It’s not every day BK goes along with my spontaneous ideas — and lord knows they happen often. “I’d really like to try that restaurant all the way out ‘iiiiiiiin Milford,'” or “Let’s drive out to Eastgate for Red Sesame and Jungle Jim’s,” or “How about we walk…
Before I get to the list, I want to say that 2017 was a transformational year personally and for Tour de Cincinnati. Personally, I was able to travel and set and attain a number of goals. I also had a lot of great beer, celebrated my 32nd birthday…
As with awards shows, it is important to pay tribute to greater Cincinnati’s now-defunct restaurants and businesses. I know there are more, but these are the ones that stick out (in alphabetical order). Ei8ht Ball Brewing (Newport) Ei8ht Ball was one of the first places I tried — and…
Did you know that shopping local ensures that 68 cents on every dollar remains in the local economy? Money you spend locally gets circulated right back into your community. You’re helping locals keep their jobs, create more jobs, and invest in local community initiatives. Shopping local means keeping…
By now you all probably know how much I love my breweries (archived brewery posts here), so when the opportunity arose to go on a Craft Connection tour, I had to do it. And, well, I decided to double it as Monthiversary Vol. 13. The initial tour I…
Another day, another new brewery in greater Cincinnati! (This is a good thing.) This marks the 34th brewery within 30 miles of the city center and one of 10 to open in 2017 alone*. Cincinnati certainly doesn’t have any shortage of breweries, and, truth be told, they are…
What’s even better than taking in the sights of beautiful visual displays, installations, and local music, is taking in the sights of hundreds of thousands of Cincinnatians doing the exact same thing. BLINK Cincinnati was expected to be one of the nation’s largest light, art and projection mapping…
When your favorite restaurant opens a second location, you make a point to check it out. When your favorite restaurant’s second location also serves Sunday brunch, you do what you can to get there as quickly as possible. Alas, BK and I do not make it to Blue…