{"product_id":"memories-of-forest-view-gardens-9781945091322","title":"Memories of Forest View Gardens","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMemories of Forest View Gardens - A Cincinnati Restaurant Legacy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMemoirs of FVG \u0026amp; Trudie\u003c\/em\u003e offers a heart-warming and fascinating stroll through the history of the iconic Forest View Gardens in Cincinnati and its talented owner, Trudie Klos Russell Seybold. Trudie leads us from post-World War I Germany to the charming \"chicken-dinner restaurant\" her parents purchased in 1939. Renamed Forest View Gardens in 1941, and at the urging of friend and patron Dr. William Huebener, the restaurant took on the Bavarian flair many Cincinnati-area residents will remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs an adult, Trudie's talents and her love of opera took her far from Cincinnati. Trudie taught music and sang - and shared her mother's flair for cooking - all across the country before returning to Forest View Gardens when her parents retired. Soon the restaurant featured a singing staff drafted from her beloved University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Within a short time, she and her new husband Kurt Seybold began holding their popular opera \"galas\" at the restaurant as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForest View Gardens closed its doors in 2001, but the Conservatory's Seybold\/Russell Scholarship established by Trudie and Kurt in 1987 continues to nurture the next generation of musicians. With \u003cem\u003eMemoirs of FVG \u0026amp; Trudie\u003c\/em\u003e, the memories - and the music - live on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Cincinnati History Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis paperback memoir documents over six decades of Cincinnati restaurant history, from the post-WWII era through the turn of the millennium. The book chronicles the transformation of a simple chicken-dinner establishment into a beloved Bavarian-themed restaurant known throughout the Cincinnati area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative captures the unique intersection of culinary arts and opera performance that made Forest View Gardens distinctive. Readers discover how Trudie Seybold combined her musical training from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music with her family's restaurant business, creating an entertainment experience that featured singing waitstaff and regular opera galas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA portion of all book sales will be donated to University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music in memory of Trudie and Kurt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Braughler Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493288546578,"sku":"9781945091322","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3ea0f289-a856-4d66-a243-e7384aed4adb.jpg?v=1730641801","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/memories-of-forest-view-gardens-9781945091322","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}