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Lisa Grigsby

It’s Now “Ghostlight Coffee & Bagels” in Midtown

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The midtown Ghostlight was closed for a couple of days so they could make a few changes.  Midtown now offers a bagel shop concept. Whether you need bagels toasted & topped, bagged by the dozen or as a sandwich, you will fall in love with their freshly-baked bagels.
Their handcrafted bagels are made from scratch, hand-rolled and boiled in local beer. The result? Perfectly chewy crust and soft, delightful inside. They toast up to perfection!
photo Credit to Alexis Gallo
Join them this weekend to experience the ✨🥯✨ magic. Explore the refreshed menu with our much-loved classic sandwich creations served on our incredible bagels — or you could treat a crowd by grabbing a bagful & some  unique schmears.

Ghostlight Coffee + Bagels

800 South Patterson
Dayton, OH 45410

Mon – Fri 6:30a-2p
Sat & Sun 8a-2p

$10 Lunches At El Meson

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El Meson in West Carrollton has just released a new lunch menu featuring 10 options for just $10 each.  They serve lunch Wed – Fri  from 11am – 2pm. Lots of options, including choices for vegetarians.

Here’s the menu:

El Meson

903 E Dixie Dr,
West Carrollton, OH 45449
937-859-8229

Lunch Hours:
Wed – Fri 11am – 2pm

Dinner Hours:
Wed – Sat  4 – 9pm

Coco’s Savor Your Sunday Brunches Back For February

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Savor Your Sunday Brunches are returning to Coco’s Bistro this February.  Each Sunday the Stivers School for the Arts performing arts magnet students will perform, while the kitchen at Coco’s serve up brunch from 10am – 1pm

The brunch runs $40 per person, $15 of which is donated to The seedling Foundation of Dayton Ohio to support the unique needs of the students at Stivers School for the Arts.

Reservations are highly suggested, as these brunches have historically sold out quickly.

Feb 4th – Strings

Feb 11th – Piano

Feb 18th Jazz orchestra

Feb 25th Dance & Choir

Art donated by Stivers School for the Arts Adjunct faculty and local artists will bon on view and available to win throught the purchase of raffle tickets.

Entrees available will be:Steak and Eggs, Empanadas, Smoked Salmon, Chicken and Waffle, Shrimp and Grits, Eggs Benedict,  Short Rib Hash, and Bourbon Salad.

For an additional cost you can order from the Dessert menu:

Panna Cotta, Chocolate Cake, Apple Galette, Cookie Sandwich…Little Ava or Blood Orange-Pomegranate Sorbet

Bloody Mary’s and Mimosas are available for  $11

Coco’s Bistro

250 Warren St,
Dayton, OH, 45402
937-228-2626

Pop-Up Steakhouse at Hollywood Gaming

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For 3 days only at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway Final Cut Steakhouse will take over the Skybox restaurant.

Jennifer Woffindale, director of marketing shares they had done this for a private event once and “everyone seemed to really enjoy it”  so they are bringing it back  for the whole weekend  before Valentine’s Day. Here’s what the menu will look like:

 

“We expect to fill up,” Woffindale said. “Please make reservations early and don’t forget to ask for the wine list as we are bringing some different bottles in for this special event.”  To reserve a table, call 937-235-7592.

Dayton937.com Giveaway:  Check out our Dayton Dining Page for your chance to win a dinner for two.

Final Cut Steakhouse PopUpat Hollywood Gaming

777 Hollywood Blvd
Dayton, OH 45414
Steakhouse Hours:

Fri & Sat 3-11pm
Sun 2-8pm

8th Annual Bloody Mary Showdown – The Quest for Dayton’s Best Bloody Mary

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Bartenders from Dayton’s bars and restaurants will compete, bringing their own bloody mary mix and garnishes to the table. Guests will have a chance to sample the different cocktails and then vote for their favorite.

Bartenders from Dayton’s bars and restaurants will compete, bringing their own bloody mary mix and garnishes to the table. Guests will have a chance to sample the different cocktails and then vote for their favorite.

In 2020 the winning cocktail was “Papi’s Sassy Bloody Mary” by Vicki Wedworth of Papi Joe’s Tennessee Pepper Sauce Company.

Then that pesky pandemic hit and we took a couple years off.  We came back strong in 2023 with  Loose Ends Brewing Company walking away the winner!

