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Boozy Cocktails From Halloween Candy

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You did all that work, bought the candy, opened the door for all the little tykes ringing your bell,  told them all how adorable they where (even if you couldn’t figure out what half of them were dressed as) and now it’s time to enjoy some of that candy in some adult boo-zy treats!  Cheers!

Almond Joy Cocktail

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1 ounce Malibu Rum
1 ounce Amaretto or almond-flavored liqueur
1 ounce creme de cacao
2 ounces half and half (or 1 ounce cream and 1 ounce whole milk)
Almond Joy, for garnish
Coconut shavings, for garnish

Directions:

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Combine Malibu Rum, Amaretto, creme de cacao, and half and half. Cover and shake until well chilled.
  2. Strain into a martini glass. Use a Microplane or cheese grater to garnish with Almond Joy shavings. Sprinkle a pinch of coconut on top.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Martini

  • 1.5 oz. vodka
  • 1 oz. Godiva liqueur
  • ½ oz. white Cream de Cacao
  • 1 oz. peanut butter simple syrup
  • Garnish: Reese’s peanut butter cup
For the simple syrup
  • 1 C. sugar
  • 1 C. water
  • ½ C. creamy peanut butter

Make the simple syrup by combing sugar, water and peanut butter in small saucepan. Bring to boil, reduce and simmer a few minutes. Set aside and let cool. Store in refrigerator.

For the martini, combine ingredients in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain in a chilled martini glass. Garnish with Reeses peanut butter cup.

 

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10 mint leaves
3 ounces Smarties Infused Vodka
1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
1 ounce simple syrup
3 rolls of Smarties
Club soda
Ice

Combine mint leaves, lime juice, simple syrup and two rolls of Smarties in a highball glass and muddle ingredients together. Add Smarties Infused Vodka and stir. Add crushed ice, top off with club soda and add a sprinkling of remaining Smarties.

 

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Ingredients

3 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Chocolate Liqueur
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier

Instructions

Shake with cracked ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a tootsie roll

M&M ShooterM&Ms

Sometimes you don’t want a full drink; that’s when a shooter is perfect. Same goes for chocolate – sometimes you don’t want a full bar of chocolate, but a couple of M&Ms really hit the spot. That’s why it’s only natural that this recipe involves a shooter AND M&Ms. You’re welcome.

  • Mix together 1/2 oz. Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur) and 1/2 oz. Creme de Cacao.
  • Serve in a shot glass and top with whipped cream and garnish with M&Ms.

The Quest For Dayton’s Best Taco!

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tour_de_taco_final_for_stephanie_2_There is only one way to determine Dayton’s Best Taco. Gather 10 or 12 of your closest friends and plan an epic Taco Tour. Stop at the 4 hottest taco spots in Dayton in one afternoon, try everything and take great notes.

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Chiapas Pork taco al pastor

DaytonMostMetro.com joined up with Bryan’s Burger club and set out to find the best taco. The afternoon started at one of Dayton’s newest Taquerias, Chiapas Mexican. Located on St. Rt. 48 in Centerville, near Bill’s Donuts we easily found space for 10 on the patio.

We surprised them with 10 people so service was a little slow but the tacos were great. Soft and warm corn tortillas were filled and full of flavor. Chicken and beef were the favorites. Chiapas has a very nice Chorizo taco that is almost sweet behind the spice of the Mexican sausage. Beef tongue is a classic choice and was enjoyed by two members of the Taco Crawl team. These tacos are served with cilantro and onion. A salsa verde and red hot sauce are on the table as well. I like mine with a little of the house salsa and nothing more. Chiapas tacos are the real deal at were at the top of the price range at $2.75 each. If you are south of town, this is your stop.

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Chicken & Shrimp at Taquiera Mezteca

Our tour took us into the heart of downtown to the famed Taqueria Mixteca. Located on East 3rd St, Mixteca is a downtown staple. Located just east of Keowee a few blocks they serve a top-notch taco. I was impressed with the chicken taco. Great spice and cooked well. Other favorites of the group were the fish taco, Chorizo with some spice, and the ground beef. Again, cilantro and onions are standard. Tacos are $2.35 each, fish, tongue, and shrimp are in the $3.00 range.

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Chicken & Chorizo at Garcia Mobil Truck

We were in an out of Taqueria Mixteca in record time to catch the Taqueria Garcia Mobil food truck located a block away before it closed at 3pm. $2.00 tacos out of a food truck and this place was the crowd favorite. They serve a Chorizo/Chicken taco that has the best of both worlds in one fold. Spicy Chorizo and savory slow cooked chicken under some cilantro and onion with a squeeze of lime. Add their Salsa Verde and grab two napkins. We got there late so they were out of Tripe, the group tried the other offerings, the steak (Asada) and pork (Al Pastor). For the price and service, you can’t beat this food truck.

