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Flavors of Dayton Highlight Foreign-Born Chefs!

October 13, 2019 By Lisa Grigsby

Join Welcome Dayton and the Human Relations Council for a one-of-a-kind fundraiser! “Flavors of Dayton” is a series of 3 food events highlighting the talents, cuisines, and stories of foreign-born chefs. Each event will feature a different chef representing a different geographic region and immigrant community. Each chef will conduct a cooking demonstration showcasing several food items from their native country. Attendees will then enjoy food prepared by these amazing chefs!

Featured chefs are:

Tuesday, October 15th: Rafael Santillan, Nelly’s: A Taste of Bolivia
Tuesday, October 22nd: Teresa Barnes, Eden Spice Restaurant
Tuesday, October 29th: George Daoud, CedarLand Bakery & Restaurant

Tickets are $65 per person, per event and can be bought online here. Funds raised will support Welcome Dayton and help us ensure that we can continue to provide vital and effective services to our area’s immigrants and refugees. Our top funding priorities are Program Evaluation, Immigration Legal Assistance, and Immigrant Resource Specialists. We hope you will consider joining us at one of these events, so that Dayton can continue to demonstrate that it is inclusive, welcoming, and supportive of its newest residents!

NOTE: There are THREE different events. When purchasing tickets, please make sure that you select the date for the event that you are interested in from the dropdown menu.

Nelly’s Introducing Sauces at March Food Adventure + Free Ticket Giveaway

February 19, 2019 By The Food Adventures Crew 7 Comments

Nellys to Introduce new sauces with its famous chicken

The Bolivian restaurant Nelly’s Chicken on S. Main Street or State Route 48 will hosting its first ever Food Adventure Dinner.

TUESDAY MARCH 12 will be a very special night with one night only, exotic, 5 course meal. The kitchen and owners will be introducing some Bolivian BBQ sauces to be enjoyed with their famous chicken. If you have not had their juicy, mouth-watering chicken with the one of a kind, cooked over charcoal taste, you are missing a treat with this signature dish. They will also feature a Bolivian sausage and beef based entrée. The final course will be dessert as we enjoy door prizes and trivia with the crowd. This is a one night only event and the first time the sauces will be available. We are excited to try these new items !!!

**TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE**

FREE TICKET GIVEAWAY !
Comment with why you want a free ticket below, and we will draw one random winner Friday 22nd at 6pm.

What a special chance to get this deal for dinner and enjoy a Food Adventure where you can “Fade into Bolivia”

Rotisserie Chicken cooked over charcoal

HERE IS THE SKINNY ON THE FOOD ADVENTURE DINNER at NELLY’S CHICKEN:

WHEN: MARCH 12, 6:30pm – ONE NIGHT ONLY

WHERE : 79 S Main St, Centerville, OH 45458

WHAT: 5 COURSE “TOUR OF BOLIVIA” DINNER EVENT

COURSE 1:
CHORIPAN BITES: Smoked sausage topped with fresh chimichurri salsa, served on top of a toasted bread.

COURSE 2:

Nelly’s Beet Salad

NELLY’S TOSSED SALAD: green with organic spring mix, cranberries, topped with a mozzarella-provolone cheese blend and sweet pickled beets.

COURSE 3:
PIQUE MACHO: a heaping plate of bite-sized pieces of beef, sausage, green pepper, onion, steak potatoes and hard-boiled egg.

COURSE 4:
A PIECE OF OUR FAMOUS ROTISSERIE CHICKEN, COOKED OVER CHARCOAL: Served with a sauce to mix and enhance the flavors of this typical Bolivian dish. Bolivian BBQ Sauce and White Sauce available for tasting.

2007-12-31 Flan casero de huevo – Cena nochevieja – Pozuelo de Alarcón – Madrid – España

COURSE 5:
HOMEMADE FLAN: freshly baked egg custard with caramel sauce. A South American staple.