The event takes place this year from noon – 2pm on Sun, Feb 4th at Top of the Market on Webster Street.  There are two options to purchase your judging credential:

There are two options to purchase your judging credential:

VIP Tickets: Include a buffet breakfast of eggs, bacon & sausage, and toast and an exclusive VIP hour from 11:00 AM and 12 Bloody Mary sampling tickets and judging credentials for $75.

General Admission: Includes 8 Bloody Mary sampling tickets and judging credentials for $30. Doors open for GA at noon, and the event concludes at 2:00 PM.

Purchase your tickets here.

Guests will also vote for the best garnish and best table decor. Best Bloody Mary walks with bragging rights and a $500 cash prize!

Bartenders- think your Bloody Mary has what it takes? PROVE IT!
To enter, click here. There is a $25 entrance fee and we will provide you with  Vodka, sample cups, ice and a covered table. You bring your own bloody mary mix and any special garnishes you’d like. Winning bartender walks with bragging rights and $500 cash.

6.99 Big Box Back At Popeyes

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Popeyes has brought back its popular $6.99 Big Box deal as a digital offer available for redemption via the brand’s app and online.
Popeyes Welcomes Back $6.99 Big Box Deal

Each $6.99 Big Box includes two pieces of signature, bone-in chicken, two regular sides and one biscuit.

To redeem the deal, simply open the offers tab when placing your order online or via the Popeyes app and select the $6.99 Big Box offer from the options available in your area. Just be aware that the offer is limited to one redemption per order.

You can find the $6.99 Big Box deal at participating locations nationwide through February 11, 2024.

Other deal currently featured at Popeyes includes a buy one 6-piece wings and get another 6-piece wings for $1 more.

Flyboy’s Deli 11th Anniversary

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I was at the ribbon cutting for Flyboy’s Deli on Far Hills Ave inOakwood eleven years ago today.  Owner Steve Cranell shared key points that would differentiate Flyboys Deli.  First their concept-  they’d be a traditional New York style deli, where you order from the menu, as opposed to table service He was also quick to point out that the prices would be affordable and the menu much more extensive.

Fast forward 11 years later, a Beavercreek location that opened in 2018 and closed in 2019, and in June of 2021 they opened up downtown on Patterson Blvd.  In the summer of 2023, owner Steve Crandall, endured a life-altering stroke.  His left side of his body is unresponsive and he recently has been moved to a nursing home and his son- in law shared with us that he is very slowly regaining a bit of movement. His wife Eunice is  recovering from cancer and a broken leg. Due to those circumstances they made the decision to close the downtown location.

Due to the owners health concerns, son-in-law Shaun, who is running the place said they really weren’t planning any celebration.  But he certainly invites you to join them for lunch or dinner.

Flyboy’s Deli Oakwood
2515 Far Hills Ave.
Dayton,OH 45419

(937) 723-6135

Hours:
Monday-Thursday (11am – 9pm)
Friday (11am -10pm)
Saturday (11am -10pm)
Closed Sunday

Final Auction For Tanks Memorabilla, Tables & Glassware

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This is your last chance to purchase items from Tanks.  The restaurant which opened in 1987 closed for good in June of 2023. The auction will start closing at 6PM on January 29th. The removal for this auction will be on Monday, February 5th from 2-6PM at 2033 Wayne Ave. in Dayton.

Some of items up for auction include:

Shelving, baskets, flatware, scales, prep table, pot & pans, shelving, ladders and  more.  Here are a few of the listings:

Wooden Table Top w/Metal Base and Tank’s Bar and Grill Logo

Misc Glass Barware Incl Martini, Daiquiri, Margarita Glasses and More

Set of Five Rubber Bar Mats

To view the auction site, click here.

New Breakfast Burrito at Wendy’s

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Wendy’s new Breakfast Burrito features eggs, seasoned potatoes, applewood-smoked bacon, American cheese, and Swiss cheese sauce all wrapped in a soft, flour tortilla. The burrito comes served with two Cholula Hot Sauce packets on the side.

“With our new Breakfast Burrito, we’ve carefully balanced taste and convenience to create a portable masterpiece,” said John Li, Global Vice President of Culinary Innovation at The Wendy’s Company. “Our newest breakfast innovation serves up all the best parts of Wendy’s breakfast rolled up into one delicious burrito.”

You can find the Breakfast Burrito at participating locations nationwide for a limited time.

