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Keith Pandolfi

@kpandolfi.bsky.social
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Restaurant & Dining writer at the Cincinnati Enquirer. James Beard Award-Winner. I was carried to Ohio in a swarm of bees.

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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
What are some of Greater Cincinnati's most underrated restaurants?
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Not sure if I know anyone on this platform, but I'm the Restaurant and Dining writer at the Cincinnati Enquirer. Give me a follow if you're interested in Midwestern or Northern Kentucky cuisine.
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This mom-and-pop Mexican joint serves real-deal tacos, real-deal vibes
This is the kind of place you root for: a mom-and-pop business that serves inexpensive food made with care.
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LiBOOtion LeGhostly 👻🍸 @libation-legacy.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
A comedy team for years.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
A little essay I wrote for @foodandwine.com back in the day. www.foodandwine.com/why-i-love-w...
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Therapy Is Great but Have You Tried Wandering Around Williams Somona?
The moment I walk into a Williams Sonoma, I'm transported from a suburban parking lot or fluorescent-lit mall into the warm embrace of a French country kitchen. I love Williams Sonoma so much, I start...
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
The only proper soundtrack for Thanksgiving weekend is Some Great Reward by Depeche Mode.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
I know Charleston's food scene is on fire right now, but I still miss Hominy Grill.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Thanks, @foodandwine.com, for giving this humble festival the attention it deserves. www.foodandwine.com/cincinnati-c...
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Munich's US Sister City Hosts a Waterfront Christkindlmarkt Full of Soul
Seek out schnitzel, Bavarian pretzels, roasted almonds, kettle corn, and raclette cheese scraped from a bubbling wheel at Ohio's Servatii Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt. It's a true German festival with ...
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center (you know, the Mapplethorpe museum) had the most incredible food spread I've ever seen at a fundraiser. The walleye broth in this pasta dish from David Jackman at Wildweed, for instance, was one of the best things I've tasted this year.
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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 18/10/2025
Was on @marketplace.org talking about the history of the foodie, and how tariffs are affecting restaurants www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
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Are we all foodies now?
Describing oneself as a “foodie” may be out of style, but the tastes and behaviors of the foodie may have made their way into your culinary habits more than you might think
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Good analysis by The Enquirer's Dan Horn & Erin Glynn. "Many in the crowd appeared to be adults, not "teens" as some had said online, and the race of the participants, including the man who struck the woman, did not corroborate the Black-on-White crime narrative some had promoted online."
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Politics, race and crime: Why a fight in Cincinnati went viral on social media
Shaky video of a fight in downtown Cincinnati zipped around social media faster than police, or anyone else, could provide context.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Say what you will about Cincinnati chili, but the version served at Tuba Baking (a small German restaurant in Dayton, Kentucky) is flawless. It's made with spätzle, Cincinnati lentil chili, four cheeses and raw onions. Stop by if you're ever in town.
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Gabriel Kahane @gabrielkahane.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
In my debut for @theatlantic.com, I wrote about the disappearance of cultural listings from major New York media outlets, and what it portends for artists, audiences, institutions, and journalists. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Why No One Knows What’s Happening Tonight
A love letter to music listings
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Why this 1940s diner in Hamilton, Ohio matters.
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This throwback diner is a reminder of why mom-and-pop restaurants still matter
Opened in 1946, Hyde's Restaurant is proof of why mom-and-pop restaurants are still vital to our communities.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Time Machine: Take me back to 1990s NYC. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/b...
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The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
I just renamed my Subaru Harvey Milk.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Remembering the Ribs Queen of Cincinnati.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
In times like these, we could all use some more Kentucky/Cincinnati hot slaw. www.cincinnati.com/story/entert...
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Here's to hot slaw: One of Greater Cincinnati's most underappreciated foods
Kentucky hot slaw is a Greater Cincinnati tradition. Here's what it is and where to get some.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Took my daughter to Jeff Ruby's for her 10th birthday. I don't think I've ever seen her happier than she was at this very moment.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Fight the AI stupids and read a book.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Congrats to both. Tejal is one of the best critics working today, and I love everything Ligaya Mishan has ever written. Nicely done, NYT.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
If you're ever in Cincinnati, go to Mita's. If there's a pork chop on the menu, order it. My work is done. www.cincinnati.com/story/entert...
