{"id":13,"date":"2007-01-13T00:10:28","date_gmt":"2007-01-13T05:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.columbusfoodandwine.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2007-01-13T00:10:28","modified_gmt":"2007-01-13T05:10:28","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/columbusfoodandwine.com\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"About CFaW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Columbus Food and Wine,\u00a0wherein this\u00a0transplanted Easterner opines on all matters culinary (and laments the lack of good dim sum and real pizza in Columbus).<\/p>\n<p>Although I&#8217;m currently employed as an IT analyst for a large insurance firm, my first job at fifteen was\u00a0as a bow-tied busboy for a hotel restaurant. What followed was a 25-year journey through all\u00a0aspects of the hospitality industry. I&#8217;ve cooked and expedited. I&#8217;ve cleaned toilets and scrubbed pots. I&#8217;ve waited tables, stirred cocktails, and managed staff in many of South Florida&#8217;s most dynamic dining rooms. Along the way\u00a0I&#8217;ve cooked and I&#8217;ve eaten. Alot.<\/p>\n<p>These days, although I&#8217;ve traded in my corkscrew and crumber for computers and networking gear, cooking and eating remain passions. Join me as I recount my visits to\u00a0local restaurants, review wines, and ramble about other food, wine, spirits, and dining related subjects.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Columbus Food and Wine,\u00a0wherein this\u00a0transplanted Easterner opines on all matters culinary (and laments the lack of good dim sum and real pizza in Columbus). Although I&#8217;m currently employed as an IT analyst for a large insurance firm, my first job at fifteen was\u00a0as a bow-tied busboy for a hotel restaurant. What followed was &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/columbusfoodandwine.com\/?page_id=13\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About CFaW&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbusfoodandwine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbusfoodandwine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbusfoodandwine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbusfoodandwine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/columbusfoodandwine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/columbusfoodandwine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/columbusfoodandwine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}