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From left, Brandi Albanese, Anita Sutton, and Sharon Gregory enjoy an evening on the patio at The Turn House in Columbia. PHOTO BY LLOYD FOX
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The Turn House
11130 Willow Bottom Drive, Columbia, 410-740-2096, theturnhouse.com
Thomas Zippelli’s cooking career
started at age 5, when he began helping
his Sicilian grandmother prepare spaghetti
and meatballs. By 5th grade, he was hooked
on Food Network shows like “Emeril” and
sending his parents to the grocery store for
ingredients he needed to prepare family
dinners on his own.
Perhaps, then, it’s fitting that even after
working in some of the world’s most famous
kitchens, including The French Laundry in
Napa Valley, the Howard County native
decided to return home, opening a restaurant
in the Columbia location that was formerly
the Coho Grill. In the six years that have
passed since he opened The Turn House,
which overlooks the Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club,
he’s forged relationships with local farmers
while crafting a fresh and seasonal menu
for Columbia diners. “I think that we have
a good approachable menu that changes all
the time. We serve hot soup when it’s cold
and cold soup when it’s hot.” Readers love the
view, and a recently-expanded outdoor patio.
THE LIST
Vegetarian options
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Honorable mentions:
Honorable mentions:
CAVA
The Elkridge Furnace Inn
Aida Bistro & Wine Bar
The Iron Bridge Wine Co.
Kings Contrivance Restaurant
Sushi Sono
GREAT SAGE
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THE TURN HOUSE
Wine list
THE IRON BRIDGE
WINE CO.
Honorable mentions:
Xenia Greek Kouzina
Tino’s Italian Bistro
Aida Bistro & Wine Bar