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Beery Christmas In July Tasting

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On Monday, July 24th Santa will be making a special appearance at Whole Foods and bringing some of the best holiday beers with him.  In this 2nd year event at the Washington Township grocery store, guests will enjoy 5 holiday beers, paired with 5 treats as they drink around the store.  This tasting takes place from 5-7pm and tickets are just $10 and you can pay upon arrival.  Live holiday tunes will help set the mood and you are encouraged to wear your favorite accessories! See the pairing list for Monday night’s event in the graphic on the right.

And while drinkers for this event must be 21 or over, little ones are welcome to tag along and a word or two from Santa may even help them behave to stay on his list of good boys and girls!
And bring your camera, you might even catch a great photo to use for your holiday cards!

 

Proceeds from this event  benefit Planned2Give (P2G), a local nonprofit organization that produces events to help local charities.  Formed in 2015, they’ve planned and executed fundraisers for Boys & Girls Club of Dayton,  Wright Dunbar Inc, SICSA, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Ohio, BOGG Ministries, House of Bread, Dayton LGBT Center and The Rubi Girls.

 

 

This July event is a mini-preview of Beerry Christmas Dayton, which takes place on Sat, November 4th from 4-7pm in the lobby of the Kettering Tower. In it’s 3rd year, this evening features a couple dozen holiday beers, winter ales and other seasonal brews, each paired with a tasty treat. From Belgians and Barleywines to Stouts and Sours, these beers are rich, robust and full of complex flavors.

Tickets for the November event will be on sale for just $20 at the event at Whole Foods or online. After Monday tickets will be $25 and the week of the event they increase to $30.

Sneak Peek into Garlic Fest Food Offerings

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July 21 thru July 22nd

 

Can you smell the garlic cooking? It’s no wonder, because this weekend is the long anticipated GARLIC FEST !
We are expecting a good crowd in the next couple of days, anchored by three events.

1) THE SONS OF ITALY FOOD TRUCK RALLY
FRIDAY JULY 21st,  5pm-10pm

2) GARLIC FEST – SATURDAY, JULY 22nd, 11am-10pm

3) THE BOCCE CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIPS  – all day, winners get $2,500

at Bella Villa Hall – 2625 County Line Road in Kettering

Below are the details and of course FOOD VENDORS EACH DAY and what they plan on  and selling for the day.  Come join the food, fun, bocce and beer – We even have a Prince Tribute Band and Ickey Woods!

**Please note, no pets are allowed on premises, except service animals.

 

 

Zombie Dogz is there Friday

You want some garlic food? We got it here !

And away we go ….

*****FRIDAY JULY 21st, SONS OF ITALY FOOD TRUCK RALLY*****
5pm – 10pm

—ZOMBIE DOGZ:
***Steak Thru the Heart Dog:
Red wine braised beef, Sautéed mushrooms, drizzled with a house made Garlic blue cheese dressing, and topped with fried onions.
***Lifeless Soul Dog:

Lots of chairs and tables, but a lawn chair is a geat idea to bring for the concerts

House made Garlic hummus, diced cucumbers, shredded carrots, banana peppers, feta cheese crumbles, and toasted pine nuts.
***Calling in Dead Dog:
House made white truffle and Garlic mac’n’cheese topped with parmesan Garlic cracker crumbs
***Brains, Limbs, and Toes (B.L.T) Dog:
Mixed greens, tomato jam, bacon, drizzled with Garlic aioli, and balsamic glaze.

 

The deep fried Holy Cannoli

—THE HOLY CANNOLI BOOTH:
***A Deep Fried Cannoli ! A Garlic Fest Original !

 

—BELLA SORELLA PIZZA:
***Fresh made dough pizzas, topped with local ingredients.  Pizzas are cooked in an 800 degree Wood fired oven.  Ready in about 90 seconds, the garlic, tomatoes and seasoning flavor in the sauce will make your day.

Bella Sorella PIzza

—THE WICKED WICH of DAYTON:
*** The infamous “Being John Malko-wich Sandwich”
Braised chicken with garlic marinara, mozzarella, feta, caramelized onions and banana peppers. Come find it today at Garlic Fest !
*** The “Lady Marmelade Sandwich”:
White Cheddar is melted below a bed of turkey, with a little bit of sliced almonds for crunch. All this finished off with cilantro and orange marmalade.
***Full Sandwich Menu

—THE SHORT ASS FOOD BUS:
***The Big Beefy
A garlic shredded beef, roasted for 10 hours. This might be the best thing you have ever put in your mouth.  At least that’s what their customers seem to say.
***Large Full Menu

 

—GYRO PALACE:
***Garlic hummus
***Chicken Shawarma with garlic sauce
***Traditional Gyros and Chicken Gyros
Garlic Tzatziki Sauce Available for the Gyros

 

—PA’S PORK:
***Roasted Garlic King Crab Mac-n-Cheese
Using our garlic exclusively from Mad River Garlic Growers
***Pete’s Schnitzel
With a basil scape aioli
***Pa’s Pico will also have ground scapes

A Gyro Palace Gyro

—SWEET P’S ICE POPS
***Cookies n Creme
***Strawberry
***Blueberry Lime
***Various other experimental flavors

 

Try the deliciousness of Sweet P’s Ice Pops

—PAINTED PEPPER FOOD TRUCK
***Roasted Sweet Corn with Cilantro Garlic Aioli.
***Full Menu

 

—DAYTON URBAN BBQ:
***Beef Brisket with Garlic Sauce
***Garlic Scalloped Potatoes
***Beans and Greens
***Full menu

 

Sundae’s from Ritters Custard

—RITTER’S FROZEN CUSTARD
***Five different ice cream sundaes
***Four different Italian Gelati Flavors

 

—HARVEST MOBILE CUISINE:
***Garlic Spouts
Fried brussel sprouts, uncured bacon, cider vinegar and roasted garlic
***Panzella Salad
Patchwork Gardens’ squash, peppers, cucumbers, and roasted garlic over artisan bread


***Roasted Garlic Melt

Crab Mac N Cheese from Pa’s Pork


Vermont, cheddar and goat cheese, patchwork Gardens roasted garlic, served on grilled 7-grain sour dough
***Humble Farmer Salad:
Patchwork garden’s beets, squash, goat cheese, walnuts and garlic scape pesto – add Local Hill Family chicken (optional)
***Local Smoked Sausage:
Keener Farm sausage, pickled onion, pesto on a steakhouse baguette roll.
***Land and Sea BLT:
Smoked Salmon, uncured bacon, goat cheese, roasted garlic aioli,
A staple at Harvest and a local favorite.
***Harvest TurkeyBurger:
Bowman Landes Free Range Turkey, white cheddar, Patchwork greens, garlic aoili on a ciabatti roll.