Nutritional Information – One Breakfast Burrito

  • Calories: 720
  • Fat: 41g
  • Sodium: 2200mg
  • Carbohydrates: 55g
  • Sugars: 4g
  • Protein: 32g

Winter Restaurant Week Kicks Off Today

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I started Restaurant Week in 2005 when I was president of the Miami Valley Restaurant Association as a way to help our local eateries during the slowest month of the year. The promotion offered a 3 course meal for $20.05, playing off the year, with $1/meal going to a local charity.  At one point we had over 50 independent restaurants participating and over 10,000 meals served over the week.  2024 Restaurant Week kicks off tonight, Sun, Jan 21st and runs through next Sun, Jan 28th.

Our tips for making the most out of restaurant week:

*Check the days restaurants are open
*Make reservations when applicable
*Indulge in a great bottle of wine to compliment your meal
*Ask for the Restaurant Week menu if it’s not offered
*Know that menu’s may change based on product availability

Now almost 20 years and while the premise is the same, the costs have certainly changed.  This year three course meals are being offered at about 30 restaurants.  Several of them are still offering meals at $20.24, like Greek Street.  There you can enjoy a Mediterranean Platter -Choice of Chicken or Braised Lamb, Lemon Rice, Village Salad, 2 Keftedes, 2 Dolmades, Tzatziki and a piece of Baklava.  Condado Tacos at The Greene also has a $20.24 meal deal.  Nick’s in Xenia is offering a meal for two for $40.24. One dollar of each meal is donated to the Food Bank and the MVRA Education Foundation.

Coming in on the high end, Manna in Uptown Centervile has 2 of the higher priced offerings  at $60.24
for a Ponzu Salmon or Arrachera de Peru skirt steak. It’s sister restaurant Salar, in the Oregon District has a choice of Grilled Skirt Steak or Seared barramundi 3 course meal for $55.24.  The price range these 3 course meals for 2024 is $20.24-$60.24. Each meal donates $1, which will be split between The Food Bank and the

Participating Restaurants include:

Agave & Rye
Amber Rose
Archer’s Tavern
Bock Family Brewing
Bunkers
Carvers
Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers
Chappy’s
Coco’s Bistro
Condado Tacos
Corner Kitchen
Cowboy Sallys
El Meson
Figlio
Firebirds
Franco’s
Greek Street
Hickory River Smokehouse
Jay’s Seafood
Little Fish Brewing
Loose Ends Brewing
Manna
Nick’s Restaurant
Pasha Grill
Primo Italian Steakhouse
Rip Rap Roadhouse
Roost
Salar
Silas Creative Kitchen
Smith’s Boathouse
The Chop House
The Florentine

To see the menu’s, visit the Restaurant Association website here. Know that you can’t get to all of the participating eateries, but Restaurant Week happens again in July!

 

Butter Cafe’s Winter Inspired New Menu

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Butter Cafe on Brown Street has grown a loyal following over 13 years by serving up casual, quirky breakfast and lunch featuring fresh and organic ingredients.

They’ve just introduced their winter menu:

Including some new featured drinks, alcoholic and not.  Be sure and check them out and tell them DaytonDining sent you!

 

Butter Cafe

1106 Brown St,
Dayton, OH 45409
937-985-9917
Hours:

Monday-Friday 8am- 2pm
Saturday & Sunday 8am – 3pm

Asian Fusion Restaurant To Open In Miamisburg This Weekend

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Teriyaki Madness opens this Friday, Jan 9th at 11am at 9474 N Springboro Pike, across from the Lexis Nexis Campus. This Denver based chain is known for serving chicken teriyaki bowls plus Yakisoba Noodles, fresh Veggies & more.
The quick-service menu features an assortment of made-to-order bowls, featuring proteins like chicken, steak and salmon teriyaki; spicy tofu, orange chicken and chicken katsu served with vegetables and choice of rice or noodles. Teriyaki Madness also offers appetizers like edamame, chicken potstickers, chicken egg rolls and crab rangoons, with sides of stir-fried vegetables, noodles and brown, white or fried rice.

Grand Opening Specials:

The first 5 people to order in-shop will win free bowls for a year!*

*Free bowls for a year equals 24 free bowl vouchers.
*Given to winners through their Mad Rewards account.

Next 20 who order will win free bowls for a month!*

*Free bowls for a month equals 4 free bowl vouchers
*Given to winners through their Mad Rewards account.

                                   *Free bowls for a month equals 4 free bowl vouchers

Friday 1/19 & Saturday 1/20  at the new Miamisburg location get $6 CHICKEN TERIYAKI BOWLS!

