Cincinnati and the Cincinnatian

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Every afternoon I make a point of passing through the kitchen to greet and exchange pleasantries with my colleagues in the restaurant. Typically there is always something cooking both literally and figuratively as the ingeneuity and creative zeal of Chef Jose Salazer is something that has never failed to impress me. But on this particular afternoon, as I scurried on by, the Chef flagged me down with what seemed to be an extra-ordinary flourish as he stood in conference over his kettle with several members of his staff to exclaim, in a boisterous tone of excitement, that he had "an idea."

"An idea?" I responded, with about as much eager anticipation in my voice as he had enthusiasm in his.

"Yes, I was thinking I would take 'Tasting Thursdays' on tour - every 3rd Thursday a new destination. First stop will be Italy, then perhaps Germany, then the South pacific, Japan, and who knows where else from there."

Needless to say I thought it was a great idea and, with absolutely no hesitation whatsoever about the Chef's ability to bring such an idea to fruition, I immediately congratulated him on his globe-trotting exuberance. Scarcely has one heard so much excitement in my voice as I proudly told the Chef that when he travels to Germany I will be the first one off the train. Rest assured that I won't be the only one. This town is full of repressed, palatte-deprived "Krauts" who have never quite gotten over the fact that "Forest View" Gardens shut down. But I digress as I get a little too far ahead of myself. The first stop on the Chef's tour is not the Rhine; but rather the Tiber. Italy here we come.

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