Harvest Mobile will be there Friday and Saturday

***Harvest Fries:
Russett and sweet potato with herbs and sriracha
***Poutine
Fries, chicken gravy, cheese curds
Harvest Mobile Cuisine always uses fresh, local produce and local products whenever possible.

 

—THE HAMBURGER WAGON
***Single and Double Burgers
***Potato Chips
Their motto is “We don’t need no stinkin’condiments”

A Double from the Hamburger Wagon

Burgers served with 100+ year old recipe topped with salt, pepper, onion and pickle

 

—RAJUN CAJUN GRILL:
***Jamabalaya
***Corn Bread
***Bourbon Chicken
Food prepared by a Louisiana native

—LATIN AREPAS:
***Various Arepas Sandwiches
***Caribbean Bowl
***Cilantro Lime Rice and Black Bean Bowl

 

*** Also Friday, July 21st 2017, we will feature:

—THE BEGINNER BOCCE BASH:

—THE BRECKENRIDGE BAND:

––ICKEY WOODS and PETE JOHNSON BOOTHS:

—BEER TRUCKS, MINI WINE BOTTLES, SOFT DRINKS, BOTTLED WATER:

 

 

Breckenridge Band

*****SATURDAY – GARLIC FESTIVAL*****
11am – 10pm

—SCHIAVONE’S
***Deep Fried Italian Meatballs on a Stick
***Other Italian inspired foods

 

—GIOVANNI’S RESTAURANT:
***Chicken, Garlic, and Veggie Skewers
***Meatball Patty Melt with Garlic Aoli on Garlic Toast
***Garlic Parmesan Corn on the Cob
***Strawberry Cannoli Cream Cone

Schiavone’s Meatballs

 

—SCRATCH CATERING
***Garlic Parmesan Chicken Bites
***Full experimental gourmet menu

 

—GREEK STREET FOOD TRUCK
***Street Gyros
Traditional and chicken
***Pork Belly Gyro
With roasted garlic sauce

 

—FRICKER’S
***Garlic Chicken Chunks
***Fries

Frickers will be there Saturday !

—FIRED UP MOBILE:
*** Wood Fired Pizzas made on the spot

Fired Up Mobile Pizza

—KONA ICE
***Various Sno cone flavors

 

—THE HOLY CANNOLI BOOTH:
*** A Deep Friend Cannoli – a Garlic Fest Original

 

—GYRO PALACE:
***Garlic hummus
***Chicken Shawarma with garlic sauce
***Traditional Gyros and Chicken Gyros
Garlic Tzatziki sauce available for the gyros

 

—RITTER’S FROZEN CUSTARD
***Five different ice cream sundaes
***Four different Italian Gelati Flavors

 

—THE HAMBURGER WAGON
***Single and Double Burgers
***Potato Chips
Their motto is “We don’t need no stinkin’condiments”
Burgers served with 100+ year old recipe of salt, pepper, onion and pickle

 

—RAJUN CAJUN GRILL
***Jamabalaya
***Corn Bread
***Bourbon Chicken
Food cooked by a Louisiana native

Rajun Cajun Grill – all weekend

—LATIN AREPA’S
***Various Arepas Sandiwches
***Carribean Bowl
***Cilantro Lime Rice and Black Bean Bowl

 

—DAYTON URBAN BBQ:
***Beef Brisket with Garlic Sauce
***Beans and Greens
***Garlic Scalloped Potatoes
***Full menu

 

Spicy Olive has a booth

—HARVEST MOBILE CUISINE:
***Garlic Spouts
Fried brussels sprouts, uncured bacon, cider vinegar and roasted garlic
***Panzella Salad
Patchwork Gardens’ squash, peppers, cucumbers, and roasted garlic over artisan bread
***Roasted Garlic Melt
Vermont, cheddar and goat cheese, patchwork Gardens roasted garlic, served on grilled 7-grain sour dough
***Humble Farmer Salad:
Patchwork garden’s beets, squash, goat cheese, walnuts and garlic scape pesto – add Local Hill Family chicken (optional)
***Local Smoked Sausage:
Keener Farm sausage, pickled onion, pesto on a steakhouse baugette roll.
***Land and Sea BLT:
Smoked Salmon, uncured bacon, goat cheese, roasted garlic aioli,
A staple at Harvest and a local favorite.
***Harvest TurkeyBurger:
Bowman Landes Free Range Turkey, white cheddar, Patchwork greens, garlic aoili on a ciabatti roll.
***Harvest Fries:
Russett and sweet potato with herbs and sriracha
***Poutine
Fries, chicken gravy, cheese curds
Harvest Mobile Cuisine always uses fresh, local produce and local products whenever possible.

Cooking Demos

***Saturday we are also featuring:
—FREE GARLIC COOKING DEMOS INSIDE BELLA VILLA HALL (free samples while they last)
Jackie Scanlan at noon,
Chef LeeAnne House at 2pm,
Chef Dana Downs of Roost at 4pm
Melanie Cedargren at 6pm

 

Blue Caboose band plays 2-5pm Saturday

ON THE STAGE:
—BLUE CABOOSE BAND 2pm – 5pm
—GARLIC EATING CONTEST 6:30pm
—FREE CONCERT 7:30pm- “PRINCE NIGHT” – a Prince Tribute Band

 

Come one come all,  Free Admission, Free Parking, Free Smells and so much fun to be had.  Visit craft booths and listen to good music while eating the areas best food.  Sound good?  Grab a beer too..