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Taco Loco chicken loco and pork taco

Tired with three stops under our belt, or over it, we made our way to Taco Loco located on Burkhardt near Spinning Road. By far the friendliest service by the nicest staff. 10 of us stopped in on what had become a cold rainy afternoon. The place was full with families enjoying full plates of Mexican fare. The quickly rearranged tables and set about getting us more tacos. Tripe is available on weekends and their steak and chorizo tacos were enjoyed. None of us has the nerve to try the gizard taco.  The chicken was nothing to write home about and was the only low point of the day. The atmosphere and service made up for it. Prices as low as $1.90 for beef, chicken, pork, and chorizo, tongue and tripe tacos were in the $3.00 range. Great service and a great menu make this a place to return to.

Did we find the best? Positively. Our group agreed they loved each place and enjoyed tacos at every stop. The food truck won our hearts and stomachs. The staff at Taco Loco won us over with hospitality and patio dining at Taqueria Mixteca and Chiapas is a great way to spend an afternoon with friends. Go try them yourself and tell us what you think.tourdetaco

Here were some additional comments from our Facebook invite page:

-Garcia Mobil was the best taco of the day.
-Chicken and Chorizo combo taco at the truck is a real winner.
-Best onions at the truck.
-Chiapas had the best tortillas.
-The ladies at Taco Loco were the best!
-Al Pastor and Steak tacos at Chiapas were also quite tasty.

Mystery Monday – October 31, 2016

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Welcome to Week 38 of Mystery Mondays. The answer to Week 37’s Mystery Photo is: The pirate ship Halloween display on Main Street in Fairborn by Foy’s Halloween Stores.

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We congratulate our randomly drawn winner Olivia of Fairborn. Rapid Fired Pizza certificates are coming your way!

We challenge you to tell us where in the Dayton area this photo was taken by filling out the form below.  We’ll do a random drawing from all those with a correct answer and the winner will get 2 pizzas from Rapid Fired Pizza.

Enter here:

http://goo.gl/forms/dyU55fzc48

We’ll post the winner next Monday with details about the photo as well as a new photo to challenge your knowledge of the Dayton area.

Thanks for playing and good luck!

Here’s our Mystery Photo for Week 38:

Photo by Tom Gilliam of DaytonGram & Tom Gilliam Photography.

Halloween Dining Deals

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12treatsFor years it’s been a Halloween tradition to dress up and get free food and these days that doesn’t just mean knocking door to door in your neighborhood.  Ok, not all these are free deals, many just discounted, but hey -we still appreciate the treats!
1.  Visit your local Chipotle restaurant, in costume, after 3 pm on Monday, Oct. 31 chipotle-boo-ritoand you can chow down on $3 burritos, bowls, salads, tacos or kids meals. Proceeds, up to $1 million, will benefit the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to creating a more sustainable and healthful food system and to raising awareness about important issues in food.

2.  Get a scoop of your favorite flavor from Baskin-Robbins. On Monday, October 31st, you can get any size scoop of ice cream for only $1.31!  (Waffle cones and toppings are extra).

3.  Bonefish Grill  is offering $5 Martini’s on Halloween. sonichalloween16

4.  Sonic is doing $.50 corn dogs on Halloween though,  crossed they’ll announce it soon!  And don’t forget about half-priced drinks and slushies from 2-4pm for even more savings!

5. Got your costume picked out yet? If not there’s still time to get one together before Rapid Fired Pizza‘s  Halloween special on Monday, which gets you a $5 pizza with a costume. ?

6.  McAlister’s Deli  -Kids 12 & under in costume eat FREE. You can get (2) kids meals with the purchase of (1) adult meal.

 7.  Cici’s Pizza  -Kids 10 and under in costume eat FREE with the purchase of an adult meal.

8.  Kids 12 and under get a FREE Scary Face Pancake at IHOP on 10/31scary-face-pancakes-ihop
As part of the Halloween tradition, IHOP’s popular Funny Face Pancake will turn scary by way of a “design-your-own” Scary Face Pancake for children.  Called the Count Spatula Scary Face Pancake, this will be a large buttermilk pancake with a creamy topping mouth, and a bright red strawberry nose, served together with a couple of mini OREO® cookies and some candy corn on the side using which kids will be able to create their own version of a Halloween hotcake.  You can order the pancake any time in October, but it’s FREE on 10/31!

9.  The Melting Pot: Kids 12 and younger eat free with each adult entree purchased on Halloween.

10. Wendy’s: Visit a participating Wendy’s through Ocfrostyt. 31 and purchase a Halloween coupon book filled with 10 free Jr. Frosty coupons for just $1. Coupons are redeemable through Feb. 2016. Every book sold will benefit the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption helping children in foster care find permanent, loving homes.

