Cincinnati restaurants in the twentieth century and into the twenty-first have been considered among the best in the nation.[1][2][3][4] In 1960 Great Restaurants of America wrote "Cincinnati has more good French restaurants than any other city, except New York".[5] In 1986 the Rock Island Argus called it "one of the more sophisticated cosmopolitan centers when it comes to food and wine".[6] The reputation dates to 1948 when the Gourmet Room gained a national reputation under chef Henri Guglielmi.[5]
History edit
Cincinnati was home to three of the eight Mobil 5-star rated restaurants in the United States in the 1960s and early 1970s; at the time, New York City had two.[7][8][9][10] By 1986 Cincinnati had two 5-star Mobil restaurants, Pigall's and The Maisonette; it was one of only a few cities with two restaurants with the rating.[6]
The Maisonette, which closed in xxxx, was the holder of the longest-running continuous 5-star Mobil review in the United States.[7] It received Mobil's highest rating for 41 consecutive years, more than any other restaurant in North America.[11][12]
Pigall's was another Mobil 5-star restaurant. When Jean-Robert at Pigall's closed in 2009, it had earned five consecutive 4-star Mobil ratings and was the only Mobil 4-star restaurant in the tri-state area surrounding Greater Cincinnati.[7]
The Gourmet Room was located on the twentieth floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.[5]
Notable restaurants edit
- The Maisonette (1949-2005) was North America's most highly rated restaurant.[13][14][7][6]
- Pigall's (xxxx-1990)[7][15][6]
- Jean-Robert at Pigall's (xxxx-2009)[7][15]
- Gourmet Room[5]
Notable chefs and restaurateurs edit
Notable local dishes edit
Cincinnati has multiple notable regional creations, including Cincinnati chili and goetta. Mock turtle soup and city chicken have traditionally been popular.
References edit
- ^ "When fine dining, not chili, was king". WCPO 9 Cincinnati. 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ McLeod, John F. (August 29, 1971). "Cincinnati-In Dining It's The 'Frisco Of the Midwest". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "What Happened To All Those Stars In Our Crown". The Cincinnati Enquirer. August 4, 1974. pp. 245, 247 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Campbell, Polly (2020). Cincinnati Food: A History of Queen City Cuisine. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-4152-9.
- ^ a b c d McCleave Wilson, Annasue (March 1998). Upping the Ante. Emmis Communications.
- ^ a b c d "Rock Island Argus p25". The Rock Island Argus. 1986-01-26. p. 25. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ohio's Only Four-Star Restaurant To Close". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "The Rise & Fall of Maisonette". Cincy Magazine. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014.
- ^ Mosby, Aline (1966-05-26). "Nation's Greatest Chefs Feted at Gourmet Dinner". The Belleville News-Democrat. p. 15. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ "A French Chef And Cincinnati: A Love Story". Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Felix Winternitz & Sacha DeVroomen Bellman (2007). Insiders' Guide to Cincinnati. Globe Pequot. p. 13. ISBN 9780762741809. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ Hume, Scott (2005). "Suburban renewal". Restaurants & Institutions. 115 (9): 93–94, 96 – via proquest.
- ^ a b Martin, Chuck (June 9, 2004). "Who is Nat Comisar?". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. A1, A8. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Comisar Returns to Maisonette (Michael E. Comisar)". Highbeam Business. November 27, 1995. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ a b c Aldrich, Ian (November 2005). Final Course. Emmis Communications. pp. 66+.
Further reading edit
- Rutledge Elsbernd, Mary Ellen; Elsbernd, Mary Ellen Rutledge (2020-02-12). "Cincinnati 1989". College & Research Libraries News. 49 (4): 213–216. doi:10.5860/crln.49.4.213. ISSN 0099-0086.
- Skerly, Nada (1976-04-18). "What's Doing in CINCINNATI". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-06.