VINYL Go: 1203 Sycamore St., Over-the-Rhine Call: 1-877-24-VINYL Hours: Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday; dinner 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 5 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday; "After Dar  

Green Papaya Go: 2942 Wasson Road, Oakley Call: 513-731-0107 Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 5-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 5-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; and 4-9:30 p.m. Sunday. Prices:  

Scene: Situated between high brick walls and the sidewalk along St. Gregory Street, patio seating at Longworth's offers the best outdoor people-watching spot in Mount Adams. By day and evening, t  

Scene: Past a hand-carved wooden rocking horse and a dragon's head fountain, a big teak table awaits you beneath an umbrella of shady trees at Northside's new outdoor spot.After dark, every tab  

Greenup Café Go: 308 Greenup St., Covington Call: 859-261-3663 Hours: Pastries/coffee: 6:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; Sunday; breakfast: 7:30 a.m.-10 a.m. Monday-Saturday; lunch: 11  

Scene: Step out from the intimate galleries of the Taft Museum of Art to enjoy garden dining at the Tea Room.It's a formal lawn gridded with brick walkways and rectangular flowerbeds and dotted with   

Gajah Wong Go: 3937 Spring Grove Ave., Northside Call: 513-591-3935 Hours: 5:30-9 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 5:30-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Prices: Moderate Payment: Major credit cards accept  

I ate at a Chart House in St. Thomas years ago and didn't realize it was a chain. It just seemed like any other upscale restaurant on the island: touristy. But even at the newly reopened location i  

From snooty sommeliers to Paul Giametti's character in Sideways, wine geeks are subjected to some overblown stereotypes. But if we are quick to mock those with a passion for swirling and sniffing,   

American palates, which tend to favor sweetness and saltiness as the supreme virtues of the flavor spectrum tend to look askance at bitter flavors. It's not only because bitterness is the underdog