tristan and i went out for a late lunch after his chess tournament this afternoon, and we rediscovered a hidden gem downtown columbus that i nearly had forgotten about. benevolence is a wonderful little vegetarian/vegan restaurant tucked down a side street/alley near the north market, where we usually end up on a weekend when we are looking for a special lunch out! being a vegetarian for as long as i have, over ten years, i am not sure how i can temporarily forget about a veggie friendly restaurant in this city.
the food was as delicious as i remember from the last time i was there, and the decor made me feel like i was in a lodge in alaska, with long wooden tables and benches made from a vertical slice of a tree trunk, along side antique kitchen tables. i loved the natural wood framing the windows with the plants partially blocking the urban view and making me feel temporarily that i am not in the middle of downtown. i wish i had deep window sills so i could do this in my house!
after lunch, we headed over to the north market to get some jeni's ice cream, which is impossible to resist when i am anywhere near one of her shops. and eating it at the north market is always a treat, since these are 2 of my favorite things about columbus! :) i ended up getting two flavors i had never had before, and i was swooning! i had a scoop of 'lime cardamom yogurt with lingonberries' and a scoop of 'goat cheese ice cream with cognac and fig'! wow, what a combination!
as we sat eating our ice cream, tristan was looking over the railing at the vendors below us. he said, "mom, can i have a few dollars so i can go buy you something? you have to act surprised, okay?"
so he led me down to the flower stand and had me turn my back while he picked out a card and these beautiful hydrangeas! he told me i have to wait until easter to get the card.
it just about melted my heart! :) it was the sweetest thing ever!
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That is absolutely the cutest thing ever! Tristan is the sweetest boy. I think I've almost forgotten about Benevolence too..... I think it's because it's tucked away in that little corner. I'll try to make a point next time I go downtown for lunch to go there instead of the market.
Sweet boy!
Jeni's is amazing. Somehow there is still some of the pint of Roxbury Road I bought on Friday in the freezer.
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