– I only recently became a real fan of bone-in chicken wings, but it’s a delicacy I’ve casually liked for many years. It’s something I never used to crave but now find myself picking a place to eat because I need my fix. I prefer my wings to be…

I don’t get outside the 275 loop all that often, and I certainly don’t purposefully exclude the greater Cincinnati communities in my posts. I love trying new places; even when it means getting outside of city’s core to do so. With multiple loved ones — think brother and his family,…

I never realized just how quick a drive is to the Dayton area until I surprised BK for his 30th birthday with a day and overnight trip to Dayton and Yellow Springs, the latter being a quaint sociopolitical village about 20 miles east of the Gem City. We drove up with…

Avoid parking lots and shopping malls for Black Friday and beyond. Instead, preserve your mental and physical health by shopping small and contributing to your local economy for the holidays this year! In addition to improving your overall health, shopping locally ensures that nearly 70 cents on every dollar…

I recently had a friend and expat give a great idea about a blog post, which would detail great new places to try while visiting for the holidays. Here’s her proposition (edited only for formatting): Dear Tour de Cincy, At the end of July I packed my bags and relocated…

Yes, the much-anticipated Gomez Salsa we all know and love has finally opened the doors to its sit-down expansion restaurant in Walnut Hills. The next edition of Gomez features all the same bells and whistles and turtles and tacos as the OTR walk-up location, but also has alcohol, seating,…

Last Monday was my first trip to Cintas Center this season to see Xavier’s men’s basketball team. But it wouldn’t have been a complete home game experience without first having Renegade Street Eats and a beer at Listermann, followed by another beer from D’Artagnan’s Deck, the craft beer bar inside…

There are so many great attractions — cultural, historical, recreational, and otherwise — in Cincinnati that I decided to up the ante a bit. Instead of my favorite five, here are my favorite fifteen local attractions, including must-see parks, museums, spaces, and things to do in the greater Cincinnati…

Pizzannati: our ongoing quest to find the best cheese pizza in Cincinnati, as co-founded by Swarles Barkley and myself because, despite the crap we get for loving and ordering plain pizza, Swarles and I wholeheartedly agree that, if a restaurant cannot master the basics, how can it be considered quality?…