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This is the best pork chop I've eaten in a decade (I almost wept)
At Mita's, chef Jose Salazar serves an Iberian pork chop that is out of this world.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
We're losing our chili parlor pioneers. www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
cincinnati.com
Owner of Price Hill Chili, one of Cincinnati's most iconic chili parlors, dies
Beltsos' son, Chris Beltsos, died in 2016 at the age of 47 after a long battle with cancer.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Ahmed Jheir's family had a perilous journey getting out of Lebanon after the recent bombings, which killed Ahmed's father and several of his friends. Be great if we could show them some support at their excellent Lebanese restaurant in St. Bernard. www.cincinnati.com/story/entert...
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American dreams on a street corner in St. Bernard
For Ahmed Jheir, a restaurant isn't just a place to eat. It's also a coping mechanism for trying times.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
I'll admit this list is a little Gen-X focused. www.cincinnati.com/story/entert...
cincinnati.com
8 long-gone Cincinnati restaurants I miss the most (and new places to fill the void)
From the charm of dining at Rookwood Pottery to Zantigo's cheese chilito, these restaurants of Cincinnati's past still loom large in my mind.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
When my wife and I lived in Brooklyn, our favorite neighborhood restaurant was a place called Lea. A Tavola is kind of like Lea (simple, comforting and very good), but in the Cincinnati 'burbs.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
If you've been to Brigtsen’s, you know how special it is. Even if you haven't, take some time to read this profile by the great Michael Oates Palmer. @bittersouth.bsky.social bittersoutherner.com/2025/issue-1...
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Frank: A Love Story — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
Why do we love restaurants? One answer may lie in a small house at the outer edge of New Orleans. There you’ll find the great statesman of Creole cooking and the spiritual heir to his mentor Paul Prud...
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I wish BlueSky could have more of a global audience so we can have more food wars. I have experience in the jollof wars and the great gumbo skirmish of 2021
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Great piece by The Enquirer's Dan Horn. www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
cincinnati.com
'These are facts.' Cincinnati's Freedom Center fights Trump's version of American history
When the National Park Service rewrote the Underground Railroad's story, it pulled Cincinnati's Freedom Center into Trump's war over history.
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Ohio legislators are considering bills to bar local governments from having a say in permitting projects that capture carbon dioxide emissions and inject them underground. It could even force landowners to let their property be used for carbon storage buff.ly/rktFhok
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Ohio bills aim to sideline local critics of carbon capture projects • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio legislators are considering bills that would bar local governments from having a say in permitting projects that capture carbon dioxide emissions and inject them underground. The legislation…
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/04/2025
“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W
The gates of Harvard University. The text reads: "Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration's Demands." Photo by Sophie Park for The New York Times.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
For the first time since starting this job at The Enquirer, I finally went back to Boca.
cincinnati.com
Why it's time to go back to Boca
Boca is almost 30 years old now, but chef David Falk shows no signs of letting it rest on its laurels.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Cincinnati gets its first desi pub. www.cincinnati.com/story/entert...
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Why this new Downtown restaurant is something entirely different for Cincinnati
Inspired by the desi pubs of England, Marigold serves English and Indian comfort foods in a sophisticated dining room near Fountain Square.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Go out to lunch more! www.wsj.com/business/mor...
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Your New Lunch Habit Is Hurting the Economy
More people are bringing lunch to work and restaurants are selling fewer lunches than they did in 2020
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Big congrats to Mike Stankovich and David Jackman. Well done. www.cincinnati.com/story/entert...
cincinnati.com
Two Cincinnati restaurant and bar pros are named James Beard Award finalists
One chef and one food and beverage pro were named finalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I finally made it to Wayfarer Tavern, in Dayton, Kentucky. Here's what I thought. www.cincinnati.com/story/entert...
