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WINE + CHEESE Pairing at Yellow Springs Brewery

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For all of our wine lovers out there! With a little help from our friends, we’ve thoughtfully crafted our first ever evening of wine and cheese.

Join us at the Barrel Room on Wednesday, June 26th, from 6:30 to 9:00PM, for a night of delicious pairings with Carli Goodrich (of Martin & Co. Wines) and our local cheese expert Mike Garrett (of Tom’s Market Deli).

Doors open at 6:30PM. so stop by for a pre-pairing drink!

Tickets are $50, and the price includes a FIVE course wine and cheese pairing menu.

Archer’s Tavern Celebrates 14th Anniversary

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The crawfish has been ordered, which means it’s official – our 14th annual crawfish boil is on! We’ll be on the front patio on Saturday June 22nd with service beginning at 2 P.M. and lasting until they are gone. – “Laissez les bons temps rouler.” (That’s Cajun for Let The Good Times Roll!)

Local Deli Celebrates First Anniversary

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This  New York-style deli right here in Dayton, Ohio,marks its first anniversary with a week long celebration.  Since opening its doors, All The Best Delicatessen has become a cornerstone of the community. Owner, Lee Schear, believes it’s a mix of great food and good service, “At All The Best Deli, we’re more than just a place to eat; we’re a restaurant where every meal is a celebration,” says Schear.
To celebrate, from June 22nd – June 30th bring the entire family for our KIDS-EAT-FREE dine in special, where children 12 and under eat free, up to 5 kids per adult. While you’re there, make sure to congratulate our “original 9” employees. These 9 have been with ATB since they first opened our doors, so come out and experience all the exciting things happening at All The Best Delicatessen.

Since opening they’ve continued to add to their menu, with five salads to choose from inluding  classic garden greens to international inspirations. The newest addition to the menu, the ultimate sandwich squad: ‘The Besties’ are here!  Whether you choose pastrami, corned beef, or brisket, on a soft, buttery challah roll, you’ll be sure to say these are the best.

In January they added breakfast service from 7-11am seven days a week.  They even have an express menu, where you pick up at their drive-through window.

They’ve also rolled out a loyalty program that awards points for each dollar spent. At 50 points you’ll receive a $5 off an order and you’ll also get a special birthday treat.

More than just a sit down eatery, All The Best has a deli counter where you can pick up smoked meats, cut meats, pickles, olives, kosher cheese, salads and desserts.  They also offer catering service.

All The Best Delicatessen
5940 Far Hills Ave
Dayton, OH, 45429
937-999-4204
Open daily 7am – 8pm

Big Boys, Big Macs and the Tootburger from Dixie Diner

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I remember my first Big Mac. 8th or 9th grade. Wrestling team bus ride to an away match. My bestie, also named Brian, ordered one. I ordered one. It was amazing. Shortly after I learned that a Big Mac was McDonald’s take on the Big Boy. You could get a Big Boy in my town at Frisch’s. I had been a Buddy Boy guy before this life changing revelation.

Since that time, 1987, I have been a Big Boy guy. Big Mac’s are great in a pinch but the Big Boy is the OG. Here’s the story.

The original double-deck hamburger with two “never frozen” burgers, lettuce, cheese, mayo and our special red relish was invented at Bob’s Pantry in 1936. The Big Boy brand and sandwich, a double decker hamburger, only existed in Burbank at the 4 Big Boy diners. It wasn’t until the 1940’s the Big Boy brand was franchised to Frisch’s in Cincinnati and to EatNPark in Pittsburgh.


At one time the Big Boy name and burger was franchised to dozens of operators covering hundreds of restaurants including Bob’s Big Boy, Frisch’s Big Boy, Shoney’s Big Boy (they still exist but don’t feature the OG Burger on their menu any longer). At one time Marriott owned the brand. Somewhere along the way it was adapted and the red relish disappeared and variations of thousand island and tartar sauce were swapped in for the sauce we know today.

