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Columbus named a ‘secret foodie city’ by ‘Forbes’ Travel
SHELBY LUM / Photo editor
Rigsby’s Kitchen, located at 698 N. High St., was mentioned in ‘Forbes’ Travel Guide’s article ‘Five Secret Foodie Cities.’
SHAY TROTTER Senior Lantern reporter trotter.35@osu.edu For Ohio State students with a passion for food, Columbus might just be the perfect city. Columbus was recognized for its eating establishments in “Forbes” Travel Guide’s “Five Secret Foodie Cities,” an article that also highlighted Minneapolis, Little Rock, Ark., Asheville, N.C., and Boulder, Colo. Claire Gibson, the Forbes Travel Guide correspondent who wrote the story, described a “foodie city” as a place that “has its own identity when it comes to food.” The five cities that made the list were places Gibson had previously visited. “I decided that it would be best to include cities where I had actually tasted the food and enjoyed where I’d been,” Gibson said. In the feature, Gibson mentioned the Short North Arts District, highlighting four locations: Cameron Mitchell’s The Pearl, North Market, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and Rigsby’s Kitchen. Ian Rough, regional chef for Cameron Mitchell’s restaurants, said he was not only happy to see The Pearl gain recognition, but the food industry in Columbus as a whole. “I’ve lived here my whole life and to see the restaurant industry kind of grow in this area has been amazing … The city is really becoming well-known for food and is kind of driving some of the
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Just being in the center of Ohio, using ingredients found in Ohio, working with these farmers, feels like we are totally born and raised by the community of Columbus. Jeni Britton Bauer Owner of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
popularity and some reason for people to travel here. And that ultimately is a great thing,” Rough said. Some at North Market were pleased to be highlighted, as well. “All of us at North Market are honored to have (been) mentioned in Forbes,” Rick Harrison Wolfe, executive director for North Market, said in an email. “We strive to be ‘best in class’ in Columbus.” Representatives from Rigsby’s Kitchen did not return multiple requests for comment. When writing the story, Gibson said what stood out to her about the restaurants in Columbus was the local atmosphere. “(I) just enjoyed the feeling that there weren’t many things in
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Bieber shouldn’t be deported, belongs in U.S. pop culture
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Justin Bieber waves from atop an SUV as he leaves the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Bieber was arrested in Miami Beach Jan. 23 on speeding and DUI. charges.
SHELBY LUM Photo editor lum.13@osu.edu “Zooming In” is a weekly series in which Photo editor Shelby Lum provides her insight on pop culture. The people at the White House usually have a plate full of national incidents and public discontent to manage. The battle continues over gun control, West Virginia was in a state of emergency over water supplies and I’m sure it’s been a blast asking Chris Christie what really happened with that bridge. Yet controversy has originated from the presence of another prominent figure: Justin Bieber. Following the pop star’s arrest for allegedly drunk drag race driving in Miami, the people have had enough, and the screams of protest were clear: deport Bieber. His breakup with Selena Gomez didn’t do it, his continual cancellation of concerts didn’t do it, but drag racing in Miami paired with the happiest mug shot ever was too much for the American people. Enough was enough. The petition began Jan. 23, and has since received more than 200,000 signatures, and the good people at the White House dealing with — well, everything else — will have to give deporting Bieber back to Canada some consideration since the petition has well passed the 100,000 signatures needed for the White House to not simply laugh at it. The Canadian star is set to be arraigned for charges on drunk driving, resisting arrest and having an expired license Feb. 14. Whether this is enough to be deported for, I can’t really be sure, but it apparently is enough for the population approximately half the size of Sacramento, Calif., to want his blond head out of America. “We the people of the United States feel that we are being wrongly represented in the world of pop culture,” the petition reads. “We would like to see the dangerous, reckless, destructive, and drug abusing, Justin Bieber deported and his green card revoked.”
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Jeni Britton Bauer, owner of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams., which was mentioned in ‘Forbes’ Travel Guide’s article ‘Five Secret Foodie Cities.’
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Singer Justin Bieber attends the premiere of ‘Justin Bieber’s Believe’ at the Regal Cinemas L.A. in Los Angeles Dec. 18. While I appreciate the historic use of “We the people,” I don’t think the petition can really claim to be all-inclusive. Does everyone want him gone? Probably not. The plethora of “Never Say Never” posters still for sale says otherwise. “He is not only threatening the safety of our people but he is also a terrible influence on our (nation’s) youth. We the people would like to remove Justin Bieber from our society,” the petition reads. Would the American community be better off without the 19-year-old star? Probably, but it also seems almost unfair to attempt to deport him specifically. If one nutty pop star must go, then all should go, but alas many of the other Hollywood crazies are Americans (I’m looking at you Kim Kardashian. We are stuck with you). So while the petition is stating that Bieber is misrepresenting American pop culture, he really seems to fit into it: self-obsessed, fast living and attention loving.
