Many thanks to Miss Laura Allcorn for a fabulous Friday night and Saturday in Columbus. :) Here's a rundown... First up, FIglio a lovely little brick oven pizza and pasta place. Perfect for people-watching, it's a cozy little place. I got the tomato-feta, blackened chick pasta and Laura got the chicken diabolo pasta. This accompanied, of course, the lovely bread with olive oul and herbs.

After Figlio, we headed out to Bristol Bar. Bristol is a lovely martini lounge. Very dark, with black leather banquettes, a cool wooden bathroom and gooooood martinis. Laura stuck with her usual mojito and I got a REALLY good mango martini. I could drink those all night long.

The next morning commenced with a lot of shopping and a bit of food. We got desserts at Pistachio Sweets, a lovely little bakery in the Short North. Two words: Yum-O. Laura got the cassis and dark chocolate torte and the keoke coffee cheesecake. I got the dulce de leche torte and the caramel peanut butter chocolate crunch.

Finally, we had lunch at the Northstar Cafe where we read Vanity Fair and W, and were overall very cosmopolitan. With Thai chicken burritos. Mmm mmm mmm. :D