From the monthly archives:

August 2011

Review: Park + Vine Vegan Lunch

August 30, 2011

I’m not a vegan, but many of my best friends are. How’s that for a marginalizing statement? Vegan cuisine is becoming mainstream, and even those of us who are avowed omnivores can enjoy vegan cuisine that’s done right. Recently, Melissa Cox Howard, formerly of Melt in Northside, moved her talents to Park + Vine in [...]

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Grape Stomping at the Swiss Wine Festival

August 26, 2011

So, Michelle and I will be doing our best Lucy and Ethel impressions– both for the Freestore Foodbank– at the Swiss Wine Festival in Vevay, IN. It’s an annual gathering of vineyards, food, and fun about 50 miles outside of Cincinnati.  I’ll be stomping grapes to benefit my favorite charity, the Freestore Foodbank, and if [...]

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Grammer’s Reopening

August 23, 2011

Grammer’s, the OTR mainstay that was victim of a robbery in early August, is now reopening (in fact, if you’re looking for a job, they’re hiring servers, bartenders and a general manager). No word currently on exactly when they’re reopening, but I’ll update once I get more information. Dan Wade, CEO of the Relish Group, states: [...]

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Two Events this weekend: Asian Food Fest and Farmer’s Fair

August 18, 2011

It’s a big food festival weekend! Two great ones to try out: Farmer’s Fair is in its second year, focusing on the locavore movement with keynote speakers The Accidental Farmers.  There’s lots of local food (Neltner’s Farm, Sensitive Epicure, Fab Ferments, Streetpops, Snowville Creamery and Park + Vine, to name a few) and demonstrations by [...]

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Man vs. Food Enters Cincinnati

August 18, 2011

Adam Richman, star of Man vs. Food on the Travel Channel, is in town, and he’s already hit up a restaurant (are you surprised?). First stop? Senate, where he dined on My Wife’s Salad, scallops, bacon frites, beignets and creme brulee (according to Dan Wright, owner of Senate, he said that it was “the best [...]

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Review: King Wok Dim Sum

August 17, 2011

There is not enough dim sum in Cincinnati. Dim sum, for the unfamiliar, is basically Chinese tapas– small plates, perfect for sharing. In many places, there’s a cart and you pick and choose what you’d like. At King Wok, you look at the menu and hope for the best. When Jeff and I headed to King [...]

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I’m back. Miss me?

August 16, 2011

Back from a week in Vegas. I ended up not eating a whole lot, but I did have two great meals. Here’s my favorite. Holstein serves burgers and shakes. Like, the best burgers and shakes I’ve ever had. Okay, best burger– I didn’t have a shake. I hadn’t had a whole lot to eat by [...]

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Review: Skyline in Your Desk

August 15, 2011

The folks at Skyline sent me an interesting proposal: “Will you try our shelf-stable Skyline chili?” I was dubious. “We know,” they said. “But it really tastes the same.” As someone who eats more meals than she would like to admit at her desk, and whose dining options can be limited if there is limited [...]

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Can we get one of these?

August 14, 2011

I am not sure if this is genius or folly, but fresh baked bread at any hour can’t be bad, right? I can’t wait to hunt this machine down in December and try it out!

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Grammer’s Closed Indefinitely

August 12, 2011

On Saturday, August 5th, Grammer’s was robbed at gunpoint by three armed men. It wasn’t widely covered by the media (of the mainstream media, only Local 12 covered it), but word quickly spread among OTR residents. Due to this incident, and lack of police presence in the 14th and Walnut area, Grammer’s will be closed [...]

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