11.Beef ‘O’ Brady’s  – Kids in costume receive one free kid’s meal per purchase of adult entree on Halloween.

12. Noodles & Company – FREE Kids Meal = Print a coupon for a free kids meal with purchase of a regular entree.

And one for after Halloween: doritos

Taco Bell: Two days after Halloween, all Taco Bell customers can get one free Doritos Locos Taco apiece. The giveaway, which kicked into effect thanks to a player stealing a base in the World Series, takes place from 2 pm to 6 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 2.

“Nite at the Races” is Back!

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Endless Beer?  Endless food? Bet Cash? Win Cash? Pull Tabs? Raffle Prizes? And all for charity?? YES!  This is one time you are encouraged to “horse around.”

The Greater Dayton Apartment Association‘s charitable arm, “The Rent Foundation,” is again hosting a “Nite at the Races” event on Friday night, November 18th.

For the first time ever, this year’s event is being held at the ARBOR HALL in Dayton.

You will be able to bet cash and win cash on horse races shown on the BIG SCREEN and so much more.  Saddle up!  Are you ready? Because ……

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Dozens of Raffle Prizes

HERE’S THE SKINNY on “NITE AT THE RACES !”

—WHEN: FRIDAY NIGHT NOV. 18th from  6pm – 11pm

—WHERE: ARBOR HALL, 2150 Arbor Blvd, Dayton, OH 45439

—COST: **TICKETS are $15 at the door and includes all the food, draft beer and soft drinks you want.**

—FOOD: Wings, Pizza, Taco Bar, Hot Dog Bar and more.

Bring your friends and family!   You must be 21 or older to attend.

 

4 WAYS YOU CAN WIN and HELP THE RENT FOUNDATION!

$15 includes all the beer and food you want

— BET CASH, WIN CASH – Bet on horse races that will be shown on the big screen, pick the winner!

— “OWN” A HORSE at AUCTION – Be the winning bidder on a horse that wins the race!

— PULL TABS – Cash prizes for pull tabs.  Last year there was a $250 pull tab winner

— BUY A WINNING RAFFLE PRIZE TICKET: Liquor, Gift Baskets, Restaurant Gift Cards, Designer Purses, Electronics, massage certificates and much more.

 

What is the Rent Foundation?  This charitable group helps prevent homelessness by paying rent for families who are in crisis.  These are everyday families who are dealing with an unforeseen circumstance or a

family tragedy, and need some temporary help.  By partnering with the Greater Dayton Apartment Association (GDAA), the money raised will help benefit people living in those apartments communities across the Miami Valley.

What better way to help real people in the Dayton area?

And what a deal for endless drinks, food and entertainment for such a low price.  It is a no brainer!  Please help, by attending this event for a great cause.

SEE YOU AT THE RACES !!!

The night will be a blast, and will help house families.  Help support this worthy Dayton cause.  See you Friday, at the races !

Raffle Prizes include this lottery tree !

Hot Dog Bar, and drinks – all included in admission price !

Beer, and Betting on Horses !

Hot Dog Bar with the fixings !

Wine Basket raffle prizes

Kegs and Horses

Lots of winners

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So many raffle prizes of all sorts

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Volunteers for the event

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another winner

Helena Street Bridge to Close Through Late 2017

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eaa99161-016c-4e3b-b575-ac8ed7541e48-1The Helena Street Bridge replacement project is set to begin on Tuesday, November 1. The bridge will be closed to traffic at 9 a.m. that day. A posted detour will direct motorists to use Ridge Avenue, Embury Park Drive, North Keowee Street and Stanley Avenue.

The new Helena bridge is expected to open by December 1, 2017. It will be built by the Eagle Bridge Company at a cost of approximately $6 million and will include wider sidewalks and improved lighting.

Treat Yourself to a $29.95 3-Course Dinner at Flemmings

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flemingsprimerib_mealThere’s no trick here, just a treat!

Enjoy a Halloween carving with a three course savory Prime Rib dinner for $29.95 valid through Oct 31st at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar at The Greene.

This meal includes one of our housemade salads, our savory Prime Rib entrée with a trio of sauces, your choice of side and your choice of dessert.

