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March 2014

OFFICIAL

CITY

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GREATER CINCINNATI / NORTHERN KENTUCKY MARCH 2014 VOL. 71 NO.1

Cover story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What’s Going On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Galleries of Cincinnati. . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hotel of the Month. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hot Spot of the Month . . . . . . . . . 11 Restaurant of the Month . . . . . . . 12 Business of the Month . . . . . . . . . 13 Shopping Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Greater Cincinnati Area Map . . 16-17 Downtown Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Over The Rhine Map . . . . . . . . . . 20 Downtown Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Northern Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Kentucky Dining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Radio Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Television Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Antique Shops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Art Galleries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Published Monthly by: Ted Deutsch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publisher Patty Youkilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publisher KEY/CINCINNATI MAGAZINE 18 W. NINTH ST., SUITE 2 CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202-2037 513-621-3145 A Key Magazine. This magazine is authorized by, and the trademarks KEY and KEY design are licensed by Key Magazines, Inc., 18 W. Ninth St., Suite 2, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-2037. Distributed free in hotels, motels, restaurants, transportation center and clubs in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

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COVER STORY Key refocuses on visitor needs, Greater Cincinnati attractions Greater Cincinnati is unique among American cities, and Key Magazine has been helping visitors to the area find their way to the best food, fun and places of interest since 1943!

Rely on Key Magazine, your Official City Guide for Greater Cincinnati.

The magic of Cincinnati can be found in its improbable position in the pantheon of great American metro areas. Consider that the Queen City of Cincinnati has many of the attributes of a truly cosmopolitan metro area, such as New York or Chicago. The city and environs feature many cultural, artistic, academic, culinary and entertainment distinctions common to cities many times its size. At the same time, Cincinnati has the “feel” and logistical ease of towns that do not qualify as prominent American cities. You can get around the town and its hinterland with relative ease, unlike other cities with similar attributes, and Key Magazine is always there to help.

Cincinnati’s downtown grid, featured in handy map form in this and every issue of Key, is one of the smallest “downtown” metro areas in the United States. Yet, within its confines, you will find two stadia, homes to professional baseball and football. The National League Cincinnati Reds are Major League Baseball’s first and oldest professional team. The Reds play their games in Great American Ballpark, one of the most fan-friendly places to watch a game in all of pro sports. The Cincinnati Bengals are on the prowl in Paul Brown Stadium, named after the legendary coach who revolutionized the game of pro football, and who started the NFL franchise in 1968.

Cincinnati’s downtown is home to the Aronoff Center for the Performing Arts, where Broadway plays are staged by traveling companies with front-line talent performing box-office

hits, such as Wicked, The Book of Mormon and Phantom of the Opera.

The Horseshoe Casino is relatively new to Cincinnati’s downtown. The classy venue features exclusive restaurants and trendy watering holes, along with a full array of gambling options, from blackjack and poker, to craps and roulette, and all the high stakes options as well.

Other attractions of the downtown area include The Banks area, situated at water’s edge of the beautiful Ohio River, between the two professional stadia. The Banks eateries, pubs and attractions are concentrated so that visitors can walk from place to place, and there is something for everyone, the year round. Also, there are the Contemporary Arts Center, The Taft Museum of Art, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, US Bank Arena (home of Cyclones pro hockey), and many more attractions.

As a visitor, turn to Key Magazine and its veteran team for all the timely information you need on eateries, entertainment, and fun. Key is published by Ted Deutsch, who brings more than 35 years’ experience in helping business, vacation and other travelers take full advantage of all Greater Cincinnati has to offer. Patty Youkilis, Key Co-Publisher and Director of Sales, knows the city and environs like nobody else in this area. Together, they deliver solid information on area happenings, with the focus on helping you get the most from your visit to Greater Cincinnati, Gateway to the West, and one of the true gems among American cities.

Cover photo by J. Miles Wolf ©2014

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WHAT’S GOING ON 1st: Bogart’s: Protest the Hero Funny Bone Comedy Club: Lavell Crawford Hollywood Casino: The Websters 2nd: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: CCM Choral Series: American Voices XV Xavier University: Classical Piano: Anna & Dmitri Shelest (Piano Duo) 3rd: Bogart’s: Live Nation Presents The 10th Annual Green 17 Tour with Flogging Molly U.S. Bank Arena: The Eagles 1st-2nd: Aronoff Center for the Arts: Evita Cincinnati Art Museum: Elizabeth Nourse: Rites of Passage 1st-8th: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: 4000 Miles 1st-9th: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead University of Cincinnati College-Conservatoory of Music: Les Miserables 1st-23rd: Weston Art Gallery: Nellie Taft: Odyssey, A Lifelong Journey through Art 1st-31st: Cincinnati Art Museum: Genius and Grace: François Boucher and the Generation of 1700 New Acquisitions: Tiffany Windows From the Village to Vogue: The Modernist Jewelry 6 KEYCINCINNATI.COM

