Events

Cooking Survey: I want your opinion

Friends, after two weeks of being completely offline thanks to a unfriendly hack attack, I’m back. And apparently I’m rhyming. Normally I’d celebrate with a recipe (or at least a beer) but today I’d like to ask you for a favor. So here goes … Would you be willing to take a quick, 5-minute survey [...]

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It’s Just a Kitchen

My bare feet hit the floor and I started winding down the hall, my eyes barely open, my mind barely working. Out the window I could see that the moon was high over the neighborhood. I stopped for a moment to take in all of its stillness. In a way, it made me feel lonely, [...]

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Poll: Your Opinion Matters

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Look, we’ve been seeing each other for a little over a year now and I want to take things to the next level. We’ve got a good thing going on, you and me, and I’m happy we met. So, I’m leaning across the proverbial table and I’m asking you for a favor. Would you let [...]

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A Hearty Thanks

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We have to talk. I’ve been away from Epi-Ventures a lot lately but I can assure you that it hasn’t been in vain. I’ve been collecting stories, you see, and in the process I’ve been eating and cooking and generally enjoying the heck out of myself. This little blog-that-could has turned things upside down on [...]

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Living, Breathing

Oh friends, this week has been full of me click-clicking around the office, designing diagrams, refilling my coffee cup, answering phones. I’ve been so preoccupied with work issues I have nary a minute to daydream about roast potatoes or chocolate souffle. Last night, instead of making another gigantic mess in the kitchen, I flopped myself [...]

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Second Sunday in OTR: Celebrity Chef Lineup

Second Sunday in OTR is kicking off its 6th season this weekend, Sunday, May 9. Expanded to include Main, Vine and other streets between 12th and 14th, this event is a hip, urban street festival with bands, beer, food, artists and vendors. The season will continue through September 12 on the second Sunday of every [...]

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Premiere Cincinnati Food Event: 1 Night, 12 Kitchens

After passing the head chef at Cumin in the hallway, I notice a mob of people up ahead. They are surrounding Jean-Robert de Cavel who is dutifully shaking hands and smiling. From behind, I hear the rolling wheels of a rickety cart approaching. It’s Nectar’s Julie Francis and she’s moving a bunch of sheet trays [...]

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End of April Food Events

April may bring showers, but it also brings fabulous food events in Cincinnati. Here are a few that I’m particularly excited about — especially as a former graphic designer at Cincinnati Public Schools and as a current student at the Midwest Culinary Institute. April is turning out to be a very fun month, indeed!

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Cincinnati Food and Music Event With Concert: Nova

Cincinnati-based chamber music ensemble concert:nova will give two performances on April 18 and April 19, 2010 in celebration of Earth Day’s 40th anniversary. The program, aptly named “Serving Up the Four Seasons: A Feast for the Eyes, Ears and Palate,” will combine the arts of music and farm to table cooking — a mélange of stimulation for the senses.

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Cooking for the Ronald McDonald House

A 13-year old girl whizzes by me in her wheelchair and parks herself next to my sister, who is slicing pieces of butternut squash. Her eyes are wide and as she carries on about her dream to one day become a chef, I notice bags of liquid attached to her chair. This girl — precocious, [...]

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