Jean-Robert French Restaurant Group

Visit us at Twist for Happy Hour and chill out with our new $5 Summer Drink List, featuring a nice blend of light wines and cocktails.

Chef Jean-Robert welcomes you with a complimentary Mediterranean tart. Join us Tuesday-Friday from 4-7pm, all summer long!

“Cool” Off at Twist
Enjoy the Summer and Our $5 Drink List

Pigall’s Sommelier Happy Hour Wine
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir Rose
Shiraz
Fumé Blanc
Prosecco
Sangria with a French Twist
Sparkling Wine with Apricot or Pomegranate Nectar

Twist “Hot” Team Happy Hour Favorites
Christina: Peach Vodka, Peach Nectar with a splash of cranberry & soda water
Emily: Vanilla Vodka, Amaretto with a splash of pineapple juice & soda water
Harmony: Passion Fruit Rum, Strawberry Liqueur with pineapple juice
Nicole: Vanilla Vodka, Crème de Banana with a splash of pineapple juice, cream & soda water
Rachel: Vanilla Vodka, Liquor 43 with lime juice & half n half
Tina: Citrus Vodka, Pomegranate Liqueur with a splash of lemonade
Howie: Blueberry Gin with tonic water
Dan:Guinness
Josh Kasteel Rogue
Patrick Two Brothers “Domaine DuPage” French Country Ale
Rodrigo Christian Moerlein “OTR”

“Complimentary Tart with Every Drink from Chef Jean-Robert at Pigalls”

Petite Bite Menu
Fingers were made before forks
And hands before knives

Goat Cheese, Walnuts and Truffle $4.5
Crab Salad, Tropical Fruit $6.5
Tuna Tartare, Grapefruit and Pomegranate $6.5
Smoked Salmon Two Way, Quail Egg $5
Shrimp, Bayonne Ham and Smoked Paprika $6.5
Foie Gras Mousse, Bourbon and Dried Fruit $6
Snail, Red Potatoes and Garlic Butter $4.5
Duck Leg Confit, Pear and Shiitake $6
Twist French Castle $6
Croque Monsieur $3.5

Caviar & Roe Service
2 oz., with Egg Mimosa, Lemon and Toast
Kentucky Paddlefish Caviar $88
Atlantic Salmon Roe $20
Medley of Flying Fish Roe $8

To make a reservation for groups of 10 or more, please call Howie at 513-721-1345.

TANGO CONCERT AT TWIST: THIS MONDAY NIGHT!
Don‘t miss this innovative chamber ensemble CONCERT:NOVA and visual artist Anya Gerasimchuk this monday night for an evening of music, art and delicious bites at Twist! A collaboration featuring hot tango & flamenco influences, concert:nova ushers in an eclectic selection of modern and classical work for you to dance your way into the work week at TWIST. Monday May 19th, 9pm.

CONCERT:NOVA and Anya Gerasimchuk present
Sensual Sounds + Stunning Canvases: Hot Latin Sounds at Twist Lounge.
Date: May 19, 2008 at 9:00pm
Admission $10/ $8 students and ETA members
Venue: Twist Lounge at Pigall’s

Twist is located at 127 W. Fourth St. 45202 in downtown Cincinnati, 513.721.1345 by phone. Full bar and delicious Petit Bites Menu. Click here for a description. Street and garage parking available.Valet parking available for Pigall’s dinner guests.

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About the music

The night starts off in Spain with the galante style of Italian-turned Spanish composer Luigi Boccherini in “Night Music from the Streets of Madrid” and the richly optimistic songs of Joaquin Rodrigo, sung by soprano Ellen Wieser, followed by Manuel deFalla’s Andalusian influenced “Spanish Popular Suite“. Moving to South America, an aria from Bachianas Brasilieras No 5 for soprano and strings is a powerfully evocative example of the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos, an impressionistic and nationalistic Brazilian composer in the early 1900s. We hear the powerful and raucous first movement of the String Quartet No 1 by Alberto Ginastera, as well as a musical landscape painting “Impressiones de la Puna“, rich and lush with Argentinean folk themes for flute and strings. The passionate and elaborately rhythmic voice of the tango is featured in a set of pieces by Astor Piazzolla, who revolutionized the fusion of jazz and classical styles. NY-city based up and coming composer David Little’sdescanso is built on the traditional Spanish idea of a resting spot marked by flowers or a cross in memory of a deceased loved one, and is a reflective essay on the feeling of potential loss. The night ends with a set of jazz tunes, from Paquito d’Rivera’s spicy Wapango, to an Afro-Cuban Siboney, and sexy Cirando do Mundo by Brazilian singer-songwriter Maria Rita.
Learn more about CONCERT:NOVA at http://www.concertnova.com/

About the art
Local artist Anya Gerasimchuk is a Russian-born painter that emphasizes the connection between various art forms in her work: dance, music & graphic arts. Her Piazzolla- and de Falla-influenced canvases will be a visual highlight dancing in tandem to the sounds of concert:nova’s musicians. In her words, “My abstract compositions are the manifestations of gratitude towards the beauty of the real-life objects or events. They always carry simple titles, like “Rain”, “Flamenco”, “Wind”. My more realistic oil paintings use the “visible surface” of the existing objects or people to once again be integrated into a more abstract and emotional environment - to again express my own fascination by the beauty of the real-life world or the richness of human emotions. The majority of the works, therefore, are a mix of real and abstract, an attempt to unite the visible and the hidden. They are my emotional interpretations of the real world of things, places and events.”
Learn more at http://www.anyagerasimchuk.com/

About CONCERT:NOVA
Founded in 2007, concert:nova represents a new dynamic force in Cincinnati’s musical experience. Comprised of a diverse core ensemble featuring Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra musicians, concert:nova seeks to evolve the traditional concert experience and provide a unique artistic understanding by building creative and expressive collaborations through the integration of dance, theatre and visual media into each adventurous project, presented in exciting and non-traditional venues. By performing renegade works in renegade spaces, the group is dedicated to producing content that is provocative, compelling and relevant to Cincinnati audiences in today’s world.
Learn more about CONCERT:NOVA at http://www.concertnova.com/ Help support our mission and new creative vision. Give to C:N today!

