FOOD & DRINK
Inside Symposium, a new wine bar and cafe in East Walnut Hills. P H O T O S BY H A I L E Y B O L L I N G E R
Im-peck-able Drinks Symposium’s three bars nestle into East Walnut Hills with avian-inspired cocktails and “American tapas.” BY M AG G Y M C D O N E L
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new wine bar and cafe has entered the East Walnut Hills culinary scene, albeit with a tricky start. Symposium had a soft opening May 6 only to be closed down days later due to a leaky sink. The wine bar and cafe finally hosted its grand opening on May 11, and as co-owner J. Matt Nickels tells CityBeat in an email, the business has been going strong ever since.
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Nickels knows his way around Cincinnati dining, especially when it comes to drinks. After all, he worked in food and beverage service at Metropole for years, moving on to become the general manager of Boca Group. Then, he was a local wine and sake wholesale importer, and, most recently, the beverage director for E+O Restaurant Group. His newest venture, Symposium, sports a relaxed Hemingway
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