User:Valereee/Cuisine in Cincinnati

Cincinnati restaurants in the twentieth century and into the twenty-first have been considered among the best in the nation. In 1960 Great Restaurants of America wrote "Cincinnati has more good French restaurants than any other city, except New York". In 1986 the Rock Island Argus called it "one of the more sophisticated cosmopolitan centers when it comes to food and wine". The reputation dates to 1948 when the Gourmet Room gained a national reputation under chef Henri Guglielmi.

History
Cincinnati was home to three of the eight Mobil 5-star rated restaurants in the United States in the 1960s and early 1970s; at the time, New York City had two. By 1986 Cincinnati had two 5-star Mobil restaurants, Pigall's and The Maisonette; it was one of only a few cities with two restaurants with the rating.

The Maisonette, which closed in xxxx, was the holder of the longest-running continuous 5-star Mobil review in the United States. It received Mobil's highest rating for 41 consecutive years, more than any other restaurant in North America.

Pigall's was another Mobil 5-star restaurant. When Jean-Robert at Pigall's closed in 2009, it had earned five consecutive 4-star Mobil ratings and was the only Mobil 4-star restaurant in the tri-state area surrounding Greater Cincinnati.

The Gourmet Room was located on the twentieth floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Notable restaurants

 * The Maisonette (1949-2005) was North America's most highly rated restaurant.
 * La Normandie, The Maisonette's sister restaurant (1931-xxxx)
 * Pigall's (xxxx-1990)
 * Jean-Robert at Pigall's (xxxx-2009)
 * Gourmet Room

Notable chefs and restaurateurs

 * Pierre Adrian
 * Jean-Robert de Cavel
 * The Comisar family
 * Maurice Gorodesky

Notable local dishes
Cincinnati has multiple notable regional creations, including Cincinnati chili and goetta. Mock turtle soup and city chicken have traditionally been popular.