Cincinnati Chefs to Watch in 2020: Nathan Friday
After more than a year slinging his signature steamed baos from an OTR walk-up window, Nathan Friday plans to open a brick-and-mortar for Boombox Buns.
Cincinnati Chefs to Watch in 2020: Erik Bentz and Elaine Townsend
Erik Bentz and Elaine Townsend are the dynamic duo behind runaway success ramen, omerice, and Japanese pastry pop-up Mochiko.
Editor’s Letter, March 2020: Celebrating Cincinnati’s Restaurant Scene
Behind each great restaurant experience, for the most part, is a chef with a love for hospitality and a vision for satisfying your cravings.
How the Last Decade Has Shaped Cincinnati’s Dining Scene
The past 10 years have set the bar high for our dining scene. Future possibilities feel endless.
Best Restaurant No. 1: Please Is Simply a Great Restaurant
Born as a pop-up, Ryan Santos’s “weird and wonderful” Please is a symbol of everything exciting that has been happening in the Cincinnati food scene.
Best Restaurant No. 2: Sotto Makes the Familiar Profoundly Satisfying
Eating at Sotto is a familiar experience but also one that's so profound and satisfying that there's no reason to ever stop.
Best Restaurant No. 3: Mita’s Restaurant & Bar Delivers Global Flavors
Mita's offers sophistication, modestly concealed in homey, warm dishes from Jose Salazar.
Best Restaurants No. 4: Restaurant L Serves Up Playful Yet Elegant Dishes
Restaurant L's menu reflects chef-owner Jean-Robert de Cavel’s sense of playfulness and his mastery of the fundamentals of la grande cuisine.
Best Restaurants No. 5: Nicola’s Is Back
Always an institution, Nicola's has entered a new era of exuberant creativity under the leadership of chef Jack Hemmer.
Best Restaurants No. 6: Abigail Street Knows What Works
Abigail Street is always watching for what works and is willing to abandon bits of impractical culinary flair for what will truly satisfy.