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New Restaurant for Mayberry Space

January 31, 2012

The space recently vacated by Mayberry at 915Vine Street will be quickly replaced by Burnell’s, run by Chef Nathan Jolley.  He will serve lunch (including soups and fresh-baked cookies) Mondays-Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m and dinner (which will remain BYOB) Thursdays-Saturdays from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.  Jolley is formerly of Teller’s in [...]

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Review: Aponte’s New Jersey Style Pizza

January 13, 2012

When going to pizza places that proclaim to be any sort of East Coast style, I try to bring along one of my many friends who are natives of New York or New Jersey as a judge of authenticity. One of my coworkers, who is always up for lunch, happens to be a native New [...]

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Enzo’s in OTR Gets New Manager, Menu

January 12, 2012

Enzo’s, a mainstay of Race Street for almost five years, has a new manager and a new menu. Terry Lee, the former owner of OUTSIDE and a fixture of Over-the-Rhine for nearly as long as Enzo’s, has taken over management duties and added his own flair to the menu. New items include the GrilledChee, a [...]

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Mini-Review: Trio

January 11, 2012

I used to go to Trio all the time.  It was a favorite of my former in-laws’, and we celebrated many birthdays there in the early years of the Aughts.  I swear, during that time their menu rarely changed, and once I no longer had to go there, I didn’t.  In fact, I’ve been ignoring [...]

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Review: Thai Taste

January 10, 2012

West Siders, please let me know if I’m incorrect in this (and I know you will), but I stand by this statement: The West Side doesn’t have many good, independent restaurants. There. I said it. And in talking with a bunch of West Siders last night, they agree.  We struggled to come up with really [...]

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Review: Chef’s Cafe

January 9, 2012

My friend Brian always has the best restaurant recommendations.  They’re not always something I’d pick myself, are usually right under my nose (but I’ve never noticed them) and are usually pretty good.  Chef’s Cafe was his most recent pick, found on Fields Ertel Road– not the super-busy, scary part but the other side of Mason-Montgomery [...]

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MoCA in East Walnut Hills Closes

January 4, 2012

Several readers have asked about MoCA in East Walnut Hills, as it closed rather abruptly. Here’s what I found out. MoCA, a mainstay of East Walnut Hills for four years, closed December 30 due to “irresolvable differences” with the landlord. According to a post by owner Joe Balbo on their Facebook page, “We hope that [...]

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Review: Mai Thai

January 3, 2012

It’s not often that I’m charmed by a restaurant while I’m in the parking lot, but you have to see Mai Thai to believe it. This little place, close to Florence Mall, used to be a Long John Silver’s.  Now, it looks like it’s always had some pan-Asian architecture and it’s really quite cute.  It’s [...]

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The 2011 Cincinnati Schneck-Off

December 20, 2011

Schnecken, in German, means “snails” and this swirled confection is a holiday treat for many Cincinnatians.  Virginia Bakery’s schnecken has been the gold standard (now owned by Busken), but others have entered the ring.  Which Schnecken is the Best…en?  I took several schnecken from around the city to my office, where a panel of my [...]

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Really, Bengals?

December 12, 2011

I love Tina Fey (this is probably no surprise to any of you). I particularly loved the Weekend Update segments where she and Seth Meyers asked about certain topics, “Really?” So, I ask the Bengals organization: Really? I went to the Bengals game yesterday with the sole goal of trying out the food. I’d heard [...]

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