HAPPY MOUTH – February, 2010

HAPPY MOUTH – February, 2010

For February, 2010, Dave & Robin selected Chi-nattis Pizza, and the food was pretty darned good! Deep dish pizzas, Italian beef submarines, fried calamari, and other dishes came (sorta slowly – it takes 30 minutes for a deep dish pie) out of the kitchen.

Jean-Robert gets OK to open restaurant!

Jean-Robert gets OK to open restaurant!

This Enquirer article confirms that Chef Jean-Robert de Cavel has been given permission from Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas this morning to open his new restaurant as early as March 1, 2010. This is great news for Chef!

Cecile (Levy) Weil passes away

Cecile (Levy) Weil passes away

Cecile Levy WEIL, age 109, passed away March 6, 2010, beloved wife of the late Harold A. Weil, devoted mother of Arthur and Virginia Weil and Ralph and Irmgard Weil, loving grandmother of Ted Weil, Wendy and Andrew Vogel, David and Chie Weil, Richard and…

Excellent Store for the Care of Your Knives

Excellent Store for the Care of Your Knives

This message is mainly intended for my brothers and sisters in the culinary profession, but I suppose anyone needing care for their knives would benefit… After recently purchasing a handmade Misono chef’s knife (a gyutou), I was heartbroken when it slipped out of my knife-roll…

Happy Mouth – March 2010

Happy Mouth – March 2010

On Saturday, March 13, 2010, the Happy Mouth Supper Club met at The Rookwood for dinner. It was Tracy’s month to select, and also her birthday. The group met at the downstairs bar for “craft cocktails” before dinner. What “Craft Cocktails” in Cincinnati means to…

Was down, now back! Thanks, Lifehacker!

Was down, now back! Thanks, Lifehacker!

Thanks to an article I wrote being posted on Lifehacker, our server got mobbed by hoards of eager folks (over 2,000 hits in a couple hours – and still going) and collapsed. With the quick work of Doug & Rabbitt, the site’s operation was tweaked…