Our Daily Bread Cincinnati

THANK YOU @findlaymarket for choosing us for your day of service! They generously provided supplies for sandwich making and got to work. It was a pleasure to meet each and every one of you. 🤲❤️

We are short on our china dessert-size plates, and we need your help! 🍽️⁠ ⁠ If you’re a thrifter or a yard sale shopper, can you please keep an eye out for some bargains on plates for us? We do not care if they match or what color/ design is on them. They should just be free of chips and 6" to 8" in diameter.⁠ ⁠ No parking needed to drop off! Our back donation door is staffed and accepting donations Monday-Friday, 7AM-11AM. We are located at 1730 Race Street in a big yellow building, across from Findlay Market in Cincinnati, Ohio’s Over the Rhine neighborhood.⁠ ⁠ If you are heading south on Race, turn left at the light just before our building. At the back corner of our building, just before the parking lot, turn right onto Goose Alley. When you arrive, ring the buzzer OR call us from your car (513-306-1938) to check in with staff.⁠ ⁠ Someone will help you unload, and you can be on your way! 😎

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. 1 out of 5 Americans report having poor mental health. Our social center is a great way for our guests to be involved in their community, participate in calming activities, and showcase artistic expression. 🤲❤️⁠ ⁠ #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #beinvolved

⁠Peace has been restored at ODB! ✌️Our coffee maker broke down a few months ago after many years of service. With the help of incredible donors, we were able to purchase a new (larger!) coffee maker to help amp up our coffee serving capacity.⁠ ⁠ During the time our coffee maker was down, friends and neighbors came to the rescue to help tie the gaps. Thank you to Amy K., Jeff, Carol, and Christ Church Cathedral for lending us percolators to help continue to serve 500+ cups of coffee per day. Peace, love, and coffee! ☕️❤️⁠

Happy International Compost Awareness Week! Our Kitchen and Inventory teams work hard to save every bite of food we receive - but when it’s not able to be rescued, we compost. Inventory staff Nella and Anna are compost superheroes - they weigh our buckets each day and take them over to @findlaymarket ’s compost facilities (thanks, Findlay Market!). We’ve composted over 4k lbs so far this year! 🌎️🥦

Throwback Thursday! Thank you to all the volunteers who have given their time throughout the years. Their support has helped pave the way for our work today. Happy Volunteer Appreciation month! ❤️⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #throwbackthursday #volunteering #tbt #volunteer #thankyou

Thank you to Beth and the International Student Exchange helpers for making PB&J sandwiches for our guests! Beth shared that for a couple years, she has organized a day for the students to gather and make sandwiches together. She said, "Thanks so much for the work you do in our community. I love sharing it with our international exchange students each year and asking them to help!"⁠ ⁠ We serve PB&J and meat sandwiches at our to-go window in snack bags, ensuring guests on the go have something to eat later in the day after meal service ends. We are glad to have the extra help! Thanks to all for your support. ❤️

So far in 2026, our Monday-Friday volunteers have helped serve 34,591 meals! We couldn’t do it without our dedicated volunteers we rely on each day of the week. Happy Volunteer Appreciation Month! ❤️

Stories like this warm our hearts! Heritage Presbyterian Church’s commitment to supporting their neighbors experiencing food insecurity is inspiring. Thank you to all the “Sandwich Missionaries” past and present. ❤️🥪

Happy Earth Day! Some of our plants that have outgrown their pots got new homes today. HUGE thank you to our guests who lended a helping hand! We have a lot of plants in our space, and they keep the inside of our building looking and feeling spectacular. ❤️

Congratulations to the winners of our 2026 Scraps Rescued Food Cook-Off! Josh Peace of @langthanggroup won best dish in the Vegetarian category! Kemaya Molden of @ilovemayasbakes won best dish in the Dessert category, her 2nd year in a row! Xavier Pierre of @mawmawscooking @pierre_entities won best dish in the Non-Vegetarian category, his 3rd year in a row! We're giving a HUGE thank you to ALL our participating chefs! You made this event possible, and we so appreciate your time and talent. This year's chefs included: Jessica Baston / @jbindakitchen @86xlist Lindsay Bellegia / @ldbellegia / Givaudan⁠ Mark Mertes / @uclubcincinnati Kemaya Molden / @ilovemayasbakes Josh Peace / @langthanggroup @quanhapa @pho.lang.thang @thehimark @langthangcoffee Alecia Petroze / @juniper.seed Xavier Pierre / @mawmawscooking @pierre_entities Brumjot Singh / @hangryjoescincinnati Chizuru Tsukada / @chizsbakery Brad Walker / @novusfoods_ --- ⁠ Our chefs had truly unique ingredients to use in their creations this year. All surprise ingredients were donated. Thank you to our food donors! In the Non-Vegetarian category, chefs worked with... @queencitysausage : Sausages @deeperrootsdrc : Ground coffee @thecapitalgrille : Filet mignon In the Vegetarian category, chefs worked with... @novusfoods_ : La Mexicana Fire Roasted Chipotle Garlic salsa @buskenbakery : Jelly donut filling @pho.lang.thang : Bun noodles And In the Dessert category, chefs worked with... @alsdeliciouspopcorn : Caramel popcorn @rubyschocolates : Dark chocolate @montgomeryinn : Barbeque sauce --- Some special thank you's: Thank you to @rhinegeist for partnering with us on Scraps starting all the way back in 2019. Rhinegeist graciously provided space, beer pairings, and more, and we feel so lucky to have their support. Thank you to our planning committee! You all put your heart into this event, starting all the way back in July. Thank you to our volunteers who helped the event run smoothly! And of course, thank you to our sponsors: General Electric Credit Union⁠ Truepoint Wealth Counsel⁠ Kroger⁠ Cummins, Inc.⁠ Erika & Jerry Judd⁠ Graystone Consulting at Morgan Stanley⁠ Model Group⁠ OstermanCron⁠

Just a casual Sunday for Chef Josh. He took a break from running our restaurants to compete in the SCRAPS Cook-off at @rhinegeist He had 48 hours to turn a mystery bag of "rescued" ingredients into these works of artart and won Best Vegetarian. Should we put this on the Hapa menu? Big thanks to @ourdailybreadcincy for having us and for everything you do for the community. Glad we could help turn food waste into a win. Nice work, Josh. 🍻