Campbell’s Scoop: Bonbonerie Celebrates three decades, no one knows how many thousands of cookies

When people ask me my favorite restaurant, my default answer is easy: The Bonbonerie. I know it’s know quite what they mean, but I do love the dear place, and sometimes a great cappucino brownie or apricot scone is as satisfying as it gets. They … . . . → Read More: Campbell’s Scoop: Bonbonerie Celebrates three decades, no one knows how many thousands of cookies

Healthy Foodies: Barrio Opening This Weekend (More Tacos in Northside)

For months, I’ve been driving by the former location of Painted Fish on Spring Grove Avenue in Northside, and from time to time I’d see activity as the new proprietors spiff up the place and get ready (we hope!) to open the doors.Taco truck…Barrio re… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Barrio Opening This Weekend (More Tacos in Northside)

Campbell’s Scoop: Sean Kagy back at Summit

Sean Kagy, the chef who led culinary students in staffing The Summit, the fine-dining restaurant at the Midwest Culinary institute in Clifton, is back. He had left earlier this year to be the executive director for Jeff Ruby restaurants, but that stint… . . . → Read More: Campbell’s Scoop: Sean Kagy back at Summit

Campbell’s Scoop: Tom + Chee Pitch their Cheesy Empire on “Shark Tank”

The owners of Cincinnati’s grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup restaurants Tom + Chee will be seen next month on the ABC show “Shark Tank.”  They’ll be asking for money with which they can expand their simple comfort food s… . . . → Read More: Campbell’s Scoop: Tom + Chee Pitch their Cheesy Empire on “Shark Tank”

Hoperatives: Tastings and Growlers Report: April 12, 2013

We frequently get updates for this post after our regular 9:00 am publishing time. Any edited listing will have UPDATE at the beginning of the listing. TASTINGS ● Everything’s d’ Vine has beer and wine tastings on Friday nights at 5:30 pm. Try six beers and six wines for $15 per person. Or you can [...]Tastings and Growlers Report: April 12, 2013 is a post from: Hoperatives. We like making our content fully available using RSS, but some people are re-using our content without permission. This is why the Internet can’t have nice things. Your support of the blog where (Read more...)

The Food Hussy!: Our New Weekly Stop: Mt Carmel Brewing Company

Following our fabulous time on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Larry and I decided we needed to find something similar a little closer to home – so we found that Cincinnati has a number of microbreweries just waiting to be discovered! First up for us … . . . → Read More: The Food Hussy!: Our New Weekly Stop: Mt Carmel Brewing Company

Cincy Groove: Photos – The Rosie Carson Band, 4/11/13, 20th Century Theater, Cincinnati, OH

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5chw4r7z: MadTree Brewing

Make like a tree and…drink a beerMost anything that isn’t downtown, for me at any rate, takes the planning a preparation of an extended Himalayan adventure. Which explains why it took so long for me to finally visit MadTree Brewing. A visit I had bee… . . . → Read More: 5chw4r7z: MadTree Brewing

Visualingual: Elsewhere

9 Ways SpringBoard Businesses Can Help with Spring Redecorating: SpringBoard, the creative entrepreneurship course we took, has a fantastic roundup of Cincinnati-made decor goodies, including our Over-the-Rhine-inspired Flourishing pillows. Historic Jackson Brewery to Become Performing Arts Complex: interesting news about … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Elsewhere

Hoperatives: Parkers Blue Ash Tavern Adds New Selection of Craft Beer

Parkers Blue Ash Tavern (www.selectrestaurants.com/parkersblue) is proud to announce their new craft beer offerings in bottles and on tap starting April 4th. Cincinnati is a city proud of its breweries, and Parkers will feature a number of locally brewed options as well as a wide array of ales, porters, stouts, and IPAs from craft breweries [...]Parkers Blue Ash Tavern Adds New Selection of Craft Beer is a post from: Hoperatives. We like making our content fully available using RSS, but some people are re-using our content without permission. This is why the Internet can’t have nice things. Your support of (Read more...)

