If you're a longtime reader, you know that ice cream is one of my favorite hobbies. Seriously.

So, on the way back from our weekend trip to Columbus, Dawn & I stopped at Whit's Frozen Custard. 



I went with one of their specialties - "Cavalier" - hot fudge, hot caramel and pecans.



You can get it one of two ways: mixed up for a Whitster or just on top for a sundae. That's a Whitster!



And, if you're a big fan, you can get it to-go.




What's your favorite flavor?

My first time trying White Castle was in Louisville, pre-blog. So when we were driving back from Columbus, I gave in and figured it would be nice to have one White Castle mention on the blog.



I'll spare you an official review, but I do love showing off regional foods - and this one definitely has a cult following.



I got one tiny, singular cheeseburger. I'm sure the workers probably thought I was crazy or didn't know how small they'd be. But it was a perfect size. Small, steamed and onions a plenty. I don't hate it.

What's your favorite regional burger? Please don't ALL say In-N-Out!

The Thurman Cafe is known for its "Thurmanator" - Bottom bun, mayo, lettuce, tomato, pickle, banana peppers, 12 ounce burger, bacon, cheddar, another 12 ounce burger, sautéed mushrooms & onions, ham, mozzarella & American cheese, top bun served with fries and a pickle spear



Don't worry, I went for a more "regular" size burger, but it was still quite large.

It's quite packed, so we had made reservations but couldn't make them. Then, we got lucky and strolled right on in the next day! It seems going earlier is definitely the better route.

I went with The Thurman Burger - Our head honcho overloaded with ham, sautéed mushrooms & onions, mozzarella & American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle, banana peppers, and mayo with chips and a pickle spear




Honestly, I could only finish a small portion of this beast. But, look at that melty cheese and mmm. Tasty.

I feel like Fox in the Snow Cafe is this secret, hipster underground spot for amazing coffee and brunch.



I say that because there is no sign, yet everyone seems to know what this place is.



The interior is hip and fun, and I would love to spend some time working here.



The coffees and breakfast items all sounded fabulous.



But what caught my eye was this blueberry lemon pastry that I will now hold all other pastries in my life to.



It was literally a slice of heaven, and I must have it again at some point. Soon.

Schmidt's Sausage Haus & Restaurant is known for two things: sausage and cream puffs.



That may be an odd combo, but at this German restaurant, it's totally the norm.



Man Vs. Food has visited the restaurant - for their very first episode!



So here's the gigantic cream puff. Which really was very good.



And I had to also try the Bahama Mama - which is their famous beef and pork, hickory-smoked sausage spiced with secret seasoning and stuffed in an old world, natural casing. It was awarded Columbus Monthly "10 Best Entrees."



Here's Dawn in awe that I wanted to try both!



The sausage was good, but it was odd to me there wasn't much in the way of sauces to go with it. The mustard at the table was not my preference, so I would've loved another. But it was tasty!