A McDonalds guy in Pittsburgh introduced the idea of a Big Mac in the late 60’s trying to compete with Pittsburgh’s EatNPark Big Boy and Bob’s Big Boy both of which were popular in Western PA. The first Big Mac was served in Uniontown PA in one of Jim Delligatti’s McDonalds locations (he owned quite a few McDs).

My favorite version here in Dayton can be found at the Dixie Diner in New Lebanon. They call theirs the Tootburger, an homage to an old New Lebanon Ohio drive in, the Toot, that served a Big Boy like sandwich back in the day. It was a 1960’s hot spot for cruising and old fashioned fast food.

The Tootburger is everything you wish you got with a Big Mac. Two great beefy patties and a housemade sauce, cheese and three fresh buns holding it together. Start with an extra napkin or two on hand.

My second favorite is the Whizzburger at the Dizzy Whizz between 2nd and 3rd in Louisville’s Old Lou neighborhood. This place has the feel of old drive in and the burger never disappoints.

So if we are skipping the Golden Arches, and it’s tough to find a Frisch’s anymore, where do you go for this all-American double patty, triple bun, sauced up burger? Tell us in the comments, and if you make it out to the Dixie Diner in New Lebanon, tell them that Bryan from Dayton Dining sent you.

595 W Main St
New Lebanon, OH,
937-687-3004
Mon- Sar 7am – 9pm
Sun 9am – 7pm

Summer Solstice Cocktails & Conversation

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Celebrate Summer in all her glory with an evening at our Farm Distillery for this private intimate outdoor event!
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 21ST
7:00pm until 10:00pm
*under the stars…
*flickering candles…
*sparkling cocktails for your drinking pleasure
*delicious dinner ARTfully created by our friend & favorite local chef Art Chin:
Chicken & Beef kabobs with veggies finished in our wood fired pizza oven, wild rice and fresh veggies, green salad and bourbon brownie with fresh (in-season) fruit and chocolate
and
*easy listening music provided by David Scanlon
$45.00 per person which includes 1 complimentary cocktail
and
an experience like no other.
👉RESERVE TODAY as seating is limited!
call the StillHouse 937-846-1443

Candy or Protein Bar- We Say Both

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Before working out or after, many people search for some form of protein to energize them.  ONE Brands has collaborated with Hershey’s to make this dream a reality with two unique flavors.

The partnership features Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme and Reese’s Peanut Butter flavors, each containing 18 grams of protein and 3 grams of sugar.

“Many peanut butter flavored protein bars exist in the world, but only ONE Brands can do it with real ingredients of Reese’s peanut butter,” said Bo Jones, ONE Brands brand manager via a press release provided to Guilty Eats.

If peanut butter isn’t your thing, there is also the Cookies ‘n’ Creme one mentioned above. Like the Reese’s bar, it offers the iconic taste that Hershey fans across the nation will remember with one bite. And it doesn’t come with the guilt that occurs when buying a sugary chocolate bar at your local Walgreens or wherever you may purchase candy.

That said, the new collab helps those with a sweet tooth to find a new alternative. Instead of going straight to the shelf to grab a candy bar after a workout — a protein bar inspired by the candy can replace energy while providing the taste you love.

The Frost Factory Now Open at Austin Landing

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It was first announced in August of 2022, and after a lot of hard work, patience and buying out an investor, this hand-crafted boozy (or not!) slushy hangout is finally open!

Owners Jamie and Kei Gregory, who’s first location opened in Liberty Township about 4 years ago, shared that they have 50 seats inside and an outdoor patio that can seat another 25 to 30 people.  Jamie tells us “we basically turn fun cocktails into frozen drinks.” Each drink is crafted with fresh ingredients and is made with in-house recipes concocted by the owners.  They also have dole whip, which you can get with booze, or without- perfect for the kids.

New drinks are crafted each season so the menu stays fresh. The have a full bar so you can order up your favorite cocktail or try one of their creations. Now that they are open, they will be adding some snacks, like chips & salsa and pretzels.  Here’s a peek at the current menu:

 

Special 937.com Offer:  Mention or show this to cashier for $2 off this week!

