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New Powell eatery to have scratch kitchen, casual vibe
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David Rea
Jon White, left, is opening The Lost Shepherd, a new chef-driven restaurant in Powell. Chris Newton will be the chef. It is located at 345 W. Olentangy St.
Jon White hopes Powell-area residents will flock to his new restaurant.
The Lost Shepherd is expected to open next week at 345 W. Olentangy St. It’s part tavern, part upscale restaurant by design, said Chris Newton, the chef.
“I wanted to be right in the middle,” he said.
It will be a chef-driven menu, Newton said, where dishes will be cooked to order and portions will be in line with the prices. His background, working at places such as Rigsby’s, Flatiron and the Pig Iron, have helped influence the menu, which draws from the Far East, Europe and the American South.
The restaurant’s name also reflects a wide influence, White said. While researching the name, he wanted it to embody the best of a pub experience, from food to drink.
“The Lost Shepherd is about a person traveling around the world, going to many different lands, tasting many different foods,” he said.
The menu offers pan-fried pork dumplings with a spicy peanut dipping sauce, a nicoise salad with grilled salmon, skillet-roasted filet mignon and beef short ribs. Nothing tops $15. The wine list also will be reasonably priced, with glasses ranging from $4 to $7 and modest markups on the bottles, Newton said.
The Lost Shepherd takes over 4,200 square feet of space in a new shopping center just east of Sawmill Road. It seats 150 inside and 40 outside.
White has a history in the quick-serve restaurant industry, but this is his first full-service venture. His goal is open more stores in communities similar to Powell.
The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, closed Sunday. For more information, call 614-792-5678.
The great melting pot known as the Columbus Square Shopping Center now has a decidedly Eastern ingredient.
Hawa Russia — meaning our Russia — has opened in the former Five Star Asian Cuisine location in Northland.
“We’re doing classic Russian food,” said chef Sasha Belyshev, who co-owns the restaurant with Boris and Tatiana Vilenchuk.
Some of the dishes might look familiar to those with only a cursory understanding of Russian food: borscht, beef stroganoff and stuffed cabbage. Of course, there are many dishes that could look unfamiliar to central Ohioans — manti (steamed dumplings with lamb), vareniki (pierogi) and palmeni (ravioli). They also cater to traditional American tastes with the ribeye steak and country-style pork chops.
Lunch prices range from $4 to $10 and dinners are $9 to $20.
The restaurant, 2680 E. Dublin-Granville Road, seats 120.
Boris Vilenchuk and Belyshev met at Romashka, the Vilenchuks’ Russian deli and resource center in Linworth. With the urging of his American and Russian customers, Vilenchuk decided to open a restaurant. He said he wouldn’t have done it without the right chef.
Belyshev, a classically trained chef from the Ukraine, spent the last 15 years in New York City, working at such restaurants as Russian Samovar, co-founded by Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Vilenchuk is optimistic he will build a solid American following at Hawa Russia.
“You have to try something new,” he said.
The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner daily. For more information, call 614- 899-7020.
The Lost Shepherd is expected to open next week at 345 W. Olentangy St. It’s part tavern, part upscale restaurant by design, said Chris Newton, the chef.
“I wanted to be right in the middle,” he said.
It will be a chef-driven menu, Newton said, where dishes will be cooked to order and portions will be in line with the prices. His background, working at places such as Rigsby’s, Flatiron and the Pig Iron, have helped influence the menu, which draws from the Far East, Europe and the American South.
The restaurant’s name also reflects a wide influence, White said. While researching the name, he wanted it to embody the best of a pub experience, from food to drink.
“The Lost Shepherd is about a person traveling around the world, going to many different lands, tasting many different foods,” he said.
The menu offers pan-fried pork dumplings with a spicy peanut dipping sauce, a nicoise salad with grilled salmon, skillet-roasted filet mignon and beef short ribs. Nothing tops $15. The wine list also will be reasonably priced, with glasses ranging from $4 to $7 and modest markups on the bottles, Newton said.
The Lost Shepherd takes over 4,200 square feet of space in a new shopping center just east of Sawmill Road. It seats 150 inside and 40 outside.
White has a history in the quick-serve restaurant industry, but this is his first full-service venture. His goal is open more stores in communities similar to Powell.
The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, closed Sunday. For more information, call 614-792-5678.
The great melting pot known as the Columbus Square Shopping Center now has a decidedly Eastern ingredient.
Hawa Russia — meaning our Russia — has opened in the former Five Star Asian Cuisine location in Northland.
“We’re doing classic Russian food,” said chef Sasha Belyshev, who co-owns the restaurant with Boris and Tatiana Vilenchuk.
Some of the dishes might look familiar to those with only a cursory understanding of Russian food: borscht, beef stroganoff and stuffed cabbage. Of course, there are many dishes that could look unfamiliar to central Ohioans — manti (steamed dumplings with lamb), vareniki (pierogi) and palmeni (ravioli). They also cater to traditional American tastes with the ribeye steak and country-style pork chops.
Lunch prices range from $4 to $10 and dinners are $9 to $20.
The restaurant, 2680 E. Dublin-Granville Road, seats 120.
Boris Vilenchuk and Belyshev met at Romashka, the Vilenchuks’ Russian deli and resource center in Linworth. With the urging of his American and Russian customers, Vilenchuk decided to open a restaurant. He said he wouldn’t have done it without the right chef.
Belyshev, a classically trained chef from the Ukraine, spent the last 15 years in New York City, working at such restaurants as Russian Samovar, co-founded by Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Vilenchuk is optimistic he will build a solid American following at Hawa Russia.
“You have to try something new,” he said.
The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner daily. For more information, call 614- 899-7020.
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