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HAPPY MOUTH — August 2005

HAPPY MOUTH — August 2005

HAPPY MOUTH met this month at one of Cincinnati’s oldest buildings (built in 1848) and longest continiously-operating restaurants (since 1861). Holly picked this month’s selection, the veritable ARNOLD’S. We crowded around the tables in the ‘ladies’ side of the bar (the restaurant has both a…

HAPPY MOUTH — September 2005

HAPPY MOUTH — September 2005

Wendy’s pick for this month’s HAPPY MOUTH outing was Vinoklet Winery in Colerain Township on the outskirts of Cincinnati. This winery cultivates five different grapes which it uses to make 6 different wines. When you arrive at the Winery, you get a tasting of all…

HAPPY MOUTH — October 2005

HAPPY MOUTH — October 2005

This month’s HAPPY MOUTH outing was selected by Drew. A large group of us went to Slim’s Restaurant in Northside for a dinner of ecclectic American dishes… Real comfortable food, to quote their press materials.

Angel, Jay, John, Robin, Dave, Holly, Ed, Wendy, and Drew enjoyed our meals quite a bit!

Jean-Robert at Pigall's rates four stars from Mobil

Jean-Robert at Pigall's rates four stars from Mobil

By Polly Campbell Enquirer staff writer From Enquirer.COM   Jean-Robert de Cavel (center, in the Pigall’s kitchen) says he’s happy with four stars, but the question now is, ‘Do we want to go for five stars?’Cincinnati may have lost its most visible national award-winning restaurant…

CULINARY: My eighth night at Pigalls

CULINARY: My eighth night at Pigalls

On Saturday, November 12, 2005, I worked at Jean-Robert at Pigall’s for my eighth night.

Amazing Christmas Lights

Amazing Christmas Lights

UPDATE: Bad news from Carson Williams… He’s shut it down. Read all the details here.

After seeing this amazing video (and this one, too) of a house with a synchronized light show, a little research revealed that the house is located near where we live!

 

Lights on the house
With our friends Rob & Dave, we drove over to the house to see it for ourselves, and it was amazingly cool. There were three songs with synchronized lights — Frosty The Snowman, God Bless the USA, and the song in the video, Wizards of Winter — and a little pre-show from one of the NATIONAL LAMPOON movies. In order to hear the songs, you tune your radio to 96.9 (I think), which apparently is broadcast out of the house with a very limited reception area.The light show runs every few minutes from 6:00pm until 10:00pm until New Year’s Eve. To get there, take I-71 to exit 19 (Mason-Montgomery/Fields Ertel exit), turn LEFT onto Mason Road, which becomes S. Mason Montgomery Road. Turn LEFT on Socialville Foster Road. Turn RIGHT onto Simpson Creek Way (into a subdivision), turn RIGHT on Meadowview, and turn RIGHT onto Winding Creek Court. The house, which is impossible to miss even without the address, is at 8047 Winding Creek Court. The owner, Carson Williams, says in the broadcast that the lights are a “Williams family tradition” and thanks his neighbors for their patience.
The Williams Family
If you’re in the area, it is certainly worth a trip! Thanks to Mr. Williams, his family, and their neighbors for this great light show. A bit more information on Mr. Williams is here, and information on how he did it is here. 

CULINARY: My ninth night at Pigalls

CULINARY: My ninth night at Pigalls

  On Saturday, December 10, 2005, I worked at Jean-Robert at Pigall’s for my ninth night. I took some delicious chocolate bark that Wendy & I made for the gang in the kitchen, and judging from how quickly it disappeared, they enjoyed it.Â