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Lisa Grigsby

5-course Wine Dinner at Salar

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These pairings are spooky good, trust us. Join us here or at home via Facebook Live Thursday, September 24, beginning at 6:00 pm to listen to Chef Margot Blondet talk about her 5-course menu and the carefully selected wines that pair with each one.

Course 1: Citra Trebbiano D’Abruzzo paired with foie gras deviled eggs and served with Hollandaise sauce and asparagus.

Course 2: Jolie-Laide Melon de Bourgogne served grilled chrorizo and rice stuffed calamari and risotto in a Chartreuse reduction.

Course 3: Marietta Christo Red Blend and double marinated chicken wings in rocoto BBQ sauce and baked potatoes.

Course 4: Lapostolle Carmenere to enjoy with Peruvian beef anticuchos, fried Yucca and aji amarilla sauce.

Course 5: Foppiano Petite Sirah and cardamom Panna Cotta with a berry coulis.

Igloo Dining Anyone?

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It’s hard to miss these two large plastic igloos when you drive down Second Street.  Mudlick proprietor Jen Dean explained that with the popularity of their patio during the pandemic they were really worried about what the change of weather would do to their business, so bringing in these plastic pods made sense.

Their patio seating has been very popular, and the cities support of the pop-up-patio extensions has been a huge factor in Mudlick being able to stay open during this pandemic. With the loss of business from things like theater being cancelled and area businesses working from home it’s been a rough 8 months for this downtown buisness. Being able to extend the outdoor dining season will make a big difference to the bottom, Dean shared.

Two igloos were  put up on the patio yesterday, with a third on backorder.  When dining in an igloo you’re completely insulated from other people. So you’re not only further than 6 feet away, there’s actually a barrier between you and everyone else.

Each igloo will seat a party of up to eight, will be warmed by electric heat, and  sanitized in between parties.  On a nice, sunny day just with solar energy from the sun will  warm up the igloos, very similara to a greenhouse.They have a zippered door that can stay open in nicer weather and two small triangle shaped windows that can be opened as well.

 

Dean says phones are already ringing with people asking about them.  They can be reserved in two hour increments, with a minimum spend of $200.

Of course, socially distanced inside dining is still an option and Mudlick does have a 2nd floor that can be booked for parties of up to 60, keeping six foot spacing in place.

To reserve your igloo experience call the restaurant or email [email protected]

Mudlick Tap House

135 East Second St.,
Dayton, OH 45402

(937) 895-4066

 

Hours:

4-10pm  Tuesday – Friday

11am – 10pm Saturday

11am – 9pm Sunday

 

New Treats from Mikesell’s

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Mikesell’s Snack Food Company is excited to announce two new flavors hitting your local stores this month. After months of taste testing and interaction with our fans we are proud to announce the release of Salt & Lime Potato Chips and Pepperoni Pizza Puffcorn.  These exciting flavors will be available in your local grocery stores and convenience stores in the Dayton Area by the end of next week; as well as online via the Mikesells.com Chipper Shipper. Get 20% off when ordering on  website.
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Finding flavors to add to our product lines is a constant focus for the Mikesell’s Team!  We are always looking for new combinations and classic creations that will enhance the properties of our already premium potato chips and puffcorn.

 

Pepperoni Pizza is a comfort food loved by fans young and old…and when you put that flavor on a puffed corn snack (with no hulls or hard kernels) you get a portable pizza that the whole family will love!

 

The Salt & Lime Chips is a bright, tangy, satisfying combination of sweet and salt that is seriously snackable.  This flavor – often found on a corn-based chip – takes on a whole new dimension when paired with a Mikesell’s Original Cut Potato Chip.

“At Mikesell’s it’s all about bringing fans something innovative that’s delicious…and still fits into what they expect from a well-loved product like Mikesell’s Snacks,” said President, Luke Mapp.  “We are really excited to have our fans taste these new products and share them with those they care about.”  Luke Mapp took the helm at Mikesell’s in March 2020; and is the first President of the company from the Mikesell’s Family in some time.

Mikesell’s is counted among the oldest, family-owned, and continually run potato chip companies in the United States.  Our proud history of making high quality, great-tasting potato chips, and extruded corn products is “How Delicious Memories are Made!”

 

Colin & Brad: Stream Of Consciousness Live Stream

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In an innovative move, Dayton Live presents an all‐new compelling live entertainment experience that audiences can enjoy from the comfort of their own homes with the convenience and ease of Zoom.

 

Improv legends and “Whose List Is It Anyway?” veterans Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood deliver their indelible humor in an all‐new live improv show entitled STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS. This truly interactive hour is fueled by audience suggestions, leaving Colin and Brad to rely only on their wits and intuition. Hilarious and bubbling with irreverent humor, the duo captivates with their whip smart senses and off‐the‐cuff comedic brilliance.

