Jim Ellison
Jim's first job was at Knight’s Ice Cream in Clintonville, he is
still hooked on ice cream as well as the food and service industry.
Jim started writing in 1998, crafting culinary tales for Ohio
Magazine. He has written for many publications including C-Bus
Magazine, The Columbus Web Observer, Citysearch.com, Crave and
The Alive.
In 2006, he created
CMH Gourmand a blog highlighting
the best places to eat and drink in Central Ohio and beyond.
In 2009 Jim, Andy and Bethiastarted a website called
Taco Trucks Columbus.
In 2010, two sites spun off of this project
– Alt Eats Columbus
& Street Eats Columbus.
Locally he judges for various food contests at the North Market and
elsewhere. Jim also does social media consulting for local
restaurants and food events.
Nationally, he is a Kansas City BBQ Society Certified BBQ judge,
a Zagat Rater, a contributor to RoadFood.com and a credited
researcher for three food related books. Obviously he is gaining
a lot of weight.