Start your meal with a choice of salads:

Fleming’s Salad

The New Wedge

Modern Caesar

Bloomsdale Spinach

Second Course

12 oz FLEMING’S PRIME RIB DINNER au jus, creamy horseradish & dijon sauces,
served with your choice of sides:

Fleming’s Potatoes our house specialty with cream, jalapeños and cheddar cheese

Baked Potato plain or loaded

Truffle-Parsley Mashed Potatoes

Double-Cut Shoestring Potatoes

Signature Onion Rings

Chipotle Cheddar Macaroni Cheese

Sauteed Mushrooms

Creamed Spinach

Crispy Brussels Sprouts

Grilled High Country Asparagus

Choice of Dessert

Chocolate Lava Cake

Cheesecake

Creme Brulee

Walnut Turtle Pie

Carrot Cake

flemings-dayton-beavercreekFleming’s is located at 4432 Walnut St in The Greene.  Reservations are required to take advantage of the prime rib special, please mention it when reserving at (937) 320-9548

Hours:  Friday and Saturday 5-11pm, Sunday 11am – 9pm and Monday 5-10pm.

For the 3rd Year Warped Wing & Esther Price Brew A Beer

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From left, Doug Dressman, Esther Price vice president of operations, Jim Day, Esther Price President and CEO and John Haggerty, Warped Wing Brewmaster

What’s this year’s Esther’s Li’l Secret creation? Sorry, we’re not telling. It’s a secret. But there’s one way to find out. Come to the official ELS release party at the brewery. Rumor has it you won’t be disappointed.

Esther Price had a dream. To open a store. And share with the world her made-by-hand, made-with-love confections. So for 30 years, to the bliss of taste-testers, otherwise known as family and friends, she perfected a timeless selection of delectable confections. In 1952, the doors to her first store in Dayton, Ohio swung open. And the world rushed in. Esther’s chocolates quickly became, and remain, the Midwest’s most beloved. Her Secret? Some things are better sipped than said.

This partnership created a Scotch Ale in 2014, last year it was a milk chocolate brown ale and we’ll have to wait another week to see what this year brings. warped-wing-cans-new-holiday-beer

To celebrate the 2016 release, Warped Wing will be kicking off a sweet spun event on November 3 rd at the brewery beginning at 5pm. The party will feature the release of this year’s secret beer along with a special Esther Price Candy pairing to compliment this year’s offering.

This is the first opportunity to taste the beer before it hits the retail market November 7th. The beer will be available on draft in select restaurants and bars. It will also be available in one-of-a-kind collectable 4-Pack 16oz cans in retail establishments’ as well as our taproom.

10 ?’s with Fifth Street Brewpubs Chef Brandon Travis

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brandonChef Brandon Travis  has  over 2700 owner/bosses, at the Fifth Street Brewpub.   more than 11 years of food service experience. During that time, he worked in nearly every kitchen station and position, which allowed him to learn how to effectively run a kitchen to provide the highest quality of fare to customers. Chef Brandon specializes in obtaining the highest quality products available and focuses on responsible and sustainable sourcing. He strives to use locally grown and produced products in everything he creates. Chef Brandon attended Sinclair Community College’s culinary arts and hospitality management program. He’s worked at Fifth Street Brewpub since they first introduced their kitchen.

Just last week Chef Brandon introduced a new menu for the brewpub, which includes discounted prices for members and a Monday – Friday, 4 – 6 PM happy hour for all that offers $1 off drafts, and wine as well as all sharing plates, like the smoked salmon dip,  Co-op Cheese curds, and the ever popular Henry Chips not have an option to add chicken, pork or braised beef.   The entree menu includes a turkey avocado club, the best selling build your own burger, a vegan spinach wrap and 4 salads to choose from. Brunch is served Saturday and Sunday from 10am -2pm with breakfast classics like french toast, steak and eggs and some specialty items like chicken and waffles and the over the top banana foster waffle.  See the full menu here.

Chef Brandon took time out from the kitchen to answer our Chef’s 10 ?’s so we could get to know him a little better.  We learned he’s a man of few words, preferring to let his food do the talking.

 

What is your favorite ingredient to cook with? Cilantro

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Spatzel Pork – A breaded pork tenderloin fried to perfection served on spatzel dumplings topped with caramelized onions and our housemade beer cheese.

 

What ingredient do you dread? Tamarind

 

What’s your favorite dish to make? Risotto

 

What’s your favorite pig out food? Chinese

 

What restaurant, other than your own do you like to dine at in the Miami Valley?
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weekly specials change frequently, pictured here: tequila lime shrimp tacos

 

What’s your best advice for home chefs? Practice, practice, practice.

 

If you could invite any 4 guests to a dinner party who would they be and why?
I would invite Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, and James Earl Jones to dinner because I’m a Star Wars nerd.

 

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

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Crabby Patty – A ½ pound handcrafted crab cake griddled to perfection served on a toasted brioche bun garnished with lettuce, tomato and a Cajun remoulade.

io, New York restauranteur, who is equal parts business and chef. He has five James Beard Awards under his belt.

What do you do in the Miami Valley on a day off? A day off starts with coffee at the Boston Stoker and a trip to Yellow Springs to hike with the dog and girlfriend.

