It’s the holiday season and I received a nice surprise gift from Lisa Mauch, the Media Content Specialist at the Cincinnati Public Library’s Main Downtown Branch. She put together a great collection of heirloom cookbooks in her blog post – some I remember perusing when I was doing research, and some “new” ones I hadn’t … [Read more…]
I recently received a nice, unexpected gift in the mail. Janice Forte, one of the people who contributed information used in Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati, sent me a copy of the July & August 2020 Echoes Magazine, a publication of the Ohio History Connection. The Heritage Living column featured an article about Department Store Dining, … [Read more…]
Rhubarb season has started, and while it’s available, you don’t want to miss the opportunity to make – and of course eat — this delicious pie. When I made it, the pie disappeared within two days and there were only two of us eating it! Such a tasty combination.
This article written by Rita Heikenfeld appeared in the Community Press papers and is now on Cincinnati.com (part of USA Today network): http://www.cincinnati.com/story/life/food/2016/11/27/return-lost-tea-rooms-downtown-cincinnati/94521792/ Return to the lost tea rooms of downtown Cincinnati Reminisce with me for a moment, won’t you, about the lost tea rooms of downtown Cincinnati? “It was a different time. Ladies wore … [Read more…]
Local author Cheri Brinkman contacted me after she saw a copy of Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati. She was surprised that I hadn’t included the Seven Hills BBQ recipe from Shillito’s that she had offered. I replied saying that I hadn’t included it because I hadn’t seen either the Seven Hills BBQ or the … [Read more…]
In June of 2015 I received an email from a woman named Marilyn who had found out I was gathering recipes from the downtown tea rooms for an upcoming book. She wrote that she had a Nutmeg Sauce recipe that the McAlpin’s Tea Room had served on their Apple Dumplings. She asked if I already had … [Read more…]