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Mini-Review: Paula’s 7-Minute Burger

March 5, 2012

I don’t work downtown, so I rarely get to enjoy the delicious, lunch-only places that dot the downtown landscape. I had to run downtown from my office to pick up a copy of Cincinnati Magazine, so I decided I’d reward myself with a burger from Paula’s. Paula’s inhabits the old Graeter’s space on 4th street, [...]

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Blake Maier to join Mayberry

March 5, 2012

Blake Maier, who most recently worked with The Art of Entertaining and poco a poco, will be joining Josh Campbell’s Mayberry team as Chef de Cuisine. Mayberry recently relocated to the former Courtyard Cafe space on Main Street.

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Review: Bakersfield OTR

March 2, 2012

Navigating this whole “food blogging” thing can, even for someone who’s been doing it for four years, be difficult.  There’s a great article I read the other day on the history of food writing, as well as the impact of bloggers on food writing.  Some of it I agreed with, and some of it I [...]

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The Cincinnati List: The Fish Fry

March 2, 2012

I have a confession to make. I am a West Sider and I grew up Catholic.  I have never been to a fish fry.  Sacrilege, right?  You see, the parish I grew up in (St. Dominic, for you West Siders who  are wondering) did a Monte Carlo night, not a fish fry.  My parents weren’t [...]

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Review: Ferarri’s Little Italy

February 24, 2012

One of the questions I get most often is “How do you choose a restaurant?”  Unlike a food writer that has an editorial calendar, I get to pick what I want to cover (though some writers get to pick what they write about, as Donna Covrett pointed out to me on Facebook).  It’s actually pretty [...]

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The Cincinnati List: Frisch’s

February 22, 2012

“It’s comforting to know that even you eat a Big Boy from time to time.” Fine. So I have a reputation for eating, well, not at Frisch’s– not at hybrid quick service/fast casual restaurants in general.  It’s okay– I’m aware of that reputation.  That’s a choice I’ve actively made for several years, but recently I [...]

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Review: Mama Lo Hizo

February 20, 2012

Oh, tacos.  They’re seeing a resurgence, as I’m sure you’ve noticed– and savvy eaters are leaning more towards the authentic than the Americanized.  Enter Mama Lo Hizo, a Mexican-themed stall at Findlay Market.  They’re not selling super-authentic tacos– no goat or tripe here– but some pretty solid choices with fresh ingredients.  You can grab tacos, [...]

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Review: Abigail Street

February 10, 2012

I love the way my neighborhood is developing. Most weekends, The Better Half and I don’t go much farther than a block or two. We have so many choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner– and more every day– that it’s very tempting to not venture out past the immediate neighborhood. Don’t worry, I know I [...]

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Review: Copper Blue

February 6, 2012

You all know how I feel about chain restaurants– in general, if I want a decent meal out, I avoid them and instead prefer to give my money to local restaurants. I understand the appeal of chains– consistency, familiarity, often family-friendliness. You know what you’re going to get, your kids may have a favorite, the [...]

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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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