Lookwhos: Look Who's Eating: Chris Waugh
Owner, The Wine C.A.R.T.
0 Comments · Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Chris Waugh has found her niche. She's put together all the disparate elements of her working life -- communications, marketing and sales -- and paired them with her passion: wine. "My husband
Diner: Review: Cactus Pear (Kenwood)
Old favorite amps up the welcoming atmosphere
0 Comments · Wednesday, November 7, 2007
To celebrate our daughter's birthday, we head out to Blue Ash's Cactus Pear, a veritable institution after 10 years in Cincinnati, an eternity in the restaurant business. It's tucked in a cor
Diner: Review: Mama Vita
Loveland spot loves the carbs, and so will you
0 Comments · Wednesday, October 31, 2007
First impressions can be deceiving. Mama Vita's Ristorante Italiano, for instance, first appears to be just another neighborhood Italian joint. You see, Mama doesn't try to awe her patrons wit
Too Much of a Good Thing
0 Comments · Wednesday, October 10, 2007
I attended college long before "Internet gaming" existed. For fun, we couldn't hole up in our dorm rooms until dawn playing Halo 3 with kids in Tokyo. No, we earned our virtual battle scars the old-
Diner: Review: Morton's
Relocated steak restaurant is a smashing (and pricey) success
0 Comments · Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Morton's The Steakhouse has a new location. Now perched above Fountain Square, its second-floor windows face Vine and Fifth streets, providing a wonderful view of the enormous fish hovering over
Cover Story: The Beer Is Back in Town
Greg Hardman promotes Moerlein, Hudy, music and his adopted hometown
0 Comments · Wednesday, September 19, 2007
I'm meeting Greg Hardman at Kaldi's, and as I walk along Main Street I see Christian Moerlein umbrellas and cups everywhere. They're obviously a big supporter of Second Sunday on Main, which is
Vintage of the Century?
0 Comments · Wednesday, September 12, 2007
We're only about seven years into this millennium, and yet some enthusiastic wine rags and hyperbolic marketers have already hailed certain vintages as the Best of the Century: 2000 Napa Cabs, 2001
My Lunch with Lenin
0 Comments · Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Some dreams seem quixotic. Imagine leaving your native country to build a better life for your family in a new, strange land. My immigrant grandparents did it; millions of others have, too. Tsiala
Lookwhos: Look Who's Eating: Reine and Emile Salti
Chef/owners, Floyd's
0 Comments · Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Emile Salti is a scientist -- a food technologist who has traveled the world. He buys only the best local meat and produce for the homey Mediterranean restaurant he and his wife opened 18 years a
Diner: Vodka Shmodka
CityBeat's tasting panel picks its top neutral spirits
0 Comments · Wednesday, August 15, 2007
I've never really understood vodka drinkers. I mean, drinking vodka is practically a cultural necessity in Russia and Poland; whether it's made from potatoes or wheat, it's their national drin
