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Review: The Bistro

February 16, 2011

I’ve kind of been avoiding the Bistro for a while. Maybe it’s because the last time I ate there, it was disappointing– this was January of last year, right before the big Jean-Robert de Cavel and Martin Wade throwdown.  I’d heard rumors of quality degrading since then, but then post-remodel, I’d heard really great things. [...]

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An Open Letter to Via Vite (or, Review: Via Vite’s Sunday Brunch)

December 14, 2010

Dear Chef Pietoso and the staff of Via Vite: A group of my friends and I attempt to have brunch every other month.  We’ve managed to do it, oh, annually.  We looked for a brunch spot downtown, initially inclined towards Nada (which was closed for an event), but when we discovered Via Vite had brunch, [...]

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Random thoughts about being carless in Cincinnati

September 2, 2010

Sorry, folks, we’re going to dive a tiny bit away from food for just a post today, but you still might find this interesting (trust me, food will be involved). Cincinnati is a car town.  Most folks have one, and a lot of us would be pretty lost without one.  On Sunday, a cable snapped [...]

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Sneak Peek of Bartini’s Cincinnati

August 11, 2010

Amy with Cincy Chic here! I’m doing a guest blog for Julie today because I just got a sneek peak into Bartini’s downtown! My husband’s best friend’s sister (follow that?) Beth just got a job at the new Bartini’s downtown so I asked her if I could check out the space. I saw the window [...]

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More information on Jean-Robert’s Table

August 6, 2010

As you may know, Jean-Robert’s Table will open on August 10. Their first week will be a soft opening, with limited seating, from 5:30-10:30 Tuesday through Thursday; Friday and Saturday will have service until 11, with the bar open until 1 AM. Within two weeks of opening, JR’s Table will incorporate lunch, all with an [...]

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Review: Wicked-wich

July 29, 2010

(Guest post by The Boyfriend) Julie has been nagging asking me all summer to do a review of Wicked-wich, the sandwich shop that opened a few months back on Sycamore, between 4th and 5th Streets.   Wicked-wich gears itself almost exclusively toward downtown’s workday breakfast and lunch business, and is open only from 7 a.m. to [...]

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Review: Mr Sushi

May 13, 2010

Cincinnati’s Restaurant Row is very slowly taking shape. The first restaurant to open a few months ago was Mr Sushi, in the space next to the former Oceanaire, and future Bartinis.  It’s unassuming on the outside, and a bit elegant and modern on the inside– it’s no dive. There’s no doubt I love sushi, but [...]

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Downtown Restaurant Week

August 5, 2009

A reminder from Michelle, who also wrote about this today. Downtown Restaurant Week is August 10-16. I will, naturally, be out of town the entire time. Sigh. But my loss is your gain– many downtown restaurants will be doing a prix fixe dinner for $35; other, lower-priced restaurants will be doing dinner for two for [...]

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Review: Palomino Euro Bistro

November 16, 2008

I love getting stuff in the mail.  I tend to shop via the internet because I just love packages or really anything that isn’t a bill in my mailbox.  I get a lot of junk mail, too, but every once in a while I’ll find something a little special– like a $20 gift certificate from [...]

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Review: First Watch

March 12, 2008

On Sunday, Terry and I couldn’t wait to get out of my apartment. As much as we like having nothing to do but cook, watch movies, and play with the cats, it was getting old after two days. We decided to brave the snow and head to First Watch. Yeah, another chain. But it was [...]

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