The Top Steak House - Recipe

Visit the Top Steak House

For nearly 50 years Central Ohio has enjoyed the food and the hospitality at the Top Steak House in Bexley. As their Web site says: Still locally and independently owned, the Top is able to focus on service and quality as opposed to the “bottom line” focus of many modern steak houses.


The Top is a blast from the past. Still seemingly decorated as it was originally, with piano bar and a 1950s feel you can almost see Dean Martin and the rest of the rat pack sipping a martini and having a good time at the Top.

Before ordering, tables are served a cold plate of deli pickles and sauerkraut. Unlike other steakhouses, all dinners come with salad and potatoes; large, basic side dishes like broccoli and asparagus can be ordered separately. The steaks incredibly tender and mouthwatering.

For a great steak dinner and great service while stepping back in time, the Top can't be beat.
The Top is located at 2891 East Main Street in Bexley, Ohio.
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Creamy Blue Cheese (Roquefort)

"For over 45 years Creamy Blue Cheese or Roquefort as it is known amongst the "old school" has and will always be a long standing tradition at The Top."


CHEF: The Top Steak House
SERVINGS: 5 gallons (good for 3 days / more thick than less)

INGREDIENTS:

9 lbs. cream cheese

5 lbs. Blue Cheese crumbles (wheel)

3 quarts Half & Half


DIRECTIONS:

In large mixer combine 6 pounds cream cheese, 3 pounds blue cheese. Mix slowly while adding 2 quarts Half & Half, increase mixing, add rest of ingredients (3 pounds cream cheese, 2 pounds blue cheese, 1 quart Half & Half ). Mix until texture becomes thick as desired.



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JUNGLE JACK HANNA'S FAVORITE CARROT CAKE

In 2001, I started collecting recipes from Columbus (& Ohio) celebrities.  After the death of my Rottweiler, Fritzy, I needed a hobby - something that would involve writing and animals.  I contacted the local Pilot Dogs of Columbus and told them I wanted to put together a Celebrity Cookbook, with all funds going to their behalf.  It was alot of fun corresponding with various Columbus notables (Jack Nicklaus, Archie Griffin, Dave Thomas, Gail Hogan, Clark Kellogg and more).  I never launched the cookbook due to the high expense which I didn't anticipate; however, I want to share these recipes with Columbus.  My PayPal button is attached; please make a small donation to Pilot Dogs if you decide to use one of these delicious recipes.  They do good work, too.  Bringing together animals and people who need them.

Jack Hanna

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CHEF: Jack Hanna

INGREDIENTS:
4 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1-1/2 cups canola oil
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups grated carrots
1/2 cup chopped pineapple, drained
2 or 3 cups chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped dates
1/4 to 1/2 cup shredded coconut (optional)
1/4 cup apricot nectar (optional)

DIRECTIONS:
Mix eggs, sugars and oil. Separately sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and add to mixture. Add remaining ingredients. Grease and lightly flour a 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees approximately one hour or until top springs back or you can toothpick test.


Icing: Combine 1 box confectioner's sugar, 1 8-ounce package Philly cream cheese, 1 stick butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon apricot nectar (optional for color).

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Jack Hanna, popular host of the hit television series, " Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures", is one of America's most beloved naturalists and adventurers. Jack Hanna is "every person's" television zoologist. Hanna received national attention after he became Director of the Columbus Zoo in 1978. He transformed our zoo into a model facility and through his media savvy, made the Columbus Zoo a household name. He is a regular guest on shows like "Good Morning America, " Larry King Live," "The Late Show With David Letterman" and "The Maury Povich Show." He also makes countless personal appearances and speeches throughout the U.S. The route to becoming a national celebrity began in his family's bathtub in Knoxville, Tennessee where he raised bluegills and quickly extended his menagerie to the backyard. After majoring in business in college, Hanna, with support from his wife, Suzi, started a pet shop and petting zoo, worked for a wildlife adventure company and directed a small Florida zoo. The couple's subsequent move to Columbus (with their three daughters) was the start of Hanna's rising media star. Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo since 1993, he still remains active in the zoo and his community.

Hanna is a Professional Fellow of the American Zoo & Aquarium Association and a member of the Explorer's Club. He is also an active supporter of Easter Seals and the Leukemia Society and serves on the boards of several educational institutions. While he takes all of his civic responsibilities seriously, he maintains that wildlife conservation is his true calling.

Columbus' Claim to Fame

Columbus lays claim to a number of ‘firsts’ that include the first Junior High School (Indianola Junior High in 1909), the first kindergarten (1838 by German settlers), the first shopping center, the first filling station (Standard Oil of Ohio at Young and Oak streets in 1912), the first banana split (Foeller’s Drug Store on North High Street), the first Miss America (Mary Catherine Campbell, 1922), the first Wendy’s restaurant and the first gorilla born in captivity (Colo in 1956).


Now you can add another one to your list of Columbus trivia: The Madison Dance, purportedly invented by William “Bubbles” Holloway and the dancers at the LVA Club on Mt. Vernon Avenue in 1957.

The first Wendy's restaurant opened in my father's former club on Broad Street (Marty's La Mancha)...across from COSI and The Christopher Inn.  Does anyone have any pics of the La Mancha?  Many entertainers stopped by.....Frankie Avalon, George Carlin, Frank Sinatra, Jr.....to name a few.

Welcome to my Blog

I took this opportunity to share my memories of Columbus, Ohio and hope that you will do the same.  Columbus was my home for exactly 40 years.  I moved to Sarasota, Florida on my 40th birthday.  I think of Columbus almost every day...the friends I've made, the places I've been and the wonderful city that is home to alot of great people.  I hope you'll take the time to post a comment or add a photo of your own.   Whether it's music, dining, places to visit or just fond memories....please share this blog with your friends.

Thanks!  Go Bucks!