Nolia Kitchen

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"Nolia Kitchen is a love letter to the South and three generations of family cooks. Chef Jeffrey Harris made his way to Cincinnati from the 9th Ward of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. At Nolia Kitchen, he serves broadly defined Southern cuisine — like sweet potato doughnuts with quark cheese and pickled jalapenos and barbecued chicken that’s smoked and smothered in Alabama white sauce — though he also draws on the particular Creole spirit of his home. The menu starts with bar kri (raw bar), followed by piti (small plates) and gwo plack (entrees). Nolia was a finalist for the 2023 James Beard Foundation’s best new restaurant award." - Andy Brownfield