For the next few days, Rob and I are in Columbus, Ohio to attend a wedding for one of my very best friends from college. I am looking forward to a beautiful wedding this weekend. A friend asked, aren’t you going to be bored with a few extra days to kill in Ohio? My response…even in a small city there is great food to be discovered.

As I started to do my homework, I found several producers that I’ve either met or read about that are located right here in Columbus. I am excited to check out Mockingbird Meadows, a honey producer located alongside the Darby Creek. Mockingbird Meadows was one of the top honey producers selected to come out to Slow Food Nation a few weeks back and I had the chance to sample some of their delicate, sweet honey.

Jeni’s Ice Cream is another Columbus find. It’s a super high-quality ice cream that’s handcrafted in small batches and served in the world’s finest pastry shops and restaurants. Certainly good enough for me! Some of the flavors from her signature line that had me dying for a scoop include Salty Caramel, Pistachio & Ashland County Honey and Cherry Lambic Sorbet. Yum, yum and yuuumm.

Pistacia Vera is a super cute dessert boutique that looks like it was plucked out of Paris and landed in Columbus. They make traditional French Macarons, Pate de fruit (with exotic flavors like blueberry key lime) and their signature is a beautiful florentine with nuts and candied fruits baked in a honey, citrus caramel, atop a flakey butter crust.

I am looking forward to this visit of course for the wedding, but I am certain with this list my sweet tooth will be satisfied too!