November 3, 200915 yr Taco Trucks! http://cincinnati.com/blogs/dining/2009/11/03/no-taco-trucks-no-taco-trucks/
November 3, 200915 yr Taco Trucks! http://cincinnati.com/blogs/dining/2009/11/03/no-taco-trucks-no-taco-trucks/ Score!
November 3, 200915 yr Went to Mayberry, it was great and good prices. Will discuss more after election.
November 3, 200915 yr Its great that these restaurant owners are investing it taco trucks, but I wish they would stick with authentic Mexican food. I love Mexican but hate Americanized versions of it. If you want REAL Mexican food, check out La Mexicana, Nada or Taqueria Mercado.
November 17, 200915 yr Awesome news: It's Just Crepes is expanding "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
November 17, 200915 yr ^Great news! I know that they were close to closing a deal on the old Fresh space, but that building has some serious problems (which is probably why there are no more street-level tenants), and the building owner isn't tending to them. I do believe that they're looking into a location in NKY too. I won't say more than that until I know that it's all right to open the hatch.
November 18, 200915 yr Awesome news: It's Just Crepes is expanding What's the big deal? It's just crepes.
November 18, 200915 yr Awesome news: It's Just Crepes is expanding What's the big deal? It's just crepes. You have no idea what you are missing. Anything without chicken is excellent there.
November 18, 200915 yr Awesome news: It's Just Crepes is expanding What's the big deal? It's just crepes. I'm going to go with this is a joke...
November 19, 200915 yr ^so it goes, I'm LincolnKennedy. It's nice to meet the guy on this forum with a sense of humor. Have you ever listened to Dick Gregory?
November 19, 200915 yr Has anyone joined the Best of Cincinnati Card program? Go to www.bestofcincinnaticard.com and you can literally save 40% (Including drinks) off any restaurant on the list like York St, Dee Felice, Red, Green Dog, Lavomatic etc. Also just saw this new restaurant/bar opening on the Levee....http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091119/NEWS0103/311190049/Deters+opening+restaurant+at+Levee
November 24, 200915 yr Churchills Tea Room to Open in Findlay Market Churchills, the tea room that formerly operated out of a space in Tower Place Mall, is moving to Findlay Market, and hopes to be open very shortly. Check the link for details.
November 29, 200915 yr De Cavel restaurant opening delayed Jean-Robert's Table, the downtown restaurant coming from Jean-Robert de Cavel, will not be open by Dec. 1, as the chef originally announced. Additional information at http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091128/ENT01/911280355/Jean-Robert+s+restaurant+opening+delayed
November 30, 200915 yr Has anyone been to Take-the-Cake for their lunches or Weekend brunches? Apparently this was their 4th week. We went Sunday and got 4 entrees. I think it is the best brunch in town, hands down. Very high quality dishes priced about $7.
November 30, 200915 yr Mayberry will be open for dinner this Friday and Saturday. It is BYOB, be sure to swing by City Cellars at 908 Race St. for some beer or wine if you forget.
December 4, 200915 yr Jean-Robert is suing Wade to prevent Wade from suing Jean-Robert! :| This is getting a bit nauseating to follow. While I know that many do not support Wade _at all_, this isn't doing wonders for Jean-Robert. De Cavel sues former partner By Polly Campbell, Cincinnati Enquirer, December 3, 2009 Jean-Robert de Cavel has sued his former restaurant group business partner, Martin Wade, seeking to prevent Wade from suing him. De Cavel split from the partnership early this year and is working to open his own restaurant, Jean-Robert's Table, downtown.
