Best New Restaurants 2012: How We’re Eating Now
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2012 found us dining on full view at a swanky new Hilton, sipping pitchers of margaritas at hip Mexican dives, eating street food at proper tables and chairs, falling head over heels for a veritable shrine to craft cocktails, devouring burgers at what was once a landmark vegan restaurant and marveling over unconventional plates in Delaware.
Best New Restaurants
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Best New Restaurant: Veritas TavernVeritas Tavern is selected as the Best New Restaurant |
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Best New Restaurant Runner-up: Till Dynamic FareTill Dynamic Fare was the runner-up in the Best New Restaurant of 2012 |
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Trending in 2012: Artisan PizzaFor decades, Columbus pizza was dominated by Massey’s and its square-sliced ilk... |
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Most Interesting Career Move: Bill Glover To GallerieWith Gallerie at the new Hilton, Sage’s chef expands his restaurant empire to two |
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Trending In 2012: Kitschy MexicanIn Columbus, the words “kitschy” and “Mexican dining” go together like chips and salsa or Corona and lime. |
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Trending In 2012: Grown-Up CocktailsCoinciding with a recent surge in small-batch artisan distilleries, Columbus has seen a boom in masterful hand-crafted cocktails. |
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Trending In 2012 - Local Expansion: Arepazo Tapas & WineOwners Carlos and Carolina Gutierrez on opening a second location |
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Trending In 2012: Gastropubs In The SuburbsThe gastropub concept, with its focus on craft beers paired with elevated pub grub, has been hot for several years. |
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Food Truck Hubs & Best New Food Trucks Of 2012When food trucks serving Korean pancakes, pierogi and hand-butchered pork sandwiches all open in the same city... |

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