AAA Four Diamond Results

January 22, 2012

It’s another good year for Cincinnati restaurants and AAA Four Diamond ratings.  Six restaurants received Four Diamonds, the second-highest rating by AAA.  The longest running Four Diamond-award winner in Cincinnati is The Palace. Boca Restaurant Daveed’s at 934 Nicola’s Restaurant Orchids at Palm Court The Celestial Steakhouse The Palace Restaurant Congratulations to all of the [...]

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News Roundup: Mama’s, Roxy’s and Dusmesh

January 19, 2012

A few tidbits of news, brought to you by this view: I’m in San Francisco for work and this is my office view right now.  I love Cincinnati, but man, that view. Shanghai Mama’s will reopen on February 1, adding another option back to Cincinnati’s late-night dining scene.  They’ll have a new menu and a [...]

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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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La Petite Pierre’s Dining Room: Open!

January 12, 2012

La Petite Pierre, a fantastic little French place on Camargo Road in Madeira usually promotes “fill the pot” events– that is, you can bring in your pot and they’ll fill it with whatever delicious traditional French dish they’ve prepared, and you take it home to enjoy it there. This weekend, however, they’re opening their dining [...]

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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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It’s a Blogiversary!

January 4, 2012

Wow, it’s wine me, dine me’s 4th Blogiversary!  Well, actually, yesterday was– a day late and a dollar short– but that’s okay.  Four years!  You guys have been hanging out with me for four years!  Thank you, thank you.  I truly appreciate everyone who comments and who reads.  It still amazes me that anyone besides [...]

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