Negroni Week is underway in Columbus: Speck, Veritas and Citizens Trust among bars celebrating

Linda Lee Baird, Columbus Monthly

This week in food news: local restaurants feature Negroni Week specials through Saturday, an exhibit and talk on cookbooks through the ages, a chili cookoff seeks contenders, and restaurant openings and closings across town.

Celebrate Negroni Week at these restaurants

A Negroni at Citizens Trust
A Negroni at Citizens Trust

Did you have Negroni Week on your calendar? Running from Sept. 16 - 22, bars and restaurants across the country are celebrating the classic cocktail, including several Columbus eateries. Speck, Veritas and the Citizens Trust are collaborating on a Negroni Trail, where you can try a riff on the classic at each location, receive a stamp on your Negroni Trail postcard and then enter a drawing for a $200 gift card to one of the restaurants. Derive Brewing Company is selling three takes on the cocktail featuring a strawberry, barrel-aged and prosecco version. Check the Negroni Week website for a full list of area participants.

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The history of cookbooks on display at Ohio State and Bexley Libraries

What do cookbooks tell us about our culture? Essential Ingredients: Cookbooks as History, an exhibit on view at Ohio State's Thompson Library Gallery through Jan. 5, explores that question through a display of cookbooks from the Rare Books & Manuscripts Library's collection. Cookbooks representing over 200 years of American history are on view. Exhibition curator Jolie Braun will discuss the exhibition at the Bexley Public Library tonight at 7 p.m. Learn more and RSVP here.

Ohio Brewing Company Columbus to hold chili cookoff

Is your chili the talk of your tailgate? Do you look forward to cooler weather to start simmering beans, chili powder and peppers? You may be a candidate for Ohio Brewing Company Columbus' Chili Cooking Competition on Saturday, Oct. 12. Up to 40 contenders will compete for cash prizes and the chance to have their chili recipe on Ohio Brewing Company's menu. Sign up to compete, or to taste the offerings, here.

Openings and closings

  • Taj on Fifth, a new Indian restaurant, opened yesterday in Grandview at 1021 W. Fifth Ave. According to a Facebook post, the restaurant will be open from 3:30 - 10 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday and 3:30 - 9 p.m. on Sunday, with happy hour offered weekdays from 3:30 - 5:30.

  • The Butcher and Grocer in Grandview will be closing its storefront on Oct. 1. Owner Tony Tanner shared on Instagram that he is closing the shop to focus on expanding their processing capabilities and relationships with local farmers. The Dispatch has more on the closing.

  • Superchef's Breakfast & More will close its Gahanna location on Sept. 29, according to its Instagram page. The superhero-themed breakfast spot opened nearly 10 years ago.

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