Streaming directly to at‐home audiences, Dayton Live presents STREAM  OF CONSCIOUSNESS for two shows – Saturday, October 24 at 8 pm and Friday, October 30 at 8 pm. Passes to access this live streaming event are $35 (plus applicable service fees) per device and are on sale now athttps://www.daytonlive.org/events/colin-brad/ or by phone at 937-228-3630.

For this limited run of just two performances, capacity is kept at a minimum, with only 200 passes available per performance. Each pass or ticket allows viewing on one device, so you can choose to enjoy the show solo or share the fun with friends.

 

Call For Art Honoring RBG and Her Legacy

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Carmen Ferraro and Sarah Richard and Tabitha Peters-Guidone have partnered to open a new co-op ceramic art studio at Front Street that will open this December called MADE.  “But in the time being, we want to celebrate RBG’s legacy so we’re setting up the space to showcase local artists of all mediums. No restrictions, no fees. Art must be submitted by the 30th via email for review,” according to Tabitha.

 

Justice on Tap!

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Justice on Tap! a virtual event, will highlight locally produced craft beer and a sampling of wines that guests can enjoy in the comfort of their homes. Join in the event on Thursday, October 8, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Nick Bowman of Warped Wing Brewing Company and Patrick Thimons of The Dayton Beer Company will showcase their craft beer and taprooms. Rob Vonderbrink of Heidelberg Distributing will provide advice on making wine selections. Rob Russell of Russell Total Wealth and Wellness will be our emcee for the evening.

The event will benefit Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc., Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc., and the Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project. The nonprofit organizations provide free legal assistance to individuals facing domestic violence, elder abuse, disability concerns, housing, veterans, special education, unemployment benefits, consumer and immigration issues.

Purchase tickets and be entitled to a sampling of beer and wine that can be picked up in Dayton in advance. General admission: $50. Discounted admission: $25 for students and new attorneys (0-2 years). Take a chance on raffle items, too, for $5 a chance or $10 for three entries.

Make reservations online.

Lucky’s Taproom Reopens For Carryout

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After seven long month’s, Lucky’s posted this news on their facebook page:

“Guys and gals, the moment we have all been waiting for has arrived! We will be reopening , Thursday October 1st, for CARRYOUT only!

DORA drinks will be available, as well as tacos (beef/vegan), on the patio from 5pm-10pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Dine in and brunch are on the horizon, please bear with us as we navigate the new guidelines to be sure we provide the level of service you deserve. We appreciate your patience in the meantime. This year has been whacky to say the least and it’s not even over yet. With your support and patience you can rest assured we will tread through it. So bring on the burgers, the chicken tenders and vegan delights!

Our food offerings have been modified as we carefully ease into serving you at full capacity.”

Here’s their current menu:

APPETIZERS
🌱​ Ale-Soaked Chips – $6.75 
Served with a side of Traditional or
Vegan Southwestern sauce.

🌱** Beer Battered Chicken Tenders – $10.5 **
Hand Cut
Choose any Draft Beer for your batter.
Choice of BBQ, Buffalo, Cobra Sauce, Honey Mustard,
 Honey Sriracha or Sweet & Spicy Mustard Sauce.
Substitute Faux Chicken – $2

 🌿Fried Mozzarella – $11.25
Hand Cut and Cracker Meal Breaded.
Served with Roasted Red Pepper Marinara.

🌱Fried Pickles – $8.25
Served with Horseradish Sour Cream.

🌱* Basket of Fries – $6.75 *
Shoestring Fries, Sweet Potato Fries or try half & half
Served with a side of Southwestern Sauce.
Add Chili & Cheese – $4

🌱Seitan Nuggets or Cauliflower Bites – $10.25
Choice of BBQ, Buffalo Sauce or Sweet & Spicy Mustard.

SOUPS & SALADS
 Vegan Tequila Chili  $5.25 cup/$7.25 bowl
Add Mixed Cheese – $1   Add Sour Cream – $.85
Add Onion – $.5
Soup of the Day – $5.25 cup/$7.25 bowl
Cup of Soup or Cup of Chili & House Salad – $9.75

🌱* House Salad – $5.75 *
Lettuce Mix, Tomato, Onion, and Cucumber 
Choice of Dressing.

🌿​* Cobb Salad – $12.25 *
Lettuce Mix, Chicken, Egg, Avocado, Tomato,
​Applewood Smoked Bacon,
shaved Red Onion, and Goat Cheese 
Choice of Dressing.