December 4, 200915 yr Mayberry will be open for dinner this Friday and Saturday. It is BYOB, be sure to swing by City Cellars at 908 Race St. for some beer or wine if you forget. Mayberry opens for dinner tonight. The Menu: Mayberry Dinner Menu 5:30p.m.-9 p.m., December 4-5, 2009 Three courses for $20 or any course $8 Crispy pork belly with cheddar grits and Frank’s RedHot butter Slow-cooked short rib with creamed corn, smoked bacon, and bourbon demi-glace Slow-cooked pork dumpling with truffled cider broth Buffalo slider with tomato jam and quail egg Game hen with goetta sweet potato strudel and anjou pear slaw Crispy duck breast with kale stuffed duck leg and honey-glazed beets All day The Burger 8 Cobb Salad 8 Hash brown casserole 3 Mac ‘n cheese 3 Buttermilk mashed potatoes 3 Creamed spinach 3 Desserts Warm carrot cake with cream cheese and walnuts 5 Oreo cookie truffles 5 Rice crispy tasting 5 Warm apple and thyme crustada 5 Brunch Menu 10 a.m.-2 p.m., December 6, 2009 "The Elvis Killer" – Waffles with peanut butter mousse, banana and toasted peanuts 7 Cinnamon sour dough French toast with house maple apple butter 7 Roasted vegetable quiche with truffled chive sour cream and mesclun greens 7 Maple sausage gravy with rosemary biscuits and poached egg 7 House cured salmon with mesclun greens, pickled onions, hard cooked egg, capers, and sour cream 8 The Burger – certified Angus beef with peppered bacon, onion marmalade, and poached egg 8 B.L.T. – Scott Farm Pepper Bacon with smoked Gouda and leek fondue and roasted tomato compote 8 Cobb Salad with arugula, chopped bacon, rosemary chicken, pear, bleu cheese and poached egg 8 Side Dishes Pastries 1.5 Two eggs, any style 3 Scott Farm pepper bacon 3 Breakfast sausage 3 Goetta 3 Rosemary biscuit 1.5 Toast 1.5 Oatmeal with figs and brown sugar 4 Tater tot casserole 3
December 4, 200915 yr Mayberry will be open for dinner this Friday and Saturday. It is BYOB, be sure to swing by City Cellars at 908 Race St. for some beer or wine if you forget. Please snip quotes so I don't have to scroll through a lengthy reply. Thanks! -Sherman Whats the address again?
December 4, 200915 yr Dinner has been canceled tonight at Mayberry. @mayberrycincy: Chef Josh is sick and will not be cooking dinner this evening. We apologize for the inconvenience. DINNER CLOSED tonight.
December 5, 200915 yr ^But even when I worked at Honey, even THEY had a backup plan, if the head chef was unable to work. I don't really see that as a valid excuse.
December 6, 200915 yr Just had dinner at Mayberry. Strong recommendation. Dinner for two was $40 and BYOB with no corkage fee. Six small to medium courses, great to share.
December 6, 200915 yr My only dislike with Mayberry is that their squatty soft-drink bottles are $1.50... whereas you can get a full-sized bottle for $1 everywhere else. I tend to bring in my own drinks. Otherwise, it's pretty decent food at reasonable prices.
December 7, 200915 yr I've loved everything I've gotten from Mayberry thus far. When I've been for lunch I've had the BLT (amazing), Cobb Salad, and Tomato Basil soup (to die for). At dinner I shared a 3 course meal with my date for $30 (not including drinks). With that we had the slow-cooked pork, buffalo slider, and game hen courses. Word to the wise: The dinner set up is much more formal than the lunch set up. They add in table cloths, candles, and some formal wear. I would suggest not showing up in super casual clothes.
December 7, 200915 yr ^We had the 6 course meal for $40 (combined). Which added a Duck breast and leg course, a pork belly with frank's red hot butter and cheese grits and something else that was good.
December 9, 200915 yr Well then ours was probably $20, not $30. I've already erased that from my memory.
December 10, 200915 yr A few days ago, someone sent a tweet saying something like "Grammer's and Christian Moerlein are friends on Facebook. Too bad they aren't friends in real life." It's been months since I've been to Grammer's, but I always remember them serving Christian Moerlein beer. Did something happen?