 

Share a kitchen disaster, lucky break or other interesting story:
My best kitchen disaster story was when I tipped an entire storage rack over because I’m short and needed to climb it for a dish on the top shelf.

HauntFEAST, a “Ghoul-met” 4-Course Halloween-Themed Dinner

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14559948_650331278462461_8225580488082931540_o-1Summon your courage and your appetite as Lily’s Bistro presents HauntFEAST, a “Ghoul-met” 4-course Halloween themed dinner on Thursday, October 27th at 6pm.

“The Oregon District knows how to celebrate Halloween and we wanted to add our own contribution the Thursday before the big weekend party,” said Owner Emily Mendenhall. “HauntFEAST will showcase the creativity of our kitchen and bar staff through unique Halloween themed offerings.”
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In addition to Chef de Cuisine Amy Finch, Sous Chef James Burton, and Bar Manager Amber Brady, the evening will be presided over by special guest and
local horror host legend, Baron Von Porkchop.

“Baron Von Porkchop has hosted his Terrifying Tales of the Macabre on DATV for years now,” Mendenhall said. “He is the only person fit to guide us through such a terrifyingly fun evening.”

Though the menu is still being finalized, guests can expect such thrills as “The Creature from the Black Lagoon,” a squid ink seafood pasta, the “Twilight Special” of skewered rare steak with garlic sauce and a shot of silver bullet, roasted bone marrow, Sleepy Hollow-ed puff pastry filled with “Stephen A La King,” and a dessert of “Carrie’s Fried Ice Cream” with blood orange coulis, among others.

Fears, seasonal beers and spooky spirits like the Dellamorte Dellamore white negroni and Lily’s Skullpunch (a version of a classic Zombie cocktail) will also be provided from the bar.

“It’s an experience we hope will haunt and delight guests for the nights to come,” Mendenhall said.

For those interested in HauntFEAST, the 4-course dinner costs $40 and takes place on Thursday, October 27th at Lily’s Bistro on Fifth Street in the Oregon District. . The restaurant will be decorated specially for the event and costumes are encouraged. More details can be found at facebook.com/lilysbistro/ Tickets can be purchased at the restaurant or online through the link below: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haunt-feast-a-ghoulmet-4-course-dinner-tickets-28338892390

The full menu for this event:

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Evil Eye bruschetta: locally baked bread with whipped goat cheese, cipollini onion, balsamic reduction served with choice of Stoli vodka “Secret Ooze” or Homemade Scary-limeade soda
SECOND COURSE choose one
Rest In Peas soup: split pea soup with a tombstone crouton
Dem Bones: roasted bone marrow with fresh herb and grape salad
The Twilight Duo: skewered steak with a garlic sauce, accompanied by a shot of coors light Silver Bullet
Buried Alive: spiralized beets with goat cheese, walnuts, and dijon vinaigrette
THIRD COURSE choose one
Creature from the black lagoon: squid ink pasta tossed in a garlic sauce with calamari tentacles, head on prawn, and mussles
Beef tongue tacos: with refried black beans, rice, pico de gallo, hot sauce and cilantro lime crema
The Ribs of JAWS: Carolina reaper glazed paco fish ribs over chilled soba noodles, topped with apple, cucumber, and pea shoot salad
The Ring: rings of roasted acorn squash over a bed of basmati and wild rice with mushrooms, onions, celery
Stephen a la King: creamy local, free-range chicken in brown gravy with red peppers, mushrooms, potatoes, and carrots over “sleepy hollow-ed” puff pastry
FOURTH COURSE choose one
Carrie’s fried ice cream: deep fried red velvet ice cream with blood orange coulis
Monkey’s paw…paw bread: locally foraged paw paw fruits with bananas baked into a bread and drizzled with caramel

Guerilla Art in Dayton?

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xx-powerful-street-art-pieces-that-tell-the-uncomfortable-thruth25__880I tend to think of Guerilla Art in places like Detroit, Pittsburgh or Chicago. Big murals spray painted at night on an abandoned building. Not graffiti but a commentary on the community or social condition, placed anonymously, carefully, but in the public square. That is how I imagine big city street art.

Dayton likes public art. We see it everywhere. Even suburban cities like Kettering are known for their large collections of public art in parks and public spaces. However, Guerilla Art and Street Art is different. It doesn’t ask permission or obtain permits. A Guerilla Artist doesn’t expect the work to stand forever but hopes it sparks a conversation. This week, in what may be the first in a series of Guerilla Art pieces found it’s way into Dayton.

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Finding this piece on Instagram I reached out to a few of the photographers and began asking questions. I ended up speaking with Peter Benkendorf, Founder & Catalyst at Dayton’s Collaboratory, and I was able to get a few questions answered by the DaytonWood artists.

