Kaileigh Peyton

Ignore those commuter bus crowds: Downtown’s not dead after 5 p.m.

Countless businesses have come and gone on the strip of West McMillan Street between Clifton and West Clifton Avenues, but fortunately for Cilantro Vietnamese Bistro’s avid following, it reopened on the crowded block in July after a four-month hiatus.

Get a grip! These haunting hands are anything but scary. Just ask Anna Donovan, the (totally sane) food scientist behind this Franken-popcorn creation.

Avant founded the business four years ago, naming it for Obsessive Cake Disorder. That’s not just a cheeky play on words; it represents his experiences with obsessive-compulsive disorder, the anxiety disorder he’s contended with—to varying degrees—for a significant portion of his life.

The former top chef at Nation steps into the executive chef role at Arnold’s Bar and Grill, Cincinnati’s longest continuously operating pub.

Start with Prosecco, add a fruity elixir, some edible luster dust, and garnish.

Fresh onto the Cincinnati restaurant scene, Muse’s executive chef is busting preconceptions about fine dining, one (healthy) dish at a time.

At the Cincinnati Zoo’s adults-only Twiga Overnight, you’ll be transported to the Sahara, but with most of the comforts of home. 

If you didn’t know it was there, you might miss it, and that’d be a shame. But judging by the nearly full dining room on a Monday night, the cat just might be out of the bag: Veracruz is the best authentic Mexican fare in Price Hill.

When modern life starts feeling a bit mundane, you’ll longingly wish to return here for comfort. Sure sounds like the ’90s, doesn’t it?