I was so looking forward to visiting Lily’s Bistro and on my husband’s birthday, we had the perfect opportunity. I was mainly excited to try this restaurant because it’s owned by the owners of Blind Bob’s, which has some of the best food in the world. (You are [...]
To continue my anniversary weekend, my husband and I decided to visit the Dayton Flood Exhibit at the Dayton Art Institute and try Leo Bistro for the first time.
The exhibit was amazing and haunting – they did a great job of bringing the flood into perspective. I don’t remember [...]
I love the bento box at I-Zu but I also love trying new things. The other day when visiting I-Zu, I decided to try something new and they suggested Hoidupbab so I gave it a shot.
The way I had to enter this into my [...]
I had heard that I need to try Shish Wraps on Brown Street so one day after completely ruining dinner (sorry, honey!) my husband and I gave it a go.
The wraps were HUGE and very yummy! I think it’s great that you can build your own but for my first [...]
My friend Tina reads my blog and one day when we were making lunch plans, she said “You’re always going to all of these adventurous places! I want to be adventurous, too!” So I said “How adventurous?” to which she replied “Whad’ya got?” And I explained that every night I pass Johnny’s Tortas and I’m [...]
My friend, Megan, and I go to a lot of brunches and the calorie count can really climb up there at traditional brunch places. To detox a little, we enjoy the fresh, locally sourced food at Olive, an Urban Dive. It might actually be our [...]
I wrote a neat article recently for Dayton Local about Dub Pub! To read it click here.
One Sunday, my sister, her friend John, my husband, and I all decided to eat dinner at Dublin Pub because it’s been too long since we’ve had a meal there.
The [...]
Below, my sister, Sad Robots, continues her series of her favorite lunch places downtown. To read them all, click here.
Hidden away in the Schuster Center is a restaurant that many go to for pre-show drinks, but few know about their impressive lunch menu. Citilites recently updated their menu to include unique [...]
I think I’ve probably passed this restaurant a thousand times. I honestly thought it was a shop, not a restaurant – but when I found out it was an Italian restaurant, I knew I had to stop in sometime.
I finally had a good reason to try Figlio when my friend Brandon [...]
One Saturday while waiting for my mom and sister to get out of a movie at the Greene, I decided that I needed some sushi so I walked over to Choe’s Asian Gourmet and sat down at the sushi bar. I ordered a drink and then my mom and sister showed up and [...]
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I love Dayton, I've lived here for all of my 26 years and don't plan on settling anywhere else. I started this blog as a way to showcase the best of Dayton (as seen through my perspective) and also to share some of the things that occupy space in my mind, namely beauty, home decor, quotes, and various aspects of my life. Ad