of Art Smith Cincinnati Museum Center Diana, A Celebration Medicine, Marbles and Mayhem: Unearthed Stories from 19th-Century Privies Contemporary Arts Center: Buildering: Misbehaving the City Krohn Conservatory: "Avant Garden" Spring Floral Show (closed Mondays) Music Hall: Guided Ghost Tours of Music Hall 3rd-23rd: Aronoff Center for the Arts: Wicked 5th: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: CCM Choral Series: UC Choruses Xavier University: Search for the Spiritual Through Art: The Search for Spirituality in the Art of Hindu Pilgrimage 5th-22: Weston Art Gallery: CANSTRUCTION® 6th: Funny Bone Comedy Club: Brendon Yancey National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: Freeset: Perspectives on the Business of Freedom 6th-9th: Go Bananas Comedy Club: Kevin Bozeman 7th: Bogart’s: The Mega 80’s Hollywood Casino: Bad Medicine Taft Theater: Amos Lee with Chris Kasper University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: CCM Orchestra Series: Concert Orchestra 7th-8th: Funny Bone Comedy Club: John Caparulo National Underground Railroad Freedom Center:

WHAT’S GOING ON We Will Rise: Selections from The Afghan Women's Writing Project 7th-28th: Taft Museum of Art: Threads of Heaven: Silken Legacy of China’s Last Dynasty (closed Mondays and Tuesdays) 8th: Belterra Casino: Gloriana Bogart’s: Led Zeppelin 2 Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra: FUEGO: 40th Anniversary Concert/Gala Cincinnati Pops Orchestra: Cocktail Hour: Music of the Mad Men Era Hollywood Casino: Brent James 9th-30th: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: Pride and Prejudice (no shows Mondays) Cincinnati Pops Orchestra: Cocktail Hour: Music of the Mad Men Era University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: CCM Jazz Series: Jazz Ensembles Xavier University: Swing: Phil DeGreg & his Brazilian Combo 10th: Bogart’s: TDE Presents Oxymoron World Tour with Schoolboy Q 11th: Bogart’s: The Sing Off 12th: Xavier University: Search for the Spiritual Through Art: Art and the Experience of the Medieval Pilgrim 13th: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: CCM Wind Series: Wind Orchestra

13th-16th: Go Bananas Comedy Club: Sam Morril 14th: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: Galway Plays Mozart Funny Bone Comedy Club: Pablo Francisco Hollywood Casino: Rachel Timberlake Taft Theater: Chris Knight with Ben Knight and the Welldiggers 15th: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: Galway Plays Mozart Taft Museum of Art: Artist’s Talk with Cynthia Lockhart Taft Theater: Brit Floyd Discovery University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: CCM Musical Theatre Senior Showcase 15-16th: Funny Bone Comedy Club: Pablo Francisco 16th: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: Pianopalooza IX Xavier University: Classical Guitar: Rovshan Mamedkuliev 18th: Taft Theater: Jimmie Vaughan & the Tilt-a-Whirl Band featuring Lou Ann Barton 19th: Taft Theater: Southern Soul Assembly with Anders Osborne/JJ Grey/Marc Broussard/Luther Dickinson Xavier University: Search for the Spiritual Through Art: Depicting the Hajj in Images and Words 19th-30th: Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati: KEYCINCINNATI.COM 7

WHAT’S GOING ON The Mountain Top (no shows Mondays) 20th: Bogart’s: GROUPLOVE Taft Museum of Art: Lecture, Duvenick Abroad Taft Theater: Gaelic Storm University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: Ariel Quartet Performs Beethoven Quartets 20th-23rd: Funny Bone Comedy Club: John Heffron Go Bananas Comedy Club: Dan Cummins 21st: Bogart’s: Cher Lloyd 21st-22nd: Belterra Casino: The Fab Four 22nd: Hollywood Casino: Ridge Runner Taft Theater: R&B At it’s Best University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: Ariel Quartet Performs Beethoven Quartets 21st-22nd: Contemporary Dance Theater: David Roussève / REALITY 22-30th: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: A Delicate Ship (no shows Mondays) 23rd-30th: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: Prism XVII, CCM Wind, Brass and Jazz Ensembles with Special Guests 27th: 8 KEYCINCINNATI.COM

Aronoff Center for the Arts: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From VenusLive!

27th-30th: Funny Bone Comedy Club: Guy Torry Go Bananas Comedy Club: Robert Hawkins 28th: Bogart’s: Mindless Self Indulgence Contemporary Arts Center: Roomful of Teeth Hollywood Casino: After Midnight Taft Theater: Band of Heathens 28th-29th: Cincinnati Ballet Company: Bolero and Symphony in C 28th-30th: Weston Art Gallery: Anita Douthat, Under the Sun Charles Woodman Passages Jason Tanner Young: Outliers: 28th-31st: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part 1 & 2 29th: Belterra Casino: Queensryche Cincinnati Pops Orchestra: Lollipop Family Concerts “Peter & the Wolf” at Music Hall Hollywood Casino: LDNL Taft Theater: Red Green University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: CCM Musical Theatre Freshmen Showcase; CCM String Quartet-in-Residence 29th-31st: Contemporary Arts Center: Michael Sailstorfer: Every Piece is a New Problem Shall I Tell You the Secret of the Whole World?

