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While Columbus is still seeing more restaurants open than close, plenty of establishments shut their doors in 2022.

Owners said the location had trouble coming back after the pandemic.

How hard do Americans holiday?

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) has some numbers and statistics that explain how much food we consume over Christmas and New Year's.

That's despite the reality that Christmas meals are expected to cost 16.4% more this year, averaging about $60.

Some of the numbers:

Cheese lovers will consumer 1.6 million pounds of cheese. Gruyere is the most popular flavor in the last two years.
To accompany ham and rib roast, shoppers will purchase 2 million pounds of King's Hawaiian…

Initial plans called for developing an upscale eatery in the space formerly occupied by Morton’s Steakhouse.

Bourbon with Heart is teaming up with the Frazier History Museum on an exhibit featuring 20 custom-painted bourbon barrels designed by local artists and sponsored by bourbon brands and local companies.

At 13 years old, Jungmin Kang used a $200 investment from her parents to start selling slime, making the sensory toys from her home.

Now 18, she oversees a multimillion-dollar business riding a wave of interest in a product that has come a long way from the neon green slime you might remember.

Kang runs Snoopslimes LLC, which makes jarred slime with appetizing scents and varied textures, molded into replicas of honeycombs, Starbucks beverages, cookies and much more using a mix of creative colors…

The Ohio-based chain entered the Triad market just over a year ago, but has eight other locations in North Carolina.

The Short North is losing a longtime tenant, a Columbus fast-casual brand is expanding and restaurant and bar owners are readying for the launch of sports betting in Ohio.

The week in Central Ohio restaurant and food news starts with White Castle:

The Columbus-based chain has had a restaurant in the Short North since 1968. That ends this weekend as it will close the space it opened in 2017, which was part of a redevelopment of the site the restaurant had long called home.
Chop5 Salad Kitchen…

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