Tell me about DaytonWood:

“The specific concept came to us about a year ago. One of our other members was already doing stuff on his own. That’s what got us thinking about getting a group together.  We were looking for some spontaneous creativity, in a city that prefers managed and controlled creativity. When we shared DAYTONWOOD, everyone said, hell yeah!  “DAYTONWOOD” was intended as a humorous play on the iconic HOLLYWOOD sign. It was NOT related to the mission of Film Dayton or the fact that Boy Band is being shot here right now. ”

How many people were involved in the construction and placement?

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How many man hours did it take to construct and place DaytonWood?

“30 – 40 hours total and a little more than $200 in materials.”

Where is the work now?

“Parts unknown. We assume it was picked up by the Conservancy District. ”

Would you consider the piece to be Guerilla Art? Yes

Was this a one-time occasion or do you hope to do more?

“The group is fired up. I think we can expect to see more activity. Nothing specific is planned, however, we all share a frustration that for all the talk of a vibrant arts community, there is little support for the individual artists, particularly the visual artists, that tend to be the leaders in community-based development. ”

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“We wanted to create some buzz and start a larger conversation about art, specifically Street Art, Public Art, Performance and Guerilla Art.”

Tell me more about how you see Dayton’s acceptance of this type of art:

“Dayton seems to prefer art only if it is officially planned or organized. Dayton is run like a SixSigma company, a Lean Manufacturing operation. The primary purpose of which is to reduce defects and improve efficiency.

In lean manufacturing the last thing you want is unbridled creativity. Because all that does is increase defects from lack of conformity. We don’t really value individual talent in Dayton, a legacy of our history of manufacturing and military. Both sectors are very much “command and control” and see talent as replaceable. Until that changes, we will continue to nibble around the edges. A real transformation in the arts will be elusive.

On a more positive note, we recognize that for a city our size, we are very fortunate to have the arts organizations we do, DPO, the Ballet, Opera, DAI, DCDC, Human Race, DVAC, etc. These are wonderful assets for the residents and when people are considering relocating for work. ”

So, the conversation has been started and we are left with two questions:
Is Dayton ready for this type of art and where did the DaytonWood art piece go?

Find more DaytonWood photos on Instagram at @nicholaus

Duck-a-Palooza is back at Hawthorn Grill

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I0000eDZy2llzTWkChef Candace Rinke (read  more about her here in our 10 questions interview) is featuring duck all week long on the dinner menu at her Kettering eatery in her annual Duck-A-Palloza celebration.  The Hawthorn Grill, located at 1222 East Stroop Road is open nightly at 5pm and serves til 9pm during the week and 10pm on Friday and Saturday.

Here’s the Duck Menu:

DUCK CONFIT SALAD
Homemade Duck Confit, Arugula, Orange Vinaigrette, Butternut Squash, Ricotta & Dried
Cranberry Spring Roll, Green Beans, Apples, Pickled Red Onions & Beets,
French Green Lentils, Pomegranate Seeds. 12

CHARCUTERIE APPETIZER PLATTER
Duck and Pistachio Terrine, Sherried Duck Liver Mousse,
Toast Points, Cranberry Apricot Chutney, Dijon Mustard, Arugula Salad. 12

DUCK & SAUSAGE CASSOULET
Traditional French White Bean Stew with Root Vegetables,
Confit of Duck, Homemade Boudin Blanc, Homemade Pork Sausage,
Applewood Smoked Bacon, Herbed Bread Crumbs. 20

CONFIT OF DUCK LEG
Crispy House-cured Duck Confit, Ruby Port-Fig Sauce, Sweet Potato Puree,
Ricotta Gnudi, Sage Brown Butter, Crispy Onion Straws. 22

PAN ROASTED DUCK BREAST
Crispy Sautéed Duck Breast, Pomegranate Molasses, Duck Sugo with Pappardelle Pasta,
Sautéed Escarole with Garlic, Pomegranate Seeds. 22

Beer List for Dia De Las Cervezas Revealed + Ticket Give Away

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65d140ee-9642-4115-8b8b-89fa2925143aOhio’s craft brewers are concocting frighteningly flavorful beers and the Ohio Craft Brewers Association is launching a haunting event to celebrate them. The inaugural Dia de las Cervezas, a costumes-encouraged beer tasting, will take place on Saturday, October 29 from 5:00 – 9:00 pm at the significantly-spooky Top of the Market in Dayton. Thirty-plus Ohio craft breweries will sample brews old and new at an event that will also feature live music, food trucks, a costume contest and more.


