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

Picture courtesy North Market Downtown / Macelleria East Facet Butchery

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

• This week North Market Downtown gained a brand new butcher store! Macelleria East Side 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 via Saturday from 10 a.m. to six p.m.
• The homeowners of Hoyo’s Kitchen introduced a brand new smashburger idea opening subsequent week at Bubbly food 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 Real Ice Cream is increasing once more! They introduced a brand new Powell retailer coming to 4290 Dwelling Rd. early in 2025, and teased much more places 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 short hiatus this week. They’re working plenty of specials via 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 accessible for the inaugural Market-to-Table Harvest Dinner in Worthington subsequent Wednesday, Oct. 16. The dinner is a fundraiser for the Worthington Farmers Market, and options plenty of market distributors, plus dishes from Columbus cooks Laura Lee and Jack Moore.
• Subsequent week The Coffee 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 Road Coffee is about to debut quickly!
• The proprietor of 1126 Restaurant within the Brief North and Track Lan Restaurant introduced a brand new sushi idea referred to as 698 Restaurant, coming quickly to the outdated El Segundo area at – look ahead to it – 698 N. Excessive St. within the Brief North.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 Style 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 Festival is that this weekend, Oct. 11-13, in Italian Village.

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