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Faez Al Mosawi is one of those immigrant success stories that all the anti-immigration nut jobs ignore. He walked out of Iraq around 15 years ago- literally- a 28=day walk, then came here and started working hard. Now he owns Halal International Grocery with 2 locations (one in South Park), Princess Beauty supply on North [...]
I just got back from a tasting at Olive, an Urban Dive. I don’t think I’ve ever had so many delicious, amazing, different bites of food in my life. 30+ tastes of dishes- with two rounds of Jeni’s Splendid Ice creams in between. I took photos- with the iPhone, but I’m here to tell you [...]
Some Wayne Avenue good news- The South Park Tavern is now open for lunch daily. Same great Pizza Factory pizza- plus some new subs that you can’t get anywhere else. I’ve only tried one so far- but, head on over and check things out. 1301 Wayne Ave. While we’re talking about the Tavern- from the [...]
I had a meeting with a client in Franklin yesterday- when lunch time came, he suggested heading out in the snow. His list was full of chains. I had to ask him three times- before he thought of an independent place. He couldn’t remember the name- but called it a “sandwich shop” and that it [...]
A few things I’d like to see everyone try in 2011. Eat out at independent restaurants more. Why go to Friday’s or Applebee’s when you can go get the exact same thing anywhere in the country? Need some suggestions? And- don’t just stick to food you know- experiment a bit- for starters: Linh’s on Airway. [...]
Yesterday, I was a day early and got to keep my dollar. I went into a little strip mall restaurant that was due to open in “November” – and got a huge surprise- not your typical Chinese carryout. The decor is sophisticated- yet sleek- and the stainless steel kitchen equipment was gleaming. The people were [...]
It was the American Saloon, then Coco’s 520 Grill, then Blue Moon, then John Henry’s- and maybe one more in between. But, two veteran bar managers are starting work on turning it into “Lucky’s Taproom and Eatery”- soon. Kevin Cooney and Andrew Trick are planning 14 taps pouring craft beers- and if past performance is [...]
With a long history of serving Italian fare in Dayton, maybe it’s time for Caffe Anticoli to come back to their roots on E. Fifth Street: Next year, 2011, will mark the 80th consecutive year Anticoli’s/Caffe Anticoli has been in business in the Dayton area, but Anticoli noted that the eight decades included three different [...]
When I was just out of high school I worked the 2nd and 3rd shift at the parking garage in Downtown Cleveland for National City Bank. It was a great job for a college freshman because you could study pretty much uninterrupted and get paid. The only problem was food- and for that, there was [...]