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    Food & Dining

    Cowboy Sally's Authentic Texas BBQ is now open at Liberty Center in Liberty Township. This plate shows a sampling of burnt ends, brisket, pulled pork, mashed potatoes and hot honey butter and pepper jack cornbread. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Cowboy Sally’s will close New Year’s Eve, owners to open new concept at Liberty Center
    Prime BBQ Smokehouse is opening its first location in the Dayton region at 1200 Brown St. Suite 150. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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    BBQ restaurant with area locations offers $5 menu amid government shutdown
    Chocolate Chip Cookies. CONTRIBUTED
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    Drop everything and make the cookies
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    Column: Snacks don’t have to be unhealthy
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    Jaggers may come to former Texas Roadhouse spot in Hamilton; new one is now open
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    Middletown native opens The Purple Pig Cafe, a coffee shop in Carlisle with kid-friendly...
    The Purple Pig Cafe is a coffee shop located at 751 Dayton Oxford Road in Carlisle. NATALIE JONES/STAFF
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    PHOTOS: A look inside The Purple Pig Cafe in Carlisle
    Richards Pizza celebrates 70 years of business in Butler County. Founded in Hamilton by Richard Underwood in 1955, the beloved local chain with four locations will celebrate its anniversary with 50-cent steak sandwiches, the price when it was created in 1956. Pictured, from left, are Karen Underwood Kramer, Peggy Underwood, and Gayl Underwood. Karen and Gayl have operated the business since the late 1980s. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    A 50-cent Richards Pizza steak sandwich? It’s one of the ways the restaurant is...
    Chicken soup can help comfort someone on a sick day. ISTOCK
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    Flu might be coming to your household: This chicken soup recipe can comfort the sick
    Fans of Frisch's often share a love for the restaurant's Big Boy hamburgers, onion rings, and selection of pies. Some customers also rave about the nugget-style ice served in each of the restaurant's soft drinks. AIMEE HANCOCK/STAFF
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    19 Frisch’s Big Boy restaurants remain open in Ohio despite Dolly’s closures
    There are some cookbooks and food books out there that aim to inspire and keep your dinner table full of great food. ISTOCK
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    These amazing books will keep your table filled with inspired food
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    Old-fashioned? Instant? Learn about oats and how to use them
    Texas Roadhouse in Hamilton will open its newly constructed location in front of Meijer on Main Street on Oct. 22, 2025. The current location at 1366 Main St. will close on Oct. 19, 2025. The new location's building and parking lot is bigger than the current 25-year-old restaurant. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    New Hamilton Texas Roadhouse location opens next week
    Heather’s Cafe, located at 505 S. Main St. in Springboro, is participating in the "Pink Drink" campaign, a new initiative from Breast Wishes Foundation (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO).
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    31 restaurants, bars participate in ‘Drink Pink’ campaign to support Breast Wishes...
    Aglamesis Bros started a summer reading program for the first time this year in 2025 at all three locations. It started in June 2025 and will end at the end of August. Each month, a child 12 and under who reads 12 books in a month can earn a free scoop of ice cream. TVHAMILTON/PROVIDED
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    Sweet deals in store for Aglamesis Brothers anniversary weekend
    Cincinnati Taco Week is taking place from Oct. 13-19, at more than 40 participating restaurants in the Tri-State. PROVIDED BY CINCINNATI TACO WEEK
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    The Farmer's Collective at 302 Main Street in Hamilton offers a variety local products such as beef, chicken, mushrooms, bread, wine, cheese and more. They offer breakfast and lunch sandwiches and charcuterie boards. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Farmer’s Collective in Hamilton asks folks to come by: ‘We could use a good week of...
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    Watch: With Operation Pumpkin in Hamilton this weekend, the carving has started
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    Tofu is a polarizing (but protein-rich) ingredient: You should try it
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    What are the proper steps for handling frozen food?
    China Cottage plans to build a new restaurant as part of a five-unit commercial development along Main Street (Ohio 741) in Springboro. Pictured is a shrimp dish at China Cottage. STAFF FILE
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    China Cottage proposes new restaurant, commercial development in Springboro
    Dayton International Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF
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    Warped Wing among new restaurants coming to Dayton International Airport
    As a dessert, This cake is best with some vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream. It is also good with plums or nectarines. WHITNEY KLING/CONTRIBUTED
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    The cake that speaks so you don’t have to
    Pictured are some of the winning wines in the 2025 Fermentation Frenzy wine competition shown with members of the Butler County Grape Stompers at the Butler County Fair. CONTRIBUTED
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    Butler County Grape Stompers members take top spots in wine-making competition
    Whitney Kling, a 2001 Oakwood High School graduate and former owner of Top Knot Kitchen, has combined her love for cooking and writing by publishing a weekly “But First, Food” column that appears in the Dayton Daily News (CONTRIBUTED)
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    Food writer Whitney Kling’s journey involves motherhood, starting a business — and so...
    Mocktails are no longer a substitute — they’re a cultural movement redefining what it means to drink socially. With bold flavors, creative concoctions, and dedicated venues popping up nationwide, you’ll find plenty of ways to raise a glass, no alcohol required. ISTOCK
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    Mocktails are redefining what it means to drink socially: Where to sip spirit-free
    This recipe of cherry tomatoes, garlic cloves, goat cheese and more can be a time saver for people who haven't had time to fully cook something. WHITNEY KLING/CONTRIBUTED
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    ‘Survival food’ for when you are constantly on the go
    Steel City Pizza will close its Middletown operations inside the N.E.W. Ales building on Manchester Avenue and opening in Middletown on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. The pizzeria initially planned the Hamilton location as a second location, but plans changed, according to the ownership. NICK GRAHAM/FILE
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    Steel City Pizza opens this week in Hamilton; Middletown location closed
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    Hidden Valley Orchards announces free farm access, on-site ticketing for new Activity...
    Warped Wing Brewing Company, Dorothy Lane Market and Cox Arboretum MetroPark is releasing a small-batch collaboration beer brewed with Ohio-grown ingredients (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO).
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    The Grey, a espresso bar and bespoke cocktail/wine lounge at 26 S. Third St., Hamilton, opened a few weeks ago but celebrated with a grand opening on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. The Grey is the first of two businesses in this spot. Carmagnola, a fine-dining restaurant, will soon open next door. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
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    The Grey in Hamilton is a coffee bar by day, cocktail and wine lounge by night
    Edgewood Middle School in the  Edgewood School District. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
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    Edgewood Schools community invited to Fall Spaghetti Dinner on Friday
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