Cincinnati Food: A History of Queen City Cuisine

Cincinnati Food: A History of Queen City Cuisine

by Arcadia Publishing
Cincinnati Food: A History of Queen City Cuisine

Cincinnati Food: A History of Queen City Cuisine

by Arcadia Publishing

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Overview

Gathering the stories of the pioneers and the entrepreneurs of the past and the present, Enquirer food critic Polly Campbell unfolds how Cincinnati's history has set the table for its menu today.

Over the years, Cincinnati has earned a reputation for conservatism and keeping to itself, especially regarding food, but that's changing. Old favorites like cinnamon-scented chili on spaghetti, ice cream with huge chocolate chunks and old-fashioned German butchers selling goetta, brats and metts are being rediscovered—and in some cases re-created. A similar urge for experimentation and innovation from restaurants, farmers' markets and food producers is bringing new energy to the city's tables.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467141529
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 09/28/2020
Series: American Palate
Pages: 176
Sales rank: 1,117,555
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Polly Campbell grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, and moved to the Queen City in 1983, after which she immediately got to know the city by shopping for butter bit rolls at the Virginia Bakery and for goetta at a now-closed butcher and by eating at the Clifton Skyline and Graeter's. In 1996, she became the food writer at the Cincinnati Enquirer and began reviewing a restaurant more or less once per week for twenty years or so. She likes a 4-way bean or a Greek salad and two cheese coneys and recommends Graeter's toffee chip or a scoop of caramel with bittersweet sauce.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 5

Introduction 7

1 Arnold's Bar and Grill: Having a Drink with History 9

2 Porkopolis and the Pigasus Episode 13

3 Catawba Wine and the Queen City of the West 23

4 The Germans Arrive in Over-the-Rhine 29

5 The Meats We Eat 37

6 The People's Market: Findlay Market 49

7 From Farm to Table 61

8 Ice Cream and the Stubborn Graeters 74

9 Kaffee und Kuchen and the Neighborhood Bakery 83

10 Beer: Twice the National Average 90

11 Playing Under the Bright Lights of Vine Street 104

12 Cincinnati's Three Way: Our Chili 116

13 The Five-Star City: Fine Dining 127

14 Sacred Heart, Ravioli and Pizza: The Cincinnati Italians 143

15 Made in Cincinnati 153

About the Author 160

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