WHAT’S GOING ON Painting, Parody & Disguise March 30 Cincinnati Ballet Company: Ballet Toybox University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: CCM Guest Artist Series: Rajan & Mishra SPORTS EVENTS CINCINNATI REDS Mar. 31, 4:10 p.m. vs. St. Louis

Mar. 21. 7:30 pm vs. Elmira Jackals: Hat / Pucks & Pinot Mar. 22, 7:30 pm vs. Elmira Jackals: Kids Eat Free UC BASKETBALL Mar. 6, 7:00 pm vs. Memphis Tigers XAVIER UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL Mar. 1, 5:00 pm vs. Creighton Mar. 6, 7:00 pm vs. Villanova

CINCINNATI CYCLONES Mar. 1, 7:30 pm vs. Evansville Icemen: Pink in the Rink Mar. 5, 7:30 pm vs. Evansville Icemen: Wet Wednesday Mar. 7, 7:30 pm vs. Toledo Walleye: Kids Jersey / Pucks N Pints Mar. 8, 7:30 pm vs. Toledo Walleye: Bobble-FIST

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HOTEL OF THE MONTH Landmark Cincinnatian Hotel offers TLC

Pictured, from left, are Miranda Bottom, concierge, and Matt Book, bellman.

So you want organic blueberries at breakfast?

Or afternoon activities for your spouse while you attend to business? Or perhaps it’s just four tickets to a play on Friday night.

“Can do” is the answer you’ll receive from Miranda “Mandy” Bottom, the concierge at the Cincinnatian Hotel, located at 601 Vine Street downtown.

The Cincinnatian Hotel, where Bottoms is on hand to help guests, enjoys a long history as a premier place to stay in the city’s downtown. Built as the Palace Hotel in 1882, the 8-story structure then was the tallest and perhaps the most luxurious in the city at the time.

The hotel was designed in the French SecondEmpire style by Samuel Hannaford, a noted architect of that era. His design incorporated 300 guest rooms, and featured shared bathrooms at either end of each corridor and was among the first hotels in the United States to offer guests the novelty of incandescent lighting. Major renovation was undertaken in the 1980s that converted the hotel to 146 guest rooms with private baths, including eight suites. The hotel’s core features a magnificent atrium topped with a vast skylight that creates a spray 10 KEYCINCINNATI.COM

of natural illumination during daytime hours.

In that elegant setting, Bottoms’ job is to assure a great stay. “We do our very best for our guests,” Bottoms said. That means a lot more than meets the eye, based on what the hotel’s concierge tagteam shared with Key. For instance, you might expect a concierge to know the hostesses at important restaurants on their list, because they call them frequently. But would you expect a concierge to go to restaurants in off hours and meet the GM? Or even pop in unannounced and try the food and service?

“I personally try to go to restaurants and other places to check them out; especially new places,” said Bottom. Why go to the trouble? The answer goes back to doing the very best for guests who want or need help. The thinking is that if they recommend a place, the concierges feel personally responsible for the outcome. Is the service impeccable? Is the menu adequate? Will my guest be wowed or disappointed?

And it’s not about the money—the tip. Of course, the tip is part of the deal, but the gratification for this woman comes from providing services that are seamless and flawless. Bottom admits to trying to “read” the guest, and often asks questions that help her make informed decisions on the guest’s behalf.

As Bottom told Key, anybody can pick up the phone and make a dinner reservation. But research on a restaurant is essential to a satisfactory outcome, she said. That involves not only knowing the voice at the other end of the phone, but perhaps knowing and asking for a preferred server, and being able to recommend the osso buco or the filet mignon Oscar or some other entrée.

Service for guests at the Cincinnatian covers a wide range, from simple requests to planning an entire schedule of activities during the stay. A guest may want two evening dinners out at fine dining restaurants, tickets to a live show or the symphony, transport to go here, there, and some other place, and a haircut or some such thrown in for good measure. A guest of that type is used to having someone else do the arranging, and also used to having everything work out perfectly. And that’s the goal for the concierge as well.

HOT SPOT OF THE MONTH Red Roost Tavern a ‘Farm-Forward’ experience

Ken Mendelsohn, Red Roost Tavern manager.

In the world of eateries, the Red Roost Tavern concept may be unique among all. The food focus is on simple good taste, according to Chad Shobbrook, food and beverage director for Hyatt Regency Cincinnati.

The concept driving that food to table is a sweeping one, based on a global perspective.

The Hyatt Regency chain of hotels has embarked on a crusade of sorts, recently having rolled out a program entitled Food Thoughtfully Sourced, Carefully Served. The program is based on the desire of hotel management at the highest level to do its part in promoting a healthy planet.

At the same time, there is a focus on local community support. “A lot of our product we source from within 150 to 200 miles of the restaurant,” Shobbrook said. This concerted effort to buy local, or at least within a reasonable regional radius of the restaurant is designed to lower the energy footprint and shipping distance of the produce and other items found on the menu.

