By Salt Magazine on 2015-05-28
Lifestyle
By Monica Schultz Guests rate the April dinner while enjoying espresso or tea. La Embajada serves criollo, a term that defines Argentinean cuisine as being descended from European influences, especially Spanish and Italian. Hostess Monica Fabregat greets guests inside her foyer before the meal. DAYTON — If you’re looking for an authentic international experience on […]
By Salt Magazine on 2015-05-28
Lifestyle
Locals use space in historic downtown Wilmington theater to work, teach By David Wright Mary Beth Thorngren paints in her studio above The Murphy Theatre. Jeff Becker works on a sculpture of a wolf in his Murphy Theatre studio. It was Pablo Picasso who once said, “Art washes away from the soul the dust of […]
By Salt Magazine on 2015-05-28
Shop
Variety is the name of the game at the Hidden Carry-Out and Drive-Thru By Lora Abernathy WILMINGTON — By offering beers named Corsendonk — a beverage made by Belgium monks — Old Rasputin and Dragon’s Milk, Dan Patel’s store has quite a following, despite the fact that it’s a tiny store on a city […]
By Salt Magazine on 2015-05-28
Gardening
Is your favorite tomato or pepper an heirloom? By Steve Boehme Heirloom vegetable plants and seeds are all the buzz right now. Vegetable plants can be either “heirloom” or “hybrid.” At least half the tomato and pepper plants and seeds we sell in our nursery are heirloom varieties. But what exactly is an heirloom vegetable, […]
By Salt Magazine on 2015-05-28
Travel
By Jane Beathard As Don Cole tells it, Beaver Island is its own country. The lifelong resident of Lake Michigan’s biggest island said locals once lived by their own laws and kept their distance from authorities in the rest of Michigan, as well as those in nearby Wisconsin and Ontario. Cole descends from a […]
By Salt Magazine on 2015-05-28
Food
By Sarah Allen One of the Amish barns available for sale at The Barnyard Café. Some of the animals at The Barnyard Café’s petting zoo. A selection of The Barnyard Café’s ice cream flavors. Restaurant regulars enjoy a breakfast at The Barnyard Café. The Barnyard Café owner Steve McComas and Manager April Pitts are […]
By Salt Magazine on 2015-05-28
Featured Stories
Plain City winery boasts local flavors, unique names By Jane Beathard Dublin residents Beth Marth, left, and Roxana Miller enjoy tasting room activities during Ladies’ Night at Eldchrist Winery. A sign welcomes guests to Eldchrist Winery, near Plain City, during a recent February day. Sommelier Gina Eldridge pours a glass during Ladies’ Night at Eldchrist […]
By Salt Magazine on 2015-05-28
Lifestyle
By Beverly Drapalik Setting shot with Marty’s son, actor Jon Briddell. A scene from “The Line Shack.” John and Marty Riley at the 2014 Bare Bones International Film Festival. Home in New Vienna. John in a scene From “Night Song.” NEW VIENNA — Clinton County is known for its farms, produce, relaxed atmosphere — […]
By Salt Magazine on 2015-05-28
Food
Hastings Limes Williams Drew Hastings Chicken and Chinese Noodles Casserole Ingredients: Cooking spray 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small onion, diced 1 10.75-ounce can low-fat cream of mushroom soup 1 10.75-ounce can water 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt, or to taste Ground black pepper to taste 1 roasted chicken, bones and skin removed, meat cut into […]
By Salt Magazine on 2015-05-28
Food
Red, white and blue dishes are perfect summer food By Andrea Chaffin Be the star of your summer cookout with this flavorful fruit and lettuce salad. The best part is the freshly glazed walnuts. It’s served with a sweet homemade poppy seed dressing. Guests will ooh and ahh over these adorable red, white and […]