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Chaîne Fall Dinner at The Mercer OTR – September 16, 2018

The Cincinnati Bailliage made an encore visit to the Mercer OTR restaurant to celebrate the annual fall dinner on 9/16/18. This highly successful culinary establishment is located in the heart of the trendy and newly renovated neighborhood known as “Over the Rhine”.

It combines rustic Italian cuisine with modern innovations. Owner Jon Zipperstein, Executive Chef Kyle Roberts, and general manager Emmy Friedrichs have masterfully conspired to catapult this eatery to the top of the restaurant scene in Cincinnati. Mercer OTR has the uncanny ability to make its patrons feel each member of the staff is honored to see them, much like a scene out of a “Cheers” episode.

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Members were warmly greeted by Ms. Friedrichs and ushered to the bar for glasses of outstanding Austrian sparkling wine and passed appetizers.  Attendees recounted recent events while either gazing out a large picture window onto a busy downtown Cincinnati street scene or watching 1960s action films shown on TV screens around the bar.

The main event of the evening was an exquisite five course dinner including chilled white asparagus soup, Lobster risotto, and dry aged sirloin steak, all expertly paired with wines chosen by Vice Echanson Mary Horn and her wine committee. The event was orchestrated by Vice Conseiller Gastronomique Chuck Hong and Chef Roberts under the careful guidance of Bailli George Elliott.

Mercer Menu

This is the second “home run” event that this Bailliage has experienced at Mercer OTR and it will likely not be the last.

Graig Smith, Vice Chargé de Presse

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

The Chaîne Cincinnati is now 44 years old and through the years our members frequently gather to enjoy wonderful events featuring outstanding food, wines and spirits from acclaimed Cincinnati chefs and world recognized vintners.

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!