Cincinnati joined the ranks of cities like Las Vegas, New York, Rome, Paris and Tokyo on July 15 with the opening of its own Hard Rock Cafe.

How many Hard Rock Cafe’s have you been to, and where? At least 12. Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Heidelberg. Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam. One close to Niagara Falls in Canada. Foxwoods, Connecticut.

Hard Rock Cafe, he said, helped upend England’s conservative cuisine and culture. The unpretentious food and communal spirit of rock music brought a wider group of diners to the table.