L’Auberge furnishings, equipment to be auctioned

KETTERING — Bidding has commenced on the equipment and furnishings inside the former l’Auberge restaurant, which are being sold through an online auction conducted by Mason-based Worley Auctioneers.

“After 33 years serving fine French cuisine, Kettering, Ohio’s legendary l’Auberge restaurant has closed its doors, and everything from floor to ceiling must go!” reads a sign that was posted in front of the restaurant late last week. “Restaurant equipment, custom wine racks, bar back and counter, antique and contemporary furniture, cool light fixtures and much, much more.”

The restaurant at 4120 Far Hills Ave. adjacent to Town & Country shopping center has been closed since February 2012 after it was foreclosed upon by the Lebanon Citizens National Bank, which still owns the property, according to Montgomery County property records.

Bidders in the “Absolute Online Restaurant Auction” can examine the items up for auction during a “preview day” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 25, and online bidding begins to close at 4 p.m. Jan. 26. The items up for auction include everything from pots and pans to framed artwork to a baby grand piano.

Josef Reif and the late Dieter Krug founded l’Auberge in 1979, transforming a restaurant known as The Inn into a fine-dining establishment. L’Auberge earned a four-star rating from the Mobil Travel Guide the first year it was eligible, and held the rating for 19 years through 2002. The restaurant survived for several years after other highly credentialed fine-dining restaurants such as King Cole in downtown Dayton and the Maisonette in Cincinnati closed.

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Mark Fisher

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.