Diners at Red Roost Tavern will find the words “Farm Forward Experience” on the logo of the eatery, proudly stamped on each menu. The

menu features many seasonal products, which supports management’s philosophy to help sustain a better planet.

But enough about process: what about the food? The menu is loaded with choices. A diners’ favorite are the flatbreads, four in all, and Shobbrook stated that they are among the mostordered items. There is a 5-cheese; a Cincinnati hot link version with red sauce; an organic chicken and mushroom variety; and our favorite, the pulled short rib, horseradish cream, caramelized onion, parsley and lemon, over a red sauce. Very tasty!

The menu features a soup and salad section, including: French onion, butternut squash and carrot-cardamom soups; and a quinoa salad with winter squash, walnuts, arugula, roasted tomatoes, all tossed in a apple cider vinaigrette.

One item you may want to seek out and try is the bison burger, Cincinnati-spiced. This treat is served on a brioche bun, topped with arugula, smoked Gouda cheese, and sided by homemade blackberry ketchup. The ketchup is made by the chef and is a signature condiment of the eatery.

The luncheon menu is loaded with sandwich options, and several of those options carry over to the dinner menu, including the bison burger.

Dinner entrée selections are divided into categories that parallel the healthy planet focus.

Garden & Grains is the vegetarian section, with choices such as pumpkin and sweet potato ravioli, and vegetable pot pie, featuring seasonal root vegetables (that local focus again). Barn & Prairie features beef, chicken and pork, with local or near regional items as part of the offerings. The third category is Sustainable Waterways, where shrimp, trout and salmon are combined with as local an ingredient list as possible.

Even the bar of Red Roost Tavern focuses on local. You will find local craft beers such as Rivertown, Mad Tree, Moerlein and Mt. Carmel (Cincinnati), Kentucky Light, KY Bourbon Barrel, West 6th IPA (Kentucky), and a variety of other craft entries from Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Boston. In addition, the bar features Buckeye and American Harvest vodka, both crafted in Ohio.

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RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH Orchids, award-winning fine-dining

Chef Todd Kelly Orchids restaurant is a fine dining experience you’ll want to enjoy while in the Greater Cincinnati area. The setting is sublime, since the restaurant is situated in a magnificent high-ceiling area of an Art Deco masterpiece. Eye-popping and lavish come to mind when one sees Orchids for the first time.

And the cuisine is even better than the exquisite setting. Key magazine research uncovered the following dining kudos for Orchids: the restaurant is among the top ten in the United States, ranked number seven by Open Table; Orchids has been rated Cincinnati’s top restaurant from 2011-13, according to the Zagat Survey; and rated Cincinnati’s #1 restaurant every year since 2009, say the polls at Cincinnati magazine; Orchids has achieved a 4-Diamond rating for ten straight years, according to AAA; Orchids took home both the Award of Excellence for restaurants in 2013, and USA Chef of the Year, for Orchid’s Executive Chef, Todd Kelly, 2011-12, according to American Culinary Federation.

More laurels go to Orchids in a number of other award categories, including top pastry chef, top restaurant in the Hilton Hotel chain, nationwide, and best business meeting place in Mid-America. The awards speak for Orchids in a way that simple words of praise do not, and no restaurant piles up a 12 KEYCINCINNATI.COM

record so impressive by accident.

So what about the food that led to all those accolades? Chef Todd Kelly offers a simple philosophy behind his restaurant’s remarkable success.

All efforts are tied to the quality of the ingredients as an “essential first step.” If the ingredients are only the very best, the very cream of the crop, and the preparation is award-winning, the results will be outstanding. That is Chef Kelly’s focus and passion.

“What we want (to achieve) is great quality every time with every dish, consistent food that is offered at a high level,” he said.

Kelly relies on an ancient restaurant maxim: buy local as much as possible, buy what is in season, and adhere to classic dishes that have been exciting the taste buds of patrons for hundreds of years. One local farmer who raises produce for Kelly’s tables has captured the spirit of Kelly’s philosophy for Orchid’s. He said that people should eat asparagus for four weeks of the year, while it is in season and at its peak, and crave it for the other 48 weeks.

Chef Kelly concurs. “We want our guests to enjoy ingredients when they are in season. There is nothing like fresh, farm-raised ingredients where the farmer takes a personal interest in what is raised and harvested. For instance, in summer, we receive cantaloupe still warm from the field and the aroma fills the kitchen and the cooler. There’s nothing like it. I know our guests taste the difference, and they love it.”

Also, Chef Kelly works to keep entrée items in “a comfort zone of flavors” that may be treated in unique combinations, but the dishes are familiar to fine-diners everywhere. That is why diners will find entrée items such as chateaubriand (for two) on the menu, flanked by potatoes and an array of vegetables; also, an entrée of red-wine braised short ribs with fall squash, polenta and oyster mushrooms; along with a dish featuring roasted Elysian Fields lamb, with heirloom carrots, roasted fennel and parsnips in a lamb a jus; and roasted chicken, served with rosemary gnocchi, shitake mushrooms and Swiss chard, finished with a mustard jus.

