Friday Meals Bites: Macelleria North Market Butchery opens, Hoyo’s debuting smashburger idea

Picture courtesy North Market Downtown / Macelleria East Aspect Butchery

There’s all the time rather a lot occurring within the Columbus restaurant world! Right here’s the newest:

• This week North Market Downtown gained a brand new butcher store! Macelleria East Aspect Butchery out of Bexley opened a stall on the market. They’ve partnered with Ian Holmes, proprietor of COLO Seafood & Oyster Bar and COLO Burger Bar on the market. The butcher store’s preliminary hours might be Tuesday by Saturday from 10 a.m. to six p.m.
• The house owners of Hoyo’s Kitchen introduced a brand new smashburger idea opening subsequent week at Bubbly Meals Corridor in New Albany. Rhino Smashburger Co. will function smashburgers, loaded fries, and shakes. They’re set to open subsequent week Friday, Oct. 18.
• Johnson’s Actual Ice Cream is increasing once more! They introduced a brand new Powell retailer coming to 4290 House Rd. early in 2025, and teased much more areas coming sooner or later. Johnson’s added three new retailers final 12 months, in Grandview, Italian Village, and Canal Winchester.
• The South Finish Cafe on Parsons Avenue reopened after a quick hiatus this week. They’re working quite a few specials by Oct. 13.
• Tune in to the Meals Community tonight, as the following Columbus eatery, Excessive Financial institution Distillery, might be featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives!
• There are nonetheless a couple of tickets accessible for the inaugural Market-to-Desk Harvest Dinner in Worthington subsequent Wednesday, Oct. 16. The dinner is a fundraiser for the Worthington Farmers Market, and options quite a few market distributors, plus dishes from Columbus cooks Laura Lee and Jack Moore.
• Subsequent week The Espresso Mess in Hilliard celebrates 10 years within the roasting enterprise. They’re internet hosting festivities at their roastery in Hilliard subsequent Thursday, Oct. 17 beginning at 6 p.m.
• A brand new cell espresso trailer known as Kile Street Espresso is about to debut quickly!
• The proprietor of 1126 Restaurant within the Quick North and Music Lan Restaurant introduced a brand new sushi idea known as 698 Restaurant, coming quickly to the previous El Segundo house at – watch for it – 698 N. Excessive St. within the Quick North.
• From Oct. 13-20, Hank’s Low Nation Seafood is that includes a specialty cocktail known as The Little Black Costume. A portion of the proceeds from every sale will assist the Columbus Vogue Council.
• 614’s Burger & Beer Week returns Oct. 14-19, with $6 and $8 burger specials at a wide range of taking part eating places.
• The Columbus Italian Pageant is that this weekend, Oct. 11-13, in Italian Village.

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