A burger on the line before it goes out to a diner at The Pearl. The restaurant was mentioned in ‘Forbes’ Travel Guide’s article ‘Five Secret Foodie Cities.’ that area that were corporate, large-scale restaurant groups that were kind of imposing,” Gibson said. “It really felt like a local place that people could just use their own creative ideas with their restaurants.” Some OSU students agreed with Gibson’s decision to include Columbus in her list. Dana Podell, a second-year in dance, said she believes Columbus was recognized as a foodie city because it is becoming a popular spot for new restaurants. “I feel like companies try a lot of things out in like a smaller city before they go to cities like New York and Chicago, and you’re getting a lot of different types of people in Ohio,” Podell said. Mike Lemon , a third-year in industrial design, said he felt the city’s culture plays a large role. “I think it kind of goes hand in hand with how Columbus seems to cultivate the arts, like the Short North … (and that) people want different options and are willing to try new things,” Lemon said. James Beard Award winner Jeni Britton Bauer of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, a Columbus-based company recognized for using largely natural and local ingredients, expressed a similar opinion. “Just being in the center of Ohio, using ingredients found in Ohio, working with these farmers, feels like we are totally born and raised by the community of Columbus,” Bauer said. “I feel very proud to be among those listed.”
Comedian Erin Foley to empty pockets, jokes onto local stage JACOB HOLLAR Lantern reporter hollar.38@osu.edu Stand-up comedian Erin Foley might be able to empathize with moderate shoppers who become the targets of upselling. Foley hates shopping, she said — so much so that she only shops for clothes once a year. And on one such annual excursion, Foley was stopped by one of the women selling perfume in a department store. The woman tried, unsuccessfully, to sell some perfume to Foley by tempting her with a “free purse” if she spent a certain amount of money on perfume. “I don’t carry a purse,” Foley said to the woman, as recounted in an interview with The Lantern. Confused, the woman asked where Foley kept her things if she didn’t carry a purse. In her pockets, Foley said. “Like a man?” the saleswoman asked. “No,” Foley said. “Like a lady … with pockets.” And thus was born the name of Foley’s latest comedic tour. Foley is set to bring her Lady With Pockets Tour to Woodlands Tavern in Columbus Saturday. Personal anecdotes such as the one about her shopping experience often become the basis for her jokes, Foley said. “Everything I talk about happened to me,” she said. “It’s really personal. “My favorite type of stand-up is when you go see someone perform for 45 minutes or an hour and you feel like you know them. And that’s how I write, through things that happen to me.” According to Foley, everything that happens to the self-proclaimed sportsobsessed lesbian and New York-to-Los Angeles transplant is worthy of being in her comedy routine. Foley said some of her material stems from the time she was diagnosed as gluten intolerant and found out that it was a real thing to dating a woman several years younger than her. Foley has expanded her comedic presence beyond just appearing in comedy clubs, however. Foley has made several film and television appearances, including a halfhour special for Comedy Central and a spot on “Chelsea Lately.” She also has her own podcast called
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Comedian Erin Foley is set to perfom at Woodlands Tavern Feb. 8. “Sports Without Balls.” The podcast is Foley’s excuse to talk about nothing but sports for an hour, she said. “I love sports and I’ve played sports my whole life, and I’ve always wanted to merge comedy and sports,” she said. Asked about Ohio State’s athletic teams, Foley said she doesn’t closely follow the football team — but she does keep tabs on another OSU team. “What I do really like and know more about is the basketball team,” she said. “I really like the men’s basketball team.” Though she’s found time to put out 30 episodes of her podcast and to fall in love with OSU senior guard Aaron Craft, Foley said stand-up remains her favorite medium. “I love it so much,” she said. “The live access — you write all day and try it out that night — the immediacy, the connection with the crowd — that can’t be beat … The beauty about stand-up is really connecting with the crowd.” Tickets to Foley’s 8 p.m. show at Woodland’s sold out, Natalie Heflin, Foley’s representative, said in an email. A second show at 10 p.m. was added, she said. Woodland’s Tavern is located at 1200 W. 3rd Ave. Doors are set to open at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. show and at 9 p.m. for the 10 p.m. show. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $30 for VIP seating.