Local restaurateurs Dan and Lana Wright and their restaurant Abigail Street star in an episode of America's Best Bites, a new series on The Cooking Channel debuting April 20th. Each 30-minute episode, hosted by Natalie Forte, focuses on one establishment...
Finding purity in a dream and a pot of tomatoes. Since the age of 16, I’ve had a frequently recurring dream. The setting is always the same: A small village in Italy, a cottage overlooking the sea. I don’t possess any of my fair German attributes; rather...
Somewhere in your bleak, mid-winter musings, you’ve had the fantasy: you want your own restaurant. Not a fancy-schmacy city place, but a Mayberry RFD-ish small town spot with checkered tablecloths and mismatched china. A place where you can serve your...
A few of the food and cookbooks I’ve been reading and cooking from over the past several months. Most of these make great gifts and are available at local bookstores or amazon.com. The Country Cooking of Ireland by Colman Andrews Don’t believe the cabbage...
After four years as Executive Chef of The Cincinnatian Hotel, Jose Salazar has left to pursue new projects. While his own restaurant is in the works for the near future, Salazar will be overseeing the kitchen at Abigail St. (Over-The-Rhine) for the next...
Think your Thanksgiving meal is a big deal? Check out the annual Thanksgiving buffet that Chef Todd Kelly of Orchids at Palm Court oversees. Number of guests: 1100Number of slow roasted turkeys: 35Total pounds of turkey: 700Pounds of traditional sage...
Many restaurants proudly support local farmers and food artisans. The Wildflower Cafe (Mason) takes it a step further with a large blackboard illustration of Ohio that features the name and location of each business they support. Chef Todd Hudson's committment...
This sweet little foods company has been appearing on Park + Vine store shelves and at festivals and farmers markets city-wide. They create locally sourced sauces and spreads like cilantro pesto, walnut butter, and most recently, maple cider vinagrette....
News you can digest. Findlay Market will host its third annual Fall Food Festival on Sunday, October 28th from noon until 4pm. Live music from Ghost Trees and StarDevils, food tours and seasonal cooking demos, a scavenger hunt, circus performers, and...
Autumn—otherwise known as chicken soup season—is upon us. And this blogger is prepared to make a strong statement on that subject: The sopa de pollo at Taqueria Mercado is as good as it gets. The ingredients are fresh, the broth is mildly spicy, the chicken...