One of my favorite parts of the summer are the festivals and food truck rallies happening across the Dayton region.
This Friday, the Xenia Food Truck Rallies is hosting a “Sample & Stroll” event from 4 to 8 p.m. at 150 S. Miami Ave. that I plan to attend.
Participating food trucks will offer sample-sized items, in addition to their regular menus. For example, Boss Hogg’s BBQ will feature a portion of pulled pork for $4 or two full chicken wings for $6. Mr. Cheezy’s Mac Shak will have loaded macaroni and cheese for $7 or $8.
Xenia Food Truck Rallies plans to host this event three more times: July 11, Aug. 8 and Sept. 26.
Another event I am excited to attend this weekend is the Yellow Springs Street Fair.
At the last street fair, I tried Current Cuisine’s vegetarian overstuffed black bean nachos for the very first time and I absolutely loved them. I have been craving these since October! You’ll find me at 9 a.m. getting those nachos as my husband gets coffee at Dino’s.
What festivals are you looking forward to this summer? Email me here.
The restaurant was planned to be named “Little Bear” after co-owner Liz Valenti’s dog, but due to trademark concerns, they are reconsidering the name.
Customers can expect “simple brunch items, as well as things that are a little more out there.”
For example, they plan to offer a smoked salmon benedict, breakfast sandwiches, oat-soaked pancakes, biscuits and gravy, breakfast pizza, Dutch baby pancakes and much more.
A little farther down Wayne Avenue, Bootleg Bagels is planning to open a brick-and-mortar spot this fall. The bakery will be located at 735 Wayne Ave. next to MADE Studio & Shop.
“I’ve been looking for a place for a couple years now, and some things just fell through. Some things weren’t a match, and this place really felt good,” said Owner Benjamin Bullock. “Wayne Avenue is really seeming to be on an uptick — especially with restaurants.”
Bullock started Bootleg Bagels in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. He had previously worked at Meadowlark Restaurant for 10 years as a prep cook assisting with menu development.
Owner Pim Tintong said they closed the restaurant at 5844 Bigger Road on May 31.
Tintong’s husband and sister, who had owned Siam Express in Huber Heights, are planning to open Tee Nee Thai Cuisine in the former location of Al’s Pizza at 13 S. Weston Road in Troy.
Espresso martini flights at Mr. Boro’s meet demand for trendy drink
With a love for espresso martinis and sharing them with friends, Marci Johannes, co-owner of Mr. Boro’s Tavern, and her general manager Mandy Brashears, have launched espresso martini flights in Springboro.
Flavors include:
Dark Espresso (a traditional espresso martini topped with espresso beans)
Buckeye (a peanut butter chocolate espresso martini made with peanut butter whiskey and topped with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup shavings)
White Chocolate (a creamy espresso martini topped with white chocolate shavings)
Creme de la Creme (a creamy espresso martini made with Baileys Irish Cream and topped with cocoa)
The espresso martini flights feature four, full-size martinis with 3.5 oz. of pure alcohol in each one. Cost is $30. An individual martini is $10.
I stopped by Chick-fil-A, Krispy Krunchy Chicken, Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Popeye’s and Raising Cane’s to get enough chicken tenders for eight people to try.
Each chicken tender was broken into bite-size pieces, placed on a paper plate and numbered one through six. Each person had to guess which chicken tender was from which restaurant.
Overall, three out of eight people said their favorite chicken tender was from Chick-fil-A, two people loved Krispy Krunchy Chicken, two others loved Raising Cane’s and one person said Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken was their favorite.
Thank you so much for reading my weekly newsletter! If you see a new restaurant opening or are wondering when an establishment is expected to open, feel free to email me here, and I’ll check it out.
When browsing the grocery store for the perfect guacamole-bound avocados, choose ones that are rounder and less pear shaped. This just means they will have a higher meat-to-pit ratio.
Since 1952, organizers have served over 1.2 million chicken dinners with plans to sell at least 40,000 dinners this year to cement their place as the “World’s Largest Chicken Barbecue.”
The venue, known for “creating lively social experiences with a nostalgic twist,” will open June 18 in the former location of Moeller Brew Barn at 416 E. First St.
In addition to the classic conies and ways, the restaurant serves single and double burgers, deckers, fried chicken sandwiches, milkshakes and garlic parmesan fries.
A relocated Hamilton west side Gold Star restaurant is now open and is much larger than its former location on Main Street.
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