The Frost Factory

Austin Landing
3641 Rigby Road
Dayton, 45342

Hours:

Mon – Thurs 3-9pm
Fri & Sat 1- 11pm
Sun 1-8pm

 

 

Footlong Dippers Now at Subway

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Subway is fueling America’s love for all things Footlong with the debut of all-new Footlong Dippers, available at restaurants nationwide. These hot, cheesy and craveable footlong snacks join the wildly popular Sidekicks menu at the irresistible price of $3.

Footlong Dippers are served hot, swirling melted cheese and meat and rolled in Subway’s soft and bubbly lavash-style flatbread.

Three varieties:
Pepperoni & Cheese,
Chicken & Cheese
Double Cheese

Served with one of Subway’s 11 signature sauces, like Honey Mustard, Creamy Sriracha or tangy Peppercorn Ranch. Footlong fans can choose their own flavor adventure and try all 33 sauce and dipper combinations to find the dip that hits.

“Subway’s all-new Dippers embody the changes Subway has made over the past few years by elevating our food and guest experience to better meet the needs of today’s diner – balancing their love for the iconic footlong alongside our commitment to convenience, crave and value,” said Doug Fry, President of Subway North America. “Our guests devoured nearly 30 million Sidekicks since their debut in January and they will find all 33 flavor combinations of Dippers for $3* to be equally irresistible.”

Dippers are the summer blockbuster sequel to Subway’s Sidekicks menu, joining the instant classic Footlong Cookie, Auntie Anne’s® Footlong Pretzel and Cinnabon® Footlong Churro. Subway’s third major menu refresh this year follows the launch of Sidekicks in January and all-new signature wraps in April with a hearty new lavash-style flatbread also showcased in Dippers.

With Dippers, Subway now has a footlong for every eating occasion and every budget. From footlong subs to cookies, churros, pretzels and now Dippers, the brand continues to build on 60 years of footlong expertise, with even more innovation to look forward to later this year. Let the summer of footlongs begin!

To order Footlong Dippers for pickup or delivery** and learn more about Subway’s latest menu updates, visit your local Subway, Subway.com or the Subway App.

 

Taste of Northmont

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We’re excited to share the complete list of vendor menus for the Taste of Northmont Food & Business Expo
Here’s what you can look forward to:
🥘 Mouth-watering food & beverage samples from a variety of local eateries
🍻 A variety of beers to enjoy
🏢 Learn about our local businesses
🎁 Exciting raffle prizes (including prizes for kids!)
✨ Event is free to get in! Purchase tickets for your food samples at the Chamber booth. Want to swim?
It’s just $10 for non-members of the Melody Swim Club.

Rum Runners in Kettering Now Officially Open

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We first wrote about this restaurant in May, when they were doing carry-out orders and finishing the construction.  They said they’d open in June and today they officially posted on their facebook page the doors are open and they are welcoming guest to dine in with them.

Owner Jamie Campbell said it’s been she and her partners dream to open a restaurant for about a decade and they’re excited to make it a reality.  They share a love of rum and  have a rum-based BBQ sauce line that is currently sold locally at Dorothy Lane Market and Dots Market.  The sauce offerings include honey rum, sweet rum and spicy rum as well as a forthcoming rum and Coke sauce as well as a glaze in the same flavor. All the sauces will be available to add as side for any order as well as a sauce option for the restaurant’s chicken wings.

While the restaurant has rum in its name, guests won’t be able to order a cocktail with their meal, at least not at first. The eatery plans to get its alcohol licensing in the fall, at which time it will serve alcohol in addition to food.

The Menu:

Rum Runners Cafe & Sauces
2318 E. Dorothy Ln
Kettering Ohio 45420

Mon – Sat
10:30- 9pm

Skyline Breakfast Service Coming to Fairborn

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Skyline’s restaurant at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport was the first to introduce breakfast offerings this past November.  Starting June 24, five Skyline’s will begin serving breakfast, including the  Fairborn Skyline restaurant at 1223 E. Dayton Yellow Springs Road, will serve breakfast daily from 6:30 am to 10:30 am.

