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Sign up en-us rrollins@daytondailynews.com 2009-11-09T08:26:55-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/11/09/building_the_pe.html Wow, this is a great list… One of the food bloggers for the Times posted 100 things a good server should/should not do, and it’s a terrific look at the things good wait staff do for you, often without you... 15623403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-11-09T08:26:55-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/11/04/whats_in_your_w.html You know, Leadbellies like a glass of wine now and then, provided it’s really cheap and has a kangaroo on the label, or something like that. So, imagine our delight when we read the following piece from The Daily Beast!... 15546303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-11-04T12:32:15-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/10/31/a_mcdonaldsless.html Wow, folks up in Iceland are about to all get skinnier… Good for them. According to this story from Reuters, McDonald’s is closing the last of its eateries in the island country, saying the economy is too tough. Um, OK... 15492903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-10-31T19:10:29-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/10/23/where_are_you_e_1.html Sorry, kids, it’s been a slow week with the Leadbellies … you know, work and life DO occasionally get in the way of eating. But never for long… So, where you folks in Happy Leadbelly Reader Land eating these days?... 15368103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-10-23T07:44:24-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/10/16/another_bizarre.html Ahoy, Brother Ron here… I met a friend at the very fine Sunrise Cafe in downtown Yellow Springs yesterday evening — the place is becoming one of my favorite local restaurants, btw — and I had another run-in with their... 15269303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-10-16T08:19:36-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/10/14/whats_for_lunch.html I’m just askin’…... 15239403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-10-14T13:09:34-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/10/09/do_you_like_gar.html Saturday and Sunday you can visit Cox Arboretum MetroPark for this year’s Garlic Festival — it’s good family fun, but it’s also good eating. For the last few years, the Leadbellies have been the judges for the special garlic food... 15178703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-10-09T18:48:38-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/10/07/more_burger_cha.html Hey, you guys love to talk about burgers… Check out yesterday’s post down below asking for Dayton’s best, as Five Guys gets ready to come to town. One of the commenters mentioned California-based In-N-Out Burgers, a fairly well-known chain that... 15135403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-10-07T10:33:28-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/10/06/more_competitio.html Well, if you like to eat, you’ve probably already seen the story in the paper today about a new burger chain moving into the market … Five Guys Burgers and Fries is based down south and has a local franchisee... 15118003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-10-06T11:58:14-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/10/01/leadbelly_seeks.html Brother Ron here. I’m hungry. Where should I go?... 15051703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-10-01T19:57:29-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/10/01/a_pitch_for_bli.html Had my first chance to sample Blind Bob’s food last night, and I’m very impressed. The Oregon District bar, at 430 E. Fifth St., has a burger that stands up to comparison to most around. I got the Blind Bob’s... 15038203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-10-01T10:54:09-04:00 knagel@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/09/25/oktoberfest_yum.html Well, this is the weekend for the Dayton Art Institute’s fabulous Oktoberfest (in September, no less! How lucky are WE?), and you know what that means: Quality beers, delicious brats and metts, and myriad other assorted yummaliciousness. What’s your favorite... 14951303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-09-25T13:14:57-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/09/16/hot_dogs_best_a.html Just getting back from Hal McCoy Night at Great American Ball Park, held tonight, Sept. 16, to honor McCoy for his 37 years covering the Cincinnati Reds for the Dayton Daily News. One of the best parts about getting to... 14809703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-09-16T23:36:41-04:00 knagel@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/09/15/whats_your_fazo.html I stopped in yesterday for a quick bite before an assignment. I had eight. There’s plenty of tasty stuff to order, and the breadsticks are far from the worst for you. According to the Fazoli’s nutrition information chart, some items... 14774403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-09-15T09:04:30-04:00 knagel@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/entries/2009/09/07/labor_day_weeke.html Brother Ron here… We live just the other side of the fence from Alter HS, so we get to hear the hum and drum and music and all from Alterfest all weekend long (sounds like they’re in our living room,... 14656803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/leadbelly/ 2009-09-07T10:23:06-04:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com