Mark Fisher
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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. He also has written a wine column for the newspaper since 1989. He writes the Taste: Dayton Food and Restaurants and Uncorked blogs for the newspaper's web site. He and his wife Julie, who teaches at Fairmont High School, live in Kettering and have two adult sons who are Fairmont graduates.
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Blog: Wine: Uncorked
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Romantic spots to dine on Valentine's Day
What's your criteria for a romantic restaurant? An intimate atmosphere, perhaps? High-quality food? Attentive service? Well-executed drinks? Or all of the above? We thought so. Romance shouldn’t be limited to one day a year, of course, so this list of some of our favorite romantic restaurants shouldn’t begin and end ...
Survey: Retail vacancy dropped in 2012
The amount of vacant retail estate space in the Dayton area dropped for the second consecutive year in 2012, according to a survey released Wednesday. The 2012 Greater Dayton Retail Market Study prepared by Miller Valentine GEM Real Estate Group showed that 14.6 percent of retail space in the Dayton ...
New 520-seat Marion’s restaurant opens Tuesday
MASON — A new Marion’s Piazza will open tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 13) at 6176 Soundwave Blvd. at the Tylersville Road-Snider Road intersection. It is the ninth restaurant for the Dayton-based pizza chain and the first in the northern Cincinnati area. “This is kind of a test store for us, the first one ...
Big changes coming for Red Lobster, Olive Garden
There are some significant menu overhauls coming at Darden Restaurants’ two flagship brands, Red Lobster and Olive Garden, according to this story from Nation’s Restaurant News. This news comes hard on the heels of the story we wrote earlier this month about the complete remodeling of four Dayton-area Red Lobster ...
Buckeye Vodka to donate to veterans’ charities for each Facebook ‘Like’
Dayton-based Buckeye Vodka has pledged up to $10,000 to local veterans’ charities in honor of Memorial Day, with donations coming in response to Facebook “likes,” according to a news release from the company. To participate, individuals are asked to “Like” the Buckeye Vodka page on Facebook by Friday, June 1, ...
Bob Evans to remodel some restaurants, expand into 19th state
The extensive remodeling and renovation initiative that Bob Evans Restaurants launched in Dayton in 2010 is now sweeping into the Hamilton and greater Cincinnati area, the company announced Wednesday.Bob Evans officials also announced the chain will expand into Arkansas, its 19th state, this year.The renovation program has been named the ...
Sales tax collections still on the rise, signaling continuing economic recovery
Sales tax revenues distributed by the state in February rose for the 21st consecutive month in Montgomery and Greene counties, and also increased in five other counties in west-central and southwest Ohio, according to a report released Wednesday by the Montgomery County Office of Management and Budget and the Ohio ...
Warren County vineyard launching own microbrewery
It’s not just grapes that are fermenting at Warren County’s Valley Vineyards.The winery near Morrow will unveil its new lineup of Cellar Dwellers Brewery craft beers in late February or thereabouts, making it only the second winery in Ohio to add its own line of microbrews, according to Joe Schuchter, ...
Craft beer breweries get boost from state fee cuts
A new state law that cuts start-up costs for micro-breweries and makes it easier for a growing number of craft distilleries and brewers to sell to the public will trigger growth and expansion in the emerging industry, promote tourism, create jobs and generate tax revenues, state and industry officials say.The ...
Ground beef sold last month recalled for potential E. coli contamination
Tyson Fresh Meats in Nebraska has recalled about 41,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, and some of the beef may have been sold at southwest Ohio grocery stores more than five weeks ago.The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service ...
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