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Review: Yum! Gourmet Cupcakes and More

May 9, 2012

I think cupcakes are here to stay.  Everyone’s been saying that macarons are the next cupcake, but I’m not finding dedicated macaron shops in Cincinnati, while cupcake shops are still popping up all over (and they’re not dying out in other major cities either– there was a line at Sprinkles in LA when I drove [...]

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Review: Taqueria Yolandita

May 2, 2012

I spent some time in Columbus with the Experience Columbus folks and a group of bloggers, and I think we were all amazed at the large variety of taco trucks in the Columbus area.  I’ll be writing about them soon (promise!), but I’ve been wracking my brain to figure out where the taco trucks are [...]

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Review: Tot Dogs

April 26, 2012

I heard about this from Eggplant to Go, and on a recent Friday afternoon when I had taken the day off, trotted down Vine to check this little place out. And it is little– if you want to eat, you need to stand, as there are no tables or chairs.  There’s simply a counter where [...]

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Mini Review: Pizza Bomba

April 9, 2012

I finally got a taste of Pizza Bomba, what I’ve been referring to as the “next, mythical food truck”– mythical because they were on Twitter, but not actually making pizza for quite a while. Thank goodness they got a few truck issues resolved and are now on the “actual” list and myth no more. What [...]

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Opening Day: New Eats at GABP

April 4, 2012

I was very surprised when the Reds invited me to their press event to debut their new dining selections at the ball park. For the past few years, The Better Half and I have been kind of (okay, very) critical of their selections, particularly when compared to other ballparks in small market cities. Last year, [...]

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Review: Velvet Smoke

March 28, 2012

Findlay Market isn’t just a place to buy produce and spices and gelato, but also a small business incubator.  That’s why you’ll see small businesses occasionally leave and head to bigger locations, or expand, like Taste of Belgium did.  In speaking with Cheryl Eagleson, the Director of Marketing for the Market (shortly after I ate [...]

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Review: Kreimer’s Bier Haus West

March 23, 2012

Oof. I may still be full from this meal and I ate it a week ago. The Better Half has been obsessed with going to this place ever since he heard Mo Egger talk about it on the radio during a segment with Donna Covrett from Cincinnati Magazine. His personal top ten was featured in [...]

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Review: The French Lunch Tray at Jean-Robert’s Table

March 21, 2012

I took a day off a few weeks ago and, finding myself downtown, decided that I needed to eat lunch out. I tweeted that I was doing so, and immediately got two nearly identical responses: “Go try the lunch tray at Jean-Robert’s Table.” Easy enough. The French Lunch Tray is a 4-course, prix fixe menu [...]

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Review: The Firehouse Grill

March 8, 2012

The Firehouse Grille is in a building in Blue Ash that has been a lot of things I liked:  Watson Brothers Brewery was always good for after-work activities, and I even liked Apsara for the brief moment they were there.  The Firehouse Grill is more of a “neighborhood” restaurant– and I put that in quotes [...]

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Mini-Review: Gilpin’s Steamed Sandwiches

March 7, 2012

Late night dining is at a premium in downtown Cincinnati.  With Shanghai Mama’s in limbo, there aren’t a ton of choices for a bite to absorb any imbibing you might’ve done earlier in the evening (or, you know, sometimes you’re just hungry at 2 a.m.).  Sure, you can grab some Lucy Blue’s, but sometimes you [...]

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