{"id":19284,"date":"2012-11-14T12:35:35","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T16:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=19284"},"modified":"2012-11-14T12:36:14","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T16:36:14","slug":"myras-dionysus-local-folk-art-and-food-lore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2012\/11\/myras-dionysus-local-folk-art-and-food-lore\/","title":{"rendered":"Myra's Dionysus: Local Folk Art and Food Lore"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Molly Gullett<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Myra's<\/a>The Southwest Ohio Folklore Collection features a wide range of folklore related topics and this week\u2019s blog explores food lore and folk art with a local twist. Carol Watkins\u2019 paper from the collection features photographs and information on Myra\u2019s Dionysus, a charming restaurant situated in a unique building at 121 Calhoun Street. Myra\u2019s Dionysus is well known locally for their ethnic foods, vegetarian options and, \"Myra's<\/a>perhaps most notably, for their seasonal soups. If you have ever visited the restaurant, you might remember that the soups which are being offered that day are listed on colorful hand-painted signs hanging in the doorway to the small, but cozy, dining room.<\/p>\n

Another common sight at Myra\u2019s is the collection of handmade hats hanging from the walls, which are knitted by the owner, Myra Griffin. Watkins\u2019 paper \"Myra's<\/a>discusses a group that Myra belonged to called \u201cThe Knitwits\u201d and the origin of her famous \u201csoup hats.\u201d<\/p>\n

These handmade pieces are named after various well-known soups available at Myra\u2019s and can be distinguished by their array of colors and accessories.<\/p>\n

Some of the soups and hats include black bean, borscht, potato cheese, and split pea, which is featured here.<\/p>\n

\"Myra's<\/a>To anyone not familiar with Myra\u2019s Dionysus, the soup hats might just seem like normal craft, but to local residents who frequent the restaurant the hats are a shared understanding of what a gem Myra\u2019s Dionysus is to the Clifton Heights community.<\/p>\n

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Photographs: \u201cSplit Pea Hat\u201d By Carol Watkins, 2006.<\/em><\/p>\n

All other photographs by Molly Gullett.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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