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Hand-Pulled Heartstrings ~ Lei’s Asian Bistro (Polaris)

1/22/2020

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Ask anyone that knows me and they’ll tell you, I can subsist on a diet of Chinese food, pizza and buffalo wings. One particular week I survived on meals from five, yes FIVE, different Asian food restaurants. And I’ve eaten in twice in a day many times. Does that make me an expert? Hardly, but it does make me a sodium enriched book of knowledge about certain Asian foods and restaurants! Let’s clear a few things up before we go deeper here. We’ll lay some ground rules you might say. First, no one is arguing what’s authentic and what isn’t, because that’s dumb. Good food is good food even if it didn’t follow some puritanistic ritual before it hit the table or isn't how you'd find it made in a distant land. Second, If any counter argument includes the phrase “MSG’ or any similar wording...STOP. IMMEDIATELY. MSG is literally in at least one thing you eat everyday. This ridiculous stigma that somehow still exists about Asian Cuisine and MSG, seriously has to die a quick and painful death. That’s it, those are the ground rules. Now, let’s talk about how Lei’s Asian Bistro hand pulled their way right into my heart and my regular Chinese food rotation.

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Vegan, Vegetarians & Wellness Enthusiasts Rejoice! SŌW Plated is Here

8/17/2019

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Vegetarian & Vegan fine dining has arrived in Columbus. SŌW represents an upscale take on the limited vegan and vegetarian options on most menus. Right off the bat, you. Notice the sustainably healthy options reign supreme on the menu. Drinks, small plates, appetizers, all focus on the core tenants of being Sustainable, Organic, and promoting Wellness. What’s not directly mentioned is the goal of locally sourcing as much as possible, whenever possible.

The space itself is beautiful, and you’re drawn to the marquis, it’s beautiful and lit, and green and vibrant and...I could go on, but it’s just simply cool to see. The layout of the space is full of clean lines and crisp elements.

The juices are cold pressed, and this lifelong hater of beets, tried the Beet Drop juice cocktail and it was really, REALLY, good. The cucumber limeade was more my speed, but I’m glad I tried it.

The vegan/vegetarian options were the stars, along with a burger made from locally sourced, authentic wagyu beef from Sakura Farms. But to read more about those in detail, you can read more below.

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Pablo's Havana Cafe

8/3/2019

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Gently tucked away in a small strip mall in Powell, Ohio is what I can only describe by saying Aye dios mio!  Latin food in Columbus is always an interesting experience to me.  Especially when you run into those who think Mexican food is Latin food and vice versa.  (FYI, have the things called "Mexican food" aren't even Mexican in origin.  But I digress...  On my first trip to Pablo's, I walked in with the typical skepticism when someone says "I found this great (Insert Latin Cuisine) place.  I wanted to judge for myself and decide if this was in fact a good place to eat.  As we entered, I noticed a small but full seating area filled with old men drinking coladas and cafècitos and Hispanic women feeding their children.  Maybe my eating companions were on to something...  It only took a few minutes for the aromas and smells to take me back to the days my mom would make arroz con pollo, or my sister stuffing our family's chorizo recipe into casings.  The smell of onions, garlic, peppers, filled the air.  Again, maybe they were on to something.

We ordered, and I decided to go with the "Tampa Cuban", all the flavors of the original, but with a twist of salami as I'd so often tried in Florida.  My partners decided on Picadillo and Tostones, and a "La Cubana" with all the flavor of the original, but made with chicken.
​Suavemente escondido en un pequeño centro comercial en Powell, Ohio, es lo que solo puedo describir diciendo Aye dios mio! La comida latina en Columbus siempre es una experiencia interesante para mí. Especialmente cuando te encuentras con aquellos que piensan que la comida mexicana es comida latina y viceversa. (Para su información, las cosas llamadas "comida mexicana" ni siquiera son de origen mexicano. Pero estoy divagando ... En mi primer viaje a Pablo, entré con el escepticismo típico cuando alguien dice "Encontré esto genial (Inserte el latín Lugar de cocina). Quería juzgar por mí mismo y decidir si este era realmente un buen lugar para comer. Al entrar, noté una pequeña pero llena zona de descanso llena de viejos bebiendo coladas y cafècitos y mujeres hispanas alimentando a sus hijos. Tal vez mis compañeros de comer comieron algo ... Los aromas y los olores tardaron solo unos minutos en llevarme a los días en que mi madre hacía arroz con pollo, o mi hermana rellenaba la receta de chorizo ​​de nuestra familia en tripas. de cebollas, ajo, pimientos, llenó el aire. De nuevo, tal vez estaban en algo.

Pedimos, y decidí ir con el "Tampa Cuban", todos los sabores del original, pero con un toque de salami como tantas veces había probado en Florida. Mis socios optaron por Picadillo y Tostones, y una "La Cubana" con todo el sabor del original, pero hecho con pollo.

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    Adrian S. also known as Sulli, & Chef AD.  I love all things food, and the best gift I ever got was a love of cooking... Thanks Mom!

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