Announcing Our 2022 Food & Beverage Partners!
We are truly grateful to the food and beverage partners who have served our guests and supported our students for over thirty years. Without them, there is no Taste the Future. Please support these wonderful restaurants, caterers, coffee shops, bars and small businesses who give generously of their time, staff and resources to lift up the students of Columbus State, and our community as well.
Be sure to check back, as more partners and menus will be added every week!
Click here to see where your favorite foods will be in our courtyard on August 9th.
80 Acres Farms
80 Acres Farms Basil Citrus Salad
A Catered Event
Green Dragon Tangerine Chicken Stir Fry,
Brown Rice,
Simple Goodness Oriental Vegetable Blend
Afra Grill
Chef Abcos Ahmed,
Jellof Rice (West-African favorite spicy rice),
Bariis Rice (Popular spiced East African Somali style rice),
Chicken Afra (Signature dish of the menu),
Bomb Chicken (Spicy chicken)
Aladdin's
Hummus w/ Hot Sauce,
Carrott Sticks,
Pita Bread,
Baklava
AVI Fresh
Thai Citrus Chilled Poached Shrimp with
Chilled Watermelon Cucumber Salad
Sparkling Ginger Lemongrass Fizz
Barcelona
Executive Chef Nate Bingman,
Barcelona Gazpacho - chilled tomato soup with cucumber and olive oil,
Elote - blistered Ohio sweet corn salsa with queso fresco and roasted garlic aioli,
Mini Chocolate Pudding Cake - flourless chocolate cake and chocolate pudding
Blend Café & Bakery
Italian style pressed picnic sandwich on Focaccia,
Horchata Cold Brew (Plant Based , GF),
Vegan option: Focaccia with Blend Hummus, roasted veg, Proprietary shakey, EVOO,
Salted Rye Chocolate Cookie
Chef Butcher's Creole Kitchen
Chef Henry Butcher Sr, Antoinette Parks, Tonya Butcher
Blackened Roasted Porkloin,
Catfish Balls,
Chicken Andouille Jambalaya
Chocolate Café
Miini cupcakes,
Cheesecake bites,
Cookies
Truffles
Cluck Norris
Chef Rick Lindeboom with Chef Steve Gibson
Angry Bird: Cluck's sercret spice-crusted chicken breast, pickles, spicy ranch
Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea
Alum Devin Goodwin, Alum Jacob Hill and Susan McMillan
Draft Espresso Martini
Degrees Restaurant
Donut Sliders with Pulled Pork,
Coleslaw and BBQ sauce,
Mini Peach Cobblers with Brown Sugar Oat Streusel
Eban’s Bakehouse
Alum/Chef Adrienne Novak and Chef Eric Braddock, Chef Pierre Wolfe, Chef Todd Price
Smoked Pulled Pork & Southern Pimiento Cheese Crostini, Ancho BBQ Sauce (GF)
Mini White Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches (GF)
El Segundo
Tres Leches made with Toasted Coconut and Strawberries
G&J Pepsi-Cola
Heidelberg Distributing Co.
Seven Daughters Moscato
Knotty Vines Chardonnay
Knotty Vines Red Blend
Hilton Columbus at Easton
Executive Chef Timothy Dionisio, Sous Chef Joseph Stiff, Chef David Koepf, Chef Sarah Cook,
Shawarma Display with Mediterranean Spiced Chicken and Lamb,
Lettuce, sliced red onions, chopped tomatoes, red bell peppers, chopped cucumbers,
tzatziki, garlic aioli, tabouli, hummus and flatbreads
Hot Chicken Takeover
Waffle Fried Chicken with Chris's Hot Honey & Cinnamon Butter,
Miss B's Banana Pudding,
Basil & Blueberry Infused Sweet Tea
Hyatt Regency Columbus
Vietnamese Noodle Salad,
Lemongrass Pork Belly,
Vermicelli Noodles,
Sweet Fish Sauce
Herbs & Pickles
Joya's Café
Alum/Chef Avishar Barua, Chef Miguel Bautista, Chef Blaine Smith, Chef Kirsten Bautista
Cheesy Nacho Crunch
Joya's Iced Chai
La Dolce 'Nola, the Artisan small-batch granola
Martini Modern Italian
Arancini made with Gorgonzola, Marinara, Parmesan Reggiano
Metro Cuisine Catering
Hawaiian hot dogs, and
Mini pineapple upside-down cakes
Milligan's Maple Syrup
Lopaus Point Waffles (gluten free)
Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
Bourbon Barbeque Smoked Chicken Wings
Bacon Ranch dressing
Chocolate brownie mousse shooter
Ohio Living Westminster Thurber
Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern
Chef Anthony MacAdam with Chef Matt Choate,
Poke Bowl
Sonesta Columbus Downtown
Chef Inderpal Chawla
Plantain Chips
Chimichurri Steak
Tomato Conserva
Steele Your Heart Catering & Private Chef
Alum/Chef K. Steele
Pineapple jerk bao buns,
Pineapple jerk chicken and sticky rice,
Curry cabbage Fried plantains and
Steele your heart petite gateu and entrements
Swensons Drive-In
Galley Boy
Onion Rings
Specialty Drinks
Test City Kitchen
Chef Jack Storey and Chef Casey McCarty
Slow Smoked BBQ Pork Taco
Enhanced Ecto Cooler
The Berwick
Homemade Portabella Mushroom Ravioli,
Homemade Gnocchi & Vodka Sauce,
Sweet Corn Panna Cotta with a Fresh Berry Compote
The Grand Event Center
Korean BBQ Slider with Cucumber-Daikon Kimchi
Grilled Corn and
Local Summer Vegetables with Buttermilk Farmer’s Cheese and Ohio Miso Vinaigrette
Together & Company
Carly Buzby & Faye Foote,
Pickled Beet stuffed with walnut gremolata,
BBQ bacon wrapped peach
Vitria on the Square
Seared Ahi Tuna on Crispy Wonton with
Wasabi Aioli Or Shrimp Summer Roll
Coconut Panna Cotta with
Tropical Fruit Salsa and Pineapple Glass
Way Down Yonder Beignets & Coffee LLC
Chef Yonder Miller, Leslie Alexander-London, Dominique Holmes, Sheldon Ellington, and Leslie Fruster.
Signature House Coffee-Medium Dark Roast,
Traditional Beignets,
Strawberry Crunch Beignets,
Shrimp & Grits.
Way Down Yonder New Orleans Finest Restaurant
Chef Yonder Gordon, Yolanda Kent, Hakeem Gordon, Jalisa Horton, and Bobby.
Authentic New Orleans Jambalaya,
New Orleans Dirty Rice,
Authentic Chicken Gumbo served with white rice.
Zaftig Brewing
Must Be Nice: Common Ale -Promotional Beer for 97.1 The Fan - A great summer beer!
Juicy Lucy IPA: Our flagship West Coast style IPA, Double dry-hopped with notes of papaya, apricot, and guava.
Hazy Miss Daisy IPA: Our traditional New England IPA, notes of lemon and stone fruit with slight maltiness.
Hour Glass IPA: A classic New England IPA with generous citrus notes and delicate maltiness.
Tropical Hazy: Our traditional New England IPA infused with passion fruit, orange, and guava puree.
Cashmere Indulgence (Strawberry Milkshake): Brewed with over 300lbs of strawberry puree, this IPA boasts incredible fruit flavor, dry spiced with Madagascar vanilla beans for depth.