Dragonfly in Columbus, Ohio

We finally made it to Dragonfly! These pictures don't do the food justice. The lighting wasn't the best and neither was our ability to take good pictures. But use a little imagination and ignore the orange plates, and you'll get an idea of how wonderful the food is.

Right after we ordered (which too us a while, we wanted everything!), they brought us this lovely little appetizer. It's cucumbers in what I think is a nut dressing, long beans roasted with garlic and salt, portobello mushroom slices and the nasturtium. What a way to start a meal!

We decided to split a tomato torte appetizer. It's tomato slices, black beans, microgreens and cashew cream, if I remember correctly. Just amazing. Not pictured: the best french bread of my life fresh out of the oven with a squash spread.


I ordered chickpea crusted tofu with mole sauce. It was served on a bed of what I can only describe as a corn pudding. It's topped with peach chutney and microgreens. This dish was really hard to deconstruct. I've never had a mole sauce that was so light, peaches that were so red (!) or coconut milk in a corn pudding. We learned about how it was made from the server, but didn't want to ask too many questions. Let me tell you, this is the most incredible entree I have ever had in a restaurant. By far. And I'm going to do all I can to try to learn from it in my cooking.



Jim got the pizza, which was really delicious, but not nearly as exciting as my dinner. It had an oven roasted tomato sauce, more of the long beans, tomatoes, almond pesto... and I think one other thing I'm forgetting. It was a thin crust, our favorite. (The worst picture of the night.)

For dessert, we shared the peach blackberry corn shortcake. The peach part is the sorbet on the side. This was really good, but not off the charts. Before we left, they also brought us these delicate mini beignets! It was a beautiful touch and a great way to finish the meal.












Every Saturday they have brunch, but instead we grabbed breakfast at Benevolence. I had double berry pancakes that had so many berries I don't know how they held together, but they did! Took a quick trip through the farmer's market which is right there, and headed for home.

Really, eating at Dragonfly was such a great experience. I can't say enough good things about the place. The staff is so friendly, the atmosphere relaxed and the food....beyond words. If you get a chance to eat there, do it!