March 2023
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Features
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Best Restaurants 2023 Kerfuffle: How This Happened
Senior Editor Aiesha D. Little explains how we ended up having two closed restaurants in the print version of our March issue.
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Best Restaurants No. 1: Mita’s Serves Vibrant, Creative Latin Cuisine
Vibrant simplicity and creative touches set the tone for the most flavorful meal in the city.
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Best Restaurants No. 2: Abigail Street Serves Big And Bold Mediterranean Flavors
The Mediterranean wine bar features some of the freshest and most vibrant plant-based dishes in Cincinnati.
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Best Restaurants No. 3: Le Bar a Boeuf’s French Cuisine Is on Another Level
Jean-Robert de Cavel’s neo-bistro provides approachable yet sophisticated cuisine with a beautiful view.
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Best Restaurants No. 4: Nicola’s Offers Timeless Italian Classics
This Italian staple for more than 25 years takes pride in its extensive wine list, knowledgable staff, and rotating menu of artisanal and creative dishes.
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Best Restaurants No. 5: Sotto Transmits The Soul Of Italian Cooking
Painstakingly precise Italian cooking, simple adornments, and a perfect pasta recipe add up to one of the best dining experiences in the city.
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Best Restaurants No. 6: Phoenician Taverna’s Authentic Lebanese Cuisine
The Mason restaurant perfectly executes the classics with unique touches that demonstrate a deep love and knowledge of the cuisine.
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Meet The Working Royals
In gowns and crowns, the Queen City Court has been doing drag for charity for more than 30 years.
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Best Restaurants No. 7: Boca Dreams Up Innovative Dishes
For the operations team, chefs, and service staff at this downtown restaurant, each dish is a labor of love—and no detail is too small to overlook.
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Best Restaurants No. 8: Ivory House Gives Guests A Homey-Yet-Sumptuous Experience
The Westwood steakhouse is both a destination restaurant and beloved neighborhood joint.
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Best Restaurants No. 9: Kiki Offers A Delicious And Highly Shareable Menu
The funky Japanese restaurant serves guests with affordable prices and a laid-back atmosphere.
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Best Restaurants No. 10: The Precinct
A Cincinnati culinary institution, Jeff Ruby’s original steakhouse continues to deliver prime cuts by stellar staff in its lavish east side restaurant.
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Best Restaurants No. 10: Bouquet
This family-owned Covington eatery elevates an inspired menu with local, fresh ingredients.
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Best Restaurants No. 10: Losanti
The Over-the-Rhine steakhouse leans into authentic Italian cuisine with handmade pastas and fine cuts of beef. Be sure to order that extra meatball.
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The Belle, the Cad, and the Sex Scandal
A Victorian era paternity case takes us back to a Cincinnati where sex was shameful, abortion was murder, and women were second-class citizens.
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Best Restaurants 2023: The Best of the Rest
These restaurants may not have made our top 10 list, but we still think their delectable dishes are a cut above.
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Frontlines
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The Spirits Are Willing: Cincinnati International Wine Festival Returns This Weekend
The Cincinnati International Wine Festival reclaims its March dates for in-person wining, dining, and reveling.
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Back in Action: Michelle Hopkins Reflects on Her Return to TV
The veteran anchor catches up with the fast pace of news technology in her second stint at Channel 9.
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Radar
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Fleurish Home Is Redefining The Gift Shop
The Hamilton storefront’s growth secret isn’t such a secret: it’s about listening to the community.
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Don’t Knock a Weekend in the Steel City ‘Til You Try It
Forget what you know about Cincinnati’s sports rival. For a family getaway, Pittsburgh isn’t half bad.
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In This House, The Grass Is Greenest
This Springboro estate would be impressive on its own. The full-sized indoor soccer field is just the icing on the cake.
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Columns
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Hamilton’s Train Station Requires Some Heavy Lifting…Literally
When it comes to preserving a piece of history, Hamilton is willing to go the extra mile.
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Editor’s Letter, March 2023: Celebrating the Best Cincinnati Restaurants
As the pandemic subsides, we returned to our top 10 list of the best restaurants in Greater Cincinnati.
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My Life in Maple Trees
Reflecting on faithful companions and deep-rooted connections.
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Dine
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Tiana Mutts Wants to Offer You Something New
The owner of Tiana’s Cheesecake Wonders slings jars of this decadent dessert.
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The Bare Necessi-Cheese
MamaBear’s Mac delivers classic comfort foods with a twist inside the Grainworks Brewing Tap Room.
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This Wine Guru Has The Answers to Your Vino Questions
Tim Shumrick has transformed the former Chateau Pomije space into a wine lover’s oasis.
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