  • You may want to bring a folding chair for the concerts, and please no pets except service pets.

Dont forget the Prince Tribute Band Saturday evening… That’s free too!  See you in the PURPLE RAIN!

Garlic Eating Contest

15 Trucks are coming

Bocce ballers

Fired up Mobile – a look inside the oven

Kona Ice will be there

Scratch Catering

Chef House demo cooks

Bocce Championships

Meatballs !

Frickers Parmesan Garlic Boneless

Parmesan Corn from Giovanni’s

There will be Garlic

Prince Tribute band !!

 

 

Cake, Hope & Love – It’s Jawsome To Be Six

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Cake, Hope and Love, a Beavercreek bakery that specializes in custom designed cakes and gourmet cupcakes, has been so busy they haven’t had time to properly celebrate their sixth birthday, which just passed in May. While business at the Fairfield Road store that is open six days a week (closed Sunday) stays constant, they’ve partnered with  Zombie Dogz on Brown Street so you can pick up their cup cakes there, cater cupcakes for the Dayton Dragons, offer delivery in a unique partnership with Uber,  expanded their offering to add jumbo cupcakes and gourmet doughnuts by the dozen, and if that doesn’t keep them busy enough, they’ve just recently launched their own retail line of sprinkles.

Owner Shannon  Teague shares, “we launched Sprinkled as a way to encourage creativity in home bakers (how I started). Plus, we will begin shipping soon! It’ll be a way for folks that have moved to get a little CH&L wherever they are.”  She says she got the inspirations from her “favorite Things, favorite flavors, favorite memories. Such as Starry Night Mix from Van Gogh.I am an art lover through and through.”

The price is $8 for each 4 oz bag. You can get between 40 – 50 cupcakes lightly sprinkled with each bag.  Down the road, they plan to also have additional bakery items to purchase. Stay tuned.

But back to that 6th anniversary celebration, Cake, Hope & Love will use the upcoming Shark Week, one of Shannon’s favorite promotions to mark the occasion.  Each year the bakery has made this a big deal, with special promotions and over the tops cakes and this year it looks to be even bigger.

Here’s what’s scheduled for Saturday, July 22nd from 11am – 5pm as posted on  Cake, Hope & Love’s Facebook page:

Kids coloring contest:
We’ll have color sheets (shark themed) and crayons for the kiddos to color. We will have 3 winners that will each score a FREE 6″ dessert cake! (Winner announced next week.) Make sure to put the name and number on the sheet so we know who you are!

Photo Selfie Booth:
The completely awesome Liftoff Entertainment – DJ & Photo Booth Services folks

will have a selfie booth here! You guys, I also bought a shark prop. SO. MUCH. FUN.

Cake Eating Contest:
Okay. This is going to be my favorite part of the day I think. We are only accept

ing FIVE folks for this. We will have a single layer cake that you must eat the fastest …. with no hands. Winner gets a $50 gift card from the bakery! First 5 folks that call the bakery with their name and number get the spots!

Cupcake Bar:
We are going to be baking up our cupcake INSIDE of ice cream cones. We’ll then have three flavors of buttercream for you to have scooped on and fun toppings for you choose from. Each cone will be $3.25

Zombie Dogz:
Some of my very favorite people ever are going to be here slinging some pretty amazing dogs! They’ll be open from 2-5 in the lower parking lot of the bakery!

Baked Goodies:
We will be baking up DONUTS, shark week cupcakes, shark cookies, brownies, and dessert cakes for the big red counter!

Raffle:
If you come in and buy half dozen regular priced cupcakes you can grab a ticket! This will put you in the drawing to win a $100 gift card! WOWZERS!

Costume Contest:
We will be having our annual Shark Bite Victim Contest going on all day. Come in dressed as a shark attack victim and score free cupcakes. The better the costume the more cupcakes you earn (up to 4 free).

Also, BONUS – The Paper Cottage will have ICE CREAM from 12-4 and all kinds of fabulous sales on their scrap booking supplies.

Cake, Hope & Love is located at

1490 N Fairfield Rd, Ste B
Beavercreek, Ohio
(937) 912-9253
Follow them on Facebook or Instagram.

Fiona Inspires Chunky Chunky Hippo Ice Cream

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Greater’s Ice Cream has just announced that a brand new flavor- Chunky Chunky Hippo- inspired by the public’s infatuation with Fiona, the baby hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo. Born six weeks premature at just 29 pounds in January, less than 1/2 the weight of the  lowest recorded birth weight for a hippo.  Folks immediately fell in love and tuned in for updates from the zoo.  Fiona recently weighed in at over 325 and in now on track, hitting normal hippo milestones.

“There are two things in life guaranteed to bring a smile to your face – ice cream and Fiona, the baby hippo,” said Chad Yelton, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden vice president of marketing and communications

The limited-time flavor, a toffee ice cream base with salted, roasted peanuts and milk chocolate caramel truffles, will be sold in small batches at Graeter’s shops in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Dayton and Oxford, as well as some sales at the zoo and at graeters.com.  The best part is a portion of proceeds benefit the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

“Fiona continues to bring people together from all over the world in so many ways,” said Chad Yelton, vice president of marketing at the zoo. “We appreciate the support of Graeter’s and are excited to share this Fiona-inspired ice cream flavor with the community that has rallied around her for the past six months.”

 

Ickey Woods, Pete Johnson and More at Garlic Fest

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Ickey meets Garlic Fest July 21st and 22nd

As if 15 Food Trucks, and a Prince Tribute Band weren’t enough…

Two of the Bengals’ most lovable stars from the 80’s will be at the Bella Villa Hall at 2625 County Line Rd in Beavercreek for the Sons of Italy Food Truck Rally on July 21st and at Garlic Fest on July 22nd.

Food Adventures is proud to announce these two hometown heroes will have a booth where fans can visit and buy memorabelia and photos. Some of the sales will benefit the Jovante Wooods Foundation, which raises ashtma awareness and helps research a cure.

