







By Lisa Grigsby
Lily’s in the Oregon District is offering a variety of ways to send off 2020 and welcome 2021, including prepare at home New Year’s Eve Surf & Turf Meal Kits (complete with recipes and instructional videos from Chef Don), Two-seatings of a Socially-Distanced, French Riviera-Inspired New Year’s Eve Dinner, and a Bonus Day of Brunch on Friday, January 1 from 11am-3pm!
NYE Cook at Home Surf & Turf Meal Kits
For folks looking to ring in the new year with a special meal from home, we will be offering a 2-course Surf & Turf meal that serves 2. Includes the below menu, and comes complete with written recipes as well as a video recipe walk through from Chef Don!
Option 1: Herbs de Provence encrusted slow roasted beef with shallot red wine sauce
Served with sides of:
-Braised young leeks& stewed tomatoes
-Camembert truffade potatoes $46
-Make it Surf & Turf and add crab legs with garlic butter! +$19
Option 2: Provençal root vegetable ratatouille
Served with sides of:
-Braised young leeks & stewed tomatoes
-Camembert truffade potatoes $36
Add Ons:
-Salad for 2: Shaved fennel and chicory with fresh blood orange, toasted hazelnuts, red onion, chevre, and honey dijon campagne vinaigrette $15
-Dessert: French Mille Feuille Pastry: layers of puff pastry and crème pâtissière topped with chocolate drizzle, served over crème anglaise $10/each
Bottles of Red, White, and Sparkling:
-Bottle of Avalon Cabernet Sauvignon $14
-Bottle of La Grand Pinot Noir $15
-Bottle of Sea Pearl Sauvignon Blanc $15
-Bottle of Santa Julia Organic Chardonnay $14
-Bottle of Chalk Hill Rosé $14
-Bottle of Giancarlo Prosecco $15
-Bottle of JCB French Brut Cremant Sparkling Wine $22
Bonus Day of Brunch on Friday, January 1 from 11am-3pm!
It’s Friday, the first day of 2021, so why not celebrate with brunch! Hours a bit later for the holiday (11am-3pm), and we’ll be serving up our full brunch menu with all your favorites like pork belly and crab cake benedict, lox bagels, beignets, bloody marys, and of course mimosas! Socially-distanced dine in, online ordering for curbside at https://www.toasttab.com/lilysdayton/v3 , and delivery via 937delivers available.
Chef Maria and Watermark are launching a new meal, and a new vibe! Chef shares that over the years, many people have asked about brunch, and that they are now ready to launch a Sunday brunch. This Sunday – June 7 – they will hold a special sneak-peek Soft Opening – and YOU are invited!
This new menu will feature both breakfast favorites, as well as the creative and delicious dishes you expect from Watermark! The incredible Smoked Salmon Tart, a mouthwatering Blueberry-Lemon Scone, and a hearty Pork Belly Hash are just a few. You can view the entire Sunday Vibes Menu HERE. (Please note there are a few items that will not be available until our official public opening on June 14.)
Regular Sunday brunch service will begin on June 14, and online reservations will be available starting on Monday, June 8.
Miamisburg, OH 45342
By Lisa Grigsby
In 1895 a British writer, Guy Beringer, wrote “Brunch: A Plea” in Hunter’s Weekly. He wanted people to gather for a late breakfast on Sundays not necessarily for the food but for the experience:
By eliminating the need to get up early on Sunday, brunch would make life brighter for Saturday-night carousers. It would promote human happiness in other ways as well. Brunch is cheerful, sociable and inciting. It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week.
We have to agree with him! Sunday brunch is becoming a more popular meal in restaurants then every before. Data from Google Trends show that search interest in brunch has been rising steadily since 2004 with the most popular searches coming around Easter and Mother’s Day. According to that same research, brunch tends to be more popular with younger urban dwellers.
Brunch also gets credit for popularizing day drinking. The creation of the Bloody Mary and Mimosa are attributed to the social events of the 1920’s during Prohibition, when those who still had access to alcohol often mixed it with juice to hide the fact that it hadn’t been aged for long. Nothing say brunch better that bottomless mimosa’s.
We’ve put together a list of Sunday brunches in Dayton. This list does not include the wonderful places that serve breakfast everyday like The Brunch Club, Butter Cafe, Tanks, Legacy Pancake House, First Watch, The Waffle House, The Blueberry Cafe, and Golden Nugget, but concentrates on eateries that have a special Sunday menu of eggs Benedict, french toast and a Bloody Mary or two:
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Ele Cake Co Bistro & Wine Bar Brunch A little gem of a place tucked in Austin Landing, skip the line at Another Broken Egg and walk around the corner for a great meal. Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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Bonefish Grill Brunch Offering 4 different eggs benedict choices and an awesome espresso martini Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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Yankee Trace Golf Club Buffet Brunch Sunday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
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Meadowlark Sunday Brunch Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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Lock 27 Brewing – downtown only
The restaurant’s new brunch menu is called “The Hangover Brunch.” Saturday & Sunday 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM |
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All your breakfast favorites including entrees like Chicken and Waffles, Crab Hash, Cheese Grits and a Bloody Mary & Mimosa Bar |
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Brio Tuscan Grille Brunch Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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Buffet includes all your breakfast favorites, including made to order waffles as well as some heartier lunch dishes.
