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3 weeks ago | 
citybeat.com | Katherine Barrier |Caroline Beckman
A Cincinnati chef and a Cincinnati bartender have been announced as nominees for the prestigious 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards. The Restaurant and Chef Awards is one of five recognition programs from the James Beard Foundation and one of the most prestigious culinary honors, celebrating excellence in everything from fine dining to casual eateries and emerging talents to established luminaries.
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3 weeks ago | 
citybeat.com | Caroline Beckman |Katherine Barrier
Sustainable farming is more than a buzzword; for several local farmers, it’s a way of life and the key to the future. Sustainable farming focuses on long-term ecological health and providing healthy food. Quite simply, it focuses both on the present and the future. Several farms throughout the Greater Cincinnati area are bringing these values to local restaurants, markets and consumers, and are working to sustain the environment for years to come.
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1 month ago | 
citybeat.com | Katherine Barrier |Caroline Beckman
Big Boy Restaurant Group will reopen two Greater Cincinnati Frisch’s restaurants this week under new branding.
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2 months ago | 
citybeat.com | Katherine Barrier |Caroline Beckman
A popular Cincinnati brewery is celebrating the opening of its third location. MadTree Brewing’s Parks & Rec taproom and restaurant opened in a former airplane hangar at Summit Park in Blue Ash Thursday. The restaurant offers MadTree’s award-winning craft beers, handcrafted cocktails and a menu of pizzas, sandwiches, salads and even all-day brunch dishes like Chicken & Waffles and the Goetta Sandwich. “MadTree is thrilled to join the Blue Ash community.
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2 months ago | 
citybeat.com | Caroline Beckman |Katherine Barrier
It’s common wisdom not to take your work home with you, but that can be difficult when you are married to your business partner. For two couples, the Jackmans and the Siteks, who own several local restaurants, the balancing act between the professional and the personal can be difficult at times, but it can also make the trials and tribulations of the restaurant industry worthwhile.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
citybeat.com | Katherine Barrier |Caroline Beckman
Time to get excited, Cincinnati: the Cincinnati Regional Chamber has announced the dates for its 2025 festivals: Asian Food Fest, Taste of Cincinnati and Oktoberfest Zinzinnati. "These festivals are not just events. They are occasions for families, friends, and neighbors to mingle, enjoy delicious food, and celebrate the vibrant culture that Cincinnati has to offer.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
citybeat.com | Caroline Beckman |Katherine Barrier
Sports bars are not a new concept to Cincinnati. Neither are innovative eateries with modern décor and creative flavor combinations. These concepts aren’t often seen together, but downtown’s newly-opened Vintage on Race dares to combine the two, with bold and delicious results. Located in the Foundry building in the heart of downtown and a block away from Fountain Square, Vintage on Race catches your attention with a large, well-lit “V” sign, beckoning hungry visitors like a lighthouse.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
morristowngreen.com | Kevin Coughlin |Caroline Beckman |Michael Lovito
By Caroline Beckman and Michael LovitoThe Morristown High School students who shuffled into the school’s gym on Friday morning wrapped in blankets and clad in pajamas may not have seemed like they were ready to go live on network television.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
morristowngreen.com | Caroline Beckman
By Caroline Beckman“Candy! Candy! Candy! So much candy!”Minions shouted with glee Thursday as they raced down South Street in chocolate-melting sunshine. For as long as anyone can remember, the Morristown Partnership has organized downtown Trick or Treating. “It’s every Halloween from 3 to 5 pm, so all the kids can come after school and get candy,” said Payton Napolitano, who handed out sweets for the South Street Creamery. Many shops and businesses doled out bite-sized fun.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
morristowngreen.com | Caroline Beckman
By Caroline BeckmanStar Trek has inspired a lot of sci-fi over the years. But young adult fiction? NY Times best-selling author Claire Legrand, who will be speaking this Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at the Morristown Festival of Books, says she tried her hand at Star Trek fan fiction when she was a girl. “I loved writing as a child. My favorite topics were horses and Star Trek.