You can find Orchids in the Netherland Hilton Hotel at 35 West 5th Street, which has entrances at the corners of 5th and Race Streets.

BUSINESS OF THE MONTH Westin Ingredients clockwork-efficiency eatery

The Westin Hotel’s street-level Ingredients dine-in/take-out eatery is a marvel of efficiency serving the dining public in a fast, fine-dine way that is remarkable.

Fast food and fine dining choices, you might ask? How can that be? While you won’t find pheasant under glass at Ingredients, what you will find are gourmet salads, sandwiches, Panini, brick-oven pizza, soup, and all manner of breakfast items for busy people on the go. All are aimed at satisfying those who want upscale dining choices served up with speed and convenience.

Last year, Ingredients tallied 278,000 “covers,” or sales of breakfast and luncheon food.

That is a gargantuan number in the restaurant business. Given some checks covered two or more diners, the total adds up to a whole lot of people served, well more than the 278K if one counts heads instead of checks.

So how did Ingredients do so much business? “It’s set up as a quick grab-and-go, but offering very good, high quality food, much of it prepared to order,” said Jeff Charlton, director of operations for Cincinnati’s Westin property.

As an example, Charlton talked about the Panini sandwiches. There are six of them on the menu, such as the beef fajita and the turkey club Panini options. But guests are free to ask

the culinary staff behind the sandwich counter to make up a special Panini with ingredients they’d prefer.

The serving area is set up to move guests through with dispatch, according to Charlton.

During the lunch crush, Ingredients moves between 350-400 people through the salad line from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every week day.

The line can be 40-50 deep, but everybody is indoors (important in February), and line time (waiting to get to the salad station) is around eight minutes max.

Most people customize their salads. For a typical guest, a culinarian behind the counter starts with that guest and stays with the guest as the salad comes together, all the way through the salad process. When the salad order is complete, the culinarian returns to the head of the salad station and takes the next guest waiting to be served in the custom-salad queue.

Charlton said only people with culinary credentials serve guests at Ingredients. “We staff the lines so that we can get people through faster—and we don’t hire just anybody—we hire certified culinary specialists to make the salads and prepare the other food for our guests. So we are paying a higher wage, and the guest gets the benefit of that.” The culinarians make a difference in the speed of service, and in the care taken in putting each special request together.”

Ingredients features a brick-oven pizza station that sets the eatery apart from many downtown eateries, according to Charlton.

There are six standard pizzas offered, but as with almost everything else offered, guests can customize a pizza in the way they want. The brick oven bakes a pizza in about eight minutes, and pizza is one of the most popular lunch and take-out items on the bill of fare. Westin food and beverage management goes to the trouble of having the dough shipped in from Detroit, where a special recipe of dough is made exclusively for brick ovens. The result, they say, is better crust and, consequently, better pizza. Key salutes Ingredients, and its recipe for upscale fast food!

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SHOPPING GUIDE AREA MALLS Deerfield Towne Center 5505 Deerfield Blvd.

Deerfield, OH 513-770-0273 Anne Taylor Loft, Ashley Furniture, Children’s Place, Dick’s Sporting Goods, New York & Co., Whole Foods and more Eastgate Mall 4601 Eastgate Blvd Cincinnati, OH Kohl’s, Sears, J.C. Penney, Children’s Place, Foot Locker, Motherhood Maternity, Roger’s Jewelers and more.

Florence Mall 2028 Mall Road Florence, KY 859-371-1231 Macy’s, Sears, J.C. Penney, Buckle, Deb, Gymboree, Kay Jewelers, Yankee Candle and more.

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Kenwood Towne Center 7875 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, OH 513-745-9100 Dillard’s, Macy’s, Nordstrom, GAP, Izod, Sephora, Finish Line, Apple, Williams Sonoma, Anthropologie, and more.

Newport on the Levee 1 Levee Way Newport, KY 866-538-3359 AMC Newport 20 Theatre, Barnes & Noble, Gameworks, Newport Aquarium, and more.

Northgate Mall 9501 Colerain Avenue Cincinnati, OH 513-385-5600 | Macy’s, Marshall’s, Sears, American Eagle Outfitters, Express, Fredericks of Hollywood, New York & Co., Wet Seal and more.

SHOPPING GUIDE Rookwood Pavilion 3805 Edwards Road Cincinnat, OH 513-241-5800 Bed, Bath and Beyond, Old Navy, Sur La Table, REI, Whole Foods and more.

Sycamore Crossing/Sycamore Plaza 7800-7896 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, OH Babies R Us/Toys R Us, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Men’s Warehosue, ULTA and more.

Tri-County Mall 11700 Princeton Pike Cincinnati, OH 513-671-0120 Dillard’s, Macy’s, Sears, Forever 21, Victoria’s Secret, Aeropostale, Hot Topic, Pac Sun, and more.

Voice of America Centre

7598 Voice of America Drive West Chester, OH 513-792-5000 Aveda, Fresh Market, Michaels, PetSmart, T.J. Maxx, Target and more.

