The holidays were invented to deplete your wallet and expand your waistline, right? Right. As such, this week in extra awesome included so many great things, including a lot of eating, drinking, and shopping local. Every holiday season I try my best to shop small. It is great for…
I’m not big on desserts and I’m not typically into super rich food (though I’ll usually make exceptions for chocolate) and I do not like most icing, so when a sweet treat is good, it is good. Below are some of my favorites in the area (none based on ice cream…
I think so, anyway, though “soon” is relative. Of many places under construction in our city, I am especially excited about these: BrewRiver/Tap & Screw (Oakley) BrewRiver GastroPub recently posted that its catering kitchen is moving from Madeira to Oakley, where it will open and serve food in…
The holidays always feels like a whirlwind. A whirlwind of get-togethers, going out to eat, and a little too much imbibing. As the holiday season ramps up, so do the goings-on and nostalgia. This past week included patronizing local institutions that have since closed or will be closing its doors…
Our monthiversary was last week, so for our third Monthiversary Meal, we decided to go someplace we’d been before, but never for dinner. I’ve raved about this place since it opened in June, and have been a number of times for lunch. I’ve loved everything I’ve had, from…
The Stray Animal Adoption Program (SAAP) “is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that exists to rescue, protect, and provide care for at risk pets” based out of Newport, Kentucky. Franklin posing for his 2nd birthday picture Collage of some of my favorite pictures of Frank Those of you who…
Greater Cincinnatians love their half price sushi and I am no exception. I’ve made it no secret how much I love Wabi Sabi, which is located on Madison Avenue in Covington, and neighbors some truly great Asian restaurants — AmerAsia (Chinese) and Riverside (Korean). I’ve been saying for…
After Thanksgiving, BK and I decided to take it easy as often as we can through the holidays — easy on the wallet and the waistline. Therefore, this past week was a great combination of relaxing, eating better (meaning packing lunch and eating in most days), and not…
