Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Cincinnati

Holiday Dinner at Mita’s – December 4, 2023

The Cincinnati Bailliage gathered for a holiday dinner in the downtown heart of the city at Mita’s Restaurant to reflect on the year gone by and to give thanks to one of its legendary members, Dame de la Chaîne Barbara Weinberg. More about Barbara later! Mita’s is the crown jewel creation of restaurant entrepreneur Chef […]

Dine Around at Phoenician Taverna – October 16, 2023

The Cincinnati Bailliage had its sixth dine-around event at the Phoenician Taverna Restaurant in mid-October 2023. Unlike the stormy events that unfolded in the Middle East the week prior to the dinner, this restaurant was an oasis of comfort and fine dining for our Chaine members. There are three reasons that this small, unassuming eatery […]

Fall Dinner at Nicola’s – September 19, 2023

On a perfect September evening, the Cincinnati bailliage held its annual Fall Dinner at Nicola’s Ristorante, a fabulous fine-dining Italian restaurant situated in the city’s historic “Over the Rhine” neighborhood. While preparing to write this article for Cuvée, I reminisced about numerous heart-warming memories of dining in this cherished eatery over the last couple of […]

Picnic and Silent Auction at the Haynes Family Farm – August 5, 2023

On a hot August afternoon, the Cincinnati Bailliage gathered at the Haynes Family’s country home to celebrate is ninth annual dine-around/fundraising event. Chargé de Missions Clint Haynes, his wife Jean, their extended family, and numerous Chaîne members once again came together to prepare all of the food to raise money for local culinary students. For […]

Dine Around at Second Course – July 19, 2023

The Cincinnati Bailliage celebrated its second annual dine-around event at the Freestore Foodbank (“the Freestore”) on July 13. This valuable community resource had its humble beginnings in the early 1970s when founder Frank Gerson dedicated his life to providing food to those in need in Greater Cincinnati. His vision was to eliminate hunger in the […]

Welcome to the Cincinnati Bailliage of the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs!

Chaîne Cincinnati includes local businessmen and women, doctors, lawyers, chefs, wine distributors and retailers as well as others in the food and wine fields. Our Bailliage unites professional and amateur gastronomes in a private, not-for-profit society committed to promoting the culinary arts and those of enology and hospitality through example, education and camaraderie.

As an example, we foster the development of the culinary arts among our community's promising chefs by contributing to the Cincinnati Freestore Foodbank’s culinary education program called Cincinnati Cooks. We raise money for this purpose by asking for voluntary donations from our members annually, holding an annual wine auction and having special fundraising events.

Additionally, the Cincinnati Chaîne is home to an active chapter of Société Mondiale du Vin, an organization dedicated to enjoying and learning about the world of fine wine and spirits. Over the last few years our members have toured internationally renowned wine destinations to further their understanding of those areas and their wines.

The Bailliage de Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Cincinnati is affiliated with the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, Bailliage des Etats-Unis (United States Chapter), which is associated with the International Headquarters in Paris.

Salut and Vive la Chaîne!