 

Ohio State & Bengals Star Pete Johnson will be on hand

WHO DEY GONNA BE THERE?:

ICKEY WOODS:
-1988-1991 Bengals Star Fullback
-Rookie Season average 5.3 yards per carry
-1989 Super Bowl
-Inventor of the Ickey Shuffle
-Geico commercial star – “Getting some Cold Cuts”

PETE JOHNSON:
-Ohio State Star Fullback from 1973-1976
-One of coach Woody Hayes’ favorite players
-Bengals Fullback Star 1977-1984
-1982 Superbowl
-When he left the Bengals in 1984 he was their all-time leader in rushing yards(5,421), touchdowns(70)

Autographs & Photos to benefit foundation to cure asthma

WHEN:
FRI. JULY 21 from 5pm-10pm FOOD TRUCK RALLY
SAT. JULY 22 from 11am to 10pm is GARLIC FEST
(Ickey and Pete will be at both events with a vendor booth)

 

WHERE:

BELLA VILLA HALL, 2625 County Line Rd, Beavercreek

Breckenridge Band plays Fri July 21st at the Food Truck Rally

WHAT ELSE?:
Friday JULY 21st will feature:
—6pm-9pm:  THE BRECKENRIDGE BAND
—6pm: BOCCE BASH (beginners only)– all proceed go to local charities
click here to register your team of 4 for only $40 

Saturday JULY 22nd will feature:
—1pm – 4pm: BLUE CABOOSE BAND
—6:30pm:  Garlic Eating Contest for $100
—7:30pm:  PRINCE NIGHT, a Prince tribute band

Dana Downs from Roost will be featured in a 2pm Garlic Cooking Demo on July 22nd

—FREE GARLIC COOKING DEMOS IN THE HALL – (free food samples while they last)

***NOON JACKIE SCANLAN
Italian foodie mom from upstate New York, part of the Food Adventures Blog.

***2pm CHEF LEEANNE HOUSE
Chef with her own Sriracha and Spices line called HouseMade, Food Adventures Blogger

***4pm CHEF DANA DOWNS:

Melanie Cedargren from Spicy Olive has a 4pm cooking demo on July 22nd

Owner of two local gourmet restaurants, Roost Italian and Roost American

***6pm MELANIE CEDARGREN:
Owner of The Spicy Olive, a flavored olive oil and balsamics store.

 

Besides over 15 Food Vendors, The Festival weekend will feature the following craft booth Vendors:

CRAFT VENDORS:

—THE SPICY OLIVE, FLAVORED OLIVE OILS/BALSAMICS
A great Austin Landing store will have oils for sale !

Weezy’s Garlic items

—FACE PAINTING
For the kids ! Playground too !

—WEEZY’S GARLIC & SPICES
Spices and garlic powders

—SCENTSY
Stuff that smells good !

—SUGAR MAGNOLIA
Teen interests / Jewelry

—MUTT’S SAUCE

A Dayton Original Sauce

A Dayton Original Sauce will be for sale!

—KONTRY KORNER
A craft cabin !

—COSTCO
Signup at Garlic Fest for a membership !

—AVON
Lots of women’s beauty products

—RESOURCEFUL WOMAN
Supplies for ladies

—LIBERTY INSURANCE
Information on site

—CHAMPION WINDOW
Information experts on site

—NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM

One of the local charities benefitting from the event

Local charity for children

—ANGELS FOR ANNA
Local Charity for children

—RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
Famous charity for sick kids and their families

—MARCH OF DIMES
Benefiting local area babies

—UpDAYTON:
A charity supporting the promotion of Dayton Ohio, and investing in various parts of the community.

DID WE MENTION OVER 15 FOOD TRUCKS and/or RESTAURANT FOOD VENDORS EACH DAY?

Thirsty you say ????????????????????

—DRAFT BEER TRUCKS ! BOTTLED BEERS ! MINI WINE BOTTLES!  

—SOFT DRINKS! BOTTLED WATER !

Beer on draft and in bottles

Come out and have a great time and even play some BOCCE BALL !

Music, Food, Drink, Bocce, kids stuff, crafts, what more could you ask for??

See you at 2625 County Line Rd at the Bella Villa Hall…
July 21st and 22nd !
We have it all at Garlic Fest – except breath mints- you are on your own there !

 

Prince Tribute Band SAT JULY 22nd,  7:30pm

Blue Caboose Band during the day Saturday 2pm-5pm

Ohio State Star Running Back Pete Johnson will be there

Event is July 21st and 22nd at the BELLA VILLA HALL 2625 County Line Rd, Beavercreek OH

Chef House’s Cooking Demo is 2pm July 22nd

Jackie Scanlan’s cooking demo is noon on July 22nd

We are hoping for a big crowd

Bocce Ball

2016 Anne Kearney’s cooking demo

Live Music all weekend

 

Come see Ickey and Pete !

over 15 TRUCKS

July 21st and July 22nd

Ickey Shuflin’

Ickey wants COLD CUTS !

Pete Johnson

Stop by Ickey Wood’s booth

The Holy Grail of Beer Fests

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The end of July brings the annual Belgian Ale and Food Festival. Arguably the most underrated beer fest in the Miami Valley, this event brings a treasure trove of Belgian and Belgian-inspired beers to the majestic and historic Miami Valley Golf Club on July 29th from 4-7 pm.

 

The affair is intimate in scale but features a staggering 21 different beers, including Trappist ales from La Trappe and Spencer (the only U.S.-based Trappist brewery), Belgian mainstays like Rodenbach, Duvel, and Boon, and New World interpretations from Unibroue, Ommegang, and Dogfish Head. The Miami Valley shows off its Belgian-style chops, too, with beers from Fifth Street Brew Pub, Toxic Brew, Mother Stewart’s, Woodburn, and more.

