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Chef Joanne Drilling will leave Slims Restaurant to take the Executive Chef position at Murphin Ridge Inn. Drilling has been Executive Chef at Slims since late 2008. Her last day at the helm at Slims will be Saturday, Feburary 6, 2010.
I sat down with Chef Joanne Drilling, recently of Slims Restaurant in Northside, to talk with her about her culinary inspiration, point-of-view, and her upcoming transition to Murphin Ridge Inn, about 1 hour east of Cincinnati in beautiful Adams County Ohio. Joanne and I met…
News from the Cincinnati restaurant front… Mesh Restaurant is closing after service on February 13, 2010. Sadly, as this was one of the better non-chain restaurants north of the city.
I’ve been told that the building may be purchased by Eddie Merlots Stone Creek Dining Company, so stay tuned. There may be something good (chain, yes) in that space again.
Paul & Pam Sturkey, former owners of Mesh, have not been involved with Mesh since March 2009.
UPDATE: After conversation with one of the owners, Richard Grow, I’ve learned that the building may be purchased Stone Creek Dining Company and not Eddie Merlots as previously reported.
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!
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…
Last night, after attending a high school graduate party (congrats, Jackie!) and a celebration of the life of a college friend of mine who recently passed away(Todd Norris, we miss you), Wendy & I had a goal: to find an interesting restaurant that we hadn’t visited before.
A quick search of names on OpenTable yielded Virgil’s Cafe in Bellevue Kentucky, and it had the dual benefits of being somewhere we hadn’t been and being in close proximity to the celebration for Todd.
After our events, we made our way to Bellevue, just a few minutes east of Newport on the Levee, and found parking on the street outside the small restaurant.
We entered (through the side door – the front entrance is a fire exit) the bustling restaurant, were promptly greeted by Kristy, and led to a 2-top in the front window, with a great view of the street and the folks playing with sparklers across the way.
Settling in, we were greeted by Amy, our server, and offered the menu. In addition to being very friendly, the service staff is prompt and attentive (our water glasses were topped up frequently and unobtrusively).
Our menu included:
Chef Matt came out at the end of the night to talk with the table next to us. On his way over, he greeted us and we realized that we knew each other. Matt & I actually went to college together! It was great to catch up with him, and we wish him the very best success with Virgil’s!
Last night, Tuesday August 10, 2010, was the opening night at Jean-Robert’s Table, the long-awaited new restaurant by Jean-Robert de Cavel. I’ve been working there to assist with the opening, and will continue to work there as my “moonlighting” restaurant job. There are several pictures…