Review: smoQ
As the wife of an Alabamian, I know that occasionally The Better Half will get a barbecue craving. It’s okay. It’s a darn good thing that I like barbecue, because after we went to smoQ the first time, less than two weeks later he wanted to go again. And,...
Posted: 2/9/2011 1:40 PM in wine me, dine me
Jean-Robert at Cincinnati Pops
This weekend is one that Jean-Robert de Cavel, with his cadre of helpers from the Midwest Culinary Institute, is serving dinner at Music Hall before the Pops concert . It’s served in “action stations” so you get to mix and mingle as you eat. The menu...
Posted: 2/8/2011 5:41 PM in Campbell’s Scoop
Arthur’s opens tomorrow
Arthur’s in Hyde Park will reopen 11 a.m. Wednesday after being closed for three weeks due to a fire. The Jan. 18 fire, which originated in the furnace unit, caused $100,000 worth of damage. While being closed for cleanup, the owners updated wiring and...
Posted: 2/8/2011 4:52 PM in Campbell’s Scoop
Beer Fest
Ready to try some beer? Some good beer? Cincy Winter Beerfest is this coming weekend, offering an opportunity to sample over 170 local beers, American craft beers, and good beers from around the world. A ticket to a grand tasting gets you into the Duke...
Posted: 2/8/2011 4:37 PM in Campbell’s Scoop
Progressive Dinner Party
Newport on the Levee has announced March 1 as the date for their Progressive Dinner Party. The idea is that you have appetizers at one restaurant on the Levee, an entree at another and dessert at a third for a set price. The restaurants are AOI Japanese...
Posted: 2/8/2011 4:15 PM in Campbell’s Scoop
Special events at The Rookwood
You gotta love a dinner whose first course is fried bacon, eh? That’sthe Bulleit Bourbon Dinner at The Rookwood in Mount Adams on February 24. This could also be called a pork dinner. There’s chicken-fried bacon, served with bacon-infused Bulleit; Tasso...
Posted: 2/8/2011 4:03 PM in Campbell’s Scoop
Cincinnati E.A.T.S.
The Cincinnati eating club E.A.T.S. has added a second date for its dinner at Orchids on March 3. . . . Because people are smart enough to know they should take the opportunity to eat at one of Cincinnati’s top two or three restaurants for a nice pri...
Posted: 2/8/2011 2:23 PM in Campbell’s Scoop
Brad Bernstein now at View
Brad Bernstein, most recently of Lavomatic, has moved to The View, the restaurant in the Edgecliffe Condominiums, which is owned by the Stephens Restaurant Group, best known for Bella Luna in the East End. In addition to the new chef (who is reportedly...
Posted: 2/7/2011 12:09 PM in wine me, dine me
Good restaurant name, if anyone needs one
I just read “Over-the-Rhine: When Beer was King” by Michael D. Morgan, which offers an interesting look at how beer and Over-the-Rhine rose and fell together. There is such an interest right now in connecting to that brewing heritage as Over-the-Rhine...
Posted: 2/4/2011 11:48 AM in Campbell’s Scoop
Friday Five: Five Favorites for Super Bowl Sunday
I’ll be honest. I’m into Superbowl parties for two things: the food and the ads. That said, I always bring something fabulous to super bowl parties, and really look forward to making the dish all year. This year, I think I’m going to do (among a couple...
Posted: 2/4/2011 11:21 AM in wine me, dine me