The following are edited versions of full-length restaurant reviews that have run in the Times within the past year. The date the original review ran and its fork rating at that time is in parentheses. In April, we added star ratings to indicate service and ambience.
It was Greater Cincinnati's deadliest blaze in at least a decade, claiming four young lives. Today, one year later, the cause of the fire at 10 Hurm St. in Hamilton remains a mystery.
Two long stalks of live bamboo at Saijo's Sushi & Japanese Restaurant are gentle reminders of good fortune. They stretch along the wall above a row of tables, the huge stalks and their sprouting green branches are easily 20 feet long. We would shortly discover that our good fortune would soon be magnified with bountiful trays of sushi, tasty soup and polite, good service.
Raised in a remote frame house without electricity or running water in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains, Cody, Willy, Gary and Micky Braun had never heard of "The Tonight Show" until they appeared on it in 1989. Micky, the youngest, was 8 at the time.
Did you notice there were practically no 3rd round admits on the Random Walks? That's because we slackers got shut out. We are the waitlistees and procrastinators, the people to watch out for as you form your study groups. Usually we are pretty good bs'ers, too, as this tactic has often bailed us out of last-minute situations in the past.
BRANDON - THE YOUNG WRESTLER WAS SITTING ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR, HIS bloody face illuminated by the early-morning light that streamed through a nearby window.
When people ask what I did this summer, I can proudly say that I finally took a trip somewhere. For many, travel is no big deal; getaways to the neighbor islands or Las Vegas are common destinations for local folks.
It sounds like the storyline for the Newhart TV series: An out-of-work chief financial officer decides he's ready for a lifestyle change, so he moves his family from his native Southern California to the Green Mountains of Vermont.
