CSO Woodwind Players' Favorite Restaurants

We all love food! And Cincinnati is a treasure trove of amazing restaurants cooking up the very best they have to offer. Fanfare Magazine asked the Orchestra’s woodwind section, “What is your favorite restaurant?”

Rebecca Pancner
Piccolo
Patricia Gross Linnemann Chair

Pepp & Dolores
The limone pasta is my favorite!

Haley Bangs
Flute
Jane & David Ellis Chair

Grace of India
Everything is incredible at this small, family-owned restaurant in White Oak. The Kashmiri naan and tikka masala are my favorites.

Joseph Morris
Associate Principal and E-flat Clarinet
Robert E. & Fay Boeh Chair

Abigail Street
The wood-grilled octopus might be my favorite dish in Cincinnati! Also, the merguez-stuffed dates are amazing.

Emily Beare
Oboe

Pepp & Dolores
All my favorite dishes at Pepp & Dolores have a lemon twist! I love starting with the artichokes alla giudia, followed by the limone pasta, and pairing it all with a limoncello and tonic.

Henrik Heide
Associate Principal Flute

Mita’s
The sliders are out of this world!

Christopher Philpotts
Principal English Horn
Alberta & Dr. Maurice Marsh Chair

Ambar India Restaurant on Ludlow Avenue
Everything is wonderful, but I especially like their lamb korma!