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 […]

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 […]

Cincinnati’s elegant and stately Queen City Club was dressed in its sparkling holiday finest for our winter gala on Sunday, December 11, 2011. We entered to the soft glow of Christmas trees adorned in sparkling white lights and a charming rendition of the North Pole complete with Santa’s sleigh and snow. Over 100 members and […]

As the Jeunes Commis gains recognition through the land, culinary arts keep gaining ground with new generations of young chefs coming to the challenge. Cincinnati had our largest competition to date on November 13, 2011, with ten students rising to find their limits in hopes to prevail as the best. A secret basket contained a […]

There are restaurants that come on as the new trend, others that stand as an institution, and some that survive and thrive through change as time goes by. The trendies may flash and die while the traditionalists rely on history and reliable quality. The establishments that must reinvent themselves show the drive of the chef […]