For a freelance article I was working on last week, I had to stop by Rigsby's and try a few of their bar snacks, or "Cicchette," as they are supposedly called in Venice. I only say supposedly because I have never been to Venice, and can't back that claim up on my own. Rigsby's has a good idea going with their bar snacks, most of which are priced so low you can hardly imagine sitting at the bar without at least shelling out $3 for the fried olives, or my favorite - the truffled deviled eggs. I am only documenting the food - this is not meant as a review or anything, although everything was good across the board - and cheap. We had these snacks, plus 3 drinks (2 glasses of wine and 1 cocktail) and were out the door for around $50. Mondays can be such a trial to find something to eat - the 100 degree day we had last Monday meant cooking at home was out of the question, so the cool marble bar at Rigsby's was a welcome change.
We had fried picholine olives and marcona almonds:
We had deviled truffled eggs which melted as we let them sit (I believe I mentioned how hot it was):
We had empanadas ernesto:
Calamari Fritti, made interesting by the addition of zucchini, onions and red peppers:
Meatballs, Greek style with cucumber yogurt dipping sauce (lovely artistic photo courtesy of Husband):
And we had a refreshing tomato salad with tomatoes from Just This Farm:
Info: Rigsby's Kitchen 698 N. High St. Columbus (in the Short North) 614.461.7888
