Neil’s Heritage House Mixes Tradition with New Offerings By Tom Baker First, I have to point out that I’d never been to Neil’s until recently. After closing in 2006, Neil’s was reopened in late 2011 by Eric and Serena Leventhal. Seeing as Neil’s had been around since just after World War II, I wanted to [...]
Oregon District eatery delivers fine dining and atmosphere By Brian Sharp Some nights, after a long day at work, you painfully pour over the options for where to have dinner… because cooking just isn’t an option. This particular evening was such the case. However, it was a beautifully clear, warm evening and the thought of [...]
Big City Flavor, Small Town Roots By Tom Baker Next time you’re trying to get the kids to sleep or checking your work email from home and can’t remember when you last had a date night, consider taking a leisurely 25 minute drive up to Tipp City and visiting the Coldwater Café. Run by a [...]
Oakwood’s French Connection By Tom Baker Since my last experience at C’est Tout, I’ve seen Dayton’s restaurant scene expand — the Greene and Dayton Mall introduced several new independents and chains alone — and shrink. One of the most recent and notable examples is the once Mobil-starred L’Auberge in Kettering, which has closed. Upon hearing [...]
A Lebanese Festival, Seven Days a Week By Tom Baker As a recovering vegetarian I can tell you just how disappointing it is to walk into a restaurant, open the menu, and hope and pray that there is a 1) grilled cheese, 2) salad w/o bacon, or 3) an appetizer or pasta from which the [...]
Fleming’s: Breaking Boundaries By Brian P. Sharp As an epicurean critic, I normally swear off “chain” restaurants. However, recently I have thought a lot about whether certain chain restaurants deliver a “dining experience,” a white tablecloth environment that delivers great food and quality service that sets them above the other “chains.” Can a “chain restaurant” [...]
Dayton Sushi Bar Reigns Supreme By Tom Baker On a recent visit to Akashi in Riverside, it dawned on me just how different dining experiences can be for different cultures. Here in the Midwest, we are more accustomed to informal dining, especially as the U.S. overall has been trending to a more casual style. However, [...]
Amici’s — out of sight, but keep them in mind By Tom Baker Finding Amici’s can be tough — if you ask around, you’ll probably have to mention the place that was La Pergola, then Barbie’s and finally the short-lived Millie’s Philly Cheesesteaks. “You know — the place behind Sherwood Florist,” I say. Some still [...]
Riverside Mexican restaurant does not impress… By Brian P. Sharp In a quiet shopping center on Airway Road there is a restaurant that wants to follow in the footsteps of the past. Salsa’s – run by relatives of the original owners of Pepito’s (one of the Miami Valley’s original Mexican restaurants) delivers some food successes, [...]
Have we found Fairborn’s friendliest restaurant? By Tom Baker Lately I’ve been looking at a handful of truly hidden gems around Dayton that, even though I know exactly where they are and have been many times, I sometimes still drive by. So this time around, we decided to check out Saya Korean and Japanese Restaurant [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup By Megan Garrison The FDA recently rejected a bid to officially change the name of high [...]
Walker was Victorious in Wisconsin Because His Reforms Worked By David H. Landon The folks at MSNBC had a bad [...]
It Takes More than a Tweet By Rana Odeh The victory of Republican Governor Scott Walker over Milwaukee Democrat Mayor [...]
What are the Consequences of Recall Election in Wisconsin? Last Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) prevailed in an unusual [...]
Obama’s Support of Same Sex Marriage Will Cost Him Swing States By David H. Landon By Election Day, the President’s [...]
President Obama Announces Support of Same-Sex Marriage Most pundits believe that this Presidential election will be decided on the issue [...]
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