The trend in dining out is to have a little bit of a lot of dishes

BY POLLY CAMPBELL | PCAMPBELL@ENQUIRER.COM
Small is big. In many regional restaurants, small plates are taking an important place on the menu. Hungry for varied taste experiences, but not so hungry for large portions, diners are warming up to the idea of ordering diminutive plates of food they can share or mix and match as they wish.

Chefs are gratifying them with beautifully presented dishes with lots of flavor.

The trend comes from area diners’ increased food savvy and health concerns, say some of the chefs who create small plate menus. [. . .]

Jean-Robert de Cavel’s new Twist Lounge downtown is another small plate case in point. It’s serving finger-food shrimp wrapped in Bayonne ham. (It’s in the style of traditional French ham from Bayonne, but is actually made in Bayonne, N.J.). It also serves spoonfuls of tuna tartare in Chinese soup spoons on plates especially designed to hold while standing or sitting on one of the lounge’s couches.

MAY WE RECOMMEND …
Twist
Try it: The French Castle, a sophisticated slider with a spicy sauce and roasted cherry tomatoes ($8).
127 W. Fourth St., downtown
jeanrobertgroup.com

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Take a peak at the Bite Menu and read what CityBeat has to say about TWIST.
Then stop on by to experience TWIST for yourself! 127 West Fourth Street | Downtown Cincinnati.

Petite Bite Menu
Fingers were made before forks. And hands before knives.

Goat Cheese, Walnuts and Truffle | $6.5
Crab Salad, Tropical Fruit | $8.5
Tuna Tartare, Grapefruit and Pomegranate | $8.5
Smoked Salmon Two Way, Quail Egg | $7
Shrimp, Bayonne Ham and Smoked Paprika | $8.5
Foie Gras Mousse, Bourbon and Dried Fruit | $8.
Snail, Red Potatoes and Garlic Butter | $6.5
Duck Leg Confit, Pear and Shiitake | $7.
Twist French Castle | $8
Croque Monsieur | $5.5

Caviar & Roe Service
2 oz., with Egg Mimosa, Lemon and Toast
Kentucky Paddlefish Caviar | $90
Atlantic Salmon Roe | $22
Medley of Flying Fish Roe | $10

Duo of Sweet Bites
Frozen Soufflés | $6.5
Ice Cream Lollipops | $5
Twist Mousses | $6
Pigall’s Pound Cake | $6
Cuisine des Chocolats, 4 pieces | $8

Cincinnati, OH - Jean-Robert de Cavel has always complimented the city with fantastic restaurants, phenomenal cuisine and outstanding service. His newest venture is sure to deliver more of the same, but with a twist; his first upscale lounge creation. Pigall’s Twist Lounge & Bar is located right next door to the Jean-Robert at Pigall’s restaurant at 127 West Fourth Street in Downtown; the new lounge is directly connected to the restaurant! The lounge has all the creative design elements and warmth that de Cavel is known for, but it also delivers a comfortable atmosphere that lends itself to most any occasion.

“We always knew the bar at Pigall’s was too small to be a true bar; it is more like a holding space while waiting for your table or just a more casual eating area for some of our customers – but there was not much we could do with the entry of Pigall’s being small,” de Cavel said. “Since Dodd’s Jewelers (located to the left of Pigall’s) closed in June we had an opportunity to extend the restaurant. Opening a lounge was always something we had in mind, and we couldn’t have found a better spot!”

Pigall’s Twist Lounge & Bar is definitely a twist on the Pigall’s concept. With a comfortable, big city feel and a fresh contemporary ambiance. “I wanted the lounge to be warm and inviting, a place that is relaxing but also with a very cool design,” de Cavel said. “We feel the timing is right with the 5 year anniversary of Pigall’s and I think downtown needs a contemporary lounge where guests can enjoy live music at times or soft background music for a relaxing evening.”

The lounge strives to be accessible to guests who want to enjoy life, treat themselves or just take a break from every day life seven days a week. The concept will incorporate a champagne and cocktail bar with a limited bite menu from happy hour through a late evening. The menu will include a selection of caviar and pastries. “We wanted a living room style lounge that has a sexy, fresh feel and a warm décor; I think we hit the mark perfectly,” de Cavel said.

Twist once again partners Marilyn and Martin Wade and his wife Annette, and introduces manager Howie Doan who is coming with 8 years Bar/Lounge experience.

The lounge features a walk through from the Pigall’s bar and also a separate street entrance. In the future the existing Pigall’s bar will be turned into a full eating and wine bar with a small plate menu with wine pairings. A votre santé et a bientôt!

Pigall’s Twist Lounge & Bar will be open 7 days a week from 4 PM to close, and will be available during the day for private parties.