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A Great Shift
I fell asleep on the couch and woke up several hours later to Joel Osteen’s Sunday morning sermon blaring from my television. Somewhere between dreaming and waking, I had listened to him extoll the meaning of A Great Shift for the better part of 30 minutes....
Posted: 1/28/2013 6:32 PM
On the search for creativity
At one point or another I have been a thinker, a risk-taker, a smart ass, a kiss ass, and a bore. On the search for creativity, I have questioned everything. Twice. I’ve been envious of effortlessness, hostile with authority, and cautious about the unknown....
Posted: 10/17/2012 9:29 AM
Unpacking Heat
At 25, I was living on Race Street in a high-rise loft, spending a lot of time in the kitchen slicing off the tips of my fingers. It’s a period of time I like to call Fish University because I was obsessed––completely obsessed––with fish cookery. This...
Posted: 9/3/2012 8:39 AM
Cincinnati Deconstructed: Karen Kahle [VIDEO]
As resource development director at Findlay Market, Karen Kahle has one of the biggest and most influential roles (and voices) in the world of Cincinnati food. Get to know her here, see why she’s so passionate about public markets – and discover why Findlay...
Posted: 7/26/2012 5:31 AM
Punch in the mouth
I used to be an optimist. Then I got punched in the mouth and all that changed. It was grade school. I had three text books tucked under my arm and I was walking down the hall to 6th period. Enter a toothy, female redhead with sharp, splintery eyes. A...
Posted: 7/5/2012 7:49 PM
30 things I know by 30
To celebrate the big 3-0, I thought I’d take a page out of Joy the Baker’s book. I thought I’d tell you some of what I know. Half of these lessons I’ve learned by doing the complete opposite. The other half I’m still learning. 30 things I know Humor makes...
Posted: 5/29/2012 5:57 AM
Cincinnati Deconstructed: Owen Maass [VIDEO]
At Cumin in Hyde Park, Executive Chef Owen Maass is churning out some of Cincinnati's most impressive, eclectic food. Behind the scenes, he's driven. Articulate. Funny. Exactly who he says he is – no matter what. Lucky for us, Cumin owner Alex Mchaikhi...
Posted: 5/2/2012 6:39 AM
Breaking cornmeal bread
In 1995 my mother learned she had stage four breast cancer. The doctors tracked her white blood cells on a whiteboard while they pumped chemicals into her body. She promised me, wrapped in her white gown, shrunken from a liquid diet, that she would come...
Posted: 4/30/2012 9:30 AM
Lazy Shrimp and Grits
Quick is the game these days. If you’re not quick you get left behind, mentally and physically. This is the case in business––and it’s also the case in every restaurant kitchen I’ve ever worked in or observed. Slow movements burn the souffle. Slow cooks...
Posted: 4/27/2012 7:21 AM
Cooking Survey: I want your opinion
Friends, after two weeks of being completely offline thanks to a unfriendly hack attack, I’m back. And apparently I’m rhyming. Normally I’d celebrate with a recipe (or at least a beer) but today I’d like to ask you for a favor. So here goes … Would you...
Posted: 4/23/2012 12:01 PM
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