From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Recipe: Chicken Marbella and Beer-a-rita

August 27, 2009

I will not be pigeonholed into simply “restaurant blogger”, and everyone knows I’m far too busy to be a consistent “recipe blogger”.   I just like food, darnit, and I write about it.  So here’s a recipe from the restaurant blogger. Recently, we had a couple of friends over for a leisurely dinner.  I thought and [...]

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Aqua now Ichiban

August 25, 2009

A little birdette told me she noticed, as she was driving by Aqua, that Aqua is now orange and called Ichiban. Apparently they also had all of their furniture in a dumpster, so I guess they’re redecorating. They’re up on OpenTable and described as Japanese Cuisine.

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Mini-Review: Dojo Gelato Porkopolis

August 25, 2009

I know Dojo Gelato has different flavors every day.  It just means you’ll have to go to Findlay Market more often to make sure you catch this one. Though Jeff is the king of all things pork, I like my pork too.  So I trot up to the Dojo Gelato stand at Findlay– it’s the [...]

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Review: Nicola’s Neighborhood Special

August 24, 2009

One of my colleagues told me several weeks ago about Nicola’s Neighborhood Special.  I sort of blew it off– until I went to Nicola’s and ate at the bar one evening as I helped entertain out-of-town work guests.  We had what is essentially the special– and it was out-of-this world amazing. The special?  Nicola’s famous [...]

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Thoughts about Food: Milk

August 22, 2009

I sort of hate drinking milk. That’s not true: I despise it. As a kid, I didn’t do milk and cookies. I don’t like the flavor of milk. I don’t like the texture of milk. I’ve been brainwashed into thinking that milk will add extra pounds to my hips. Mind you, I will eat cheese [...]

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Review: Chi-nnati’s

August 21, 2009

I found myself, one recent weekday night, hungry for something.  I couldn’t quite put my finger on what.  I had a few qualifications: 1) It had to be on my way home from work, and, since by that time it was 6:30, not far off the highway. 2) No fast food.  I wanted to sit, [...]

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Elsewhere around Cincinnati: 5chw4r7z

August 21, 2009

So, in the comments in 5chw4r7z’s blog, Anonymous writes: “Watch the Seny space.” So what’s going in there– anyone know?  The Nomerati say they hear rumors of Chinese, but I’ve heard nothing.  What’s the story, Morning Glory?

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Tonight’s Bootsy’s special: $100 at Carlo and Johnny’s

August 20, 2009

I swear I’ve got food reviews to post. It’s another $100 night– this time to Carlo and Johnny’s. Suburbanites– get your tushes downtown for an evening. City folk? Go out to the suburbs with the gift certificate, it’s a really, really nifty restaurant (with lots of history– and ghost stories!) with the same JR food [...]

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Cincinnati EATS: Sung Korean Bistro

August 19, 2009

I haven’t been to Sung in a long time– though I adore dolsot bibimbap and bulgogi, when I’m dining downtown, I rarely think to go there. I hope to remedy that next week with Cincinnati EATS’ family-style dinner at Sung Korean. From Stepfanie at Cincinnati EATS: Enjoying food is better with friends. And we’re heightening [...]

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Tonight’s Bootsy’s special: $100 at the Precinct

August 18, 2009

This one is a phenomenal deal– basically, it covers two for dinner; the drinks are on you. And, as you know, I voted the Precinct my favorite steakhouse in town. Check it out– summer’s almost over, so I’m guessing the promotion will end soon as well. The deal: Spend $25, dine-in only, receive $100 coupon [...]

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