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Ode to CINCINNATI-STYLE Chili Ì It’s sweet, it’s savory, and it’s a little thinner than traditional chili. And it’s ours. Whether you love it or
loathe it, you simply must try this regional delicacy when you’re in town. Because in Cincinnati USA, chili is done differently. In place of chunks of meat and sizeable beans, you’ll get savory soupiness and creative accoutrements like spaghetti, hot dogs and mustard. In place of an overtly tomato-y base, you’ll taste hints of cinnamon, cloves, allspice and maybe even chocolate. So pick your place: the classic and ubiquitous Skyline Chili, its rival chain Gold Star Chili, or maybe a mom-and-pop version like Price Hill Chili, Blue Ash Chili, Camp Washington Chili or Dixie Chili. Grab your fork; it’s chili time. —ELIZABETH MILLER WOOD Heaped with cheese.
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Poured over spaghetti, hot dog, fries, potato or burrito— never alone in a bowl.
CHILI TERMS 101 2-Way
Chili + spaghetti (also called chili spaghetti)
Cheese Coney
Small steamed bun topped with a hot dog, mustard, chili, onions and cheese
3-Way
Chili + spaghetti + cheese
Coney
Cheese coney minus the cheese
4-Way
Chili + spaghetti + cheese + onions or beans
Chili Cheese Fries
French fries with chili and cheese
5-Way
Chili + spaghetti + cheese + onions + beans
Chili Sandwich
Steamed bun with chili, mustard and onions
Vegetarian 3-Way
Spaghetti + black beans + rice + cheese
Oyster Bombs
Adding a dab of hot sauce to an oyster cracker
CROSS THAT
BRIDGE Ì A river as mighty as the Ohio demands ample bridging to facilitate all the over-and-back action between Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Here are some of the region’s most iconic bridges. —E.M.W.
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JOHN A. ROEBLING SUSPENSION BRIDGE
NEWPORT SOUTHBANK BRIDGE
— OPENED 1867 —
— OPENED 1872 —
Sometimes called the “singing bridge” because of the hum its metal-grate frame makes when driving over it, the Roebling connects The Banks in downtown Cincinnati to Covington, Kentucky. It’s a popular artery for both strolling pedestrians and commuting motor vehicles. The blue beauty was a prototype for the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, which opened nearly two decades later.
Rarely called by its real name, the “Purple People Bridge,” as most locals know it, has been a pedestrianonly thoroughfare since 2003, connecting Newport on the Levee in Northern Kentucky and Sawyer Point in Cincinnati.
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