Here's a sampling from the May menu of the Columbus dining scene. It's the latest edition of The Dispatch's monthly foodie guide to special dinners, new dishes and other events around central Ohio.

On his day off, Charles Nelson, 51, co-owner of Cuddy’s Soul Food, is in the kitchen at his mom’s house. He’s helping her cook fried whiting fish, a nostalgic dish tied to Black ...

This visit was strictly for some soul food, though. Soul food that you can not only taste, but feel. One of the owners recommended the pork chop dinner.