Northside is the epicenter of the Cincinnati Tacosphere. Fact. You have Tacocracy, the hard-to-pronounce, anti-establishment taco joint, that fills their tacos with potatoes and very un-taco-like fillings, surrounded by old airplane doodads in an old goth bar. Then, you have Django Western Taco, with its cowboy flair, serving either individual or family-style tacos and a [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Review: Barrio Tequileria
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I’ve been quiet for a little while. Work, life– things happen. I’d been intending to post all week, but between Boston, Waco, and a few other things– well, I decided I needed to write about something really positive. I love the things home cooks do and share around the city. I can name a dozen [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Home Cooks: Theresa Nguyen 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 It is a truth universally acknowledged, that escargot exist only to be vehicles for garlic and butter.* Don’t try to argue with me there. If escargot weren’t traditionally soaked in garlic butter, green with parsley, Bourgogne style, would most people eat them? Thought so. I had my first escargot encounter on my first trip to [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Bites: Escargot at La Poste I am starting to get confused. People are talking about the Anchor– and, you know, people have been talking about the Anchor for years, except they were talking about the greasy spoon in Covington, and not the hip, straight-from-Brooklyn eatery in Over-the-Rhine. Now, instead of hearing about griddled goetta and eggs-over-easy, I’m hearing about lobster [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Review: Anchor OTR Congratulations to the five Cincinnati restaurants who received Four Diamond awards today from AAA! The Palace Restaurant The Celestial Orchids at Palm Court Boca Nicola’s The Cincinnatian, Hilton Netherland, Westin and Marriott at Rivercenter al… . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: AAA Four Diamond Awards Announced 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. The captions that end with @drunkmusicrevws were pulled from their Twitter account during the show. Tweets ending with …The post [Drunk Music Reviews] New Year’s Eve at the Southgate House Revival appeared first on Each Note Secure. . . . → Read More: Each Note Secure: [Drunk Music Reviews] New Year’s Eve at the Southgate House Revival We have our winners! For 1 ticket: Heather (no last name, but email address present, yay!) For 2 tickets: Matt PonkeyAw, Matt can’t go. I had him pick a random number… and the winner is Amanda B! Thanks for playing– guys, you’… . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Winner, Winner, NYE Dinner! Bella Luna has been a stalwart of the restaurant scene in Cincinnati for a while– they’re known for a few things, most notably bread pudding and short rib cannoli, both of which won awards at Taste of Cincinnati a couple of years ago. When Alfio Gulisano, the Argentine-bred Italian chef announced he’d be leaving Bella [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Review: Alfio’s Buon Cibo Really interesting list here– there are some notable omissions (in my opinion): 1) Jean-Robert Table (French) 2) Bakersfield (Mexican) 3) Orchids at Palm Court (American) 4) Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse (Steak) 5) Nicola’s (Italian) 6) Tony’s (Seafood/Steak) 7) Abigail Street (Mediterranean) 8) Jeff Ruby’s Precinct (Steak) 9) Jag’s Steak & Seafood (Seafood/Steak) 10) Morton’s (Steak) I [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Zagat’s Top Ten Sorry, folks, that I’ve been MIA– new job and responsibilities are taking up a ton of time, and I’ve been on the road (I’m currently in Denver). There are, however, some amazing events coming up that revolve around food that I’d like you to know about: The Golden Lawnchair, based on a post by my [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: November Events I love it when my friends disagree. One friend invited me out to drinks and suggested Wiseguys for their craft cocktails. “But don’t try the pizza downstairs. It’s really terrible. 3:1 cheese/crust ratio. Just bad.” Another friend, upon me mentioning I was going to Wiseguys said, “The pizza downstairs is so good! Perfect balance of [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Review: Goodfellas and Wiseguys Brew….riiiiver…. Yes, I get that very cliched Breakfast at Tiffany‘s song stuck in my head when I hear the name of the newest brewpub around town, Brew River, located in the former Maribelle’s location on Riverside Drive which, along with Eastern Avenue, is really becoming a destination for some really delicious food: Eli’s, Terry’s Turf Club, [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Review: Brew River Gastropub Drunk Music Reviews is Caitlin Behle and John Sebastian. Caitlin reviews a show while progressively getting drunker, while illustrator John Sebastian turns the drunken reviews, which could be ridiculous, sloppy or just plain insulting, into a comic. Notes: The captions that end with @drunkmusicrevws were pulled from their Twitter account during the show. Tweets ending …The post [MPMF 2012] Drunk Music Reviews: Friday Night of Midpoint Music Festival appeared first on Each Note Secure. . . . → Read More: Each Note Secure: [MPMF 2012] Drunk Music Reviews: Friday Night of Midpoint Music Festival Cincinnati is known for steaks– well, after people get past chili and Graeter’s, they remember that there are steaks. Most people thank Jeff Ruby for that– and they’d be right. Part of that success was also due to Jimmy Gibson, Ruby’s long-time executive chef. I would be remiss, however, if I didn’t note that he [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Review: Jimmy G’s It’s not often I read something on Facebook that goes like this: To the Friends of Burnell’s: Due to lackluster sales over the summer months, we are on the verge of becoming another statistic of the restaurant industry. It is said that 30-50% of restaurants do not make it through the first year and we [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Mini-Review: Burnell’s Drunk Music Reviews is Caitlin Behle and John Sebastian. Caitlin reviews a show while progressively getting drunker, while illustrator John Sebastian turns the drunken reviews, which could be ridiculous, sloppy or just plain insulting, into a comic. Notes: The captions that end with @drunkmusicrevws were pulled from their Twitter account during the show. Tweets ending …The post [Boomslang 2012] Drunk Music Reviews: Doomslang appeared first on Each Note Secure. . . . → Read More: Each Note Secure: [Boomslang 2012] Drunk Music Reviews: Doomslang Hey folks! Join Hoperatives and me at 1 PM on Saturday and Sunday for another grub crawl! We’ll be touring some of the best and tastiest (both beer and food) of Oktoberfest this year. The tour lasts about an hour, and we’ll meet at 5th and Broadway at the Enquirer booth. If you’d like to [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Grub Crawl Part Deux: Oktoberfest The Northside International Airport is neither international, nor an airport: discuss. In reality, it’s an old dive bar, renovated into a home for boutiques and restaurants, decorated with old airline seats and luggage and mementos of travel past. It’s a quirky concept, housing a quirky restaurant in what is probably Cincinnati’s quirkiest neighborhood. In other [...] . . . → Read More: wine me, dine me: Review: Tacocracy |
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Hoperatives: Malt Liquor Monday: Colt 45
A funny thing happened to me a few weeks ago. I was on my way home after a long night of auditioning chimpanzees for the title role in my new street play, “Puddin and the Primate’s Revenge: Episode One of the Organ Grinder of Darkness Saga” and realized I needed a beer to cap off [...]Malt Liquor Monday: Colt 45 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 this content (Read more...)