Our popular annual celebration, “A Taste of Columbus” returns on Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 6-9pm at The Kee in Downtown Columbus and you’re invited!
Welcoming more than 700 attendees and hosted by the Columbus Young Professionals Club, this epic event will feature up to 50 food & drink stations offering complimentary sample bites & tasting pours from local restaurants, bakeries, dessert shops, coffee/tea shops, breweries, and distilleries, along with live music, local art, interactive activities, and our “A Toast to Wonderful Workplaces” awards program, all set against the posh backdrop of The Kee Columbus (a 30,000 sq. ft. venue in the heart of the Warehouse District).
Tickets: Early-bird tickets are $20 for the first 100 tickets sold, and then $30 per person through Februry 28. If you wait until March 1st, prices will increase to $40 (or $50 at the door). *Note: This event is 21+ only!
Special ticket offers: Tickets are FREE for CYP Club premium members and Friends of the Club. Tickets are 50% off for members of DRAC (Downtown Residents' Association of Columbus).
Your ticket includes complimentary sample bites, sips, and pours from all participating vendors (see below), an event tasting passport, access to networking with hundreds of attendees, free interactive activities (including The Kee’s giant chess/checkers + Jenga & more, Dave & Busters, Otherworld Ohio, selfie photobooth), three bars (full drinks/cocktails will be available for purchase!), live music, art gallery, door prizes, and plenty of fun!
Special thanks to this year’s event sponsors: Downtown Columbus, Inc, Long Drink, and Prestige Dining Club!
Our list of food & drink tasting vendors (as of March 24, 2025) includes:
80 Acres Farms
Agave & Rye
Brekkie Shack
BrewDog
Brothers Drake Meadery
Bubbles The Tea & Juice Company
CHANSWEETS
Chef Henry’s Catering
Chicory Tea Co.
Chocolate Café
Clean Eatz
Cotton Sugar Co.
Dave & Buster's
Dirt Rich Brew
Echo Spirits Distillery
Eddie Merlots
Edison Brewing Company
Elysium Tennis
For The Love of Dough
Fruits & Roots
Genghis Grill
Goodale Station
Greater Columbus Convention Center Catering
Hofbräuhaus Columbus Restaurant and Brewery
Hot Chicken Takeover
Island Girl Bahamian Cuisine
Land-Grant Brewing Co.
Les Patisse Sweets
Lion Cub’s Cookies
Little Ladies Soft Serve
Long Drinks
Lucky Cat Poke Co.
Ma Bui's Bahamian Delight
Noble Cut Distillery
Off Da Grill
Ohio Brewing Company
Otherworld Ohio
Sauce Boss Gang
Smiles Cuisine
Taesty’s
Taylor Made
The Blackwell Inn & Conference Center
The Kee
The Original Goodie Shop
The Pastry Factory
The Refectory Restaurant
The Scratch House
Tortilla Street Food
Tricia’s Creole Cafe’
Way Down Yonder Beignets & Coffee
See who’s on this year’s list • View our 2024 photo album
If your restaurant, coffee shop, catering company, distillery, brewery, or bakery would like to participate, please fill out this form. If you have any questions about this event, please contact us.