Columbus Food Adventures offers up tasty tours and A GIVEAWAY!
By Melissa DeGraw Metz, Director, Membership
One of our tour stops:the Greener Grocer at the North Market
Columbus has a new way to experience some of our city’s great culinary offerings. Columbus Food Adventures launched in July and is owned and operated by Bethia Woolf, who runs three prominent Columbus food blogs.
Currently, Columbus Food Adventures offers three different tours that will expand your palate and leave your mouth watering: Short North Tour, Taco Trucks Tour and Alt Eats Tour (see the end of this post for details on how you can win one).
I was fortunate to be on one of the first Short North tours offered, along with my coworker, Scott. The tour began at the North Market at 11 a.m. and lasted a few hours. We walked a total of 1.5 miles and learned about the history of the area at specific stops on our route.
Our tour consisted of six unique stops:
1. The North Market’s Greener Grocer and Kitchen Little
2. Knead Urban Diner
3. le Chocoholique
4. Tasi Cafe
5. Rigsby’s Kitchen
6. Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
At each stop we got a sampling of one of the house specialties and a visit from the establishment’s owner or manager. Our favorite items included farm-fresh heirloom tomatoes from the Greener Grocer in the North Market, truffled deviled eggs from Rigsby’s and a trio of seasonal offerings from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. If you go, note that the food sampled at each stop may vary.
We left the Short North tour educated, full and happy. We are now officially hooked on Columbus Food Adventures and after we watched the video below, we decided our next tour will be Taco Trucks.
Visit ColumbusFoodAdventures.com to learn more and book your own tour. Or at the very least…try to WIN ONE right now:
WIN A COLUMBUS FOOD ADVENTURES TOUR!
Columbus Food Adventures is offering up a giveaway - one of our readers will receive four free tickets to a Columbus Food Adventures tour of your choice. To enter to win, simply comment below and indicate which tour you hope to try. To learn more about the options, click here .
One entry per person, please. The entry period will end on Tuesday, September 14 at noon. After that time, we’ll randomly select a winner.
UPDATE (9/14): The contest has ended and we’ve selected a winner! See comments for details.
Tags: Columbus Food Adventures, restaurants, tours
September 8th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Taco Truck Tour - because after living in Columbus for 10 months, I had no idea there were taco trucks!
September 8th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
I really enjoyed taking a similar tour in Portland and Seattle! What a wonderful way to experience a city and its food! I’d be interested in the Short North tour.
September 8th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I want to do the Short North tour! Looks like such a fun adventure! :)
September 8th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
The Alt Eats looks fun! So does the Taco Truck Tour! I love this idea!
September 8th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
I’m too chicken (or whatever that meat was) to do any of the ‘Alt Eats’ on my own…
September 8th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Wow, tough choice. I would have to go with the Short North Tour.
September 8th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Taco Truck Tour! My fiancé just moved here from Houston and he misses great authentic Mexican food. Its hard to find good eats like that here in Columbus.
September 8th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
I would love to go on the Taco Truck tour…I’ve always wanted to go to one!
September 8th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
The Short North Tour sounds wonderful and I’d love to win that!
September 8th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
The alt eats tour is definitely on the top of my list - so much great ethnic food to explore and experience in the city! The Taco Truck tour is amazing and was a great indicator that Columbus Food Adventures is quickly establishing itself as a Columbus gem!
September 8th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
All the tours sound so fun! I love this idea for visitors and locals. I think the Taco Truck Tour would be a blast!
September 8th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Taco Truck Tour!
September 8th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
I’d love to go on the alt eats tour to really try some new places!
September 8th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
I frequent the Short North/North Market already but it does sound like there is a lot of neat information to be learned. I have never gotten brave enough to try a taco truck.
I think that if I was going on a tour, I would want to give the Alt Eats a try. Those stops sound fabulous and I have neer been to any of them!
September 8th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Taco Truck Tour…it’s like the ice cream truck for adults!
September 8th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
I would love to try the short north tour sometime! Looks like a great time!
September 8th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Taco Truck Tour!
September 8th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
The TACO TRUCK TOUR sounds amazing and so much fun! I don’t think I’ve ever stopped at a Taco truck.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Taco Truck tour! Love food trucks.
September 8th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Amazing. Short North Tour please!
September 8th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Taco Truck Tour, please…! I did try Junior’s once, and it blew my mind.
September 8th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Take me on the Short North tour, PLEASE! I moved to Cbus last Christmas after four years of traveling here for business… my nickname in my hometown was “the Mayorette” because I knew all the best local spots to take visitors. Once I know a community, I throw my heart and soul into promoting it!
September 8th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
The Short North tour sounds like fun!
September 8th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
I would love the Alt. Eats tour. I love trying new foods. I am starting to get around to the Foodie Carts and give online reviews. All of them have been wonderful. I hope I get to try this new experience. Thanks for the chance to win!
September 8th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Taco Truck tour!
September 8th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
I would love to try the Alt Eats tour. What a great way to check out some new places!
September 9th, 2010 at 8:18 am
I hope to win the Short North tour (I loooove taco trucks, but I already tour those on my own regularly)!
September 9th, 2010 at 9:00 am
I already eat at many of the places on your Alt Eat tour (I recognized the pictures), but I’d really like to try the Short North tour.