 

The club’s Art Deco-style ballroom provides an ornate backdrop for the tasting, which maxes out at 200 people. The Belgian food menu, selected to pair with the beers, adds to the elegance of the room and the ales. The food is included with the ticket price and, like the beer menu, provides a sampling of the best of Belgium. Nibble on cheese and sausages, or go for something heftier like the Gratin of Brussel Sprouts, the Flemish Ragout of Rabbit, or the Belgian standard, Steamed Mussels. Satisfy your sweet tooth with Liege Waffles—pearl sugar waffle bars with fruits, flavored whipped cream, and syrup.

For the last six years, the event has raised funds for the Salem Avenue Peace Corridor, a community group dedicated to the redevelopment of the neighborhoods along Salem Avenue. The groups’ efforts have helped stabilize the area, in part through the money raised by this event. Organizer Jule Rastikis explains that, “The whole corridor is maturing–it keeps evolving.” As a result, Rastikis’ group is able to be more targeted in their efforts, this time focusing on branding of the neighborhoods. “One of the things that the event helps is that the Peace Corridor is doing a Gateway sign. It’s going to be at the corner of Salem and Riverview.” (You can see a rendering of the sign, and get tickets to the event, at www.baffdayton.com.)

 

A portion of ticket sales also help kickstart the Gem City Market, a food co-op grocery store planned for Dayton’s west side. The Gem City Market seeks to end the food desert on that side of the river and will function much like other cooperatively owned stores. It will be open to the public, but members will receive discounts. Think REI or Fifth Street Brew Pub, but with apples and oranges, not backpacks and pints—although if Rastikis has his way, a brewery won’t be far behind. “The Northwest Dayton market is an untapped resource,” he explains “There are 22,000 people in the area, so we’re trying to let beer people know–distributors, brewers, that, look, it would be pretty smart to get involved here.”

 

You can get involved by purchasing tickets at www.baffdayton.com. Tickets are $50 each ($40 for designated drivers who are eating but not drinking) Attendees can also purchase raffle tickets to win the Holy Grail of Trappist Beer—a basket stuffed Trappist beers and glassware, including the coveted Westvleteren 12.

Sweet Pancake Deal To Celebrate IHOP’s Anniversary

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IHOP is celebrating it’s 59th anniversary by offering you a sweet deal. Pancakes for 59 cents.

The deal is for a short stack of three buttermilk pancakes on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The offer is good from 7am to 7pm nationwide. Dine-in only. One deal per customer and not valid with any other coupons or discounts. The regular price is $3.99

International House of Pancakes® began making people smile in 1958 when it opened its doors in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Fifteen years later, a new marketing campaign introduced the acronym “IHOP”, and since then it’s been the name people know as the place they can enjoy their favorite breakfast experience—any time of day.

They have more than 1,650 restaurants across the country, and around the world.

Miami Valley Area IHOP Locations:
IHOP BEAVERCREEK
2460 North Fairfield Rd
BEAVERCREEK, OH 45431-1787
IHOP WEST CHESTER
7748 Cox Lane
WEST CHESTER, OH 45069-6548
IHOP closed on land at 3320 Benchwood Road in Vandalia in May of 2017, but no updates on when that store will be built.

Want A Souvenir Of Rue Dumaine? Auction Now Live!

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While Rue Dumaine closed its doors for service earlier this month, the doors are not closed yet closed for good at this Washington Township restaurant.

Chef Anne Kearney shared in her e-newsletter today that the auction site is now live and equipment, tables, chairs, mirrors, plates and more are all up for sale now via an online auction being conducted by Worley Auctioneers.  Some of the contents have already been sold, Chef shared with us on our last visit to the famed eatery that Chef Maria from Nibbles is furnishing her new place in Miamisburg with some kitchen equipment.  A restaurant regular bought most of the finer stem ware for his own entertaining.

To take a look at the six page listings of what is available, click here.   The  restaurant auction closes, beginning at 2 pm on July 19th. Every minute, 10 items will close.

 

Chef Anne says, “Above you will find a few of the beloved illustrations that adorned the walls of our restaurant thru the past 10 years. Rather than choose 1 of you to receive these beauties I have asked that you bid on the site then come to retrieve your goods on July 20th. I am honored to know that these silly drawings will be on the walls of your home.

Prepare yourself if you intend to stop in for the walk-thru day (July 18th) as the bar as just been dismantled in addition to the wine cellar, that was a tough one to witness.

Even if your not a food industry person there are several items available thru the auction site that may find a place in your home: copious amount of storage containers, countless beer glassware, gorgeous griddle atop a wheeled table, 5 wood barrels (Evan used numerous times for barrel aging), ginger beer snap-top bottles, votive holders….the list goes on and on.”

 

And while this is just the final task to close the doors on Rue Dumaine, Chef Anne still hasn’t made public here plans for what’s next in her life, but has shared that it will probably take her away from the Miami Valley.  Wherever she lands, we wish her well and hope she’ll find some time for her!

But she has shared that she’d like to come back in a few years and do it again.  We sure hope so!

 

 

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Robert Walker lived on a beer and pizza diet while making his way through pilot school and the PT tests were starting to become a struggle. So he decided to adopt a paleo diet, yet still craved ice cream. Being a bit of a scientist, he started experimenting, using his love for banana’s as an inspiration.

What he created is an all natural dairy free alternative to ice cream that is made out of bananas! With no added sugar or artificial ingredients, made with wholesome and healthy fruit without any fillers like other ice creams. It’s totally gluten free, totally vegan, totally paleo, and according to local reviews,  totally delicious Fronana!

In July of 2014 the Air Force Veteran  launched FronanaMobile, showing up at festivals and events all over town, encouraging folks to try his frozen treat. The frozen treats were toted all over town with the pedal power of Fronana employees, supporting the healthy life style Walker promotes. 

In July of 2015 he launched his scoop shop,  through the Downtown Dayton Partnership’s Activated Spaces program, located at 27 W 1st Street.  Fronana also started showing up in grocery stores like Fresh Thyme and Dorothy Lane Market. Flavors include Wildberry Whirl, FroMocha, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Dark Chocolate and Mango Pineapple, with more flavors being added often.