COST: $32 per person, Includes water and 5 courses (does not include tip). Drinks like soda and alcohol may be bought separately as they have a full bar, and craft beers. PRE PAY ONLY

****TICKETS: Are only available online by CLICKING HERE for info**** Sales end March 10th at midnight

Alcohol and Tip not included

5 delicious courses,………. 1 night only……. many, one-of a kind, unique tastes. We are looking forward to trying the chef’s new sauces that pair with the chicken.

Food Adventures will provide some trivia and door prizes. Nelly’s Chicken will be giving away a gift card to a random attendee. Join us March 12th, meet the owners of Nelly’s, their story, and philosophy about the restaurant. Hear about their goals for the future.

Are you ready for a Food Adventure to Bolivia ??

For more info on Food Adventures, join the nearly 8,000 Dayton Foodies following them on Facebook by CLICKING HERE

** DONT FORGET TO COMMENT BELOW FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN ONE FREE TICKET TO THIS EVENT ! ** (Drawing is at random, Feb 22nd at 5pm).

Inside Nellys Chicken

Pieces of Rotisserie Chicken cooked over Charcoal

Nellys

Bolivian Style Chicken – new sauces coming !!

Juicy Chicken

salad

inside Nellys

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Red, White and FOOD! Americana Fest Vendors Announced!

June 30, 2016 By The Food Adventures Crew Leave a Comment

Hungry Jax with a pretzel from “Moms Homemade Goodies”

ATTENTION FOODIES !! One hundred thousand people will descend into downtown Centerville this Monday July 4th for the Americana Festival.

Sure there is a 5 k run early at 7:30am

You bet there is a parade at 10am.

And who could forget fireworks at 10pm later that night.

But Food Adventures has advanced notice on something close to our hearts… FOOD VENDORS !! What restaurants are going to be in attendance? What to eat? We got it all for you right here. We will make order of this crowded party of patriotism. So sit in your lawn chair and listen to this scoop on the best eats at this festival

Pork Chop Sandwich from BlackJack Grill

celebrating our independence!

HERE’S THE SKINNY:

— This is the 43rd Annual Americana Festival

— From 9:30am – 5pm is the Street Fair. It runs from the instersection of 48 and 725, down to Bills Donut Shop, and will be filled with FOOD vendors.

— There are also food vendors at Benham’s Grove and tucked back into Activity Center Park in the kids play area.

Crawfish Etouffe from Cajun Specialties – A MUST EAT !

— The key to this festival is to GET THERE EARLY… or go very late. Food crowds are lightest at 10-11am and 4-5pm.

— Parking is rough, you may have to walk a few blocks, so suck it up buttercup

— We suggest bringing a light lawn chair with you, so you can go off to the side and sit and eat comfortably.

Kowalski’s hots will be grilling Upstate NY brand dogs all day with coney sauce

So now we get to the meat of the story – where to go, what to eat, who to drink. The Big Ragu, Hungry Jax and Chef House have decades of experience at this festival and will be in the mix again this year for an epic Food Adventure ! We have some of the food vendors who are going to be in attendance, and list some of our faves and best foodstuffs.

The Greek Booth is amazing – get the classic GYRO

Here they are, in alphabetical order, our patented ……

AMERICANA FESTIVAL MUST EATS:

— BLACKJACK GRILL: Huge porkchops as big as Shaquille O’Neal’s hand. A definite must eat if you’re hungry.

— CAJUN SPECIALTIES: Formerly “LeDoux’s,” this festival vendor has some incredible crawfish etouffe and gumbo. Dont miss this booth!

— CHESTER’S STEAK BURGERS: Get a damn steakburger with cheese already….

—CORK N BOTTLE’S AMERICAN GRILL: Incredible burgers and sandwiches even down to a grilled cheese.

Nellys Chicken is gonna be there – charcoal grilled !

— EL MESON’S FOOD TRUCK: Get some empanadas at this fantastic eatery. They will be at benhams grove, and the menu is constantly changing from “must eats” like paella, to shrimp tacos.

— FRICKER’S: The BBQ boneless wings are amazing here. Dayton iconic sports bar with some of the best frickin chicken around.