Campbell’s Scoop: Review: Treasures await visitors to Zula

Chef Vik Silberberg, a native of Israel, has several places in his restaurant’s refrigerators and pantries where he caches extra supplies of some essential ingredients. That way, if the cooks run out of, say, salmon, he can bring out a supply from it… . . . → Read More: Campbell’s Scoop: Review: Treasures await visitors to Zula

Cincy Groove: Boston’s Adam Ezra Group at Southgate House Revival 4/23

The Adam Ezra Group with Sam Brenner Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Southgate House Revival, 111 E 6th St. Newport KY 7 pm doors, 8 pm show $8 adv, $10 dos, All . . . → Read More: Cincy Groove: Boston’s Adam Ezra Group at Southgate House Revival 4/23

Each Note Secure: [Drunk Music Reviews] SXSW Travelogue: Part I

Drunk Music Reviews is exactly what it sounds like: Caitlin Behle reviews shows while progressively getting drunker, while illustrator John Sebastian turns the drunken reviews, which could be ridiculous, sloppy or just plain insulting, into a comic. Welcome to the Drunk Music Reviews SXSW Travelogue. We’re almost a month overdue (whoops), but here it …The post [Drunk Music Reviews] SXSW Travelogue: Part I appeared first on Each Note Secure. . . . → Read More: Each Note Secure: [Drunk Music Reviews] SXSW Travelogue: Part I

The Food Hussy!: The Hot Ticket: Yard House

I didn’t think much about it when we headed over to the newly opened Yard House last week – but I guess it’s a pretty hot ticket! We were there at lunch and it was easy-peasy getting a table. So if you’re hot to try it – head there at lunch. You just c… . . . → Read More: The Food Hussy!: The Hot Ticket: Yard House

Each Note Secure: [Drunk Music Reviews] SXSW Travelogue: Part II

Drunk Music Reviews is exactly what it sounds like: Caitlin Behle reviews shows while progressively getting drunker, while illustrator John Sebastian turns the drunken reviews, which could be ridiculous, sloppy or just plain insulting, into a comic. Day 2 March 15 I’m at Dennys with @seblasto and @emkmax and the host just asked if we needed a kids menu. #clearlythatsforme Our second …The post [Drunk Music Reviews] SXSW Travelogue: Part II appeared first on Each Note Secure. . . . → Read More: Each Note Secure: [Drunk Music Reviews] SXSW Travelogue: Part II

5chw4r7z: gears of joy

One of the first nice days came along just in time for the first Urban Basin Bicycle Club ride of the season. The ride leaves Fountain Square every Tuesday at 6:30, a nice easy pace and since its the basin ride there are few hills. This past week ride… . . . → Read More: 5chw4r7z: gears of joy

Visualingual: Field Guide to the Vanity License Plates of Southwestern Ohio: Part 9

Today my ongoing typological investigation into the vanity license plates of Southwestern Ohio focuses on all creatures great and small. I’m a cat person, so we’ll start with cats and HLO KTTY. Moving right along, we’ve got BARECAT, KITNBUS, UCBRCT … Continue reading → . . . → Read More: Visualingual: Field Guide to the Vanity License Plates of Southwestern Ohio: Part 9

Stacked: Hackathon

We’re going to be holding a Hackathon here at the end of the month.  Here’s how it works: You (or preferably you and your team) provide ideas for marketing the Mercantile to today’s modern, hip, go-getter types.  We’ll provide… . . . → Read More: Stacked: Hackathon

Campbell’s Scoop: Local woman on ‘Chef Wanted’

The Food Network show “Chef Wanted” was just in town helping The Precinct find a new executive chef. Now, a chef from Cincinnati will be seen on the season finale of the show trying out for a job in Florida. Lauren Brown, who’s the c… . . . → Read More: Campbell’s Scoop: Local woman on ‘Chef Wanted’

Cincy Groove: Photos – An Evening of Bluegrass, 4/9/13, 20th Century Theater, Cincinnati, OH (Pre-Show Photos)

Photos by Scott Preston http://noampikelny.com/ This was an incredibly fun night of music.  This was the bands’ first show of the tour and the first time they have played live . . . → Read More: Cincy Groove: Photos – An Evening of Bluegrass, 4/9/13, 20th Century Theater, Cincinnati, OH (Pre-Show Photos)

Weather for Cincinnati

Today Saturday
It is forcast to be Chance of Rain at 11:00 PM EDT on April 12, 2013
Chance of Rain
61°/39°
It is forcast to be Partly Cloudy at 11:00 PM EDT on April 13, 2013
Partly Cloudy
61°/41°