When planning our holiday dinner for the Hilton Netherland Plaza, Executive Chef Todd Kelly made a somewhat unusual suggestion. Why not bring the kitchen and dinner together in the same room? Thus we found ourselves on Sunday, December 9, 2012 in the Hall of Mirrors with an entire culinary presentation set up in the center […]
Young Chef Competition Dine Around – November 11, 2012
It is hard for us to believe that we have established a tradition here, but Sunday, November 11, 2012 marked our 5th annual Young Chef Competition in cooperation with Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Past winners have gone on to professional culinary careers at local restaurants that are among the […]
Dinner at La Poste – September 9, 2012
Back in the earlier times of the Clifton gaslight district, small stores served the locals within walking distance. The tiny post office was right off the main business street and served the community for many years until they needed more space for the growing neighborhood. This historic place has found new life as a restaurant […]
Induction Dinner at Heritage Club – May 6, 2012
A culinary trend that has been sweeping through the upper echelons of the restaurant world is the use of technical methods for preparation and presentation, sometimes known as molecular gastronomy. Imaginative chefs have formed familiar flavors into incredible shapes and instilled unsuspecting flavors into familiar looking items that is nothing short of wizardry for the […]
Les Jardins de Giverny at Cincinnati Art Museum – February 12, 2012
The Cincinnati Art Museum has long been a cultural jewel that includes Chaîne members among its patrons. So when Dame Sara Vance Waddell got wind of a special exhibition on the way, she went behind the scenes to arrange an exclusive evening for us. “Monet in Giverny: Landscapes of Reflection” opened for a singular museum […]