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Taft with a Twist: Dutch Treats

March 11, 2010

Right now, the Taft Museum is featuring the  Dutch Masters– you know, like Rembrandt– and folks you might not be as familiar with in an exhibit called Dutch Utopia.  They’ve been doing some events for the YP community– and they asked me to “host” an event.  I’ll be presenting some chocolate history and wine [...]

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Cincinnati Magazine Nominated for Top Food Writing Honors

March 9, 2010

Big congrats to Donna Covrett, whose articles on Bootsy’s, Sichuan Bistro, and Virgil’s , as well as a team-written piece on Chili are nominated for City and Regional Magazine Awards, including Food or Dining Writing and Leisure Writing, presented by the City and Regional Magazine Association. Cincinnati Magazine itself is nominated for a [...]

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Closed (uh, sort of): Courtyard Cafe

March 8, 2010

This is probably the weirdest restaurant closing I’ve heard of in the past few years.
Courtyard Cafe, which has long been the only restaurant on Main Street in Over-the-Rhine (Iris Book Cafe serves food, but its focus is beverages), will remain open for the near future for only one day per month. It was, as [...]

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People Working Cooperatively’s Oscar Night Party 2010

March 5, 2010

Have you folks heard about the PWC Oscar Night Party? It’s one of the only official Academy Award parties in the country. This year, it will be held on Sunday, March 7th at the Hilton Netherland Plaza. It will be created by Chef Kelly of Orchids (who just got named #1 restuarant [...]

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Pine Club (Dayton) featured in Saveur

March 1, 2010

Do you want to learn how to make the Pine Cone cocktail, a favorite at the Pine Club in Dayton? Check out Saveur this month– sounds delicious (if a bit heavy).  Photo from Saveur.
More cocktail posts from me this week!

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Restaurant Week Announced

February 26, 2010

The Greater Cincinnati Independents’ restaurant week will be March 22-28, 2010. The list of participating restaurants has nearly doubled this year. Check out the the Independents’ website for menus (which will be posted as they are announced).
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Christ Hospital + Chefs = Heart Healthy Food.

February 25, 2010

I like to eat well. I also would like to lose a few pounds. Yeah, I know, I should be writing a blog about marathons, not food, right? Wrong!
Christ Hospital has teamed up with 12 pilot restaurants to analyze their menus and put the Christ Hospital Tower next to menu items to [...]

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Cincinnati Magazine’s Top Ten List 2010

February 25, 2010

Thanks to a Mt. Adams Reader for allowing me to borrow their copy of Cincinnati Magazine– I don’t get many magazines because my old mail carrier liked to rip mine to shreds before they arrived in my mailbox. Mental note: subscribe to magazines again.
Last years’ list, for reference.
2008’s, too.
1. Orchids
2. Boca
3. Daveed’s
4. Nicola’s
5. The [...]

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Arnold’s New Lunch Menu

February 24, 2010

Looks like Arnold’s is redoing their lunch menu– at one point, they had a 3.95 lunch menu, and weren’t putting out a product they liked. This time, they’re doing a 4.99 lunch menu, and Ronda Androski promises that it will change seasonally. A sampling:

Spaghetti and meatballs
Irish stew
Burritos
Tacos
Burgers

Burgers come with fries– in all a [...]

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Javier’s Closing

February 24, 2010

The Business Courier is reporting that Javier’s, on Walnut Street, is closing on Friday, February 26. They opened for dinner a couple of years ago, but aside from a handful of times, I never actually saw them open for dinner– which would be the only chance I’d have to try them. The one [...]

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