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And we have a winner…

December 21, 2011

Lonnie Deusch! I’ll be emailing you to get those gift certificates to you. Thanks, everyone!

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Mayberry moving to the old Courtyard space

December 20, 2011

Josh Campbell is moving his first restaurant, Mayberry, a few blocks into Over-the-Rhine and into the old Courtyard space at 1211 Main Street. The Courtyard space has been closed for a couple of years, and for the past two has only been open for special events, like Bockfest. I talked with Campbell, who said that [...]

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We have a winner!

December 19, 2011

Our winner is Elizabeth S.– her favorite cookbook: “Lidia Bastianich’s “Lidia’s Family Table” is one of my favorite go to books. The recipes are all simple but have a great depth of flavor and provide for plenty of inspiration.” Enjoy the books. And the rest of you, look for another giveaway tomorrow!

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5B Conference Registration is open!

December 16, 2011

Attention bloggers! Registration is now open for the 5B: Believers in Better Beer, Bites and Blogging Conference to be held Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Cincinnati Convention Center. For more information and to begin the application process, go to http://www.hoperatives.com/?page_id=9709 and follow the instructions there.

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Crosstown Blowout

December 9, 2011

(Guest post by The Better Half) I’m a lucky guy. The Lady of the Blog, between business travel and the occasional double-booking on her busy social calendar, has no choice but send me occasionally to cover events for wine me, dine me. Her loss is my gain. Such was the case on Thursday night when [...]

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Brew River Gastropub to open in the old Maribelle’s Space

December 8, 2011

Several readers have let me know that there’s a sign up in the old Maribelle’s space in the East End (they are moving to Oakley with an opening date of Spring 2011) that says “Brew River Gastropub Opening Soon”. I’ve been poking around and that’s all of the information I have– any information, intrepid readers? [...]

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Announcing… the 5B Conference (and it’s local)!

December 7, 2011

Hey, bloggers, here’s a fun project I’m involved with that you might be interested in. I guarantee– lots of fun (and beer. Beer is good!). Hoperatives in conjunction with Cincy Winter Beerfest is proud to announce the 5B: Believers in Better Beer, Bites and Blogging Conference to be held Saturday, February 11, 2012. 5B is a one-day blogging conference [...]

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Congratulations to…

December 2, 2011

Excluding duplicate entries and any comments I made, the winners are: Cindy Berre S.Brooks Jen Check on Facebook to see if you were a winner there. Congratulations!

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Contest: Queen City Underground Tour Giveaway

November 30, 2011

The awesome folks at Queen City Underground are giving me a total of five pairs of tickets to their Spirit of Christmas tour. All you have to do to win is comment on this post (make sure you fill in your email address!) to win one of three pairs of tickets. If you want to [...]

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Haven’t bought a turkey yet?

November 21, 2011

I posted this last year, and I figure that someone out there still needs a turkey, but doesn’t want a Butterball (for a variety of reasons).  This year, we ordered ahead from Cedar Lane Farms and have two, eight-pound turkeys hanging in the fridge.  Here are a few places that you can get fresh, local [...]

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