Barry at Queer Cincinnati and I were supposed to go on a tour of Hamburger Mary’s together, but I had a scheduling conflict. He reports all of the details over on his blog. I’m thrilled to hear that basically.. nothing’s changing. Yay! They’re not quite […]

Check out some great backstage shots from this week’s Cooking with Caitlin episode on Caitlin’s blog. Next week? Special guest Jean-Robert. Wish I could be there in person, but alas, Iwill be working.  Have any of you readers gone yet?  Tell us how it was […]

Graeter’s Originally uploaded by winemedineme I don’t think Graeter’s is the best ice cream in the city (I give that honor to Aglamesis), but it is excellent.  My favorite combo?  Black raspberry chip with bittersweet chocolate.  I don’t like their hot fudge– it’s far too […]

The Golden Lamb is Ohio’s oldest hotel.  Its guest register is a veritable who’s who in US history– twelve presidents (including locals like William Howard Taft and and Ulysses S. Grant, and recent presidents Reagan and George W. Bush), Henry Clay (you haven’t driven over […]

By far, the most successful food blogger in the Cincinnati area is the pretty darn awesome Erin, who runs $5 Dinners. She was recently on Rachael Ray, and is working on a cookbook. Her twist? Healthy meals for a family for less than $5. Check […]

I talked to Tom of Tom’s Pot Pies yesterday, and he gave me the scoop on his store and the future of the pies. Tom is no longer renting the space on Vine Street, and is now making his pies in a space at Longworth […]

Take the Cake opened its new location in Northside quite recently.  Formerly on Main Street, and then a little further down Hamilton, Take the Cake is known for– what else– cakes.  With the opening of the new location,  Doug Faulkner and Melissa Mileto are expanding […]

Cooking with Caitlin, the website with the perky, yet classically-trained young female chef (named Caitlin, of course!) is moving… to TV! How cool is that? Fountain Square will be taken over at noon tomorrow for the filming of the first episode of Cooking with Caitlin, […]

Check out these new food-oriented blogs in Cincinnati: Cincinnati Bites: No idea who writes this, but love their style. Cincinnati Hound: not that new, but I don’t think I’ve ever featured it here.  Lots of great barbecue posts. Brewtiful Cincinnati: Cincinnati cannot have enough beer […]

You know, I wasn’t into Taste this year– I’m super busy, between work and theater (same with Terry) and just wasn’t feeling it. Fortunately, The Chocolate Horse and 5chw4r7z dragged me out and I had a good time. Things I noticed: more corporate sponsorship, but […]