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#CincyBurgerWeek: Bistro Grace.

This evening we walked down Hamilton Avenue to kick off our Cincinnati Burger Week at Northside’s Bistro Grace…

Bistro Grace was offering their BW Burger topped with sauteed mushrooms, bacon and white cheddar cheese for just $5!

Bistro Grace is really cute inside. And they have a back patio, which we completely forgot to check out while we were there…

I got a beer, the Braxton Hefewiezen…

Genifer got this spicy cocktail with a jalapeno garnish that was actually really spicy…

We both ordered the BW Burger. We also got sides of mac&cheese and roasted red potatoes. Both were really delicious but the potatoes were just unbelievable…

That burger was just out of this world. Cooked perfectly, great flavor, toasted bun, nothing but pure deliciousness…

Bistro Grace is a pretty great little place. I definitely want to come back and try their dinner menu Grace Burger: Fontina cheese, bourbon shallots, beer battered onion rings, garlic aioli and fries. We’re really loving our new neighborhood.

Thanks Cincinnati Burger Week! 🙂

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by Thadd F. on July 19, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 2016, Bistro Grace, Cincinnati, CIncinnati Burger Week, July, Northside, Ohio, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on July 19, 2016

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It’s what’s for breakfast.

We finally used our new waffle maker that Genifer got us all the way back at Christmas to make some Belgian waffles for breakfast this morning…

Taste of Belgium they were not. But they were still pretty dang delicious! 🙂

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by Thadd F. on July 17, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, It's what's for breakfast, July, Northside, Ohio, Waffles, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on July 17, 2016

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Northside Farmer’s Market.

The Northside Farmer’s Market takes place everyday Wednesday from 4-7pm at Hoffner Park in Northside. I met Genifer at Hoffner Park, and we got to check it out for the very first time today…

There was so much good looking produce there! We picked up some cucumbers and green beans. They also had vendors selling meats, farm fresh eggs, soups and breads. We were also able to get some information about the new Apple Street Market, a full service grocery store for the people and by the people that will be located on Apple Street in Northside…

We can’t wait to stock up on all the goodness the the Northside Farmers Market has to offer every Wednesday!

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by Thadd F. on July 13, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 2016, Apple Street Market, Cincinnati, Hoffner Park, Northside, Northside Farmers Market, Ohio

Posted by Thadd F. on July 13, 2016

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We have our Jetta back!

We picked up our Jetta today from CARSTAR Collision Care of Southgate…

So clean and sparkly. They did a really nice job with exterior. You wouldn’t even know that it got demolished when some jackass rear-ended Genifer over in Kentucky back in the middle of June…

This is what it looked like the evening after it happened…

And a few days later when they were picking it up to take it in to the body shop…

In the meantime, we had been driving this 2016 Nissan. It was a pretty nice car. Definitely bigger than the Jetta, which worked out nicely for our move. And it had bells and whistles that they didn’t have all the way back in 2008 like a rearview camera and push-button start…

It was fun to drive a new car but I don’t think I would want to own it. It just wasn’t the Jetta. All I know is, it was nice to look out the bedroom window this morning and finally see our Jetta sitting out in front of our house…

I really love that dang car. And once again all is right with the world. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on July 11, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 2016, CARSTAR Collision Care of Southgate, Cincinnati, July, Northside, Ohio, VW Jetta GLI

Posted by Thadd F. on July 11, 2016

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Grady’s Cold Brew Coffee.

I’ve heard all sorts of stories about the amazing Grady’s Cold Brew Coffee. So I finally broke down and gave it a try. We ordered their Cold Brew Pour and Store Pouch. It was kind of a no-brainer for just $30 with free shipping. And it makes 36 cups of coffee. We’re not all that great at doing math but I think that works out to less than a dollar per cup of coffee…

We removed the twelve 2-ounce coffee bean bags from inside the Pour and Store pouch. Each bag brews 3 servings of coffee…

We added four of the bean bags to the pouch as instructed and filled it with water…

And then put the pouch in the fridge overnight…

Fast forward to this morning, and we were enjoying some amazing cold brew coffee…

I’m not a huge coffee fan but Genifer is, and we both think it’s pretty amazing stuff! The coffee stays fresh in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. But something tells me it’s not going to last anywhere near that long. I can definitely see Grady’s Cold Brew Coffee becoming a staple in our refrigerator. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on July 10, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, Coffee, Downtown, Grady's Cold Brew Coffee, July, Northside, Shaken not stirred

Posted by Thadd F. on July 10, 2016

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NYPD Pizza Northside.

Tonight, we ordered pizza from NYPD Pizza Northside. NYPD’s conveniently located just a couple of blocks from our house…

We got a medium pie with traditional crust…

And we got an order of nightsticks, NYPD’s 10″ dough stretched out and cut into strips with garlic butter with a custom blend of mozzarella and provolone cheese. Served with garlic butter and pizza sauce for dipping…

Delicious stuff! It’s pretty awesome to move to a new neighborhood and already find an outstanding, inexpensive pizzeria, especially one that’s so close to home! This will work just fine. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on July 9, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, It's what's for dinner, July, Northside, NYPD Pizza, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on July 9, 2016

https://tplusg.com/2016/07/09/n-y-p-d-pizza-northside/

Good morning.

We used our new oven for the very first time this morning to make some cinnamon rolls for breakfast…

Our oven did a great job. And the cinnamon rolls were delicious! 🙂

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by Thadd F. on July 9, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, Cinnamon roll, Home Sweet Home, July, Northside, Ohio, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on July 9, 2016

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Northside nubs.

We walked Oscar up the hill at the end of our street for the first time this evening. And the view from the top of the hill looking back down our street was pretty awesome…

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We’re so in love with our street. And it’s pretty amazing how quickly we’re falling in love with Northside… And we haven’t even really ventured out and done anything yet. 🙂

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by Thadd F. on July 6, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 2016, Cincinnati, July, Northside, Northside nubs, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted

Posted by Thadd F. on July 6, 2016

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Taken with Instagram.

I hopped Cincinnati Metro‘s 17 bus into downtown for the first time this morning…

Thanks for super easy commute, Metro! Taken with Instagram. 🙂 🚌

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by Thadd F. on July 5, 2016 • Permalink

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Tagged 17, 2016, Cincinnati, July, Metro, Northside, Ohio

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Fourth of July fireworks.

People a couple streets over from us were setting off fireworks most of the evening. Like really legit fireworks. It was pretty much a full blown Rozzi’s Reds Friday Night Fireworks display just spread out over a much longer amount of time. I think they were shooting off fireworks for around two hours. We enjoyed the show right from the comfort of our front porch…