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🍦 Drunk Santas in Cincy

🍦 Drunk Santas in Cincy

PLUS an Ohio Supreme Court case over a chicken wing and Amtrak’s next moves in Cincinnati

Sarah Karshovski
December 13, 2023

Happy Wednesday, Scoopers!

🥘 OpenTable recently released it’s list of 100 top restaurants in the USA and 6 of them were in Ohio. But not JUST Ohio, all 6 restaurants were in Cincinnati. Which ones have you been to?

Today’s email is a 3min 54sec read. Here’s the scoop:

🎄 Your next Cincinnati December date idea
🍗 An Ohio Supreme Court case over a chicken wing
🚊 Amtrak’s next moves in Cincinnati

But first…

🐷 LOCAL

SantaCon 2023 Raises $45,000 for Cancer Research

source: citybeat by Aidan Mahoney

This past weekend hundreds of Santas descended on downtown Cincinnati in a 16-year-old tradition known as SantaCon.

If this is your first time hearing of it (where have you been until now) SantaCon is an annual gathering of Santas or other Christmas-related characters.

It is closely linked with drinking enough alcohol to ensure that the next time participants visit their doctor’s office they will 100% have to lie on their “how much do you drink” questionnaire.

But it’s not all debauchery. Every year the CincySantaCon raises money for cancer research in collaboration with The Cure Starts Now and this year they raised over $45K!

You may also be surprised to hear that SantaCon has a much more storied past…

The first-ever SantaCon took place in 1994 in San Francisco and was inspired by a Danish activist theatre group called Solvognen, which in 1974 gathered dozens of "Santas" in Copenhagen to hand out items from the shelves of a department store to customers as "presents" before they were arrested.

After San Francisco, SantaCons popped up in Portland (1996), Seattle (1997), and Los Angeles and New York (1998). It has since spread to over 44 countries with varying versions and interpretations.

The largest SantaCon in the world however remains, unsurprisingly, in New York City, where this year over 30,000 people donned some version of the red suit.

Have you ever participated in a SantaCon? Respond to this email and let us know what about your experience and we may share it in the next edition of the newsletter 🎄

For more photos of Cincy SantaCon 2023, click here and here

🎄 Looking for another Date Night idea during the holidays? Check the very first part of our new Instagram series: 12 Days of December Date Ideas in Cincinnati.

Click to watch!

🐷 LOCAL

Ohio Man Takes Bone(less) Wings Case to Ohio Supreme Court

In a lengthy and intriguing legal battle, Michael Berkheimer is taking his case to the Ohio Supreme Court after experiencing severe injuries due to a chicken bone found in his order of boneless wings at a Hamilton restaurant.

Berkheimer firmly believes that the restaurant, along with the food processor and the farm that supplied the chicken, should be held responsible for not ensuring that their advertised "boneless" chicken was indeed devoid of bones.

image source: WLTV

This case has been in the courts for nearly seven years, and the lower courts ruled in favor of the companies, stating that bone fragments naturally occur in chicken meat dishes.

Berkheimer's attorney contends that companies must stand by the expectations set by their marketing efforts, much like labels such as "dairy-free" or "gluten-free" in the food industry.

On the other hand, the defense argued that the term "boneless" merely refers to the type of meat cut and that requiring every instance of bone fragments in food to go to trial would have detrimental consequences for the industry.

They suggested that restaurants might simply remove the word "boneless" from their menus to protect themselves from liability.

Should the Ohio Supreme Court side with Berkheimer, the case's next phase will involve a Butler County jury determining whether he should have reasonably expected bone fragments in his boneless wing order.

image source: WLTV

🍦 MINI SCOOPS

🛫 American Airlines has introduced a new nonstop flight from CVG to Cancun International Airport, offering weekly flights until March 30, 2024. Prices vary, but most round-trip tickets cost between $600 and $700. This marks American's first international destination from CVG.

🎅 Tricia Wilson, known as the Northside Santa Lady, is spreading holiday cheer by hosting weekly open houses in December, showcasing her vast collection of over 600 Santa decorations. Wilson's love for Santa is infectious, and she hopes to turn her whole street into a "Santa street."

🚊 Amtrak's growth in Ohio, including Cincinnati, is picking up steam. Four routes have been chosen for development, a significant step towards better train service in the state. Governor Mike DeWine is on board with the idea of expanding Amtrak services in Ohio.

🍕 Catch-a-Fire Pizza, once teamed up with MadTree Brewing, is now settling in with West Side Brewing in Westwood, Cincinnati. They plan to whip up pizza magic inside West Side Brewing's taproom early next year, making the west side community even tastier.