OUTLET MALLS Cincinnati Premium Outlets 400 Premium Outlets Drive Monroe, OH 513-539-0710 Banana Republic, Coach, Cole Haan, Converse, Guess, J.Crew, Joe's Jeans, Kenneth Cole, Michael Kors, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, Samsonite, Tommy Hilfiger, Under Armour and more.

Tanger Outlets 8000 Factory Shops Boulevard Jeffersonville, OH 740-948-9091/800-407-5005 Anne Taylor, Bath and Body Works, Fossil, Kate

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GREATER CINCINNATI

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AREA MAP

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DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI

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MAP OF OVER THE RHINE CINCINNATI

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OVER THE RHINE (OTR) A Tavola Bar and Trattoria 1220 Vine St Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-246-0192 A Tavola serves up hand made, wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, great wines, craft beer, and craft cocktails. Open for dinner Monday through Friday, lunch and dinner Saturdays, Sundays open from 3pm. No reservations; take out available.

Abigail Street 1214 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-421-4040 Wine bar, mediterranean food, tapas. Abigail Street offers everything from chorizo stuffed dates and grilled octopus to lamb sliders and crispy pork belly.

Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday, no reservations.

Bakersfield OTR 213 Vine St Cincinnati, OH 45202 513- 579-0446 Bakersfield throws down Mexican-influenced street fare with a focus on tacos, tequilas, and whiskeys.

Their tequila, whiskeys, and beers range from super premium to super affordable. With the restaurant being so close to the Bluegrass State, their whiskeys are American whiskeys, or bourbons from Kentucky.

There is also a limited wine selection. Menu features 8 varieties of tacos, tortas, salads, and of course, chips and salsa. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

The Eagle OTR 1342 Vine St Cincinnati, OH 45217 513-802-5007 American food and bar, perfect for a date night or just hanging with friends. Known for their Fried Chicken Sandwich, The Eagle offers good, American food at great prices. Open Monday through Friday for dinner, weekends opening at 11am. No reservations.

Kaze 400 Vine St Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-898-7991 Kaze is a a Japanese sushi bar, GastroPub, and beer garden in the heart of the Gateway Quarter of Over the Rhine. Menu offers daily specials as well as

soups, salads, sushi, pork buns, a variety of entrees, and specialty cocktails. Open Tuesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, Sundays dinner only.

Reservations accepted.

Lavomatic 1211 Vine St Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-621-1999 Lavomatic Café offers a New American menu in a stylish urban setting featuring historic Rookwood Pottery Co. tiles in a modern interpretation from their shotgun style, first-floor dining room to their rooftop terrace. Come enjoy the perfect mix of OTR tradition, creative atmosphere and culinary joy. Open Wednesday through Sunday for lunch and dinner.

Reservations accepted.

Nicola’s Ristorante 1420 Sycamore St Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-721-6200 Fine dining Italian restaurant with a warm and accommodating atmostphere. Open Monday through Saturday for dinner, reservations encouraged.

Salazar 1401 Republic St Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-621-7000 Salazar celebrates the changing of the seasons with a farm-inspired menu that’s creative and refined, yet playful and approachable. Salazar is the kind of restaurant that anyone could pop in, grab a seat at the comfortable bar and order a drink and a quick bite, or just hang out and sample the diversity offered up by our kitchen. Open Monday through Saturday for dinner. No reservations required.

Zula 1400 Race St Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-744-9852 Zula’s eclectc menu is known for its unique flatbreads and amazing mussel bar, as well as an extensive wine list. Zula focuses on pairing great wine and craft beer with their food; they also offer wine and beef flights and an array of cocktails. Open Tuesday through Saturday for dinner, reservations available.

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DOWNTOWN DINING Blue Wisp 700 Race St. Cincinnati, OH 45201 513-241-WISP Along with great music, Blue Wisp serves up soups, sandwiches and entrees to the Cincinnati public. Open Tuesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner. Blue Wisp offers a late night menu as well.

Dusmesh Indian Restaurant 944 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220 513-221-8900 Dusmesh Indian Restaurant presents a wide selection of Indian haute cuisine made from the finest and freshest ingredients. Their menu offers a welcome change from the ordinary that is not only pleasing to the palate, but a healthy alternative as well, owing largely to the use of a variety of vegetables and leaner meats. They offer delicious North Indian specialties seasoned to one’s taste -whether mild, moderate or hot, a great variety to which they invite you to enjoy.

BYOB. Daily lunch buffet, open every night for dinner. Reservations available.

Elephant Walk 170 W McMillan St Cincinnati, OH 45219 513-709-8241 Serving up Ethiopian/Eritrean and Indian food, Elephant Walk offers injera, curries and other Indian food daily for lunch and dinner.

Montgomery Inn Three locations: 9440 Montgomery Rd., Montgomery, OH 45242, 513-791-3482; 925 Riverside Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, 513-7217427; and 400 Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017, 859-344-5333 Cincinnati’s famous rib joint! They have locations in downtown Montgomery and Ft. Mitchell, KY, and their Boathouse location is right on the Ohio river. Their ribs and chicken are served with Montgomery Inn’s world-renowned barbecue sauce and famous Saratoga chips.

