but the patio is probably my favorite spot in this place. There's plenty of seating, free wi-fi and great lattes -- I tried the Milky Way flavor (SO good) and sister had the Buckeye, which definitely lived up to its name. The breakfast muffins aren't bad, either.

Fox in the Snow - This has been a frequent haunt for my husband and I and we come here weekly just for the massive cinnamon rolls. The lattes aren't my favorite of the others I've tried (I wish they offered specialty flavors!), but they are potent and the latte art is always on point.

Brioso - One of the best lattes I've had in Columbus so far has to be from Brioso. My sister and I tried out the Ohio Honey Lattes at the new location on Long Street and I was in love with the layout and overall vibes. They have plenty of large tables for those that are blessed with the ability to work remotely. There's tons of gorgeous natural light and the baristas are friendly. This place gets an A+ from me!

Mission Coffee Co. - Mission is a hip little shop tucked away just off High St. I had never been before but after this week I'm certain I'll be going back. It was open yet cozy and had a good amount of work surfaces. The lattes were both delicious and beautiful. We tried the Mocha and Vanilla flavors.

One Line Coffee - Not pictured, as my sister just got an iced honey latte and I refrained due to my limit of one coffee per day. I took a few sips though and it was good, though very potent! This place was a little on the small side but had a nice atmosphere and we were surprised that patrons can bring their dogs along with them! The baristas were super friendly, which is enough to get me to return and try one of their other coffee beverages for myself sometime.

We would have loved to hit up the rest of the coffee shops on the Experience Columbus Coffee Trail. However, since my sister was only here for the week we went ahead and redeemed our stamp cards for some super cute and soft t-shirts! Here we are modeling them:

If you live in Columbus and love coffee as much as we do, you should definitely take on the Columbus Coffee Trail challenge! It's a good way to break out of a routine (I'm guilty of going to the same place) and branch out to try new things!

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This Weekend in Columbus

Barcelona

Saturday, 3/12

• Second Saturdays in Historic Dublin: Check out the artisan pop-up shops at Chelsea Borough Home.
• Go outside. Seriously, it's going to be a beautiful day according to the weatherman. Sunny and high 60s is pretty much perfect. I will likely be spending most of my day at the park and on one of these patios:
• Barcelona
• Lindey's
• Harvest
• Seventh Son

Sunday, 3/13

• Spring forward. Don't forget to set your clocks ahead 1 hour! We may be losing an hour of sleep but we are gaining extra daylight in the evening, which is totally worth it in my opinion.
• Not Your Mama's Craft Market at Roosevelt Coffeehouse from 10a-2p: Coffee and shopping, what else do I need to say?
• Live Music Sundays at Barcelona from 6p-8p. The Jacob Reed Trio will serenade you with jazz while you enjoy dinner/drinks.
• Shop from home. It's probably going to be rainy, so if you just want to stay in, here are some awesome online sales to shop this weekend:
• Kate Spade - Take 25% off your purchase online or in-store with code PURPOSE

• Kendra Scott - Take 15% off green items with code SPRING

• Madewell - Take extra 30% off sale items online or in-store with code SOCLOSE

• Gap - Take 40% off your purchase online or in-store with code FFSALE

Have a lovely weekend!

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Columbus Foodie Adventures

I've been in Columbus for 2 months now and have quickly realized the food scene here is pretty phenomenal. I've rounded up some snaps from recent foodie escapades (and this is only what I remembered to take pictures of!). Here's the full list, starting from top to bottom, left to right:

1. Pulled Chicken Sandwich & Mac - Holy Smoke BBQ (North Market)
2. Macarons - Pistacia Vera
3. Samoa Donut & Donut Hole - Destination Donuts
4. Kindergarten Grilled Cheese - Melt
5. Chocolate Parfait - Lindey's (Restaurant Week)
6. Urban Brunch - Skillet
7. Salted Butterscotch Donut & Matcha Donut Hole - Destination Donuts
8. Mushroom Quesadilla - Local Cantina
9. Assorted Desserts - Columbus Underground (Best Bites Sweet Treats Event)

10. Seventh Son Brewing
11. Griddled Cinnamon Roll & Biscuits and Gravy - Skillet
12. Assorted Donuts - Buckeye Donuts
13. Cinnamon Roll & Cappuccino - Fox in the Snow

Just looking at that cinnamon roll from Fox in the Snow makes me practically drool. It's AMAZING.

Other places I've tried (and loved): Short North Piece of Cake, Bakersfield, Hubbard Grille, Brassica, Viet, Hot Chicken Takeover, Plank's, OH Pizza & Brew, Aab Indian, Happy Dragon, Alchemy, Thurman Cafe, Brown Bag Deli, Katz's Deli, The Old Mohawk

I'm open to suggestions for new places to try! Leave your ideas in the comments below.

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