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Thursday’s Mean Rosé & Ramen at Table 33

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Table 33 is debuting a new Thursday night dinner feature bringing Rosé & Ramen PopUp to the corner of 2nd and Wilkinson, Thursday nights, 5-10pm.

Inspired by a dish he ate almost every day while living abroad in South Korea, Chef Desmond brings a key tradition of the land of the morning calm to Dayton: Ramen. When searching for something to connect him to Korean culture, Ramen was the perfect medium to connect himself to his new surroundings. With its convenience and accessibility when it came to snacking in Seoul, Ramen noodles became a comfort food for not only his soul, but also his wallet! Our Ramen PopUp will be the perfect accent to ring in the Fall season at Table 33.

Chef Desmond’s house-made Ramen noodles, paired with weekly features including vegan and gluten-free options. Broths made with local produce, grass-fed beef bones, and free-range chicken or pork. We are laying our claim to the best Ramen in Dayton. Ramen will be served a la carte or with a bottle of our featured Rosé for $25.  There is also a gluten free version available.

Picture here Shoyu Ramen. They start with  broth, with 36 hour chicken stock made from local chickens bones, Tamari soy sauce tare, and scratch made dashi. And then there’s the noodles. Fresh, scratch made, and 100% vegan. To finish it up, they’ve added umami everywhere with sesame oil seared cherry tomatoes, marinated eggs, and scallions.  This is just the first ramen dish they will be offering.  Stay tuned for additional options.

There will also be entertainment each Thursday with a live DJ or Music each week. Resident DJ Isicle every 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month.

Other Thursday specials include  $3.33 Local Craft Beers and 33% off all bottles of Wine

Table 33
130 W. 2nd St.
Dayton, Ohio 45402

(937) 999-3070

Hours:

Tuesday & Wednesday 8am – 3pm
Thursday & Friday 8am – 10pm
Saturday & Sunday 8am – 3pm

Wishful Spring Drinking

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Hi there!  My name is Tess, a new writer to the Dayton Most Metro Community.  I live in Downtown Dayton with my husband Tim.  I am a restaurant professional, bartender, home baker and cook, and a food and party planning blogger.

The calendar tells me that it’s spring.  However, here in Ohio, “spring” could mean a myriad of things.  It could mean rain, it could mean 80 degrees, it could even mean snow.  When I was younger I used to spend spring break in Florida, we’d get home, pull into the driveway and see that our tulips had bloomed… and then died of frost.  Unfortunately adulthood ensures that I never get to celebrate spring break, so I have to endure the seasons’ “awkward phase” where it doesn’t know what the hell it wants to do.  But, I know what I want to do…I want to sit on a freakin’ patio and drink a freakin’ cocktail.  So, until the weather makes up its mind and decides to be sunny and 70 degrees, I will just be over here wishing for spring and the delightful drinks that come with it.  Here are my favorite things to sip on:

Rosé  

Rosé season is my favorite time of year.  Seriously, I don’t care a single bit about Christmas or my birthday…all I care about is that the newest batches of rosé are being bottled and I get to drink them.   But also, because I’m basic, I like a good wine spritzer.  Spritzers are great drinks for warm weather (and compliment a hangover perfectly!)  So combine these two delightful things and you’ve got yourself a rosé spritzer.  True to form, I’ve gussied it up a bit:

6 oz. Dry Rosé (not white zinfandel, I’m serious…through that away immediately)

2 oz.  Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic

Squeeze of fresh lime

Serve over ice

The elderflower tonic adds nice bubbles, a little touch of sweetness and lovely floral note to your wine.  Once rosé season really kicks off, I’ll be listing of my favorites for the year, but in the meantime I poured myself a glass of Italian rosé, known as Chiaretto.

Beer

I’m not a huge beer drinker, more often than not I’ll opt for a cocktail or a glass of wine, but if I’m out at a very casual restaurant enjoying “bar food,” beer is my drink of choice.  I recently tried Rhinegeist’s Bubbles Cider at Trolley Stop and I have become obsessed.  Highlighted with flavors of peach and cranberry, this cider drinks sweet, almost like a sangria.  But it’s got a crisp tartness that I love.  One sip of this and you’ll be feeling that Spring in your step, guaranteed.

Cocktail

Something about those first few warm days of spring makes me want to sit out on a patio, and sip on something fancy.  My sister “invented” this cocktail that sings of spring and is definitely worthy of a long night on a patio, and a basket of chips and salsa.  We call it a “Cosmopolita” because it’s all the cosmo fixings, but with tequila in place of vodka.  Because tequila is delicious and vodka is boring.

2 oz. silver tequila

½ oz. Triple Sec or other orange liqueur

½ oz. Lime juice

¼ oz. simple syrup

1 oz. cranberry

More than an ounce of cranberry and your drink turns red instead of pink, and I’m not sure if you’ve sensed a theme here…but apparently in spring I only drink pink.
So, now I hope you’re all very thirsty and ready to sit outside with a glass of wine…and possibly a parka.

 You can follow more of my party tips, and cocktail recipes on my blog Ciao Vella.  Cheers and Ciao!