Here’s what’s on the Skyline Chili breakfast menu:

Breakfast Coney: Sausage link, Skyline Chili, egg, mustard, diced onions and shredded cheddar cheese in a steamed bun.

Breakfast Burrito: Sausage or bacon, egg, cheese, hash browns, onions and shredded cheddar cheese in a soft tortilla with a side of Chili Ranch.

Breakfast Way: Hash brown coins topped with Skyline Chili and shredded cheddar cheese.

Breakfast Chilito: Skyline Chili, egg, hash browns and shredded cheddar cheese in a soft tortilla with a side of Chili Ranch.

Campbell Soup Co. Launches Spicy Soups

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Campbell Soup’s spicy soup lineup includes spicy chicken noodle soup; spicy tomato soup; spicy Buffalo-style cream of chicken soup and spicy nacho cheese soup.  Whether eaten as a soup or used as an ingredient, they add a kick to any meal occasion

Its spicy chicken noodle soup features infused flavors of jalapeno and chili peppers, the spicy tomato Swanson brothsoup features cayenne pepper sauce and chili pepper extract for medium heat, the spicy Buffalo-style cream of chicken soup features cayenne pepper sauce and the spicy nacho cheese soup features red and jalapeño peppers. Swanson’s spicy broths include a spicy chicken and a spicy beef broth, which both offer a touch of heat, according to the company.

The soups and broths are available nationwide.

Father’s Day Crawfish Boil

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Join us for a Cajun-inspired Father’s Day celebration at The Wandering Griffin! Treat Dad to a mouthwatering crawfish boil, smoked BBQ, fine bourbon selections, and toe-tapping live music – because it definitely wasn’t our mom who taught us how to drive. ��
Event Highlights:
� Plate Special: $27.60 (50 tickets available)
-includes 20% gratuity
-Indulge in 1 lb of crawfish, corn on the cob, red potato, and andouille sausage.
-Additional crawfish available during event for $14.4/lb. (includes 20% gratuity)
� Live Music:
– 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Message from Macon (Allman Brothers Tribute, satellite of the Almond Butter Band )
– 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Blues musician Noah Wotherspoon
Why Attend:
– Treat Dad Right: Give Dad a special day out filled with fun, flavor, and fantastic music.
– Family Fun: Perfect for the whole family (or maybe just Dad �).
– Unwind and Enjoy: Relax in a festive atmosphere and enjoy a day dedicated to all the times you got really stressed out trying to teach us math at the dinner table.
Don’t miss out on this perfect Father’s Day celebration! � Buy your tickets today and join us for an unforgettable day of Cajun-inspired camaraderie. See you ther

Wed is Ramen Night at Tender Mercy

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Chef Mariah Gahagan will be creating these bowls each week from 5-8pm or until sold out.  There will only be 50 available each week. For Gahagan, who loves to make comforting food, these bowls are a real commitment. She marinates pork belly for a couple of days before she can sous vide, press it and crisp it up to order. She then roasts a pan of pork bones that goes into a stock pot to boil with ingredients like ginger, scallions, carrots, celery, onions and dried mushrooms. She lets the stock simmer for 24 hours. She’ll pickle local vegetables to add to the ramen.
Tender Mercy

607 E. 3rd St., Lower Level
Dayton, OH, 45402

(937) 453-0007

TUES – THUR: 5 — 11pm
FRI – SAT: 5  — 1am

 

 

Mun-O-Salwa Giving Away $495 in Food Vouchers

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The newly opened halal Indian/Pakistani eatery Mun-O-Salwa has launched a quiz competition that will give away food vouchers to their restaurant. This contest runs through July 10th and will have 10 winners.

To participate you’ll need to like their Facebook  and  Instagram page. Then answer the simple question.  To participate in quiz, click here. Participants should provide a valid email address and mobile number at the time of registration. Participants should NOT register more than once. Registering more than once using different email address and attempting the quiz multiple times will lead to disqualification.

