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Visiting Cincinnati? You must try these foods.

If you are planning to visit Cincinnati, someone no doubt has said to you, "Be sure to try the Cincinnati chili. Indeed, no visit to our region is complete unless you have had a 3-way or a cheese coney at a local chili parlor.

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Where to Park at Findlay Market

As much fun as it is to feel the energy at a bustling public market, arriving to find your favorite parking spot taken can be stressful.

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Cincinnati Goetta

If you join Cincinnati Food Tours for The Original Findlay Market Tour, chances are your experience will include the one dish that gets everyone’s attention. That outstanding sample is homemade goetta from Eckerlin Meats.

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Mediterranean Musings

To most Americans, Lebanon is an ancient country with a complicated religious and political history. It's somewhere "over there," in the Middle East, where Americans don't quite understand the people and aren't sure who is in charge of what. I am that American, but I gain new understanding each time I lead a tour that includes Dean's Mediterranean Imports at Findlay Market.

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How I Built This

In the last few years, America's eyes (and palates) have turned to Cincinnati. National and regional stories seem to follow one right after the other with Cincinnati appearing in a different "top" list every few weeks.

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