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Data Migration Pass 1: COMPLETED

Data Migration Pass 1: COMPLETED

The database for this site was migrated from Xaraya to WordPress during the time of transition from one CMS to another. Because I’d been using Xaraya for so long, the data was tightly integrated — things like callouts to pictures and links within articles to…

Funny Sign in New York

Funny Sign in New York

From a KFC in New York. Thanks Wendy B.

"MAS VINO" Dinner, Saturday June 4, 2005

"MAS VINO" Dinner, Saturday June 4, 2005

Last night (Saturday, June 4, 2005) was the dinner at our house that I’d been planning for a while for a group of ‘foodie’ friends. This group of three couples contains a good amount of food knowledge: one member of the group is a fine…

Dinner at Jean-Robert at Pigall's, Saturday May 28, 2005

Dinner at Jean-Robert at Pigall's, Saturday May 28, 2005

On Saturday, May 28, 2005, Wendy & I dined at Jean-Robert at Pigall’s in downtown Cincinnati.

Jean-Robert at Pigall’s innovative three-course prix fixe menu features a delectable array of appetizers, entrees, and desserts accompanied by an extensive wine list. A five-course degustation menu is also offered and wine pairings, suggested by the sommelier, are available for all menu selections.

HAPPY MOUTH — June 2005

HAPPY MOUTH — June 2005

For this month’s outing, the members of the HAPPY MOUTH SUPPER CLUB met at Ferrari’s Little Italy. John selected this month and we had a lively dinner of good Italian food.

7 Days for SIDS

7 Days for SIDS

On Monday, June 13, 2005, I had the opportunity to work side-by-side with Chef Jean-Robert de Cavel, owner and chef of Cincinnati Ohio’s Jean-Robert at Pigall’s at 7 Days for SIDS: A One Week Fundraiser for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, an event that he and his wife Annette founded after losing their daughter Tatiana to SIDS in June of 2002. In the past two years, this annual event has raised over $80,000 for SIDS education, research, and parent support and has funded the Tatiana de Cavel scholarship fund at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.