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 […]

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 […]

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 […]