In a guest post on the popular local blog Breakfast With Nick, Jess and Rob from the blog $20Dates raved about Destination Donuts at the Hills Market Downtown as part of their Columbus donut roundup! The Columbus couple had these kinds words to say about our Downtown store: "With local candy, cheese, beer, meat, produce, dessert, hot sauce & more, The Hills Market Downtown has got it going on!"

A few other media mentions over the past couple of months:

In the August issue of Columbus Monthly, Dara Schwartz of our Darista Cafe pop-up shared her expert shopping tips.

And in the August issue of Crave, Hills and our vendors got lots of love. Dan the Baker shared the story of his rising business -- he started his wholesale business out of the back of our Worthington store and still sells his artisan breads at both stores. Jeremy Wells, the chalkboard artists who creates all of our in-store signage, was featured along with other prominent local sign artists. Nicholas Dekker wrote his Breakfast With Nick column all about crepes, inclucing Crepes a la Cart, who provides our weekly Sunday brunch at the Downtown store. And Harvest Pizzeria's Chris Crader talks up Harvest's new frozen pizzas, sold at both Hills Market locations. 

Our pop-up restaurants have gotten some great coverage in the press recently! Capital Style's latest issue includes a must-read story on Freedom a la Cart and the incredible work they do helping victims of human trafficking. Support their cause by ordering Freedom a la Cart's Latin-inspired sandwiches and salads, 11-2 every Wednesday at The Hills Worthington.

Columbus Alive wrote about how our pop-ups offer aspiring restaurateurs a great, low-risk springboard to test out concepts. 

And Beth Stallings at Columbus Crave talked to Little Eater's Cara Mangini about the glories of late summer Ohio produce and details some of the salads you can grab during her Thursday and Friday pop-ups at our Downtown store. 

At long last, the doors are open at The Hills Market Downtown. In the past two weeks, we've received countless accolades from our partners, our customers and our new community. We're extremely grateful for all the support for this new venture. You guys rock!

Below are a few links from friends and media outlets in Columbus. Take a look:

Columbus' renowned food blogger Breakfast With Nick does a photo essay on opening day.

Dan Eaton of Columbus Business First presents a slideshow of his visit.

Shelley Mann of Columbus Crave covers dining options at The Hills Market Downtown.

Mary Vanac of the Columbus Dispatch provides extensive coverage of the store.

Columbus Food Adventures (take a food tour today!) writes a few thoughts on their blog.

Carrie Schedler of Columbus Monthly takes a moment to cover details about the store.

Ever the Downtown cheerleader, Walker Evans of Columbus Underground provides a photo-heavy look into the new store. 

Aaron Beck of the Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream Blog writes a few sweet words about the store (while showing off our exclusive ice cream flavor). 

WCBE's Foodcast (our favorite fivesome of all things edible in Columbus) snags an interview with Wine and Cheese Director Amanda Anderson.

WSYX's Ashley Yore covers our opening day ceremony and features a short interview with Manager Matt Brown.

Photo: Tessa Berg, Columbus Alive

Have you lunched with Darista Cafe yet? Every Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dara Schwartz sets up shop on the Veranda, serving her delicious locally sourced world-inspired fare. We love her, and so does G.A. Benton of Columbus Alive. 

Check out his article here. And then head to the hills on Fridays for the best “non-staurant" meal in Columbus.
 

Ashley Yore from ABC6 News visits both The Original Hills Market and The Hills Market Downtown in a piece about our new location opening in late Spring of 2012.

Click here to view.

The collaborative spirit among Columbus' small businesses is one of the things that makes our city so great. This morning, we joined our friends Matthew Barbee of Rockmill Brewery and Jeni Britton Bauer of Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream on Good Day Columbus to talk about holiday gifts. We've all found creative ways to work with one another, and we were excited to join them (early) this morning for a December gathering. Consider giving a Rockmill Brewery Gift Set or an "I Dream of Jeni's" Gift Package this holiday season. They're both here at Hills: with a little help from our friends.

Word's out about The Hills Market Downtown. Below are a few stories from Columbus media. Enjoy!

• Our very own Managing Partner Kyle Baker and a glimpse of Chef Norman Carmichael grace the screen in this coverage from WBNS.

• Tracy Turner at the Columbus Dispatch covers the story here. (No one at The Hills Market will ever forget that we shared the front page with exotic pets.)

• Here's a little love from Brian Ball at Business First. (We love the headline.)

• Kristen Schmidt goes straight to what matters (happy hours, of course) in this Columbus Alive feature.

• The official advocate of all things downtown, Walker Evans, covers the story on Columbus Underground and The Metropreneur.