Schedule for Dia de las Cervezas
•4:00 p.m. – VIP and Enthusiast Member early entry and beer sampling begins
•4:00 – 9:00 p.m. – The Deli and food trucks open (Pa’s Pork and The Drunken Waffle)
•5:00 p.m. – General Admission entry
•5:00 – 9:00 – face painting, tarot card readings
•5:00 – 6:30 p.m. – music by Team Void
•6:45 – 8:45 p.m. – music by The AmpFibians
•8:00 p.m. – costume contest
•9:00 p.m. – Dia de las Cervezas ends…procession to Hauntfest on Fifth

General Admission: $40 advance, $50 at the door Includes 40 tickets for 2 oz. samples.

VIP: $60 advance, $75 at the door Includes the above, plus early admission at 4:00PM, access to a VIP-only area, and special beer.

Designated Driver Ticket: $20 (May enter with VIP or GA) Includes a non-alcoholic beverage and a food voucher. Sampling strictly prohibited.

tixYou must be at least 21 years of age to attend.  Buy tickets online.

DMM Giveaway:  We’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway- To enter our giveaway share this article on your Facebook Page and leave a comment below on why you should win these tickets!  Winners: Tracy Hieatt  & Power Skirt


Participating breweries include:
Black Cloister Brewing Company (Toledo): Barrel Aged True Scotsman Scotch Ale, Flapjack-O-Lantern Pumpkin beer made with Barrel aged maple syrup


The Brew Kettle (Strongsville): White Rajah, Strangeville, El Lupulo Libre


Carillon Brewing Company (Dayton): Sour Porter, Coriander Ale


Cellar Dweller Craft Beers (Morrow): Corporal Khaos Pale Ale, Eye Opener Hazelnut Coffee Cream Stout, Jeremiah Morrow IPA, Uncle Ronnie Pale Ale, Experimental Hop Ron Mexico.


Christian Moerlein Brewing Company (Cincinnati): Shiver Chai Porter, Bay of Bengal Double IPA
Crooked Handle Brewing Co. (Springboro): Roadside Peanut Butter Porter, Witcher Pumpkin Ale


The Dayton Beer Company (Dayton): Midnight Dream Russian Imperial Stout, Codebreaker DIPA


Eudora Brewing Company (Dayton): Oktoberfest, Mother Fuggle Brown Ale


Fat Head’ s Brewery (Middleburg Heights): Pumpkin Chucker, Alpenglow, Head Hunter, Sunshine Daydream


Fifth Street Brewpub (Dayton): Single Hop Amarillo, Jo-Jo’s Midnight Stout


Fifty West Brewing Co. (Cincinnati): Doom Pedal White Ale, Punch you in the EyePA, Shred Red IPA, 50W Lager


FigLeaf Brewing Co. (Middletown): Basmati Cream Ale, Saison Rouge (Red Saison), Isotrope (IPA), Ponderous (Porter)


Four String Brewing Company (Columbus): Brass Knuckle, Payback Pilsner, Switchblade IPA


Great Lakes Brewing Company (Cleveland): Nosferatu, Eliot Ness


Hairless Hare Brewery (Vandalia): Barrel Aged Brown Barrel Bomber, Barrel Aged Buckeye Nation,
Hoppocrisy Session IPA, Dusty Roads Imperial Wit, Rye The Hell Knot


Homestead Beer Co. (Heath): Pumpkin Ale, Snake Oil Super Pale Ale


Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery (Athens): Dark Appartion (Russian Imperial Stout), Meigs County Black (Black IPA)


Lineage Brewing (Columbus): Passion Fruit/ Guava Berliner Weiss, Golden Brett ale aged in wine barrels, Spaceship #6 IPA


Little Fish Brewing Company (Athens): Notes from the Understory (Paw Paw Brett beer),

Woodthrush (Biere de Garde), Double Harvey’s (Imperial Milk Stout)

Lock 27 Brewing (Centerville): Mouth Breather IPA, Oat Rodeo Stout, Mashie Niblick 90p (Scottish Ale)

Lucky Star Brewery (Miamisburg): Mucho Michelada, OjOs LoCoS (Mexican Lager)


MadTree Brewing (Cincinnati): Blood Orange PsycHOPathy, BBA YOBR, PSA


North High Brewing (Columbus): Pale Ale, Thunderkiss Milk Stout


The Phoenix Brewing Company (Mansfield): Mary Jane Chai Baltic Porter, Black Aggie Russian Imperial Stout, Undertaker Imperial Red Rye IPA, Santa Muerte Spiced Imperial Chocolate Stout


Pinups and Pints (Medway): Pinup Pale Ale


Platform Beer Company (Cleveland): Lair Slayer, High Brow, Esther (Belgian Dark Strong Ale), Speed Merchant, New Cleveland, Palesner


Seventh Son Brewing (Columbus): Wilderman (Autumn Farmhouse Ale), Proliferous DIPA


Thirsty Dog Brewing Company (Akron): Ol Choco (Milk Stout), 12 Dogs of Christmas, Citra Dog (American IPA)


