http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ The Leadbellies uncover the best in "everyday" food in Dayton-area restaurants, ranging from chili to pizza to burgers. Find things to do In a hurry? ActiveDayton.com's twice-a-week e-mail newsletter lets you know the top five things to do in the area twice a week. Sign up en-us rrollins@daytondailynews.com 2008-07-18T08:33:29-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/07/18/whats_your_favo_4.html Ahhhh, summer in Ohio. Up in the 90s, finally, and the sweat’s drippin’. After you’ve been out in it and need to stip something tasty to cool off a bit, what’s your beverage of choice? A good beer? An icy... 5341803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-07-18T08:33:29-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/07/15/national_cheese.html Hmmm… just when you thought they had a day for everything, an apparently knowledgeable PR flak from New York has just emailed me to report that July 30 is … drum roll … National Cheesecake Day! So, um, have some... 5267303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-07-15T16:17:14-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/07/14/belgian_bud.html Well, we all knew how this story would play out, once the initial headlines arose that the hostile takeover was in the works… Now, indeed, InBev, the company from Belgium that makes Stella and Beck’s, is taking over Anheuser-Busch. Sooooo,... 5229303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-07-14T11:07:22-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/07/13/swamp_food.html Ahoy, Brother Ron here, back from vacation: stopped by the Swamp Romp at the Fraze yesterday, at which the food is as much the attraction as the music, all of it fun and good. So: Red beans and rice, or... 5213903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-07-13T07:45:47-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/06/22/eat_at_moms_whi.html Brother Ron here… Made a stop yesterday for lunch to an old Leadbelly favorite while the wife and I were cruising the back byways of Warren County with some friends… We hit Mom’s, in the village (hamlet? crossroads?) of Red... 4778303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-06-22T08:34:42-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/06/16/banquet_food.html Dinner at the Art Ball this year was dandy, even considering that Leadbellies don’t normally require such fine fare… But I find that over the years, I’ve found myself dining on a lot of gala food and found it to... 4646803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-06-16T18:07:52-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/06/10/the_new_golden.html Stopped with the family a while ago to the newly renovated, post-fire Golden Nugget in Kettering, to which we hadn’t been since they reopened. Nice! Big long line out front on a Sunday morning, too. They sure do move you... 4514703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-06-10T16:47:12-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/06/05/a_skyline_in_ou.html Hey, this is festive news for all of us Leadbellies in DDN Land… There’s a Skyline Chili coming to Brown Street, according to a story from our food writer, Mark Fisher on the site today. Woohoo! But a few notes... 4384903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-06-05T13:16:05-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/06/02/the_name_you_kn.html That’s the clever slogan for a fairly new joint in Dayton, Tony’s. Where you know the name from is county fairs, festivals and special outdoor events in the area, where Tony’s has been a wheeled, canopied fixture for a long... 4303503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-06-02T16:36:06-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/05/26/grillin_today.html Yay! Most of us have the day off… What’re you cookin’ for your Memorial Day holiday?... 4138603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-05-26T10:19:51-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/05/20/the_best_buffet.html Mmmmm, what is it about curry that I love so? Hey! They’ve got a whole bunch of the stuff in all that great food at the daily lunch buffet at Jeet India Restaurant, 2632 Col Glenn across from WSU. It’s... 4016503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-05-20T17:59:32-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/05/19/lebanese_food_r.html 3985603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-05-19T18:03:59-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/05/14/dublin_pub_10_v.html We barely miss the gas station. The Dublin Pub has it all — or almost: A cool location, wonderful bar, snappy servers, fun patio, Guinness on tap, poured in a perfect pint (note the shamrock). Parking can be an issue... 3856103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-05-14T11:10:50-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/05/13/new_marions_pia.html We got a chance to get a sneak peek Monday night at the new Marion’s that’s opening today on Kingsridge behind the Dayton Mall, expanded and renovated after a big fire a while back. It’s nice. Safe to say that... 3830003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-05-13T12:30:24-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2008/05/12/chimneys_inn_mm.html Brother Ray speaketh thusly: I wanted something a little different on a recent Saturday and decided to head to the Chimney’s Inn in Miamisburg (67 S. Main St.). This was my second visit to the restaurant, and it’s the second... 3809603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2008-05-12T17:00:33-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com