Friday Meals Bites: Ray Ray’s including new truck, Lion Cub’s Cookies joins Worthington

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

• Late final week Ray Ray’s Hog Pit introduced that it might be transferring its truck parked at Nocterra Brewing in Powell and would recreate it as a brand new idea, Ray Ray’s Reload. The truck will transfer to The Bottle Store in Victoria Village, the place Mexpress Taqueria has been parked. Set to open on March 19, Ray Ray’s Reload will function gadgets like jerk rooster fried burritos and brisket fry bread tacos.
• As we speak is the grand opening of Lion Cub’s Cookie’s new Worthington retailer. It is going to be open Tuesdays via Sundays, and is situated at 7105 N. Excessive St., within the new growth that additionally consists of Maple Road Biscuit Firm.
• Black Kahawa Espresso introduced that it’s going to open a “espresso patio” on the intersection of Broad and Excessive quickly, presumably in entrance of the shuttered Tim Hortons on the northeast nook.
• This Friday, March 9, the Galaxy Espresso truck celebrates its grand reopening in a brand new location at 3264 N. Excessive St. in Clintonville.
• In accordance with Fb posts this week, Starliner Diner in Hilliard has begun serving a number of the signature dishes from Nancy’s Dwelling Cooking, similar to its rooster and noodles. The precise availability is just not completely clear.
• After an extended hiatus, Martha’s Fusion Kitchen is probably set to reopen on Monday, March 11 at 3331 Maize Rd. The restaurant is thought significantly for its birria; it was named one in all Columbus Month-to-month‘s Greatest New Eating places in 2022.
• Bubbly Corridor in New Albany simply welcomed its latest vendor, Crunchick. The stall options Korean fried rooster in sandwiches, wings, tenders, and sides.
• A franchise of Pure Green juice and smoothie bar opens Saturday, March 9 at 665 Worthington Rd. in Westerville.
• Watershed Kitchen & Bar will host a special dinner with Jack and Nicki Moore of Black Cap Sizzling Sauce on Tuesday, March 12. The Moores, each of whom are Watershed alums, are celebrating the three-year anniversary of Black Cap’s launch.
• Cookbook writer Cara Mangini, proprietor of the bygone Little Eater eating places in North Market and Clintonville, will return to Columbus on March 28 for a book-signing at Gramercy Books in Bexley. She’s that includes her newest e book, The Vegetable Eater.
• Famed Seattle bakery Piroshky Piroshky is doing a country-wide tour and is stopping in Columbus from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 15 at Combustion Brewery in Clintonville. Company should pre-order from their menu of Japanese European-style pastries by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13.
• Columbus food Adventures simply introduced a joint food and drink itinerary to England and Wales with Epic Beer Journeys. The journey takes place Sept. 8-14 of this yr.

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