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This pizza parlor is the hottest new restaurant in town. Now I know why
With his delicious mashup of pizza styles, Wayfarer Tavern owner Mike Dew is giving Greater Cincinnatians something unique.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
It's mostly about the can. But the soda is pretty great, too. www.cincinnati.com/story/entert...
cincinnati.com
This blood orange soda is an Italian vacation in a can
Made with blood oranges from the Sicilian coast, A' Siciliana blood orange soda feels like an Italian vacation in a can.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Big news for Cincinnati www.cincinnati.com/story/entert...
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Nicola's restaurant will move to the former Pigall's space next year
Cristian Pietoso will relocate the OTR Italian restaurant his father opened in 1998 to the former Pigall's space, Downtown.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
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Ben & Jerry's alleges parent company Unilever removed its CEO over social activism
Ben & Jerry’s says its CEO was unlawfully removed by its parent company, Unilever, in retaliation for the ice cream maker’s social and political activism.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
So, Michigan-based Big Boy Restaurant Group is taking over several of our former Frisch's Big Boy locations. For now they are calling it Dolly's (there's a court battle to determine whether or not they can use "Big Boy" in their name). I decided to check it out. www.cincinnati.com/story/entert...
cincinnati.com
So, how does Dolly's measure up to Frisch's? Our food writer went there to find out
Michigan-based Big Boy Restaurant Group is taking over several old Frisch's locations. Our food writer went to one of them to see how it measures up.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Ruth's Parkside Cafe started out as Mullane's Parkside Cafe, in the 1980s. After closures, ownership changes, and some serious heartbreak, it's still alive and well and living in Cincinnati. www.cincinnati.com/story/entert...
cincinnati.com
This Northside restaurant is a Cincinnati treasure with a fascinating history
With a legacy that stretches back to the 1980s, Ruth's Parkside Cafe, in Northside, is still a Cincinnati favorite.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Each year, I give up eating pork for Lent. In 2017, I wrote about why. Many thanks to Barry Estabrook and chef Kevin Gillespie for their help. www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-...
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What I Learned When I Stopped Eating Factory Farmed Pork
Why did it take me so damned long?
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Chris Mohney @chrismohney.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
at some point cybertruck purchases will just include some cops to stand around it bsky.app/profile/hunt...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, halting more than $1 billion in federal spending. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.
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Amy Cavanaugh @amycavanaugh.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
In our latest issue of @americanweekender.bsky.social we’re exploring regional chili dogs from cheese Coneys in Cincy to mini chili dogs in New York’s Capital Region. open.substack.com/pub/american...
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On the Road: 6 Great Regional Chili Dogs
From Detroit Coneys to D.C. half smokes, we check out some of America's favorite chili dogs.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Daylight saving time makes my entire family homicidal.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
I love a good Big Boy war. www.cincinnati.com/story/money/...
cincinnati.com
Big Boy CEO: We want to reopen 55 closed Frisch's by June, fighting to use brand name
Big Boy Restaurant Group has big plans for Cincinnati and beyond: it wants to reopen 55 closed Frisch’s restaurants by June 1, CEO Tamer Afr said.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Looking forward to this one, @lauriewoolever.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/d...
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Bourdain and Batali’s Assistant Spills Some Secrets
In her new memoir, “Care and Feeding,” Laurie Woolever looks back on 20 tumultuous, exhilarating years with two of America’s biggest celebrity chefs.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
This is terrifying. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/u...
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The U.S. Is Trying to Deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Legal Resident. Here’s What to Know.
Mr. Khalil, who helped lead protests at Columbia University against high civilian casualties in Gaza, was arrested by immigration officers and sent to a detention center in Louisiana.
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Keith Pandolfi @kpandolfi.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
On savory pastries www.cincinnati.com/story/entert...
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Why savory pastries are 'having a moment' at Cincinnati bakeries
With toppings that include everything from heirloom mushrooms to sweet corn and cabbage, savory pastries are everywhere right now.
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