Sweet P’s Handemade Ice Pops will cool you off

— FRONANA: Healthy, ice cream like dessert made with mashed bananas. Go for the chocolate fronana, a dream on a spoon…

— GREEK STREET FOOD TRUCK: New guy on the block. The 2 “must eats” here are the “Street Style Chicken Gyros” and the “Street Style Shrimp Gyros.” No shrimp? Get Baklava !

— HAMBURGER WAGON: Get the double burger, it is a

The Hamburger Wagon is pulling into Americana Fest

crunchy delight ! 105 years of customers cant be wrong…

— HARVEST FOOD TRUCK: Their salmon in the Land n Sea BLT is remarkable. Perfect day to chomp on this..

— HUNGER PAYNES FOOD TRUCK: Get the PB & J Croquettes or the Salmon ones… Oh my.. goodness…

Well hello there Zombie Dog … arent you the popular one ?

— ISLAND NOODLES: Vegetarians unite! Try the Asian, wok fired noodles stir fried with garlic and ginger… with veggies in a light “island sauce.”

— J.T.’s STOVETOP BBQ: Pulled Pork with, extra bbq sauce. It doesn’t count unless you drip sauce on your shoe.

— K & H CONCESSIONS: Corn on the cob is their specialty, get one and live a little….

— KERNEL DAVE’S KETTLE CORN: Bags of kettle corn. Eat some now, save some for the fireworks or next movie night…

The street style gyro from Greek Street – we lke the chicken and shrimp verisons best

— KONA ICE: Shaved ice and snow cones. Get the blueberry and raspberry mix option.

— KOWALSKI’S HOTS: One of our faves. This guy has exclusive brands of upstate New York made hot dogs. Get the Red Hot with coney sauce.. it isn’t spicy it is just a red colored, big hot dog. Dont want a dog? Get a “Hamburg,” Rochester NY Style with coney sauce

— LAROSA’S PIZZERIA: The must eat is a slice of pepperoni pizza. Take yourself back to Kings Island 1982 in one swift bite.,…

— MOM’S HOMEMADE GOODIES: A family that makes the most incredible hand tied soft pretzels. Get a pie too !

A Super Taco from Pita Pockets

— NELLY’S CHICKEN: The “must eat” is the half chicken, it has that amazing, cooked over charcoal taste. Get yucca fries if you really want an incredible treat,

— OLD TEXAS SODA COMPANY: Handcrafted Root Beer is the must drink here. On a hot summers day, you will down two of these without blinking.

Fronana scooping up some great flavors

— PITA POCKETS: Try the super taco. It is a tostada shell loaded. Good eats, good street food.

— REISTMILLER’S FUNNEL CAKES: It is Americana Fest, get the damn funnel cake and powder your nose!

We like to run with sparklers through the crowd, holding food, yelling “get out of the way”

— SANTORINI’S GREEK FOOD: Man mountain Dean sized Gyro Sandwiches are the way to go here. Just get the traditional ones.

— SWEET P’S HANDMADE ICE POPS: The “Berry Berry Good” pop is a favorite. A refreshing bet on a hot July day.

— THERESA’S ICE CREAM: Butter Pecan or rocky road will always please at Amerciana Festival

— ZOMBIE DOGZ: Dayton’s favorite food truck always has our favorite.. “Juan of the Dead.” or “The Nibbler.” Let’s face it, you cant go wrong with a Zombie Dog…

Funnel Cakes, the filet mignon of carnies everywhere !

There you have it sports fans, the MUST EATS for JULY 4th, 2016’s AMERICANA FESTIVAL ! Often imitated, never duplicated, Food Adventures can be found on Facebook HERE. Like us on Facebook, love us in your hearts.

We wish our fans a happy, long weekend of fun filled family time with loved ones, celebrating the 4th of July. That’s where we will be, and making sure the best summer food is within reach !

See you next week and every week on Dayton Most Metro…..

Enjoy some more photos below, from Americana Festivals of years past….