From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Bonne Année!

December 31, 2009

Happy New Year (from the Champs Elysées!)

Looks like Aroma, which was slated to open in early December, won’t open until after the new year. I have a call in to Chef Romy Jung for some firm dates, and as soon as I get them, I’ll post them here.

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Leaving on a big train…

December 28, 2009

I’m writing this quite literally from somewhere between the Dutch and Belgian borders. Thalys trains provide free wifi in their first class section– and somehow I lucked into last-minute tickets. We’re on our way to Paris through Friday. I’m still not sure why folks in the US are anti-rail. The tram system in Amsterdam (we [...]

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Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2009

This post comes to you from across the pond, overlooking Rembrandt Square in Amsterdam! Many thanks to John from John Does the Dam for some suggestions as to where to go We’re here through Monday, then we move on to Paris for a few days. This is our real Christmas tradition– leaving town and work [...]

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Christmas Dinner

December 23, 2009

We don’t usually do a Christmas dinner– not a real one, with guests and such. We don’t really have any Christmas traditions besides our annual trip to Europe (which, as we sit in the airport, we are on our way to now). So Terry, ever the guy into tradition, wanted to do something Christmasy this [...]

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wine me, dine me’s (semi) local gift list

December 21, 2009

Last minute gifts? I have a few recommendations (and then, later today, a review will be posted, I swear!) on how you can pick up some gifts and stay local (mostly…) at the same time. Findlay Market Finds: Findlay Market is open this week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 1. Herbs and Spice Gift baskets– [...]

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Cincinnati Holiday Food Favorites

December 21, 2009

There are a few things around town that you can only get during the holidays– and you just have to try. They’re familiar favorites and new treats– and I promise you’ll love ‘em (just get them while they’re available). Arnold’s, (8th street, Downtown) Ronda’s Egg Nog: Rhonda’s egg nog is everything it’s supposed to be: [...]

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55WKRC tonight!

December 20, 2009

Join Kate from Kate’s Random Musings, Susan Jackson from Family Friendly Cincinnati and me on City Talk tonight at 7, where we’ll talk about holiday happenings around town! (And P.S.– tons of posts pending for the next two weeks. Be excited.)

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Happy Hanukkah!

December 11, 2009

Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah. Though it’s a fairly minor Jewish holiday, it seems to get more press than the more important ones simply because of its proximity to Christmas. I worked for Hebrew Union for a while in college/grad school (plus my minor was Judaic Studies), so the theme of Jewish holidays [...]

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Snowville Creamery on NPR

December 10, 2009

Warren Taylor, proprietor of Snowville Creamery (which makes fantastic milk and cream products– check out my review of their whole milk) was on NPR today talking about the taste of milk from pastured vs. factory raised cows.

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