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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ___)*
Ciao Cucina Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, no par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
125421 10 7
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(CUSIP Number)
* The remainder of this cover page should be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 125421 10 7 13G
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1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
John H. Wyant
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2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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NUMBER (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
OF - 0 -
SHARES -------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED 966,983
BY -------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING - 0 -
PERSON -------------------------------------------
WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
966,983
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9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
966,983
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10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
[ ]
Not applicable
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11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
30.2%
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12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP NO. 125421 10 7 13G
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1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Z. David Patterson
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2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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NUMBER (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
OF - 0 -
SHARES ------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED 966,983
BY ------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING - 0 -
PERSON ------------------------------------------
WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
966,983
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9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
966,983
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10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
[ ]
Not applicable
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11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
30.2%
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12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP NO. 125421 10 7 13G
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1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Blue Chip Venture Company
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2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Ohio
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NUMBER (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
OF - 0 -
SHARES ------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED 966,983
BY ------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING - 0 -
PERSON ------------------------------------------
WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
966,983
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9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
966,983
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10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
[ ]
Not applicable
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11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
30.2%
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12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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CUSIP NO. 125421 10 7 13G
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1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited Partnership
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2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
OF - 0 -
SHARES ------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED 949,165
BY
EACH ------------------------------------------
REPORTING (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON - 0 -
WITH
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(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
949,165
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9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
949,165
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10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
[ ]
Not applicable
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11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
29.6%
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12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Ciao Cucina Corporation
1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal
Executive Offices: 700 Walnut Street
Suite 300
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: John H. Wyant
Z. David Patterson
Blue Chip Venture Company
Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited
Partnership
2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
201 East Fifth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
2(c) Citizenship: See Item 4 of Cover Pages
2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, no par value
2(e) CUSIP Number: 125421 10 7
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
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(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Not applicable. Each filing person may be deemed to have had
beneficial ownership of the reported shares at the time of the
Issuer's initial public offering.
Item 4. Ownership (as of December 29, 1996)
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: See Item 9 of Cover Pages*
(b) Percent of Class: See Item 11 of Cover Pages
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: - 0 -
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 6 of
Cover Pages*
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: - 0 -
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See
Item 8 of Cover Pages*
* Includes, in each case, 100,000 shares which may be acquired upon the
exercise of outstanding warrants.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
Not applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
See Exhibit I
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of a Group
Not applicable
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Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.
Signature.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: January 31, 1997 /s/ John H. Wyant
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John H. Wyant
/s/ Z. David Patterson
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Z. David Patterson
Blue Chip Venture Company
By: /s/ John H. Wyant
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John H. Wyant, President
Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited Partnership
By: Blue Chip Venture Company, its
General Partner
By: /s/ John H. Wyant
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John H. Wyant, President
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Exhibit I
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
John H. Wyant is a director of Ciao Cucina Corporation. He is President,
director and a 50% owner of the voting common stock of Blue Chip
Venture Company and is a limited partner of Blue Chip Capital Fund
Limited Partnership.
Z. David Patterson is Executive Vice President, director and a 50% owner
of the voting common stock of Blue Chip Venture Company and is a
limited partner of Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited Partnership.
Blue Chip Venture Company, an Ohio corporation, is a venture capital
management firm and is the General Partner of Blue Chip Capital Fund
Limited Partnership.
Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited Partnership is a Cincinnati, Ohio based
venture capital limited partnership organized under Delaware law.
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Exhibit II
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1), each of the undersigned affirms that he or
it is individually eligible to use Schedule 13G, agrees to the joint filing of
this Schedule 13G with the other reporting persons listed below and agrees that
this Schedule 13G is filed on his or its behalf.
/s/ John H. Wyant
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John H. Wyant
/s/ Z. David Patterson
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Z. David Patterson
Blue Chip Venture Company
By:/s/ John H. Wyant
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John H. Wyant, President
Blue Chip Capital Fund Limited Partnership
By: Blue Chip Venture Company, its
General Partner
By: /s/ John H. Wyant
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John H. Wyant, President