With Fronana’s 3rd anniversary coming up on National Ice Cream Day, and the help of a  Kiva, a nonprofit crowd-lending organization, that helped them with a $10,000 loan, they’ve just launched their Online Scoop Shop.   With $2,000 for site design, search engine optimization and ongoing support of site. The remaining $7,000 will be used to setup packaging and nationwide fulfillment. These items include creating punch plates for Fronanagram shipping boxes, purchasing print screens and print setup fees.  This Kiva Loan allows them to ship 1,000 Fronanagrams and generate over $50,000 in revenue. 

The site is live and you can now share the Fronana experience, invented and hand crafted one pint at a time  in Dayton, with friends and family all over the country. 

To send a Fronanagram, just log on, pick out your flavors, themed 4 packs like the Berry Lovers Pack, the Breakfast Pack, the Super Smoothie Kit, the Mango Lover pack are available to make your selection easy, or shop by individual flavor.  Two day shipping will run you $14.95.  

Celebrate National Ice Cream Day with These Freebies

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Thousands of years ago, people in the Persian Empire would put snow in a bowl, pour grape-juice concentrate over it and eat it as a treat.  They did this when the weather was hot and used the snow saved in the cool-keeping underground chambers known as “yakhchal”, or taken from the snowfall that remained at the stop of mountains by the summer capital.

Luckily today, there are many more flavors and it’s a little easier to get ice cream year round.  In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month and established National Ice Cream Day as the third Sunday in the month of July.

Here’s a roundup of places you can get free ice cream to celebrate National Ice Cream Day, today July 16th:

Baskin Robbins-Get a free samples of its popular Polar Pizza from Noon – 5:00 p.m. at participating Baskin-Robbins locations on 7/14. In addition to the Polar Pizza Sampling on July 14, Baskin-Robbins is giving its guests several ways to enjoy National Ice Cream Month. For starters, guests who download the Baskin-Robbins Mobile App will receive exclusive offers on National Ice Cream Day (Sunday, July 16) and throughout the month.

Dippin’ Dots: Get one free mini cup at  Dippin’ Dots at The Mall at Fairfield Commons today from 12-2pm.  This store recently moved from the first floor to the 2nd, across from the food court

McDonald’s: Use the McDonald’s mobile app to redeem the offer for a free vanilla soft serve cone. If you participate in the promotion from 2 to 5 p.m., you’ll have the possibility of being the one lucky winner of a lifetime supply of McDonald’s soft serve.

Not free, but still a deal:

Graeter’s– Wants to thank their loyal fans, for keeping them in business for over 147 years with $1.47 single dip sugar cones on Sunday, July 16th!

Wendy’s – Get a classic Wendy’s Vanilla or Chocolate Frosty for only 50 cents through Aug. 25

Whole Foods: Get all Ben & Jerry’s pints for two for $6. There will also be in-store “Sundae Fundae” sampling events and make-your-own sweet treats in select stores nationwide, so check your location for details.

And even dogs get to celebrate National Ice Cream Day:

PetSmart:  This pet store is handing out free Doggie Ice Cream Sundaes — dog-safe vanilla ice cream topped with a dog biscuit sprinkle — at its PetSmart PetsHotel locations nationwide.

There’s Something About Fair Food!

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Dayton Most Metro has the updated Food Vendor list for the 2017 Montgomery County Fair.

Hey Hungry Foodies – calling all concession nuts!

Bring us your thirsty and hungry
Bring them to 1043 South Main Street Dayton, Ohio 45409

COME TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR !!

OPEN this week thru Saturday open every day until 10pm and you can get into the fair for free for lunch from 11am -1pm through Friday.

We’ve even got a $2 off coupon you can use to save on admission for Thursday!

Turn the Fair into a Food Adventure!

Here is the list of food vendors you can hit up at the fair in 2017

—BAKIN BUDDIES:
Bourbon Chicken, Smoked Turkey Legs, Nachos
—BITE ME:
Corndogs Chili Cheese Corndog, Traditional Corndog, Bacon Corndog,
Bacon Ceddar Corndog, BBQ Corndog, Sauerkraut Corndog
—CHINA RAINBOW: 
Chinese Cuisine, egg rolls
—CW CONCESSIONS:
Pizza, Meatball Subs, Spaghetti Dinner, Garlic Bread, Breadsticks
—DUNHAMS FOODS:
Sugar Waffles, Funnel Cakes, Elephant Ears
—HOW ‘BOUT THEM APPLES:
Apple Dumplings, Brownie Sundae, Flurries, Floats, Sushies
—MURTY’S CONCESSIONS:
Breakfast, Pizza Bombs, Mozarella Sticks, Loaded Tater Tots, Cobbler,
Homecooked Chicken Bacon Alfredo, Italian Sausage Penne, Salads
—BEME CONCESSIONS:
Bourbon Chicken & Rice, Grilled Wraps, Angus Burgers, Corndogs,
Tenderloins, Ribbon Fries, Tornado Fries, Fried Green Beans, Sweet Potato Fries
—RISMILLER CONCESSIONS:
Fresh Baked Soft Pretzels, Fresh Baked Soft Pretzel Sweet Sticks,
Chocolate Dipped Cheesecake, funnel cakes, elephant ears, deep fried oreos
—SHIVE’S:
Breakfast, Tenderloins, Corndogs, Chicken & Potato Wedges, Philly Steak
—SMOKIN DICK’S
BBQ Pulled Pork, 1/4 Chicken Dinner, Ribs, Cornbread, Veggie Mac Salad,
BBQ Baked Beans, French Fries
—TROPICOOL:
Shaved Ice Shaved Ice
—ULLERY’S:
Homemade Ice Cream
—WORLD OF WAFFLES:
 Hot Waffle Ice Cream Sandwich, Frozen Cheesecake on a stick,
Ice Cream Bars dipped in Chocolate, Frozen Chocolate Bananas,
Fruit Topped Belguim Waffle
—ZERKLE’S
Kettle Corn
There you have it food fans.  Bring Cash and a hungry belly.  Hug a  carnie, eat a lot, its the American way at fair season.
See you at the concession booth….

