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 loads occurring within the Columbus restaurant world! Right here’s the most recent:

• 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 can be Tuesday by means of 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 characteristic 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 places coming sooner or later. Johnson’s added three new outlets 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 a lot of specials by means of Oct. 13.
• Tune in to the Meals Community tonight, as the subsequent Columbus eatery, Excessive Financial institution Distillery, can be featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives!
• There are nonetheless a couple of tickets out there 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 a lot of 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 cellular espresso trailer referred to as Kile Highway 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 referred to as 698 Restaurant, coming quickly to the previous El Segundo area at – await it – 698 N. Excessive St. within the Quick North.
• From Oct. 13-20, Hank’s Low Nation Seafood is that includes a specialty cocktail referred to as The Little Black Costume. A portion of the proceeds from every sale will help the Columbus Trend Council.
• 614’s Burger & Beer Week returns Oct. 14-19, with $6 and $8 burger specials at a wide range of collaborating eating places.
• The Columbus Italian Competition is that this weekend, Oct. 11-13, in Italian Village.

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