Teriyaki Madness

9474 N Springboro Pike
Miamisburg, OH 45342

937-723- 8670
Order for dine-in, pickup, or delivery
online or through their app.

New Centerville Brunch Pub Menu Revealed

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Lorenzo Bas will open the doors to The Brunch Pub in uptown Centerville later this month, he’s just awaiting one more inspection before he announces the date. The building, which was built in the 1800’s served as the original Centerville High School has been under transformation for a couple of years.  Bas, a 2016 graduate of Centerville High explained that because the building is listed on the historical register, it was a more difficult renovation than he expected, having to redo the electric and plumbing, it’s taken two years to get it done.  After a tour last week I can tell you he’s done a terrific job on this building, that was most recently Las Piramides Mexican Restaurant.

Bas’s inspiration for the restaurant comes from the fact that he’s always hungry and he couldn’t find a brunch spot that offered what he wanted.  So having grown up in the restaurant business, he got his first job at a local pizza parlor folding pizza boxes as a young teen, spent an enormous amount of time watching cooking videos and eventually got to work on the line at that pizza joint.  His parents owned an eatery in Liberty Township, (they’ve since retired) it only natural for him to open his own place. He’s proud of the fact that all the breads, danishes, cookies, waffles and gelato’s will be made in house.

In chatting with Bas, his love of food and cooking comes through.  He’ll be the Chef with a kitchen crew of 10 to execute his farm to table comfort food as he describes his menu.   Bas has been inspired by his international travels, to recreate dishes he’s fallen in love with and is working with Liberty Farm Market to procure a lot of his herbs and vegetables. His plan is to offer a new menu twice a year.    Here’s a peek at the opening dinner menu:

 

The bar which has a dozen stools along the bar and some high top tables will feature classic cocktails, craft beers and soda’s by the can, because he thinks the canned beverages have the best taste. The wine list will hightlight  bottles from Argentina and Chile, Bas says “people think wines from France and Italy are the best,  but I want to focus wines I’ve tasted in South America, which are more affordable and just at tasty.”

The fireplace room offers a place to enjoy a magazine and a drink, according to Bas.  It’s corner banquette will be a great place for smaller groups and the other half of the room offers a semi-private area for larger groups.

The Brunch Pub

101 W. Franklin St
Centerville, OH

Mon – Thurs 9am – 10pm
Fri & Sat 8am – 11pm
Sun 8am – 9pm

Brunch menu served up to 3pm

 

Meet Our New TikTok Dining Correspondent

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Ben Smith has  spent most of life in the north Dayton area (Troy). He owns a small business and travels to car dealerships around a 16 county territory. He’s been doing this for 7 years and has always been drawn to the “honey holes” restaurants. So for his lunch he’ll stop and check them out these eateries. His father is a HUGE yelper with over a million views and 1000 reviews. He decided to piggy back off what he does is to do videos, so I started using tik tok.”

He calls his tik tok videos “straight bussin” which he says comes from my teenage children. They, and all the gen z kids, have new slang words that I’ve picked up and started using to make them cringe. (Bussin’ means really good, great)

We asked him about his favorite foods and he says, “I LOVE Clam chowder, Rueben’s, and Indian food. I‘ll try anything and I firmly believe that if it’s edible and prepared right, anything can be delicious!”

We asked him if he had to pick his final meal and here’s what he shared:

pepercorn crusted sea bass (Salar)
Pimento bacon biscuit (Salt Block Company)
Stewed tomatoes (Pine Club)
2 slices of artichoke Oakey Dokey pizza w/ extra cashew ricotta (Wheat Penny)
English tea cake for desert (Cold Water Cafe)

So now we’ve decided to share his video’s on local restaurants. Since he’s from Troy, it seems only right that we share this one on the eve of the opening of the 4th Old Scratch Pizza, which has remodeled the old fire house into a great eatery.

@straightbussinfood

Old Scratch Pizza, Troy Ohio #food #review #foodie #eats #dayton #delicious #pizza #woodfiredpizza #woodfire #bestfood #unique #bussin #taste #dinner #lunch #eat #local #smallbusiness

♬ Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes) – Warren Zeiders

Old Scratch Pizza

19 E Race Street
Troy, OH 45373

937-552-7283

Monday : Closed
‍Tuesday – Thursday : 11am – 9pm
‍Friday – Saturday : 11am – 10pm
‍Sunday : 11am – 9pm

 

Girl Scout Cookie Season is Here- Don’t Buy Cookies From Parents!

