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Media Reviews

"This place is worthy of a four-star rating, and it is possibly headed for better."

- Columbus Monthly, June 2011

Top Ten restaurants: Fine dining rebounds

Columbus Dispatch, September 28, 2012 On the heels of several tumultuous years, the restaurant industry seems to have found the calm after the storm. Fine-dining establishments in the Columbus area a... Read More...


The Top 10: Tried-and-truly good

[...] M [...] Description: No-holds-barred eclectic American cooking is served in a sparkling upscale setting. Years of service: 10 Chef: Jay Cotrell Noteworthy or signature dishes: tuna poke (ahi tu... Read More...


10 Best Restaurants in Columbus: M

M can be whatever you want it to be. Looking for a special occasion spot? With striking two-story ceilings hung with diaphanous white curtains and simply stunning views of the Downtown skyline, M is ... Read More...


M CELEBRATES 10 YEARS IN COLUMBUS

Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ acclaimed restaurant marks a decade of fine dining COLUMBUS, Ohio — M, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ (CMR) acclaimed restaurant in downtown Columbus, is celebrating its ... Read More...


The top 20 restaurants in Columbus

M, 2 Miranova Place, Miranova Corporate Tower, Downtown, 614-629-0000, reservations recommended The first impression (decor that’s lavish and extremely varied in its use of shapes, materials and colo... Read More...


MITCHELL'S SIGNATURE RESTAURANT IN MIRANOVA SHOWS IMAGINATION

The seared ahi tuna at M gives you a portal into Brian Hinshaw's creative world. The filets are skillfully seared and placed on an ivory mound of creamy cauliflower, encircled by a veal reduction ($2... Read More...


M goes straight to source for roots, other vegetables

A new menu at M – Cameron Mitchell’s flagship restaurant – puts more emphasis on prime ingredients and less on elaborate sauces and presentations. Executive chef Brian Hinshaw is able to obtain much ... Read More...


Menu Globalization

Boundaries fade when it comes to sharing ingredients and ideas among cultures. One of the most popular appetizers on the menu at M, a restaurant in downtown Columbus, Ohio, is the bento box. It’s a b... Read More...


To enter M is to be transported...

Look down on your menu at M and you’ll notice it’s changing colors. That’s because M’s overhead lighting is slowly shifting. This is part of the high drama at M, the opulent flagship of Cameron Mitch... Read More...


Review of M

The first impression (decor that’s lavish and extremely varied in its use of shapes, materials and colors, some of which change as the evening wears on) leaves no doubt that this is the quality flags... Read More...


M

This fine dining concept by Cameron Mitchell offers a decadent Pan-Asian menu that ventures far afield from the original Cameron's concept. There are lobster cones and tuna tartare to start, wild gre... Read More...


Experience Columbus Official Vistors Guide The Gourmet Way

When hungry Columbus residents want a swanky dining experience, they head to M, located on the riverfront downtown in the luxe Miranova high-rise. The glitzy crown jewel in local restaurateur Cameron... Read More...


CAMERON MITCHELL RESTAURANTS’ M AWARDED AAA’s FOUR DIAMOND RATING

M, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ (CMR) marquee restaurant, has been named an elite Four Diamond property by AAA. M is one of only three restaurants in Columbus and 756 nationwide to receive the prest... Read More...


M-Not your average patio

M is Cameron Mitchell’s marquee restaurant located on the first floor of 2 Miranova Place, a swanky high-rise development on the southern edge of downtown Columbus. The accolades have been well docum... Read More...


M, A Cameron Mitchell Restaurant, Introduces New Menu

COLUMBUS, Ohio — M, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ (CMR) marquee restaurant, is announcing a new menu, introduced under the direction of recently named Executive Chef Erin Chittum. The menu showcases ... Read More...


Dispatch TOP 10

Congratulations to our team at M for making the TOP 10, released in today's Dispatch Dining Guide! "New executive chef Erin Chittum is revitalizing the mostly American menu at M, the showcase restaur... Read More...


The Mixologist: Cris Dehlavi

For many, bartending is little more than a job that pays the bills. For others, it’s a profession, even an art form. Cris Dehlavi fits firmly into the latter category. Originally from Tucson, Arizona... Read More...


M Featured in the 2010 Columbus Food Adventures Dessert Food Tour

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M Restaurant

An American menu with PAcific Rim and European influences give this Ohio eatery worldly flair. Located inside Miranova, a high-rise office building overlooking the Scioto river, M Restaurant is one o... Read More...


Refectory, M rated highest by AAA among area restaurants

Make it 64 diamonds and counting for the Refectory Restaurant & Bistro and another 20 diamonds for M. Two of Columbus’ most heralded dining destinations have again been singled out by AAA as the crea... Read More...


Feast: A-plus dining

The Refectory Restaurant and Bistro and M have both been awarded a four-diamond restaurant rating for 2011 by the American Automobile Association. The group gives the four-diamond rating to “restaura... Read More...


Most Romantic Restaurants in Columbus OH

I became very frustrated one evening when I was trying to plan, for my wife and I, the perfect romantic Valentine's Day dinner. My frustration was a result of when I did a random search there were so... Read More...


Dispatch Dining Guide Top 10 - M

Jay Cottrell is now executive chef at this showcase restaurant of the Cameron Mitchell organization. The current menu, which consists of many long-standing items, might be supplemented by a summery r... Read More...


Awards

2012, Top Ten restaurants: Fine dining rebounds
Columbus Dispatch
Read full article here

2012 “Best of” Columbus Monthly Readers’ Poll
Best Cocktail Evangelist:  Cris Dehlavi/M

Best Cocktail Evangelist:  Cris Dehlavi/M2012, CityScene’s Best of the ‘Bus Awards
Best Alcoholic Beverage Presentation For the Black Orchid Cocktail

2007-2013, AAA
Four Diamond Rating

614 Magazine ColumBest Awards 2012
Best Bartender, Cris Dehlavi


2011, The Top 10: Tried-and-truly good
Columbus Dispatch

2011, ThisWeek Community Newspaper Columbus Dining Readers' Poll
Best Fine Dining: M

2011, Top Ten Best Restaurants in Columbus
Crave Magazine

2011, Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

2011, Ohio Restaurant Neighbor Award Winner
National Restaurant Association

2010, Suburban News Publications Readers’ Choice Awards
Romantic Dining: M
Fine Dining: M

2010, 2011 614 Magazine ColumBest Awards
Cris Dehlavi from M won BEST BARTENDER!

2010, Columbus Iron Bartender Competition
First Place

2009, Columbus Alive, Best of Columbus
Best Romantic Restaurant: M

2008, Wine Spectator
Best of Award of Excellence

2008, Columbus Alive Readers Poll
Best Splurge Restaurant
Best Romantic Restaurant

2006, Best Of Citysearch
Best Fine Dining
Best Special Occasion Dining

2007, Best Of Citysearch
Best Date Spot

2005, Best of Citysearch
Best Trendy Scene

2004, American Culinary Federation
Achievement of Culinary Excellence Award

2004, AOL CityGuide
Best Romantic Restaurant

2003-2007, Columbus Dispatch
Top 10 Restaurant

2002-2007, Wine Spectator
Best Of Award of Excellence

2002, Columbus Monthly
Best Atmosphere
Best New Restaurants


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