From the monthly archives:

December 2010

Friday Five: Things to Do in Paris

December 31, 2010

We’ve been vacationing yearly in Paris for four years now. We do a lot of the same things, but are always eager to try new ones as well. It’s such a great food city– big “duh” there– but here are a few of our favorites. 5. Ice Cream at Berthillon: the richest vanilla, and chocolate [...]

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Bonne Fete from Brussels!

December 28, 2010

Okay, actually, we’re in Paris, but we left Brussels yesterday. Things we learned: Brussels, and indeed most of Western Europe, doesn’t get much snow. When we landed, CDG was in the midst of canceling flights (and would shortly evacuate) and our train to Brussels was fairly severely delayed. Getting around in Brussels was challenging at [...]

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It’s Christmas Eve Eve!

December 23, 2010

So, I’ll admit: I’m a bit focused on other things besides blogging. You know: like packing and gift-buying. Mom got some Dojo Gelato egg nog gelato and macarons de Jean-Francois. So tell me: what are your favorite food gifts? Homemade? Recipes? Procrastinate here.

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Honey For Sale

December 20, 2010

Do you have a spare $485,000? Realty Network Plus, a downtown real estate broker which recently closed deals including Via Vite and Morton’s (according to their website) seems to be marketing a few restaurant spaces right now: the former Balboa’s, Sully’s, and now Honey in Northside. After this was brought up on Twitter by @MayberryCincy, [...]

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Friday Five: Last-Minute Foodie Gifts

December 17, 2010

So, it’s the Friday before Christmas, and all through the house There’s not a single darn present, and you feel like a louse! I’ll stop with the poetry, but some of you (like me) are last minute shoppers. I have a few ideas that you can purchase locally that will help you cross names off [...]

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Holiday Treats: Virginia Bakery’s Schnecken

December 16, 2010

Schnecken is a Cincinnati tradition, though it’s not as known as the three-way or French pot ice cream. The most famous, from the Virginia Bakery (which closed several years back) has been kept alive by Busken, and is only available during the winter holidays. Servatii also does a version (Busken and Servatii being the less-famous [...]

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Review: MOTR

December 15, 2010

MOTR’s concept is simple: a bar and music venue that has a restaurant Genius! How often have you been to Southgate House, Northside Tavern, 20th Century, or wherever you hear live, local music and had a craving for food? MOTR took the old Cooper’s spot and turned it back into a venue that Main Street [...]

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An Open Letter to Via Vite (or, Review: Via Vite’s Sunday Brunch)

December 14, 2010

Dear Chef Pietoso and the staff of Via Vite: A group of my friends and I attempt to have brunch every other month. We’ve managed to do it, oh, annually. We looked for a brunch spot downtown, initially inclined towards Nada (which was closed for an event), but when we discovered Via Vite had brunch, [...]

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Graeter’s vs. Aglamesis: Food Wars

December 10, 2010

So cool! A few months ago, Graeter’s and Aglamesis went head to head on Food Feud with Michael Symon (a Cleveland native, so I’m guessing he’s at least heard of Graeter’s…). Graeter’s put together this video that’s a bit of a teaser for the episode. I believe it was filmed at Ault Park. Pretty cool. [...]

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Keegan’s Seafood– Groupon

December 10, 2010

Keegan’s is one of the best-kept secrets in Cincinnati. Though many of us think about buying fish from Jungle Jim’s or Findlay Market, there’s a great place in Anderson to do so as well, and I know a lot of chefs who purchase their seafood for personal use (and, I’m guessing, restaurant use!) from Keegan’s. [...]

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