Illustration - First Place, “Mayflower”Butterfly Pea Flower Tea, with lemon. If you add an acid to the tea, its color changes from blue to purple. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Illustration - Second Place, “Cajun Pork Chop”Offerings from Alqueria for Columbus Restaurant Week include a smoked Cajun spiced pork loin accompanied by a chimichurri potato puree and charred heirloom tomato salad. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - Third Place, “Pink Floyd”Firefly bartender Jenna Ruetz mixes a Pink Floyd during happy hour in downtown Toled. The drink is made with a Buzz Button, a proprietary flower grown in San Diego that comes from a Szechuan Bush and creates a full mouth effervescence that is complemented by the flavors in the cocktail. (Phillip L. Kaplan / The Blade)