Indian cuisine has become my latest
version of a Chinese takeout meal. It’s spicy, easy to share and
something I’d never try to make myself. Taj India is my latest find for
this new addiction, but I’m glad my friend and I decided to dine in
recently. Otherwise we wouldn’t have experienced one of Taj India’s
strong points: its excellent, friendly service.
Buz (Review)
New sister restaurant of The Green Dog feels at home in Columbia-Tusculum
0 Comments · Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Some weeks need to end on a good buzz,
and I was delighted to head off to a brand new restaurant, Buz, in
Columbia Tusculum, as last week wrapped up. Buz is the new sister
restaurant of The Green Dog, and as we drove out Columbia Parkway there
was a gorgeous bright rainbow in the sky that arched almost down to the
diner’s doors.
1215 Wine Bar and Coffee Lab (Review)
New OTR wine bar offers wine flights, handpicked parings and artisanal coffee
1 Comment · Tuesday, March 27, 2012
From the sire of Tazza Mia, Bob Bonder
brings Cincinnati another coffee destination, but this time he’s added a
full bar and tapas style dining. Located in the Gateway District on
Vine Street, 1215 Wine Bar and Coffee Lab blends the best of both worlds
— handpicked wine parings and artisanal coffee.
ForkHeartKnife (Review)
Offering simple delectables and street-theater seating
0 Comments · Tuesday, July 27, 2010
If there were ever a perfect vantage point to watch the kind of moments that make city life so fascinating, it's at ForkHeartKnife, the tiny kitchen at Main and Liberty that's owned and operated by some of the friendliest and most creative women in Over-the-Rhine. After two visits to ForkHeartKnife, I'm a big fan. It's just such a personal experience, like dining with friends.
Great Scott! (Review)
Worthy of its exclamatory name
1 Comment · Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Unearthing a new restaurant is always an adventure, so I was excited to find myself exploring Great Scott! this past Sunday following an excursion with the family to Cincinnati’s Museum Center during the final days its Dinosaurs Alive! exhibit.
Finding a Study Diet
Three restaurant picks for UC back-to-schoolers
0 Comments · Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Gangs of students and their parents are swarming UC’s campus these days. They’re there to get oriented — figure out where to buy books, how to register, where to work out, how to scope out the frat party with the best beer. You know, college stuff.
Padrino (Review)
Italian options make it worth the daytrip for city dwellers
1 Comment · Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Hunter, Richard and Court Thomas, owners of 20 Brix in Milford, have done what any good financial manager advises: diversify. Last March they opened Padrino a few doors down from 20 Brix, extending Milford’s available restaurant options to a include a family-style, inexpensive Italian option.
Parkside Cafe (Lunch Review)
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Housed in a former Frisch’s Big Boy, Parkside Cafe (1024 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, 513-221-2026) keeps it real with its own drive-thru window, soup and salad bar and what seems to be the original Frisch’s furniture. They must still have the same ice machine, too, because the ice was Frisch’s ice.
Jean Paul's Paradiso (Review)
Stellar food in a distinctive atmosphere
1 Comment · Wednesday, January 28, 2009
I couldn't have asked for a more cinematic entrance to Jean Paul's Paradiso. As my friend and I entered the brightly lit shop, we noticed a man sitting behind the counter looking at the television hanging from the ceiling in one corner. He (Jean Paul) seemed completely oblivious to the perfectly shaped pie he cradled in his hands.
Longworth's Tavern (Review)
Mount Adams establishment's reopened kitchen serves up more than just a tasty burger
1 Comment · Wednesday, January 21, 2009
There it was, high atop Mount Adams on St. Gregory Street: Longworth's Tavern, the long-standing neighborhood bar and grill touting two floors, a patio and a recently reopened kitchen. Hoorah! We braved the brisk temperature and the steep hill to indulge in an evening of excessive food and drink.