Miami Valley Medals at U.S. Open Beer Championship

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Breweries from Vermont to Vietnam sent in more than 6,000 beers representing over 100 different styles for the 2017 U.S. Open Beer Championship, which announced winners today.
“We’re also excited that one of newest breweries in the U.S. and one of the oldest breweries in the world took home  medals,” said Dow Scoggins, director of the U.S. Open Beer Championship. “Cincinnati’s Brink Brewing, which opened in February, won a bronze medal in the golden ale and a gold for its cream stout. The oldest brewery in the world, Weihenstephan, founded in 1040 out of Freising, Germany, won a gold for its Hefeweissbier.”
The competition includes professional breweries and award-winning home-brewers, with judges from England, Canada and the United States.
The complete winner’s list can be found at U.S. Open Winners List.
Our local winner included two in the Wood/Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale Category:
Fifth Street Brewpub, Gold Medal 
Dayton’s Coop brewery, which unfortunately were posted as  listed as “5th Street Brewing” in the results won for their  Barrel Aged Scottish Reign.
This Vandalia brewery’s Kings Reserve made the cut.
“Mike and I couldn’t be happier to see the Dayton breweries doing so well in the competitions this year and to be a part of that. Big thanks to all the Dayton craft beer drinkers that support the local breweries. Drink Local Drink Dayton Craft Beer. Cheers from the Hare,” says Hairless Hare owner Matt Harris
Other medals went to:
FigLeaf Brewing Company, Silver Medal- Brown Porter category
This rookie brewery in Middletown medaled with Ponderous.
Crooked Handle Brewing Co., Bronze Medal, Peanut Butter/Nuts Beer
This suburban brewery’s much talked about Roadside Peanut Butter Porter  brought home a bronze.

Tropical Escape

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The first Hilton outside the U.S….and home of the original pina colada.

In 1979 the song “Escape” was written by a man named Rupert Holmes. He wrote in on a lark, about a man who is unhappy with his marriage, and goes seeking a woman through the personal ads in his local paper. After some correspondence, they agree to meet at a local bar. To the man’s surprise, the woman that he meets is his wife that he is so unhappy with. They realize that they have more in common than they thought, and live happily ever after. The song also lived happily ever after, being one of the most popular songs in the 1970’s, and one of the first number one songs of the 1980’s. It is the only song to be a number one hit on Billboard in two different decades. The writer of the song was proud of the fame and money that the song brought to him, but horrified that it was the only song he is known for. It was renamed shortly after it came out (with his reluctant permission) as “Escape (The Pina Colada Song).” July 10th is National Pina Colada Day, and while you may want to enjoy the song over and over on your iDevice, I suggest you try the drink that made the song such a hit.

Pina coladas (in Spanish, “strained pineapple”) are one of the few cocktails we have a solid date as to when it was introduced. On August 16, 1954 the pina colada was introduced to the world by a bartender named Ramón “Monchito” Marrero at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was tasked to create a signature cocktail that would service the high end clientele that was coming to hotel on a regular basis. The hotel already had a drink that involved coconut juice, Bacardi rum, and the newly introduced Coco Lopez, served in a coconut. The coconut workers went on strike about that time, and so they had run out of coconuts. Instead, the decision was made to serve the drink in the husk of a pineapple, adding the final flavor and giving birth to a new drink. They also substituted the traditional Bacardi for Don Q Gold rum. It was by most accounts originally shaken and strained over cracked ice. In 1978 the drink was named the national drink of Puerto Rico.

A taste of the tropics.

That is not the only story, but it is the most popular and consistent one. It is rumored that a pirate named Roberto Cofresí invented a similar drink at the beginning of the 19th century that he shared with his crew.  He did not write it down or tell anyone the recipe, so the drink died with him in 1825. The name of the drink was also mentioned in the magazine TRAVEL in 1922, without the coconut but adding some lime juice. Restaurant Barrachina, also in San Juan, claims to be the birth place of the modern pina colada. Bartender Ramon Portas Mingot added heavy cream to the mix and blended it with ice, creating the frozen libation we all know and love today. That was in 1963, and the restaurant has a plaque on the outside on the restaurant to commemorate the event.

When you order it today, it comes out frozen in a fancy glass, possibly with whip cream on top of it. Most places follow the same recipe, and there are very few variations on the drink. They do exist, like the Miami Vice (strawberry daiquiri layered on top of a pina colada), the Chi Chi (substitute the rum for vodka), or the Kahula colada (substitutes the rum for coffee liqueur).  If you want to make one at home, here is the recipe:

Pina Colada

2 oz. of light rum
2 oz. Coco Lopez (or other cream of coconut)
4 oz. pineapple juice
1 cup of ice
Maraschino cherry and pineapple wedge for a garnish

Add the rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and ice into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a hurricane or other tall glass, and garnish with the pineapple wedge and cherry. If you want to make it a little sweeter, add .5 oz. of heavy cream. There are also recipes with some Angostura bitters for some extra spice. To make the non-frozen version, put all of the liquid ingredients into a glass over ice, and shake well. Then strain the cocktail over ice into the hurricane glass. You can even take out the rum entirely if you want to.

Rupert Holmes may have regrets about his pina colada adventure, but a well made one is delicious and refreshing in the summer months. It is also a lovely reminder of warm Puerto Rican beaches and cool breezes coming off the Caribbean. Find a patio on July 10th, order one up, and relax. Salud!

 

Marion’s Piazza’s 52nd Anniversary Sale Starts Today!

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On August 19, 1965, after investing his life savings, Marion Glass opened a pizza restaurant at 460 Patterson Road in Dayton Ohio called Marion’s Piazza.

Marion’s Piazza

When Marion opened his restaurant, it was a first for pizza establishments in Dayton, as he offered seating for over 200 customers in his dining room (all other pizza parlors at that time only offered carryout service with no inside dining).

Marion selected the name Marion’s Piazza because he liked the idea of an outdoor cafe but realized that this concept would not be successful in Ohio’s climate.

Marion therefore, successfully brought the outdoors inside with an Italian piazza, or courtyard, and thus the name Marion’s Piazza was born.