🌱* Grilled Kale & Beet Salad – $12.25 *
Grilled Kale served with Roasted Golden Beets, 
Applewood Smoked Bacon,
shaved Red Onion and Goat Cheese
Choice of Dressing.
Substitute Crispy Seitan Crumbles for Bacon – n/c

🌱* Spinach Salad – $11.25 * 
Spinach, Goat Cheese Crumbles, Candied Walnuts,
Craisins, Sliced Pears, and Raspberry Vinaigrette
Add Applewood Smoked Bacon – $2.75
Add Chicken or Faux Chicken- $4
Add Salmon – $6

House Made Dressings: Mama Lu’s Garlic Sensation, Ranch, Vegan Ranch, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Raspberry Vinaigrette, Bleu Cheese, Honey Mustard, 1000 Island, 
Vegan 1000 Island, French, Lucky’s Russian Style

SANDWICHES
All sandwiches served on Cracked Wheat Bread 
unless otherwise specified.
Substitute Rye Bread, Spinach or Corn Tortilla – n/c
* Substitute Vegan/Gluten Free Bread – $2 *
Add to any Sandwich  
Cheese or Sautéed Portobello Mushrooms – $2
Applewood Smoked Bacon – $2.75

Sides
Sandwich comes with your choice of Ale-Soaked Chips, 
Shoestring Fries, Braised Greens, or Sautéed Green Beans.
Substitute Sweet Potato Fries, 
Red Cabbage Slaw, Side Salad, or Soup – $2.5
Lettuce, Tomato, Mayo, Onion, Pickle upon request.

🌱Seitan Gyro – $10.25
Shaved then Grilled Seitan, Lettuce, Tomatoes, 
Onions, and a generous portion of Tzatziki Sauce in a Pita.

🌱Avocado & Goat Cheese B.L.T. – $11.25
Four thick pieces of Applewood Smoked Bacon, Avocado, 
Goat Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, and Mayonnaise
Add an Egg – $2🌱 JUST Egg – $3
Substitute Seitan Strips – $2
Sandwiches Continued

🌱Marinated Jack Fruit Reuben on Rye- $11.25
Served with Swiss, 1000 Island or
Vegan 1000 Island Dressing, 
and House-Made RedKraut.
Sub Turkey, Corned Beef, or Veggie Turkey – n/c

🌱Pesto Grilled Cheese – $10.25
Pesto, Mozzarella, Tomato, and
Balsamic Caramelized Onions 
Add Chicken or Faux Chicken – $4
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The Lucky Russian – $11.25
Grilled Corned Beef, Turkey, Red Cabbage Coleslaw,
Swiss Cheese, Russian Style Dressing on Rye

🌱** Fried Chicken – $11.5 **
Beer Battered and Fried with your choice of
Plain, BBQ or Hot
Substitute Seitan or Faux Chicken – $2

🌿​Fried Avocado – $10.75
Fried Avocado with Spinach, Tomato, Onion, 
and a Sriracha, Cilantro and Cream Cheese Spread
(No gluten free option)

Cheeses: American, Swiss, Cheddar, Mozzarella, Gouda, PepperJack, Bleu, Vegan Cheddar, Vegan Mozzarella, Goat Cheese or Lucky’s Beer Cheese

Signature Burgers & Such
All Burgers start with a 6 oz. Grass Fed Beef Patty 
from our friends at Keener Farms.
**Hamburgers can be cooked to order**
Served on a Brioche Bun or Buttered Texas Toast.
  Substitute Gluten Free Roll – $2

Try any Signature Burger as a Dog 
by substituting 1/4 lb. All Beef Dog or a Veggie Dog – Subtract $2

 You may substitute KBR Patty
(Kidney Bean, Black Bean & Rice), 
Seitan, Chicken Breast for the Beef Patty.
​Substitute 🌱Lightlife Burger (also soy,
gluten & gmo free) – $2

🌱** The Model T – $14.25 **
American Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Pickle,
Ketchup, Mustard, and Mayo

** Lucky’s – $16.25 **
Blackened, with Lucky’s Beer Cheese, 
Applewood Smoked Bacon, and Red Cabbage Slaw

🌱** The Cobra – 16.25 **
Slathered in a Thai-style Marinade, with Peanut Butter, Fresh Cilantro, Cucumbers, Pickled Carrots, Jalapeños, and Sriracha Sauce

** The Judge – $16.25 **
Slathered in BBQ Sauce, with Cheddar Cheese, 
Applewood Smoked Bacon, **Fried Egg**,
and a Fried Onion Ring

🌱** The Goat – $16.25 **
Guacamole, Baby Spinach, Roasted Red Peppers, 
Applewood Smoked Bacon, and Goat Cheese

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ENTRÉES

🌱** Chicken & Waffles – $12.25 **
Beer-Battered Chicken Tenders served 
on a House-Made Almond Milk Waffle
Comes with Maple Syrup.
Add Lucky’s Honey Sriracha – $.6

Beer Battered Fish & Chips – $12.25
Choose any Draft Beer for your batter
Choice of side.
Add an Extra Piece of Fish – $3.25

🌿 Cajun Pasta – $14.25 
Farfalle Pasta, Sweet Peppers, KeenerBasa, 
Mushrooms, Onions and Spinach in a Creamy, 
Spicy Cajun Sauce topped with Goat Cheese.
Substitute Chicken – n/c
Vegetarian – $12
DESSERTS
🌿 Maggie’s Bacon Chocolate Cake – $4.75
Just as it sounds.
No Bacon upon request.

