Over-the-Rhine retro drinking destination HomeMakers Bar received a nod from The Wall Street Journal in an article highlighting the return of “throwback snacks,” and how they’ll make for great bites on Super Bowl Sunday.
The write-up discusses the trend, specifically highlighting HomeMakers’ menu of nostalgia-inspired dishes including salami-and-cream-cheese roll-ups, ham salad sandwiches and Hanky Pankys.
“I spotted one recently at HomeMakers Bar in Cincinnati. ‘Salami roll-ups,’ I thought. ‘Where’ve you been?’ Just a cold cut rolled around a cream cheese center, it’s a snack any kid could make,” writes the article’s author, Keith Pandolfi.
“At HomeMakers, chef Brianna Schulte dresses up the salami rolls just a bit, with two kinds of cream cheese: one mixed with tarragon, lemon and garlic; the other with diced celery, lime juice and smoked paprika. Both kinds come with Ritz Crackers. There’s also a ham salad sandwich (with the crust cut off, of course).”
Former Los Angelenos turned passionate Cincinnatians, Julia Petiprin and Catherine Manabat joined forces to create HomeMakers, a space inspired by a vintage vibe and the domestic cocktails and culinary creations of the 1950s through the 1970s. The bar opened in spring 2019 and has become a popular stop in Over-the-Rhine.
“The first time HomeMakers co-owner Catherine Manabat tasted salami roll-ups was just after moving to the region from her native Los Angeles. ‘I remember the first time I had one,’ she told me. ‘I thought it was genius,'” writes Pandolfi.
The article goes on to mention several other examples of the throwback trend including the snack mix from Hammer & Nail in Detroit; cream-cheese-and-Roquefort-stuffed celery dotted with black olives from Musso & Frank Grill in Los Angeles; and French onion dip from Bernie’s Restaurant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The WSJ also provides recipes to make these snacks at home.
HomeMakers Bar, 39 E. 13th St., Over-the-Rhine.
This article appears in Jan 22 – Feb 4, 2020.