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The Anchor to open in Over-the-Rhine

March 20, 2012

Race Street is getting a second restaurant, just in time for the opening of Washington Park. The Anchor, an “urban seafood restaurant”, will open at 14th and Race. The owner, Derek dos Anjos, grew up in Cincinnati and recently moved back after 15 years in Brooklyn, where he operated a similar restaurant, “The Brooklyn Fish [...]

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Wright Wins Food + Wine’s Best Chefs, Great Lakes

March 12, 2012

After a huge social media push, Daniel Wright, chef-owner of Senate and Abigail Street, won the People’s Choice for Best New Chef, Great Lakes region. Congratulations! Find out more information on the other chefs (including last year’s winner and local chef Jose Salazar) on Food + Wine’s site.

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News Roundup: Junior League’s Best Bite, Burnell’s Grand Opening, Spring Restaurant Week

March 12, 2012

Junior League’s Best Bite of the Night was Fusian’s assortment of sushi. The guys at Fusian served up plates of their sushi to hungry gala-goers and the broad appeal also got them “best bite of the night”.  My best bite?  Definitely Jimmy Gibson’s “Octopussy” dish– octopus (of course), with pork, vodka-soaked olives and caviar.  Totally [...]

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Kiva Loans: Free Trial

March 12, 2012

I know that Kiva loans are not local, but this is too good to not share. One of Kiva’s board members, Reid Hoffman (founder of LinkedIn) is providing $25 to new members for free to back loans for small business owners around the world.   To fit with the wmdm theme, they have lots of [...]

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News Roundup: The Wine Cellar, Jean-Robert’s Table, Brew River Gastropub, Le’s Cafe

March 9, 2012

The Wine Cellar is reopening on Hatch Street in the former home of the Mushroom Shop.  They were forced out of their previous home on St. Gregory by a non-renewed lease. Jared Whalen, formerly of the now-closed L’Auberge in Dayton and more recently Hugo, will be joining Jean-Robert’s table as Chef de Cuisine.  He worked [...]

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Junior League’s Cinsation: March 10, 2012 + Giveaway!

March 7, 2012

Cinsation is upon us– this Saturday, March 10th.  The Junior League of Cincinnati (of which I am a member, full disclosure) is in its second year of presenting this event, and the theme this year is “Shaken, Not Stirred”– so yes, James Bond all the way! The best part of the event, in my opinion, [...]

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Food + Wine’s Best New Chef Voting: Vote Local

March 5, 2012

Last year, Jose Salazar from The Palace at the Cincinnatian Hotel won “Best New Chef: Great Lakes”.  This year, Salazar is nominated again, and Dan Wright from Senate has received his first nomination.  This is fantastic for the city– we need to show Chicago and Cleveland that we have a great scene, too.  So vote [...]

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Art of Food: Winners

March 1, 2012

We have two winners– one from Facebook and one from the blog.  The winners are… Brian S., who loves the crispy gnocchi at Nicola’s Ashmita R., who loves the mussels charmoula at Senate. Enjoy the experience!

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Art of Food: Win two sets of two tickets!

February 27, 2012

Would you like to attend Art of Food on Friday? The Carnegie and Cincinnati Magazine have provided me with two sets of two tickets for me to give away to some lucky wmdm readers. I’m giving one pair away here and one pair away on Facebook. To win: 1. You have to be able to [...]

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Cincinnati Magazine’s Top 10 List (+ Bonus Lists)

February 24, 2012

It’s that time of year again: Cincinnati Magazine’s top ten list has been released.  It’s always something that causes some debate– strangely, people feel quite strongly about restaurants around here (yes, that was sarcasm)– and this year, they’re not limiting it to just ten.  Donna Covrett and team have added an additional “Top 4 New [...]

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