Afternoon Tea
There are many places one can have afternoon tea in Greater Cincinnati. Most are of the cozy, tea-with-the-vicar type tearoom. For a grander, more formal afternoon tea, there are Saturdays at the Palm...
View ArticleOrchids review
It’s on the website, but I copied my review today below it’s just the slightly longer original version, and it can live here on my blog and I can visit it when I want to remember how good my meal...
View ArticleCincinnati E.A.T.S.
The Cincinnati eating club E.A.T.S. has added a second date for its dinner at Orchids on March 3. . . . Because people are smart enough to know they should take the opportunity to eat at one of...
View ArticleSignature Bourbon at the Hilton
Todd Kelly was telling me about this bourbon they’re going to be featuring when I wrote the story about his cookbook. They’re about to unveil it. It’s a private label bourbon from Four Roses, to be...
View ArticleLes Amis d’ Escoffier: Cincinnati chapter
Auguste Escoffier was THE French chef. He lived from 1846-1935, and invented many of the sauces, dishes, and ways of doing things that life on as the fundamentals of French cuisine and restaurants. If...
View ArticleAAA Awards 4 Diamonds to 5 area restaurants
Five restaurants and four hotels in Greater Cincinnati have been awarded the highest rating from AAA, and The Palace and The Cincinnatian have won it for the 25th year in a row. Restaurants: The...
View ArticleVideo: How do they make that amazing mozzarella salad at Orchids?
Todd Kelly’s menu at Orchids at The Palm Court, in the Hilton Netherland Plaza hotel Downtown, has a few really show-stopping dishes on it. That deep-fried poached egg with the lobster salad, for...
View ArticleFour stars from Forbes Travel Guide for Orchids
The stars are back in Cincinnati. For many years, restaurant followers here were well aware of the Mobil Travel Guide star ratings, as every year we waited to see if Maisonette would once again earn...
View ArticleHow to use a sword to open a bottle of sparkling wine
Here’s a showy way to make the New Year’s Eve bottle of champagne even more of an occasion. Because it involves a bottle of champagne and a sword, saber or chef’s knife, may I suggest doing it fairly...
View ArticleAAA Four Diamond ratings
AAA has released its 4 and 5-Diamond ratings for hotels and restaurants for 2014. Five local restaurants and four hotels earned the coveted 4-diamond ratings. They are: The Palace Restaurant at The...
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