Buffet Brunch 10am – 3pm |
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Lily’s Bistro Brunch Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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It’s not fancy, but surprisingly good! Blind Bob’s Tavern
Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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Cobblestone Café, Home Interiors & Gifts Chef-made Sunday Brunch Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
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Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Sonoma Sunday Brunch Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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The Dublin Pub Sunday Carvery & Brunch Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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Lucky’s Taproom and Eatery Brunch Inexpensive, wide variety and vegan friendly.
Sunday 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM
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The Winds Cafe and Bakery Brunch An upscale brunch with incredible home made baked goods in a casual atmosphere.
Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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Omelettes and multiple Benedict dishes, hash and eggs and a berries-and-cream
French toast, with brunch offered both Saturday and Sunday. Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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Wheat Penny Over & Bar
With a menu offering sweet potato hash, eggs in hell, a breakfast gondola and Daytonomiyaki, we think you’ll love early day dining here.
Saturday 10:00 am -2 pm, Sunday 1o:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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Have a favorite brunch spot we missed? Please tell us about it in the comments below.
By Brian Petro
Once a quarter, the Engineers Club of Dayton offers an all-you-can eat brunch in their dining room that is open to the public. For the first part of 2019, that date is February 3! Start your Sunday with a delicious meal in our century-old, historic building right next to Riverscape. Chef Laura and the staff serve brunch from 11 AM to 2 PM, preparing an amazing meal for all of our members, guests, and potential members.
The buffet-style meal features an omelet station, country ham, bacon, hash brown casserole, biscuits & gravy, seasoned beef, seared salmon, wild rice pilaf, roasted vegetables, and salad bar. With such a large selection of food and drink, everyone can find something they will enjoy on our menu! Brunch runs $15.95/member and non-members can enjoy for $17.95.
Engineers Club of Dayton
(937) 228-2148
110 E. Monument Ave.
Dayton, OH 45402
If you’ve ever been, you already know how WONDERFUL these Sundays are! And if you haven’t, 2019 is the PERFECT year to make it a new family tradition!
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, so call ☎️937.228.COCO (2626) TODAY!
By Lisa Grigsby
We’ve been hearing about it for over a year from Chef Liz. They’ve been sharing photo’s on social media and finally today we got to taste it. Wheat Penny is now serving brunch! And it was delicious. The only surprise- it wasn’t packed today. But we have a feeling that will change!
Here’s a tour of our brunch today:
Eggs in Hell
Poached eggs in a spicy tomato sauce on cheese polenta with toast
Breakfast Gondola
Pizza dough shaped like a gondola baked with whipped ricotta, sunny up eggs with ham, bacon mushrooms and bacon
served with a side of greens
Breakfast Tacos
Corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of eggs and bacon, green chorizo and egg, or eggplant
Breakfast Sandwich
Housemade grilled Ciabatta roll, egg, cheese, Mariah’s Chile Sauce with a burger patty, green chorizo or fried chicken thight
also available vegan with smoked jackfruit , crispy eggplant or cauli patty
There’s still more of the brunch menu we didn’t get to, but today was only the first day. With the brunch menu served each Saturday and Sunday, trust us, we will make it through the whole menu soon!
Owners Jeremy and Angela Greene envisioned designing a location that encompassed all the things that they enjoyed the most; loving people, creating warm inviting environments, thoughtful crafted food, coffee, and gelato. And that’s exactly what they’ve done at Cobblestone Village Cafe in Waynesville.
They’ve created a passionate collective of culinary artists, eclectic designers, master baristas, and Gelaticians (Gelato maker). Here, they invite their guests to become a part of a world where great tasting food, thoughtfully crafted beverages, and hand curated home furnishings—shared in an environment of infectious positivity.
Known for their tasty brunches and lunch, they will be adding dinner service beginning Oct 5th. From 5-9pm. Thursday thru Saturday year round. You can join them for local beer, a selection of fine wines, bourbons, and cocktails, seasonal farm to table culinary delights of small plates, entrees, and desserts.
10 North Main Street
Waynesville, OH 45068
513-897-0021
11am -3:30pm Tues-Fri
11am -4pm Sat & Sun
Starting Oct 5th
5-9pm Thurs – Sat
It’s totally a thing. Starting this weekend Ghostlight Coffee is serving vegan breakfast sandwiches on Saturdays! Made with an Impossible chorizo (Impossible Foods burger and HouseMadechorizo spice), polenta, and Daiya cheese on an English muffin.
Ghostlight Coffee is known for their vegan baked goods and now they are extending their animal-free alternatives to breakfast. Ghostlight’s vegan breakfast sandwiches are made with Impossible Chorizo (an Impossible Foods vegan burger blended with Ohio-made HouseMade chorizo spice), a polenta “egg”, and Daiya cheddar cheese on an English muffin.
Sandwiches will be available for purchase while supplies last on Saturday morning, in addition to those made for pre-orders being delivered at 8 am and 9:30 am. Ghostlight will offer sliding discounts for pre-orders each week, starting with 15% off this week using the code VEGANDAYTON. The discount will drop to 10% the week of May 28 – June 2.
Pre-orders will be accepted until 5pm on Friday, May 25 for pickup at 8 am or 9:30 am on Saturday, May 26. You can put in your Pre-Order at this link.