Cocktail Hour: Homemade Irish Cream ( and chocolate syrup!)

March 16, 2012

It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, and while I suppose I could provide you with a recipe for colcannon, or a recommendation for an Irish pub, I think I’ll focus on what everyone else seems to be concerned with on St. Patrick’s Day: drinking. Okay, not really the green beer, trip-over-a-shamrock kind of drinking, but some [...]

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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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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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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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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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