December 10, 200915 yr They haven't for a bit. I found the scene there to be... rather disappointing. And that was before I saw their awful beer choices. I haven't been back after my third visit. -- Busken opens downtown bakery Business Courier of Cincinnati, December 7, 2009 Busken opened a new downtown location today at Walnut and Seventh in a space owned by the Aronoff Center for the Arts. This marks the fifth time the bakery has opened a store downtown.
December 10, 200915 yr Grammers is full of nothing but hipsters, and thus the associated beers. They have a decent draft selection, but the bottled/canned beer is geared to those riding fixed gear bicycles.
December 10, 200915 yr Then I see this posted: "Head-to-head bicycle racing hooked to stationary trainers returns 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 at Grammer's Bar"
December 10, 200915 yr Some work is being done on the Boss Cox Gastropub space on 4th. Not sure who is doing it, no work evident on BANG!/Lush.
December 10, 200915 yr ^Whatever happened to Boss Cox anyway? I thought it just fell apart. Are they still planning on opening that?
December 10, 200915 yr Owners split up. Joe Creighton (the financial guy) moved on to open The Rookwood in Mt Adams. Daniel Wright (the chef) Moved on to open Senate and Lance Frye (former GM) is running the bar at Nada. I'm sure any work going on it is solely to build a storefront. There was a large degree of structural work the building needed done for any business to use the space that the landlord did not want to take responsibility for, He's probably finally getting around to it.
December 11, 200915 yr Okay, this is just too funny. Let's hear it for hipster beer Pabst Blue Ribbon has made a comeback during the downturn, becoming the cheap beer of choice among hipsters. By Beth Kowitt, CNN Money, December 11, 2009 NEW YORK (Fortune) -- At Lutz Tavern in Portland, Ore., the beer-drinking crowd goes through about 20 to 25 cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer on a Friday night. "It's our No. 1 seller, no questions asked, hands down," says Lilias Barisich, whose family has owned the bar since 1954. -- Okay, seriously. We were talking about this the other night about Grammer's and their deals with cheap PBR, and how Grammer's has become a hipster's bar. Now I know why! :)
December 11, 200915 yr Okay, this is just too funny. Let's hear it for hipster beer Pabst Blue Ribbon has made a comeback during the downturn, becoming the cheap beer of choice among hipsters. By Beth Kowitt, CNN Money, December 11, 2009 NEW YORK (Fortune) -- At Lutz Tavern in Portland, Ore., the beer-drinking crowd goes through about 20 to 25 cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer on a Friday night. "It's our No. 1 seller, no questions asked, hands down," says Lilias Barisich, whose family has owned the bar since 1954. -- Okay, seriously. We were talking about this the other night about Grammer's and their deals with cheap PBR, and how Grammer's has become a hipster's bar. Now I know why! :) PBR has been a hipster staple since at least '02. As such, it is something of a tired cliche. True hipsters have moved on to Blatz.
December 11, 200915 yr Okay, this is just too funny. Let's hear it for hipster beer Pabst Blue Ribbon has made a comeback during the downturn, becoming the cheap beer of choice among hipsters. By Beth Kowitt, CNN Money, December 11, 2009 NEW YORK (Fortune) -- At Lutz Tavern in Portland, Ore., the beer-drinking crowd goes through about 20 to 25 cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer on a Friday night. "It's our No. 1 seller, no questions asked, hands down," says Lilias Barisich, whose family has owned the bar since 1954. -- Okay, seriously. We were talking about this the other night about Grammer's and their deals with cheap PBR, and how Grammer's has become a hipster's bar. Now I know why! :) PBR has been a hipster staple since at least '02. As such, it is something of a tired cliche. True hipsters have moved on to Blatz. this is true: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/12/the-evolution-of-the-hipster-2000-2009.html?p=3
December 11, 200915 yr If they don't carry true Cincinnati beer, then it ain't worth patronizing! That said, I was impressed with the tap at Mr. Pitiful's. It was a while since I was last there, and it reminds me that I should go there more often. I wish they had booths though.
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