Inside of Findlay Market, there is Dojo Gelato.

A city market AND handcrafted Italian-style ice cream? Am I in heaven?

I tried the Bee's Knees: sweet cream gelato with wildflower honey and honeycomb.

And I got their sea salt caramel, which is made with caramel sauce, sea salt and Madagascar vanilla bean.

Both of these were so, so tasty. But I'm a sucker for all frozen treats.

Have you been here before?

There's nothing better than a good city market. Findlay Market is a good one - with vendors from flowers and desserts to cheese and ice cream.



There are vendors both indoors and out. And I made my way to all the different stands to see what they had going on.



Who has your favorite city market?

I was shopping recentlt at the Capitol Market and spotted some local foods that I hadn't seen before so I thought I'd share some with you.

Elmcrest Farm - this artisanal salt from the mountains of Appalachia has a few unique flavors. The one I picked up was mushroom. They also specialize in fresh poultry, eggs, and beef as well as value added products from the farm kitchen; hand blended Herb Salts, Bone Broth, and more! Loving the branding and packaging.





These two jams are from Smoke Camp Crafts. It was hard for me to pass up something called Ramp Jam and "Road Kill" Jam - which is just apples, raspberries and black walnuts. "Smoke Camp Crafts was founded by Dot Montgillion in 1978 shortly after she and her husband Bob Montgillion moved to Smoke Camp Road in Weston, WV. She had a lifelong interest in botany, gardening and herbal medicine . Her signature “Road Kill Jam,” featuring apples, raspberries and black walnuts, reflects her sense of humor and deep sense of place."



Finally, another salt: WV Ramp Salt. "wvrampsalt formally known as rampsalt has spent over twenty years developing and ensuring that our product is the best in the country. We never dehydrate, we create. Our process is one of a kind and can only be said to taste to much like Ramps. "

I think that it's a rite of passage to try Skyline Chili when you're in the Cincinnati area.

This regional delicacy is known across the country but it started right here in the city: Skyline Chili is unique is not the kind of chili you eat from a bowl. Instead, it's a sauce usually used over spaghetti - which you can get with cheese and onions, too.

I ordered a three-way, which is the spaghetti, chili, and cheese. You can add beans or onions to this.

It's served with oyster crackers.

And, it was just OK for me.

Like, yes, I'm happy I got to try it. But the sauce is kind of bland to me, and I don't get it over pasta. I prefer a red sauce with my pasta - not chili. But you top anything with cheese, and it can't be too bad.

Johnnie's Fresh Meat Market is a local butcher shop in the Capitol Market that features a variety of fresh, local meats.

They also have a small lunch menu where you can get sandwiches with meats and cheeses and salads (10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.).

And, recently, they've add a burger menu.

Options include a breakfast burger, a philly burger, a buffalo chicken burger, a Mexican burger and a Hawaiian burger. I went for the Hawaiian - Aloha - with Johnnies famous bacon burger (rather than chicken). It had sliced tavern ham, aloha sauce, grilled pineapple, teriyaki, and melted baby swiss. Have you tried one yet?