Archives from 2008

Glendale establishment sets the bar high but doesn't quite make it

Tags: Restaurant Reviews, review

I'm always up for trying a new Mediterranean joint, even if it is a bit of a drive. Taz Lebanese & Greek Cuisine in Mason is right smack in the middle of the Fields Ertle insanity in a building that used to house Fazoli's.

Tags: Food News, restaurant

New Over-the-Rhine hot spot is for the hip, not the hungry

Tags: Restaurant Reviews, sushi

Burgermania in Newport means cheap, creative eats at

Tags: Restaurant Reviews, dining, restaurants, Lora Arduser, Cityside Pub and Grill

Family institution has been a Cincinnati staple for more than 50 years

Tags: Restaurant Reviews, dining, restaurants, Sorrento's Pizza, Lora Arduser

Rookwood spot tries to accommodate a wide variety of diners

Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Rusty Bucket Corner Tavern, dining, restaurants, Lora Arduser

Asian comfort food continues to surprise and satisfy

Tags: Restaurant Reviews

The last time I was at the Grand Finale (Sharon Road and Route 747, Glendale, 513-771-5925) my brother was graduating from high school and we were drinking strawberry daiquiris. I believe chocolat

Tags: News Feature, news, economy, jobs, unemployment

Cincinnati State culinary students build on-site restaurant with stellar results

Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Cincinnati music, Cincinnati concerts, Eyes on Tomorrow

Springdale spot offers a tequila experience you can actually remember

Tags: Restaurant Reviews

Spring is in the air, and so are the aromas from some new spring menus. At The Palace (601 Vine St., Downtown, 513-381-6006) check out the Oxtail Ravioli appetizer with foie gras and port and the

Tags: Food News, Jennifer Lawrence, 30 Rock, Penny Tration, Claire Danes, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Party Down, Entourage

Wood-fired brilliance still produces one of the area's best pizzas

Tags: Restaurant Reviews, cincinnati theater, cincinnati art, holiday theater

There are several restaurant openings to talk about this month. Greek to Me opened a second location in Covington last weekend. Its Erlanger restaurant offers authentic Greek food and music in a cas

Tags: Food News, Roxanne Qualls, environment, mayor, Milton Dohoney, budget, energy, Cincinnati politics, Cincinnati news, Ohio news, fracking

Sundays in the heart of America are when we slow down -- we work in the yard, read the paper, have that second cup of coffee in the kitchen rather than the car. Sundays are also the day to go to

Tags: Food News, budget, Cincinnati politics, Cincinnati news, Ohio news, voting, Plan Cincinnati, master plan

New Montgomery spot follows in that fine steakhouse tradition of outsized personality

Tags: Restaurant Reviews, 20th Century Theatre, Lights, MOTR Pub, Southgate House Revival

The Gateway Quarter adds another jewel as Jean-Robert cleans up again

Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Barack Obama, Cincinnati politics, Cincinnati news, Mitt Romney, Ohio news, Jon Husted, voting, early voting

The Celts have a deep history with funeral rites. The Samhain, a festival dedicated to the harvest and the dead, includes three days of keening (a type of wailing chant) followed by four days of dan

Tags: News Feature, Hamilton County, Todd Portune, Greg Hartmann, Chris Monzel

This year marks Morton The Steakhouse's 30th anniversary. The company will celebrate by partnering with the Make A Wish Foundation in its ¨30 Wishes for 30 Years" national campaign in order

Tags: Food News, election, debate, Cincinnati politics, Sherrod Brown, Cincinnati news, Ohio news, Josh Mandel, voting

I missed the opening night of the Art of Food exhibit at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center in Covington (1028 Scott St.), but since the exhibit runs through March 28, I thought I'd have

Tags: News Feature, Bogart's, Danny Brown, Schoolboy Q

History-rich spot serves simple, rib-sticking food

Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Cincinnati Zoo