Marion developed a thin crust pizza (now often referred to as “Dayton Style” pizza). conversationGlass-314x400By using only the finest ingredients on his pizzas, sandwiches, pastas and salads, Marion’s Piazza soon became a Dayton favorite!

To date, Marion’s Piazza has been voted “Dayton’s Best Pizza” in over 37 local newspaper and magazine surveys and has been rated “Second In The Nation of Independent Pizza Establishments” in Pizza Today Magazine.

 

Over the years, Marion’s Piazza has grown to nine locations in the Dayton area. Since dine-in has always been king at Marion’s Piazza (the nine locations seat between 275 to over 500 each), the restaurants have been a gathering place for sports teams, birthday celebrations, reunions, graduation parties and anniversary celebrations.

A longstanding relationship with Kenley Players Summer Theater from 1966 through 1995 brought many of Hollywood’s best known stars to Dayton and to Marion’s Piazza; stars like Frankie Avalon, Mickey Rooney, Joel Gray and Sally Field to name a few.

Daytonians Rob Lowe and Martin Sheen still frequent Marion’s Piazza when in Dayton. Of the over 250 Hollywood Stars to dine at Marion’s Piazza, Henry Winkler drew the largest crowd in 1975 when over 2,000 people made reservations to see him.

Marion’s Piazza has shipped thousands of its pizzas throughout the United States to former customers who have moved from the Dayton area. Even actress Pam Dawber, author John Jakes and singer Phyllis McGuire have had pizzas sent to them.

Although Marion’s Piazza founder Marion Glass, passed away in 2006 at the age of 92, the business continues to be owned by the Glass family and run by Marion’s son Roger Glass. Today, Marion’s Piazza is still serving its award winning pizzas the way it has for the past 52 years!

To celebrate their 52nd anniversary, Marion’s will be offering 52% off pizza’s with a coupon on July 9th- 13th.   According to Marion’s website you can get the coupon in the Dayton Daily News and also on the Local Flavor app and in the local reach magazine

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Get Free Chick-fil-A for Cow Appreciation Day

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017 is Cow Appreciation Day and Chick-fil-A is celebrating by giving away a free entree to any customers dressed up like a  cow!

The definition of this look is really quite liberal.  It can be cow-spotted accessories to a full cow suit!

So sport some spots and head to your nearest Chick-fil- A on Tuesday from open until 7pm and enjoy a free breakfast sandwich, fried chicken sandwich or even their new Smokehouse BBQ Bacon sandwich, really any entree, for free!  But you’ll still have to pony up for waffle fries and your drink!

Find the Chick-fil-A near you with the location guide on their website.

 

Dayton Eateries Make the Best Places For Mac and Cheese List

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Here’s another one of those lists put together by a National Media Company that specializes in content solution that empowers brands to connect with local consumers or Click Bait, if you will.  This company based in Westport Connecticut has published over 80 Best xxx in Ohio lists, and I just imagine it’s newly graduated young professional sitting at a desk googling to find places to fit the criteria of the the list they are working on today, who gets really excited when he/she also finds a listing with a picture.  But no matter where they come from, we all seem to get excited when we say a place we know on the list.

And with that said, please enjoy this list from AmericanTowns Media:

 

The 10 Best Places for Mac and Cheese in Ohio!

1. Mac N’ Melts, Perrysburg and Toledo, OH

Macs N’ Melts – Facebook

Mac N’ Melts prides itself on high-quality mac and cheese in a fast, casual, and comfortable environment. With always fresh ingredients in every dish, and a delightful array of unique spins on the classic, Mac N’ Melts will have you coming back again and again.

2. Noodles and Company, Beavercreek, OH

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Noodles and Company knows noodles. They’ve been in business for over 20 years, and since day one, their mission has been to provide real food without any preservatives or artificial ingredients. Just fresh, delicious food that the whole family can enjoy.

3. Keystone’s Mac Shack, Cincinnati, OH

The Mac Shack – Facebook

Mac Shack is a fast-casual dining establishment that only started last year, but they’re fast becoming a big name for fantastic mac and cheese. With nine different varieties of the signature award-winning dish, every one is made to order, from scratch, with locally-sourced fresh ingredients.

4. Lucky’s Cafe, Cleveland, OH

Lucky’s Café

Lucky’s Cafe is more than just the local diner where you can get a great bowl of mac and cheese, although that is undeniably true! It’s also been featured on Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” and multiple Food Network shows.

5. Press Grill, Columbus, OH

The Press Grill is, at heart, the Short North’s casual neighborhood bar and restaurant, serving drinks until 2:30 a.m., and delicious food until 1 a.m. So no matter what time you get a craving for the best mac and cheese around, Press Grill has you covered.

6. Corner Kitchen, Dayton, OH

At the Corner Kitchen, every dish they make, including the renowned macaroni and cheese, is prepared with love, made entirely from scratch with locally-sourced, fresh, and delicious ingredients every time that will have you coming back again and again!

7. Romano’s Macaroni Grill, Cincinnati, OH

Romano’s Macaroni Grill – Facebook

Romano’s Macaroni Grill has a trick up their sleeve for creating delicious macaroni and cheese among other dishes. That trick is sourcing all of their ingredients from small, family-owned Italian farms, and the difference is clear in the taste!

8. Bullwinkle’s Top Hat Bistro, Miamisburg, OH

Bullwinkle’s Top Hat Bistro opened its doors in 1986, and it wasn’t long before they became the premier location for great food in the Miami Valley, with some of the best macaroni and cheese you’re ever likely to experience. Try the mac and cheese with a side of award-winning barbecue for a winning combination!

9. Harrison’s, Tipp City, OH

Harrison’s Restaurant in Tipp City takes pride in providing great service and expertly prepared food. The delicious mac and cheese is a crowd favorite that brings families and individuals coming back again and again.

10. Fahrenheit, Cleveland, OH

Fahrenheit was created to provide the pinnacle of contemporary American regional cuisines, and the cornerstone of that is macaroni and cheese prepared in imaginative and distinctive ways that you’ll never find an equal to anywhere else