Friday Meals Bites: Tommy’s Diner founder passes, Rose Dough Donuts opens up store

There’s at all times quite a bit happening within the Columbus restaurant world! This is the newest:

• Tommy Pappas, proprietor and founding father of Franklinton’s Tommy’s Diner, handed away this week on the age of 71. Tommy and his spouse Kathy first opened the restaurant on West Broad Road in 1989 and have been welcoming company for almost 35 years. He was actually a member of the neighborhood, at all times there within the canteen loudly saying howdy. He’s survived by Kathy, their sons Louie and Michael, and their grandchildren.
• Rose Dough Donuts introduced the opening of its personal retailer. Till now, the donut store has operated as a pre-order and pick-up location from 1400 Meals Lab. To assist construct the brand new bakery, the situation of which has but to be formally introduced, Rose Dough has launched a GoFundMe marketing campaign.
• New Jersey-based Pakistani avenue meals idea Meals Road formally opens at the moment at 3373 N. Excessive St. in Clintonville. Meals Road serves fusion dishes akin to halal burgers and paratha rolls.
• Paris Baguette, the South Korean bakery chain, opened one other in central Ohio this week at 8839 Lyra Dr., subsequent to Kura Revolving Sushi Bar. The bakery’s first Columbus location opened this summer time in Easton.
• A brand new cafe referred to as Savana Cafe & Grill is celebrating its grand opening at the moment – Friday 6 December. 4-8pm at 3191 Morse Rd. The outline of the cafe says that it combines Mediterranean and Somali delicacies.
• Additionally opening at the moment is Momocha Hibachi, a brand new vendor at East Market.
• Late Night time Bites opened within the Previous North Arcade yesterday. The eatery — open to each arcade patrons and takeout/supply companies — provides a mixture of soul meals and fair-trade fare, together with rooster and waffles, funnel muffins, corn canines and smoked turkey legs.
• Korean avenue meals stand Seoul Meals on the Go lately closed its location in New Albany’s Bubbly Corridor. It continues to promote at Little Grand Market in Grandview.
• In the meantime, Bubbly Corridor introduced that Zero’s Pizza will quickly be becoming a member of it as a vendor.
• Esco Restaurant & Tapas Downtown introduced that it has switched to supply solely in the intervening time and can shut utterly by the tip of the 12 months. Situated at 31 E. Homosexual St., the restaurant opened in early 2023; it’s supported partly by rapper 2 Chainz.
• The pop-up, previously referred to as Mashita Noodles, teased that it’ll return as an everyday pop-up referred to as Jinjja Comforting Meals beginning in January.
• Peri Peri Rooster lately began as a supply/carry-out enterprise out of ghost kitchens at 1282 Essex Ave.
• Double Eagle Spirits & Sports activities, a mix sports activities bar and alcoholic haven, lately opened at 2245 W. Dublin Granville Rd. in Linworth.
• Oh Churros Restaurant at 2110 W. Henderson Rd. introduced this week that they’ll quickly be launching a meals truck.
• Columbus Meals Adventures will host the following Style Of dinner with Casa Karmelita subsequent Wednesday, December eleventh at Galleria 934 Milo-Grogran.
• Columbus Underground Espresso Beer Tasting Accomplished! is that this Sunday, December eighth at Seventh Son Brewing. Tickets are nonetheless out there.
• Tis the season for holiday-themed pop-up bars! Residents Belief hosts Miracle till December 28, The Bottle Store has reworked into Ebenezer on the Bottle Store, Huli Huli Tiki Lounge has launched Huli Vacation.
• Columbus Meals Adventures has partnered with Barley’s Brewing Firm for a Robert Burns dinner on Saturday, January twenty fifth. The night features a five-course meal with beer and Scottish pairings, bagpipes and extra.

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