So a couple of weekends ago, my mom and I went to this really cool thing in Cincinnati (and it's not often that I get to type the words "really cool thing in Cincinnati"). It was the inaugural Cincinnati Food and Wine Festival, and it was pretty much a food bloggers dream. I got books signed by Joy from Joy the Baker and Jessica from How Sweet Eats — both are as lovely as they seem on their blogs — and I got to watch a few cooking demonstrations and competitions. One of my favorite events of the day was a demonstration by chef Nathan Lyon, where he made this apple and fennel salad from his cookbook, Great Food Starts Fresh. As soon as my mom and I tried it, we both knew we had to buy the book so we could make this at home.