Reservations highly recommended.

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Palomino 505 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-381-1300 A vibrant "Urban Italian" restaurant, bar and rotisserie famous for its style, hardwood fired Mediterranean cooking and versatile, imaginative menu. Palomino caters to all the cravings of the city. Open for dinner daily, and for lunch Monday through Saturday. Reservations recommended.

Nada 600 Walnut St. Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-721-NADA Ingredient-driven, contemporary Mexican cuisine. Located downtown next to the Aronoff Center for the Arts, perfect for before-theater dining. Open Monday through Friday for lunch and all week for dinner. Reservations highly recommended.

Crave 175 Joe Nuxhall Way Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-241-8600 Crave offers vibrant, American cuisine and sushi, perfect for any occasion. With a location right across from Great American Ball Park, it’s a great place to grab dinner before the game or drinks and apps afterwards. They also have Sunday brunch. Open Monday through Friday for lunch, and every night for dinner.

Reservations available.

Morelein Lager House 15 Joe Nuxhall Way Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-421-2337 With what seems like the longest beer menu in town, Morelein Lager House is a beer drinker’s dream. They have a full lunch and dinner menu,and a fun, convivial atmosphere.

Reservations are available. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

NORTHERN DINING Aladdin’s Eatery 9344 Union Centre Blvd..

West Chester, OH 45069 513-874-1302 Aladdin’s Eateries feature distinctive rolled pita sandwiches, pita pockets, and “Pitza’s” made with homemade pita bread. Only fresh vegetables and meats appear on the menus. Over seventy menu items are Vegetarian or Vegan. The menu also features a wide variety of meals suitable for Gluten Free, Diabetic and Heart healthy diets.

Aladdin’s Eateries emphasizes simplicity in both customer service and preparation. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

Barresi’s 4111 Webster Ave .

Deer Park, OH 45236 513-793-2540 .

A treasure and a local landmark, Barresi's is beloved by its patrons for its authentic Italian cuisine: a blend of tastes from the southern olive oil region near Calabria, and the northern city of Genoa. The extensive menu offers something for every palate, from traditional Italian pastas, a delicious variety of fresh seafood, to signature veal and beef entrees. Generous portions satisfy even the heartiest of appetites and every meal is accompanied by our famous Zeppoles. Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday, 5:00pm10:00pm; reservations required.

Bon Chinese 10000 Montgomery Rd. Montgomery, Ohio 45242 513-891-3100 This hidden Chinese treasure offers a dim sum menu as well as traditional Chinese and Thai dishes. Open every day for lunch and dinner, with a lunch buffet from 11:00am - 2:00pm.

Cafe Mediterranean 9525 Kenwood Rd Cincinnati, OH 45242 513-745-9386 Cafe Mediterranean creates a vast selection of Mediterranean cuisine, all served in a fine-dining atmosphere.This unique and delicious dining experience offers dishes prepared with a focus on

seasonal fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and olive oil: all know to promote good health. Open for lunch Monday-Saturday, and dinner every day. Reservations accepted.

Cooper’s Hawk Winery 8080 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, OH 45236 513-488-1110 The Cooper’s Hawk concept includes four distinct components: an upscale casual dining restaurant, full-service bar, private barrel-aging room, and Napa-style tasting room and retail gift store…all under one roof. Offering a wide range of dishes, from chicken and steak to pastas and sandwiches for both lunch and dinner. A wine pairing is listed for every item, and wine flights are available to get a taste of what Cooper’s Hawk creates. Gluten-free and Life Balance menus are also an option. Open daily for lunch and dinner; tasting room is also open every day. Reservations available.

Rudino’s 9730 Montgomery Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45242 513-791-7833 Rudino’s mixes their love of sports with awardwinning pizzas and grinders. From their famous pizzas to their loaded beer menu, you can be ensured your game day experience will be a winner . The chefs carefully craft tasty delights that offer quick service and a variety of food styles for everything from healthy salads to finger licking nachos. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

Silver Spring House 8322 East Kemper Rd. Cincinnati, Oh 45249 513-489-7044 A fun and relaxing restaurant and bar, famous for its “Cincinnati’s Best” citrus marinated grilled chicken, great atmosphere, open air dining, and amazing service. In addition to their famous chicken, they offer sandwiches, salads, and wraps. Free popcorn and peanuts available while waiting on a table or for a nibble before your meal. Open for lunch and dinner every day, or pop by for Happy Hour.

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KENTUCKY DINING Cosmo’s 604 Main St Covington, KY 41011 859-261-1330 Cosmo’s has pizza, burgers, and pasta in a club-like atmosphere. Stop by before a ballgame or relax with friends. No reservations.

Grandview Tavern 2220 Grandview Drive Fort Mitchell, KY 41017 859.341.VIEW (8439) Live music and a brand-new menu are all to be had at the Grandview Tavern. Soups, salads and sandwiches are available for lunch, and the dinner menu caters to a slightly more upscale taste, with appetizers and entrees.