Toxic Brew Company (Dayton): Toxic Blonde, Uno Mas Mexican Lime Lager


Urban Artifact (Cincinnati): Whirligig (Wild Blueberry Ale), Finn (Berliner Pale Ale), Pickle Gose (Pickle Gose)


Warped Wing Brewing Company (Dayton): Creepshow Smoked Porter, Irreverent Red IPA, Trotwood Lager, Gamma Bomb IPA, 10 Ton Oatmeal Stout, Barn Gang Saison


Yellow Springs Brewery (Yellow Springs): Captain Stardust (saison), Zoetic (american pale ale), Barrel Aged Bloodsmoke (imperial smoked red ale), S’more Handsome (variant of our american brown ale w/ marshmallow, chocolate & graham cracker), Andy Paxitup (fresh hopped IPA – VIP ONLY)

Corner Kitchen to Serve Pre-Hauntfest Brunch

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12191590_604152613056002_3185336539768400664_nOctober 29th is Hauntfest in the Oregon District, the annual costumed celebration that closes down  Fifth Street for the festivities.  Because of that, Corner Kitchen, located at the intersection of Fifth and Wayne Streets,  will be closed that evening, but will open up that Saturday for a Pre-Hauntfest Brunch from 11am – 3pm.

Owner Natalie Skilliter was excited to share plans for the day with DMM.  “We LOVE Halloween. The staff is dressing up on Friday, Oct. 28 and for the Brunch on the 29th–it’s a lot of fun.

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Croque Madam -a French twist on grilled ham, cheese and egg sandwich.

Last year, the kitchen dressed up as the Village People and broke out in dance to the YMCA. We had an Elvis that serenaded tables as well. It was a hoot!”  We weren’t able to find out if a new group number is planned for this year, but we’re guessing there will be something special planned that is just as entertaining.

In traditional brunch style, the menu will be a mix of breakfast and lunch foods and according to Skilliter, “we’re still working out the details, but I know we’ll have steak & eggs, croque madam, pancakes, burgers and  mussels. Plus, we will have a Bloody Mary bar!”  Expect brunch entrees to be in the $9-$16 range.

Update:  The brunch menu is now online.

 

 

 

Mystery Photo – Week 37

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Welcome to Week 37 of Mystery Mondays. The answer to Week 36’s Mystery Photo is: The courtyard at the new Mother Stewart’s Brewing Co. in downtown Springfield. The brewery  is named after Eliza Daniel “Mother” Stewart, one of the leaders of the temperance movement in Springfield and Xenia in the late 1800s. Historical photos from the prohibition era line the outside of the building near the beer garden.

We congratulate our randomly drawn winner Laura G of Springfield. Rapid Fired Pizza certificates are coming your way!

We challenge you to tell us where in the Dayton area this photo was taken by filling out the form below.  We’ll do a random drawing from all those with a correct answer and the winner will get 2 pizzas from Rapid Fired Pizza.

Enter here:

http://goo.gl/forms/dyU55fzc48

We’ll post the winner next Monday with details about the photo as well as a new photo to challenge your knowledge of the Dayton area.

Thanks for playing and good luck!

Here’s our Mystery Photo for Week 37:

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Photo by Tom Gilliam of DaytonGram & Tom Gilliam Photography.

Nominate a Top 25 Woman to Watch

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Top25The Better Business Bureau and WiBN invite you to nominate a Miami Valley watchable woman for the Top 25 Women to Watch Award. These awards recognize women who:

  • Are exceptional in their roles and respected in their fields
  • Are causing more than just a ripple in the public arena and in their communities
  • “Light a spark” or make an impression on their circles of influence

 

Each woman stands out in some special way – because of her leadership, community service and professional achievements – or all three. Among the criteria for inclusion are:

  • A woman’s recent professional achievements
  • Her influence on the marketplace
  • Her contributions to advancing women in business

 

By honoring the Top 25 Women to Watch each year, Women in Business Networking hopes to inspire them – and other women like them – to take their professional and personal lives to yet another level. We are watching to see what WiBN’s watchable women have in store for us, themselves and the entire Miami Valley.

The 2016 Top 25 Women to Watch have already been selected. Nominations for a 2017 honoree are open September 21, 2016, through January 13, 2017, and may be submitted by completing the form online. The 25 chosen honorees are surprised with this award, so please keep the nomination confidential. The 2017 honorees will be notified and announced on March 20, 2017.

Dayton/Miami Valley BBB employees and past honorees are not eligible. Click here for a full list of past honorees. Only fully completed applications with submitted photos will be considered. Submissions must be received by your Better Business Bureau by midnight, January 13, 2017.

Please contact Melissa Cutcher at [email protected] or (937) 610-2273 with questions concerning the nomination process.