September 9th, 2010 at 9:15 am
I recently moved to Columbus after living in the middle of nowhere…you couldn’t even get a pizza delivered! I would love to see everything the Short North Tour has to offer (especially now that I’m steps away!)… Or the Taco Trucks - because really who can resist that?!
September 9th, 2010 at 9:49 am
Knowing how un-adventurous my partner is, I would go for the Short North tour.
September 9th, 2010 at 9:53 am
Gotta go with the Taco Truck tour!!! We’re tempted to stop all the time, but don’t know if there are “good ones” and ones to steer clear of! Does it come with Margaritas???
September 9th, 2010 at 10:04 am
The Short North tour for sure! I have wanted to eat at many of these places since coming to school but haven’t had the time. Would love to experience the local favorites of the Short North.
September 9th, 2010 at 10:10 am
Alt Eats sounds mega fantastic. I hope to do a tour soon!
September 9th, 2010 at 10:19 am
The taco truck tour! I’ve been dying to try them out, but never seem to go at the right time or have cash on me when I’m near one!
September 9th, 2010 at 10:46 am
I’d love to try the Taco Truck tour - I’ve never been to one and I LOVE mexican food!
September 9th, 2010 at 10:50 am
I would love to try to win the Restaurant tour!
September 9th, 2010 at 11:28 am
I’d love to scope out the AltEats tour since we loved the taco truck one!
September 9th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I’ve wanted to try the alt.eats tour. What better way than free?
September 9th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
I’d like to try the Short North Tour. Thanks!
September 9th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
I would really like to try the taco truck tour!!
September 9th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Short North Tour. Woo Hoo!!
September 9th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Definitely the Taco Truck Tour!
September 9th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
I’m all about the Taco Truck Tour! :)
September 9th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Taco Truck Tour! Most definitely!
September 9th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Short North tour sounds fantastic!
September 10th, 2010 at 1:16 am
Alt Eats! Variety is the spice of life!
September 10th, 2010 at 9:21 am
Definitely the taco truck tour. I’ve been told they have food better than El Vaquero and that’s something I NEED to experience.
September 10th, 2010 at 9:30 am
The Taco Trucks tour sounds awesome!!
September 10th, 2010 at 9:45 am
I’d love to try to taco truck tour!
September 10th, 2010 at 9:45 am
Winning tacos is just about the best think I can think of!
September 10th, 2010 at 9:53 am
Taco Trucks Tour sounds fun!
September 10th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Taco Truck Tour - could there be anything better than Mexican food off of a moving vehicle??
September 10th, 2010 at 10:40 am
I love tacos! Taco Truck!
September 10th, 2010 at 10:43 am
The Taco Truck Tour - Definitely sounds like great food and fun times!
September 10th, 2010 at 11:11 am
Oh my gosh….so hard to choose!!! My top vote though, would have to be for the Taco Truck Tour. I can almost taste the variety of dishes. I am drooling as I type this…
September 10th, 2010 at 11:46 am
Having just moved to Columbus, all of the tours look great! However, since I love trying ethnic foods, the Alt Eats tour would be my top choice.
September 10th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
You can never go wrong with tacos
September 11th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Tacos would be awesome!!!
September 11th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
I’d definitely have to go with Alt Eats…I’m always looking for new and interesting restaurants!!
September 12th, 2010 at 11:53 am
What an awesome idea! Just moving to Columbus, this seems like a great way to get to learn the town. Short North is where my vote goes!
September 13th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
I would love to go on the Short North tour!!!
September 13th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
I think all these tours look FANTASTIC. I have been following and watching this venture get started on Twitter and Facebook and think it will be a wonderful addition in our city for tourism AND for our residents. I live a little north of the city (almost Delaware) and would LOVE LOVE LOVE taking the Taco Truck Tour to start. Of course, I would LOVE taking all of them.
September 13th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
short north tour - can’t go wrong with jeni’s and any place with a name like “le Chocoholique”
September 13th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Short North tour!
September 13th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Alt Eats!
September 13th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
I would love all three and would be happy doing any of them. I vote for the Alt. Eats tour though!
September 13th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Such a great concept! All three tours sound like a blast. If I have to choose then I’ll go for the Short North Tour. I LOVE COLUMBUS!!!!!
September 13th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Short North Tour for the Jeniiiiis! yum!
September 13th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Short North tour sounds good to me!
September 14th, 2010 at 11:47 am
I’m already a taco truck fan. I’d definitely love to try the Alt Eats tour! Of the 3 tours, I think that one would teach me the most & offer me the most new experiences.
September 14th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Very exciting! I would love to experience the flavors of Columbus!
September 14th, 2010 at 11:48 am
I took a tour like this in Chicago with Chicago Food Planet (a great tour company and a great way to spend an afternoon!). I would love to take the Short North Tour in Columbus, or either of the other two really.
September 14th, 2010 at 11:48 am
I would love the Short North tour. It’s such a great atmostphere.
September 14th, 2010 at 11:54 am
I’d love to go on the alt eats tour!
September 14th, 2010 at 11:56 am
I’d like to win any of them really :) In particular, the Short North Tour looks awesome, followed by the Alt Eats tour.
September 14th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
The entry deadline has come and gone! I’m here to announce the winner, who we just chose at random (with help from random.org).
Congratulations to #19: Shannon
Shannon, stay tuned. You’ll soon receive an email with details on how to get your prize.
Thanks to everyone who entered!
September 14th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
The Short North Tour sounds fun! I love the Short North Area!