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.
Persian Persuasion
Iranian family brings authentic dining experience to West Chester
3 Comments · Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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.
Gateway Gourmands
1 Comment · Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Nothing screams artisan or handcrafted
food like a flannel-shirted, tattooed server. Remove the pageantry from
the building, please, and just give us the weird cuts of beef or spruced
up hot dog served alongside a Prohibition-era cocktail.
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.
Fusian Dreams of Sushi
Fast casual restaurant rolls up quality, sustainable, quick cuisine
1 Comment · Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Zach and Josh Weprin and their childhood
friend, Stephan Harman, are beating the odds. Nearly three years ago,
the young trio founded Fusian, a fast casual sushi restaurant with
locations in downtown Cincinnati, Dayton and, slated to open in
February, the Ohio State University campus in Columbus.
Bicontinental Bites
Former Bella Luna chef opens Italian-Argentine eatery
1 Comment · Wednesday, January 2, 2013
It’s unusual to find a restaurant in the
Cincinnati area that’s a permutation of both Italian and Argentine
cuisine, but Alfio’s Buon Cibo (Italian for “Good Food”) aims to the wed
the two regions together.
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.
Dishing Out 2012
Local foodies, trends and ingredients make Cincy's dining scene shine
5 Comments · Wednesday, December 26, 2012
As we wrap up 2012 in Cincinnati, we’ve
got a helluva story to tell — and some bragging to do. I write about
drinks and dining, and I can’t even get around to all the new places
that are opening.
Coffee And Community
OTR welcomes anticipated new coffee shop to the neighborhood
0 Comments · Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Owners Dave Hart and Dustin Miller had
always dreamed of opening a coffee shop together. Lifelong friends and
Ohio natives, the two spent a few years on separate journeys living in
and being inspired by different states along the West Coast and working
in multiple restaurants and cafes along the way.