Ask for our alternating Dessert Specials.

We use only the highest quality, freshest ingredients, local when available.
Everything is made from scratch and made to order.   
We are trans fat free and can accommodate special dietary needs. 
We feature a separate grill and fryer exclusively used for vegetarian cooking.

🌿Vegetarian Option Available
🌱​ Vegan and Vegetarian Options Available
* Indicates Gluten Sensitive *

Lucky’s Taproom & Eatery

520 E 5th St, Dayton

(937) 222-6800

Wednesday-Saturday 11am-10pm
Sunday 11am-6pm

 ​Hours may be adjusted as we get a better feel for what business dictates 

Home Sweet Home Cafe Opens Saturday

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Brent, Jamie and their daughter Lily

Brent Herzog has dreamed about having his own restaurant since he was 18 years old.  He has worked in the industry, soaking up knowledge at each of his jobs along the way. He has managed Disney restaurants, a minor league baseball stadium, the Spaghetti Factory, Panera Bread, Papa Johns, hotel restaurants, and most currently, the food courts at the University of Dayton.

He met his wife Jaime while they both were working at Walt Disney World. After meeting, they traveled the country for a few years, got married, moved back to Florida, had a daughter, Lily, and finally moved to Dayton, where Jaime grew up. Brent was raised as a dairy farmer up in Minnesota so Ohio was new to him.

They still had the dream of opening their own eatery. They came across Jerri’s in Englewood, that specialized in home cooking and it was for sale. They decided this was the opportunity they’d been looking for.

They feel  lucky to take over Jerri’s Catering. They will be keeping a lot of their more popular menu items like the hot shots and the pork chop dinner, but they will also be adding their own touches.  Brent predicts his one pound burger Home Sweet Home burger will be a big hit.  They will  be adding some outdoor seating and a pastry bar with a coffee and tea station. Eventually, after COVID, they plan on adding  some board games and corn hole.

They are also looking forward to supporting local artists by offering their walls as gallery space.

Check out their menu’s:

 

 

 

Home Sweet Home Cafe

20 W National Rd Ste 6

Englewood, OH 45322

(937) 832-2765

 Hours:

Wed – Fri 10am – 8pm

Sat & Sun 8am – 8pm

 

 

Local Filmmaker to make “Triangle Park” Feature Film on the NFL’s First-Ever Game

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Allen Farst, founder of Niche Productions, is ecstatic to announce today that work has begun on his new project, “Triangle Park,” an upcoming feature film that celebrates the centennial of the National Football League’s first-ever game, played in Dayton, Ohio.

The film will send spectators back in time to experience October 3, 1920, when the hometown Dayton Triangles kicked off league history with a 14-0 victory over the Columbus Panhandles. The contest was played in front of 5,000 fans at Dayton’s now-historic Triangle Park.

Farst plans to shed a light on the largely unknown story of how Dayton emerged as one of the 13 original NFL teams. It’s an enthralling journey that showcases how the city overcame the Great Dayton Flood and experienced an industrial boom just prior to the league getting under way. Football fan or not, moviegoers will be treated to a fascinating piece of Gem City history.

This is one of the greatest stories that needs to be told from the Dayton area. I’m excited to write and direct something that will represent the community the way it should be,” Farst said

Fans can go to triangleparkmovie.com and support the film. “We are hoping to be the All-time highest-funded project in Kickstarter history!” Farst said. “Hopefully, people will help us support Triangle Park in a big way.”

Triangle Park will be Licensing exclusive photos, programs, documents and film from the Pro Football Hall of Fame and archival footage from NFL Films.

Production will begin in 2021, with the movie scheduled to be released sometime in 2022.  A kickstarter campaign to help fund the film will be launched laster this week.  Join the email list for more info.

 

ABOUT DIRECTOR ALLEN FARST – NICHE PRODUCTIONS

Farst is an acclaimed director, filmmaker and photographer who recently completed “Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man,” an award winning documentary on the keyboardist for the Rolling Stones. His work has been featured by Panasonic, Maxim Magazine, USA Today, Drone360 and Nikon Cinema. His still photography is syndicated via Contour by Getty Images.