Daily drink specials. Open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, reservations recommended.

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Strong’s Pizza 336 Monmouth St Newport, Ky 41071 859-291-6836 Strong’s is proud to serve handcrafted old world brick oven pizza, baked appetizers, bread and desserts; all baked daily in their Italian brick oven. Ask about their new Zesty Peppadew Peppers and homemade Peppered Honey. Dine-in lunch specials available Tuesday through Friday. Open Tuesday through Sunday for lunch and dinner. Dine-in, carryout or delivery.

Newport Pizza 601 Monmouth St. Newport, KY 41071 859-261-4900 Serving specialty pizzas or traditional (with a large selection of toppings), salads, hoagies, and appetizers.They offer a very large selection of craft and import beer and their selections of wines are available by the bottle or glass.

9730 Montgomery Rd. • Cincinnati, OH 45242

(513) 791-7833

944 Ludlow Ave. • Cincinnati, OH 45220

513.221.8900 www.dusmesh.com

PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park launches the third world premiere of its 2013-14 season, Anna Ziegler’s humorous and heartbreaking memory play, A DELICATE SHIP, March 22 through April 20 in the Thompson Shelterhouse Theatre.

Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays.

Special performances include free Meet the Artists programs that allow audiences to interact with cast members and others associated with the production after the show. Meet the Artists performances are at 2 p.m.

Sunday, March 30; 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6; 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 9; and 8 p.m. Thursday, April 17. The Playhouse is fully accessible. Audio enhancement receivers, large print programs and complete wheelchair access are available.

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CONVENTIONS 2014 Cincinnati Home and Garden Show Duke Energy Convention Center 525 Elm Street 3/1-3/2, 3/5-3/9

HorrorHound Weekend Sharonville Convention Center 11355 Chester Road 3/21-3/23

Maple Syrup Festival Hueston Woods State Park Oxford, OH 3/1-3/2, 3/8-3/9

Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix Duke Energy Convention Center 525 Elm Street 3/21-3/23

2014 Cincinnati Wine Festival Various locations 3/6-3/8

Monster Nation Bank of Kentucky Center Highland Heights, KY 3/21-3/22

Cincinnati Gun Show Sharonville Convention Center 11355 Chester Road 3/8-3/9 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus U.S. Bank Arena 100 Broadway 3/12-3/16

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AREA ANTIQUE SHOPS Grand Antique Mall 9701 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH 513-554-1919

Federation Antiques 2701 Observatory Ave Cincinnati, OH 513-321-2671

Duck Creek Antique Mall 3715 Madison Rd Cincinnati, OH 513-321-0900·

The Antiques Warehouse Camp Washington Cincinnati, OH 513-319-5405

Wooden Nickel Antiques 1410 Central Pkwy Cincinnati, OH 513-241-2985

Design Smith Gallery 1342 Main St. Cincinnati, OH 513- 403-2382

Ferguson's Antique Mall 4939 Glenway Ave Cincinnati, OH 513-921-1111

English Traditions Inc. 2041 Madison Rd. Cincinnati, OH 513-321-4730

Covered Bridge Antique Mall 7508 Hamilton Ave Cincinnati, OH 513- 521-5739

Ohio Valley Antique Mall 7285 Dixie Highway (Route 4) Fairfield, OH

Bromwell's 117 West Fourth Street Cincinnati, OH 513-621-0620

Riverside Centre Antique Mall 513-321-1430 3742 Kellogg Ave. Cincinnati, OH

AREA ART GALLERIES 5th Street Gallery 55 West 5th Street Cincinnati, OH 45202-2801 513-579-9333

Eisele Gallery of Fine Art 5729 Dragon Way Cincinnati, OH 45227 (513) 791-7717

Carl Solway Gallery 424 Findlay Street Cincinnati, OH 45214 513-621-0069

Gallery Veronique The Shops at Harper’s Point 11324 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, OH 45249 513-530-5379

The Carnegie 1028 Scott Blvd Covington, KY 41011 859-491-2030 DAAP Galleries 2624 Clifton Ave Cincinnati, OH 45221 513-556-2839

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Kennedy Heights Art Center 6546 Montgomery Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45213 513-631-4278 Malton Gallery 3804 Edwards Road Cincinnati, OH 45209 513-321-8614

TREAT YOURSELF TO THE TASTE OF MONTGOMERY INN For rib lovers – succulent, juicy, loin back Pork ribs – there is no place on the planet that compares to the Montgomery Inn. Great food and a greatatmosphere make the Montgomery Inn a must visit among the area’s culinary institutions.

The uncomprising quality of our ribs keeps folks coming back, but other specialties include Saratoga chips (extra-thick potato chips with barbecue sauce on the side for dipping), majestic cuts of grilled steaks and tender, tasty chicken.

THE ORIGINAL MONTGOMERY INN – (513) 791-3482 THE MONTGOMERY INN BOATHOUSE – (513) 721-7427 MONTGOMERY INN – FT. MITCHELL, KY (859) 344-5333

www.montgomeryinn.com

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