If you’ve not been yet, here’s a peak at their menu”

Prizes 

1. *1st Prize* : $150 Food Voucher
2. *2nd Prize* : $100 Food Voucher
3. *3rd Prize* : $50 Food Voucher
4. *4th Prize* : $40 Food Voucher
5. *5th Prize* : $30 Food Voucher
6. *6th to 10th Prizes* : $25 Food Voucher.

Vouchers will be sent to winners via WhatsApp or email for each winning amount.  All vouchers can be redeemed online or offline to purchase anything available on the menu of Mun O Salwa restaurant.  Each participating user will get a single-use discount voucher that can be used for 90 days for Dine In and Takeout orders only.

Mun-o-Salwa

3937 Linden Ave
Dayton, OH 45432

(937) 522-0584

Mon – Sun  11am – 10pm

 

10?’s with Chef Mariah Gahagan of Tender Mercy

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Like many female chefs in the Miami Valley Chef Mariah Gahagan is quick to credit to other women in the industry that mentored her. She thanks Elizabeth Wiley for teaching and The Winds’ co-owners Mary Kay Smith and Kim Korkan for helping start her career when she first worked as a dishwasher. ” Since then she’s had stints at Coco’s, Chin’s, Sidebar, Wheat Penny, Lily’s has been with Tender Mercy for at least the last yer.

“The thing about kitchens is you just have to be tough. I always think as a women you just have to be extra tough because people don’t always expect you to be”, shared Gahagan  in a previous interview.

Mariah is getting ready to launch a new weekly Ramen Night form 5-8pm at Tender Mercy every Wednesday night.

But before that we talked her into answering our 10? interview:

What is your favorite ingredient to cook with?

MG: I’m pretty straightforward. I enjoy making things from kitchen scraps, that would usually be seen as garbage. Stocks and soups are my wheelhouse. I rarely make anything that doesn’t include onions, garlic, probably a splash of vinegar.

What ingredient do you dread?

MG: Easy. Green bell peppers. I loathe unripe fruit. I’ve never allowed them in my kitchens, and I won’t eat anything they’ve touched.

What’s your favorite dish to make?

MG: That varies pretty widely, by season. I love to make comforting food for people I care about. I think I’m pretty good at soups, stews, mashed potatoes, and ratatouille.

What’s your favorite pig out food?

MG: Literally anything that’s there and prepared well. I’m a sucker for cheese and pickles.

What restaurant, other than your own do you like to dine at in the Miami Valley?

MG: So many! Meadowlark is my absolute favorite. I learned so much from Elizabeth Wiley, at The Winds Cafe. Many beloved former colleagues and friends have taken over, since she retired. They’re doing a bangin’ job keeping up her legacy! The Vietnamese noodle salad is something I never skip, and replicate often, at home.

What’s your best advice for home chefs?

MG: Take your time and layer flavors. Don’t be scared to add a pinch of (Kosher) salt at every step, and keep tasting. When something seems like it needs more salt, it probably needs acid. Invest in a couple of good finishing vinegars.

If you could invite any 4 guests to a dinner party who would they be and why?

MG: Anthony Bourdain, my Dad, my friend, Potato, and my dog, Lulu. They all died too soon, and I think it would be one hell of a party. I never got to feed the first two, and Lulu was on a dog diet.
I think that everyone would love each other, eat too much butter, yell, and listen to punk rock. You know, you said anyone.

Who do you look up to in the industry and why?

MG: Tons of folks. Jansen Trotman for his sheer love of it, perseverance, and respect for where ingredients come from. ‘A beautiful soul.  Dave Rawson for his ability to look at total chaos, see the beauty in it, and stay forever kind and generous.

What do you do in the Miami Valley on a day off?

MG: I mostly find solace in my home and garden. I do like to see a show at Blind Bob’s or Yellow Cab, every now and then.

MG: Share a kitchen disaster, lucky break or other interesting story:

-I have hundreds of terrible, hilarious, and heartbreaking stories. Those are meant to be shared over drinks.
I’m thankful to have found Tender Mercy after Covid. It’s home for me.