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…]
Check out the wonderful reviews people have written about Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati. I am very grateful for their kind words and am so glad they are enjoying the historical information, photos, and recipes! Thanks to all of you who have written such positive comments. If you haven’t yet written a review on … [Read more…]
I’ve received two pieces of good news in the past few days. A friend from high school recently contacted me to say that she had gone to the Joseph-Beth Booksellers website to check on the store hours and was very excited for me when she saw that Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati was #5 … [Read more…]
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…]
This article written by Polly Campbell appeared in the Enquirer on November 24th and is now on Cincinnati.com (part of USA Today network): http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/11/25/shoppings-changed-merriment-not-so-much/92775806/ Shopping’s changed, merriment not so much This story is part of our Holidays in Cincinnati: Then and Now special series. (Photo: courtesy the Cincinnati Museum at Union Terminal) Then: In the 1940’s, ’50s and … [Read more…]
Beischel author of Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati Even if you are not especially nostalgic, Cynthia Beischel’s new book, Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati, will bring back memories. You may be too young to have experienced the gentility of a former age, but you have grandparents, friends of your parents or even acquaintances … [Read more…]