Photo credit: Vintage Plantations Chocolate
Learn. Love. Eat. CHOCOLATE.
This class, taught by Peace on Fifth, is an intro into the fun and amazing world of single origin craft chocolate. Learn fun facts about chocolate like where it comes from, what makes it so special, and how it can taste like a spectacular explosion of flavor like the chocolate from Madagascar or a cozy best friend like the chocolate of Ecuador.
Beginners are encouraged and welcome. Spaces are limited. Classes take place at the Dayton Metro Library and registration is required. Tickets run $25 per class, register here.
The 100 series will be:
9/15: Why so yum? An intro with single origin and traditional bits
9/29: Different places, different tastes: comparing flavors
10/7: Party chocolate: fun strange fantastical pairings (most popular)
Cost includes: all samples, tasting mat, chocolate tasting journal, palate cleanser, and ta nosh on it gift. Samples are tailored to participants.
Learn more about chocolate in a fun way.
Yellow Cab Tavern has announced a new format for the 4th annual BEER! event. Partnering the Celebration of Dayton Brewing with their August Food Truck Rally, the event will take place on on Friday, August 17 from 5-10pm.
The deli case at Disalvo’s is full of deli salads. Coleslaw, potato salad, greek and Mediterranian dishes with olives and artichokes, skip them all on Thursdays. Your burger is always accompanied by a basket of crispy fries tossed in Truffle Oil and Parmesan cheese. Finish the burger and the fries and you may have the willpower to skip the cannoli by the register. Probably not.
Update: Tuesday’s event has been sold out and a second night has beed added for Wednesday at 7pm
“Recycling restrictions didn’t leave us with too many effective options until we learned of GoZERO Services,” said Anderson. “Their compost collection, along with new compostable packaging products and commitment of our baristas & customers should make a considerable leap towards sustainability.”
Twice a year, every January and July for one week Dayton restaurants put together a 3 course pre fixe meal deal as part of Miami Valley Restaurant Week. In full disclosure, I created this event when I was the Board President of the local association. We started recruiting for it in 2004 and we launched it in winter of 2005. The 3 course meal deal was offered by $20.05, to reflect the year and $1 of each meal was donated to a local charity and all participants were locally owned. At it’s peak we had about 60 restaurants participating. Over the years it’s changed some, now offering various price options: $20.18, $25.18, or $30.18 and chain restaurants are also taking part.
In the sweetest promotion we’ve heard about in quite a while, Cake, Hope and Love has just announced a contest that will give one lucky winner a years worth of cupcakes. Announced today via Facebook Live, bakery owners Shannon & Mike Teague are challenging Cake Nation to take pictures of themselves all around the region with their new Cake Dealer bumper stickers.
For each picture you post, you get one entry. More pictures- more chances to win! You’ll also earn bonus points if the bumper sticker is on your car (it doesn’t have to be) and if Shannon sees your car out and about with the sticker on it, she’ll post a picture and if you call and identify it- you’ll win a free celebration cake.
Watermark in Miamisburg has just announced it will be creating another of its famed theme dinners on Thursday, August 9th at 6:30pm. This time around, you’re invited to experience a tropically warm summer night with a special Tiki Night Dinner.
Do you like free food? Did you know your phone can be a powerful tool to earn you freebies? Fortunately, many restaurants offer free food just for signing up for eClubs or downloading their apps. Some rewards programs offer you free food or discounts for using mobile ordering as well.
Fairborn city manager Rob Anderson knew he needed to reinvigorate the downtown business corridor for his city to thrive. One of his strategies was to buy four empty buildings on Main Street and hire Tonia Fish as the revitalization specialist. Tonia wasted no time in creating a plan that would make the city of Fairborn a catalyst to creating specialty food businesses.
lucky enough to get to taste some of Amber’s baked goods and I have to tell you the nutella cinnamon roll (pictured) I tried was truly the best I’ve ever had.
Rachel founded Grateful Grahams, an artisanal graham cracker company in 2010. Stemming from the success of Grateful Grahams, Rachel started the 
From food truck to bricks and mortar, another popular food truck is making the leap. This Tuesday, July 17th at 11am The Vistro will open their doors at 3937 Linden Ave. This location has housed many ethnic restaurants in the past, most recently Al-Mandi, but before one of my favorite ethnic eateries Antojitos Criollos, which served Puerto Rican food.
Also popular are their noodle salads – vermicelli noodles, cilantro, bean sprouts, onions, mint, pickled carrots, fresh cucumber slices, jalapenos served in a zesty sweet and spicy asian vinaigrette, with the option to add your favorite protein. And of course they’ll have noodle soups aka Pho.
Freshly baked breads, muffins and cookies will be availabel as well as cinnamon rolls and coffee cakes. Ice cream is also available in various forms, including cones, floats and shakes and a very intriguing sounding Belgian Eye Scream- which is a double shot of expresso blended with ice cream into a shake.
