Just as La Normandie was more casual than its upstairs neighbor (The Maisonette), calling itself a “tavern and chop house,” Sotto will be more approachable, both in atmosphere and price, than Boca.
Sixth Street Lives
Boca group to offer accessible, high-quality dining at new trattoria, Sotto
0 Comments · Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Dining News for March
0 Comments · Tuesday, March 12, 2013
If you’re looking for suggestions and want to
break out of your routines, take the leap of faith and go independent.
These entrepreneurs will love you for it.
M Marks The Spot
Hyde Park’s wood-fired eatery offers casual, inventive dining
0 Comments · Tuesday, March 5, 2013
A little
more than two months old, M uses its freshly-imported European oven as a
centerpiece for its casual dining concept, with nearly everything but
the desserts spending some bit of time basking in blissfully blistering
heat.
Taste Something New
Leah Joos and Jen Lile follow their dreams and taste buds to open Kitchen 452
2 Comments · Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Leah Joos and Jen Lile would like you to
try new things. The chefs/owners of the newest lunch spot in East Walnut
Hills, Kitchen 452, want to introduce people to things they may not
have thought to cook at home and to taste things they think they
dislike.
Persian Persuasion
Iranian family brings authentic dining experience to West Chester
3 Comments · Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Cincinnati, until recently, lacked an
authentic Persian restaurant. Finally, in November, the Iranian Mostofi family
opened Persian Nights in West Chester, making it the only restaurant of
its kind from here to Columbus.
Clifton's Fab Pho Landmark
Cilantro's Darren Phan expands fresh Vietnamese menu at new location
1 Comment · Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Eat well. Eat fresh. Eat often. These
three sentences serve as both tagline and personal philosophy for local
restaurateur Darren Phan, owner of Cilantro Vietnamese Bistro, Clifton’s
9-year-old brothy, herby, vermicelli-filled landmark.
Omnivorous Options
The Elusive Cow offers pub grub everyone can feel good about
1 Comment · Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Right down the road from Virgil’s Café in
Bellevue is a newly opened (since November) neighborhood burger joint,
The Elusive Cow. Originally, I had heard that it was a vegan or
vegetarian pub, but one look at the menu made it clear: This restaurant
is much more than that.
Izakaya Style
Kaze revives Cincinnati Color Building with authentic Japanese food and drink
9 Comments · Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The build-out at Kaze is breathtaking.
The old Cincinnati Color building on Vine Street is such a landmark that
it would have been dreadful had it been torn down, and Kaze saved it.
Dining Changes and New Opportunities in 2013
0 Comments · Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Eat Well Café and Takeaway (3009 O Bryon
St., O’Bryonville) is now open. Chef/owner Renee Schuler’s newest
endeavor is just what I expected — fresh, polished and yet simple and
comforting.
Haute Asian
Quan Hapa serves Eastern drinks and cuisine in a hip gastropub setting
1 Comment · Wednesday, January 9, 2013
In 2012, food trends like “weird Chinese”
and “Asian hipster cuisine” hit a fever pitch in New York City. With the
advent of Quan Hapa and neighboring Japanese izakaya hot spot Kaze, the
trend’s finally supplanted itself in Over-the-Rhine, albeit, with less
outlandishness.
