Each year I’ve tried to create a sort of recurring theme. In 2013 I visited one new place every week for a whole year. In 2014 I set out to photograph a new place every week for a whole year, which lasted about three weeks and ultimately turned…
2016 has been catching a lot of flak these days, so I feel it’s worth touching on at least a handful of good that came out of what seems like a meh year. 1. Getting Married I’ve been pretty candid about how great it was getting married this year.…
After last week’s Favorite Five, it’s only fair to rebut it with a healthy eating post just in time for the new year. The biggest resolution year in and year out is to lose weight. A more sustainable option, in my opinion, is to change your lifestyle by…
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). Celebrating our anniversary at Bella Luna Bella Luna (East End) We celebrated our third anniversary here…
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…