Danny Scott, owner of Red Leprechaun, is not a stranger to the bar business. Scott first opened Fishbowl at the Banks, a bar known for its energetic party scene, in 2019.
Eight Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky-area food service professionals, including chefs, sommeliers and a local food influencer, gave us their well-earned two cents on the trends that will infiltrate industrial and residential kitchens alike.
Owners Melissa and Eric Chan teamed up with Fork and Pie Bakery owner Stevie Rufener to open this new, fresh concept in the bakery's former retail location.
“The idea of it mostly is bringing the Colombian coffee, the culture, the food, the feeling of the jungle, and where you pick the coffee beans from in Colombia, over to Cincinnati."
There probably are dozens of places in Greater Cincinnati to sample sushi, but restaurants that also offer an array of Japanese dishes are not as plentiful. That’s why I was intrigued to sample the downtown restaurant Baru.
"I’ve been in the bar industry 20-plus years, and I've worked in a lot of pretty bars, but I feel like far and away this is the prettiest bar I’ve worked in."
The Queen City is home to locally owned meal prep businesses that make it easy to produce chef-created meals at home with little to no preparation required on your end.