I swear it’s getting easier to buy local every day.  There are more and more quality, local vendors and they’re available at a variety of locations. I’d seen McCabe’s Granola a few times at Whole Foods, but hadn’t bought any.  When the good folks at […]

When was the last time you had a whole lobster? Seriously. I never eat whole lobster. The last time was in Cape Cod, when my friend Amanda steamed some for us that had just been caught that afternoon. I drove the three hours back to […]

Hi guys! When Google Reader died (RIP), my blogrolls disappeared.  I, thank goodness,  have been able to fix this!  You’ll see on every blog post my blogroll.  All of the links are Food and Cincinnati related.  Let me know if there’s a link that you […]

(Guest post by The Better Half) For a personal bio to be published in a local theater playbill, I recently divulged the following nuggets about my personal life: Recent theater credits. My wife, the beautiful Julie Niesen Gosdin, and I live happily in Over-the-Rhine with […]

People constantly suggest I try things. “Julie, have you…?” “Julie, you must try…” Often, it’s a family member’s small business or restaurant, sometimes it’s neighborhood pride. Over the past few months, I’ve heard this suggestion several times: “Sweet Millie cookies from Jenny’s Homemade Cookies, have […]

I get a lot of pitches for things people would like me to write about on wine me, dine me. Some things make sense (which is what this post is about) and some things– well, they’re interesting. I have been pitched: A giveaway for  used, […]

Yes, I avoid chains, for the most part.  I do love a Chipotle lunch (especially if I’m on the road– I know the caloric count of my favorite bowl, and their business practices and ingredient choices leave me feeling slightly good), and because of my […]

Lindsay Laubenstein, formerly of Emilia Enoteca (and currently at Igby’s) was recently published in Gaz Regan’s 101 Best New Cocktails, 2013. Her cocktail, created for Emilia Enoteca, uses Buffalo Trace, Creme de Violette and Adam Elmegirab’s Aphrodite bitters to create Myrrah’s Passion.  I’ve had it, […]