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  The Cincinnati Bar Revolution

Slowly emerging in Cincinnati, a line of no-nonsense bartenders are looking to eradicate the overly-hyped, dumbed-down cocktails and flavorless combinations that have become so prevalent today. Meet Rommel Wells.

Local Beer Stand Gets Bigger, Badder and Better Than Ever

8 Apr 2010
Written and photographed by Courtney Tsitouris, author of www.epi-ventures.com, a blog about dining in and dining out in Cincinnati

dutchs.jpgDoes Ashton Kutcher need to give it a big kiss on the lips to remind you how sexy it is? Does it need to be remodeled, painted red or offer bacon ice cream to get you excited? I'm talking bout Dutch's Wine Merchant and Beer Dock on Erie Avenue in Hyde Park. Sure it's been around for 60 years and yeah it's kind of a hole in the wall. But next time your walking to the neighboring UDF for a double dip of frozen yogurt or a 4-pack of toilet paper, stop and appreciate it for what it is -- mature, tasteful, and undeniably interesting.
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How Carl's Deli Defied the Odds

23 Mar 2010
Written and photographed by Courtney Tsitouris, author of www.epi-ventures.com, a blog about dining in and dining out in Cincinnati

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While other Cincinnati restaurant owners stamp clever slogans on their menus and hire PR directors to handle media outlets, Anne McManus uses an old, often forgotten formula to run Carl's Deli in Hyde Park - word of mouth. It's a shocking strategy and an edgy game plan given our changing times. But it's just crazy enough to work.
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The Cincinnati Bar Revolution

5 Mar 2010
Written and photographed by Courtney Tsitouris, author of www.epi-ventures.com, a blog about dining in and dining out in Cincinnati

Rommel-Wells-1.jpgSlowly emerging in Cincinnati, a line of no-nonsense bartenders are looking to eradicate the overly-hyped, dumbed-down cocktails and flavorless combinations that have become so prevalent today. You won't, for example, find a Strawberry Daiquiri at Rookwood Bar and Restaurant, where Rommel Wells is mixing serious, handcrafted drinks.

He is, so to speak, raising the bar with his nod to classic, respectable beverages filtered through his own creative lens. In a world of noisy, drink-slinging madness, Wells breathes life into the bar experience.
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What's the buzz tell me what's a happening!?!

17 Sep 2009
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Unless you've been living under a rock - you probably know what twitter is. According to Wikipedia:

Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers.

Lots and lots of Cincinnati restaurants have twitter and you should be following them!

Why?

They post specials, events, new menu items and so much more! Some places offer secret word discounts and others post their daily specials. Some even have contests for free stuff!

So where do you go? Well start with me! That's right - @foodhussy!

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World Food Bar to Open Second Location Downtown

14 Sep 2009
Julie over at wine me, dine me is reporting that World Food Bar, Findlay Market's foodie-haven of eclectic food, is opening a second location downtown on Vine St. between 9th and Court.

Though the Mon.-Fri. lunch crowd is sure to be the focus, there's no word on complete hours yet. Here's to a successful expansion!
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90% off on Restaurant.com!

9 Sep 2009
For today only - being 9/9/9 - Restaurant.com is offering 90% off - that means a $25 gift certificate that is normally $10 is now $1.

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Restaurant Week - Fall 2009! Sept 14-20

31 Aug 2009
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The Greater Cincinnati Independents are having Restaurant Week again and it's right around the corner.

For those of you that haven't heard of this - NYC started the trend in 1992 and restaurants offer a price fixe menu for a week. There are typically 3 courses and the restaurants will offer you 2-5 choices for each of the courses. It's either appetizer, entree and dessert or salad, appetizer and entree.

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Hungry for some Country Food?

24 Aug 2009
I'm from Iowa originally and sometimes I just have a hankerin - yes - I said hankerin - for some good old country cookin...

What's country cooking? Oh I don't know - it's just a feeling - it might be a pork tenderloin or it might be eating in a log cabin or maybe some fried chicken! Whatever it might be - there are definitely some places in the Greater Cincinnati area that you can find a country feast!

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Vito's Cafe Introduces Red Ear Brewing Company

24 Aug 2009
Red_Ear_Brewing_Co.jpgGreater Cincinnati has a new brewpub - and its not from a place you might expect. Vito's Cafe in Ft. Thomas has just announced their in-house brewery operation, Red Ear Brewing Company. 

Maybe more well known for their Italian cuisine and singing servers, the restaurant is starting its brewery operation one batch at a time. Brewmaster Matt Wehmeyer, son of owners Mary and Vito Ciepiel's is starting out with Endless Summer Ale, a seasonal beer that will give way in autumn to what Matt describes as "something more bold." 

In the name of research, we might just have to go and try it.

Vito's Cafe
654 Highland Ave. Suite 29
Ft. Thomas, KY 41075
859-442-9444
www.vitoscafe.com
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Gilpin's Expands Hours, Delivers on Segways

27 Jul 2009
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Gilpin's Bagel & Deli has been serving up steamed bagels on 7th St. to the weekday lunch (8am - 2:30pm Mon.-Fri.) and weekend late night crowd (8pm - 3:30am Fri. and Sat.) since their March opening, but they are now gearing up to feed the masses with expanded hours and a delivery service. The shop has added Sunday brunch (10am - 1:30pm) and Wednesday and Thursday late night (8pm - 3:30am) hours.

Though we are certainly excited about that, we're even more excited about getting a Gilpin's sandwich delivered for lunch by Segway or late night via scooter.
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