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Each girl scout cookie season I share this story:


I admit I was a girl scout. And for those of you who know me, it will come as no surprise that I was determined to sell more cookies than any of the other girls. I went up and down my street, knocking on doors for orders. I called all my relatives and perfected my telemarketing skills. I asked my dad to get his co-workers to buy from me. And he said NO! But he did offer to take me to work so I could ask for the order. I worked hard and sold hundreds of boxes and was sure I’d win the Cookie title.

Well as it turns out, I didn’t. Some little girl named Susie did. She lived down the street from me and I never saw her ask any of our neighbors to buy cookies. I asked her how she did it and she said it was easy-her mom and dad got all the orders for her. I was mad and didn’t think it was fair and complained to my dad about it. He told me life wasn’t fair, never would be, but that I’d really won, and I’d appreciate it some day when I realized that I had gotten much more out of it than Susie had. Not what a 9 year old girl wants to hear. So I’m sure I sulked around for a while, until something else captured my attention.

But now many years later, I get it. My dad was right- I had won! I’d learned how to set a goal, prospect customers, perfect my sales pitch, work on my organizational skills, plan the logistics of delivery, handle money, make change and enjoy quite a few cookies, too!

And that’s why I implore you to only buy cookies from Girl Scouts. I know there are many well intentioned parents that want to help their daughters, and help support the troops so they can put on all the programs they have scheduled; but please help them by letting them sell! And I still pledge to buy cookies from any girl scout who asks.  

Skill #1: Goal Setting
Girl Scouts learn how to set goals and create a plan to reach them, enabling amazing experiences for themselves and their troops all year long, while helping others too.

Skill #2: Decision Making
Girl Scouts learn to make decisions on their own and as a team, whether it’s how to run and promote their cookie sale, interact with customers, or spend their earnings.

Skill #3: Money Management
Girl Scouts learn to expand their money smarts while running their own cookie business and create a budget to fund the experiences they want to share as a troop.

Skill #4: People Skills
Girl Scouts find their voice and build confidence through customer interactions, developing valuable skills that will help them succeed in school, in business, and in life.

Skill #5: Business Ethics
Girl Scouts learn to act ethically—lessons that will stay with them for a lifetime of leadership and success.

And now about the cookies:

Gluten free? Try Caramel Chocolate Chips

Vegan? Try Thin Mints

Kosher? Halal? Try them all! Every flavor variety is kosher and Halal certified.

If you don’t know a Girl Scout already, mark your calendar for February 16, when customers who do not already know a Girl Scout can go to gswo.org/findcookies to purchase cookies to be shipped directly to their homes. This link also can be used to find a local booth or purchase cookies for donation to military and veterans’ organizations and local foodbanks.

All Girl Scout Cookie proceeds stay local.

Do you know what’s even sweeter than Girl Scout Cookies? Every box of cookies you buy from your neighborhood Girl Scout stays local. Proceeds from your purchase help fund incredible adventures like camping and bold ideas like a local recycling program. The Dayton region has over 5000 girl scout that will benefit from your support when you purchase cookies from a local Girl Scout today!

Cabbage Rolls From The Root Beer Stande

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Emily Collins, owner of The Root Beer Stande is pretty realistic about how the weather affects her business.  So she’s been getting creative with ways to generate business.  The last couple of weekends she offered a pre-order option for chicken and noodles.
For this weekend  she’s offering one of her favorite comfort foods- cabbage rolls.
 She shares this on the Stande’s facebook page: “Family anecdote… my dad calls these cabbage patches. Ours are a tomato’s base made with beef and rice covered in sauerkraut.We want to see if we can sell at least 200 cabbage rolls. We would really like to hit 300. We need a new fryer and equipment doubled in price.”
Here’s the menu:
Cabbage rolls: $5 a roll
Cabbage roll dinner: $13 2 rolls with mashed potatoes and sauce
10 cabbage rolls: $45
Family meal deal: 8 cabbage rolls and 32 ounces of mashed potatoes $50
Quarts of mashed potatoes: $13
Pints of mashed potatoes: $7
To place your order, message them on Facebook . Make sure they respond to you, so you know you’re on the list. If you can let them know which day you want to pick up; that helps even more. They will be serving with their delicious homemade mashed potatoes. You must preorder and prepay.
To Pay:
Cahsapp: $rootbeerstande
Venmo: @rootbeerstande
Pick up is from 1-8 on Saturday January 13 and Sunday January 14.

The Root Beer Stande

1727 Woodman Dr,
Dayton, OH 45420