When I announced the end of my travel sabbatical, I said that I wanted to explore my hometown.
I have to admit that between my trips to Maine, Seattle, Portland, and St. Louis, and working a full-time office job again, there is not a whole lot of time left for exploring new things in Columbus and around Ohio.
The one thing I can do is check out the new restaurants that have opened in Columbus since I took off in 2010. I do not eat out much, but when I do, I make it an opportunity to explore my hometown.
Although there are many incredible foods in Latin America, one thing they do very poorly is pizza.
Yes, the doughy, cheesy fugazzetta of Buenos Aires is great for a hangover, but it’s not quality food in any way. For another example of nasty pizza, check out this post about salchicha pizza in Mendoza.
I think we have the best pizza in the world in the US.
Yes, that is because we stole all the good ideas from around the world and made up some more of our own. There is so much variety from styles of crust to toppings.
Harvest Pizzeria
First of all, I love their adorable, cozy red-brick home in the adorable, cozy German Village.
Harvest Pizzeria does more than pizza.
Warm Ricotta w/ crostini, lavender honey, balsamic vinegar
I cannot wait to go back and try the Proscuiutto and the Caprese small plates.
Harvest Craft Beer
My favorite local brewery Elevator has created the Harvest Pale Ale for the restaurant, and it is just as high quality as their other brews.
And how cute that they serve it in a mason jar.
The pizza is the star.
Goat Cheese w/ sorpressata, basil, cherry tomato
Cafayate still has the best goat cheese I’ve ever had, but Ohio makes some pretty damn good goat cheese too.
Ohio Double Bacon w/ fresh mozzarella, roasted red pepper, aleppo pepper, oregano
The crust is perfect thanks to the stone oven and the fact that the dough is made fresh in-house. You can even get gluten-free crust.
The ingredients are fresh and delicious because they are sourced from within Ohio.
I am thrilled to see more and more local restaurants embracing the farm-to-table philosophy.
I must admit that you caught me by surprise with this one… When I visited the US, I didn’t think pizzas were really good – but it seems that I looked in the wrong places! This goat Cheese with sorpressata, basil and cherry tomato looks amazing!!
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Unless you’re in New York City or Chicago, I think you really have to have ‘locals’ knowledge to find the best pizza. It’s such a favorite food in the US that you can find every style, simple to gourmet.
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Wow cheese and Mozarella make German Cuisine much more delicious. I love it. It makes me feel drooling, By the way Stephanie , my favorite is Ohio Double Bacon w/ fresh mozzarella, which one was yours?
Fresh goat cheese always wins with me
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You had me at goat cheese. I will order almost anything with goat cheese on it!
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Same here! It was so difficult to try something new. It had to have the word “double” in front of “bacon” to tempt me.
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I agree the cheesy fugazzetta of Buenos Aires is great for a hangover!
Tried it and it worked 
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Worked for me too, and I hope I never need it again
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The entrance to the Pizzeria is just so inviting!! And the Pizza too looks delicious
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German Village is such a cute neighborhood.
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Okay, now you have me salivating Good thing I have dinner in the oven (been cooking ribs for hours, sorry vegan buddies). Yeah we do the best pizza and I’ll most always go for goat cheese. Before Pepsico bought them out, California Pizza Kitchen in Beverly Hills had the most amazing Thai Chicken Pizza.
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I agree – US pizza is tops! This looks incredible. I agree with you on the lacking Latin American pizza, though we did have an excellent experience in the town at Salar de Uyuni – though the place was run by an American expat…
The weird thing is that pizza is so prevalent in Latin America but often quite disgusting.
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Pizza looks delicious 😉
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That Ricotta looks ridiculous. I’d love to eat at this pizzeria!!
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I don’t think I’ve seen a cup of ricotta on a menu anywhere before. You should come visit me, and I’ll take you there 😉
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