Eating Your Way Across Ohio: 101 Must Places to Eat

Award-winning author and journalist Karen Patterson covered over 7000 miles of Ohio's hills, valleys, lowlands, towns and cities to visit more than 100 restaurants. In Eating Your Way Across Ohio: 101 Must Places to Eat, she includes only 101 of the best locally owned and managed establishments where one can get a tasty meal in a comfortable environment at a reasonable price.

Sure, some places feature gourmet dining, and others offer intimate candlelight dinners, but so many more let you relax in the environment of a 1950s diner, a holistic all natural eatery, a coffee and dessert café or a southern barbeque place.

Whether you are eating on the run or luxuriously lingering over a good meal, there is a restaurant for you, and if not just around the corner certainly within a tank of gas from where you are.

This book is all about simple food, great atmosphere and terrific service! Explore, eat and enjoy!

Quotes
Next to baseball, dining out has been an American pastime for centuries. In her new book, Karen Patterson captures a slice of the best locally owned and operated restaurants across Ohio. These establishments help determine the character and flavor of our towns, both large and small.
~ Marvin Jones
President and CEO
Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce

Ohio is a great test market. Ask anyone plotting strategies for franchise restaurants, but to experience the taste of the Buckeye State means visiting its 'out of the way' places. This is where the blend of who we are is revealed. Whether fresh water selections from Lake Erie, cheeses and baked goods from the Amish country, fried foods and barbecue along the Ohio River or mom & pop kitchens and pubs, Patterson captures the wide variety of influences from those who make Ohio a great place to eat. I wonder how she stopped at 101!
~ Dan Ramey
Morning Host, WBEX-AM