Friday, May 18, 2012

Skyline photo by Andy Snow
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About Jill Pajka

Jill Pajka is originally from lovely Lima, Ohio and is now entering her junior year at the University of Dayton. She is a double major in English and Visual Communication Design with a concentration in Computer Imaging. Jill loves painting, traveling, and snowboarding, as well as attending any type of music festival, watching frightening movies and trying every kind of food imaginable, except for olives. She loves to experience new, exciting activities, eats pickles by the jar, and is currently attempting to learn to longboard through the blacktops of campus. After graduation, Jill hopes to attend graduate school either abroad or out west in the area of Creative Writing. Her dream job is to work as a travel and/or food writer someday where new cuisines, cities, people, and cultures will be an everyday part of life.

Comfort Food on Wheels!

fressatruck

Who says gourmet restaurants have to stay stuck in one place? Fressa, the newest traveling food-truck to hit the streets of Dayton, pleasantly proves that home-cooked entrees, fresh sides and tantalizing desserts needn’t be located in a sit-down restaurant in order to be delicious. “Fressa” by definition means, “to chow down” or “stuff oneself”, which,… (continue…)

Fast Food With A Healthier Twist!

Agnes Exterior

Fresh, healthy, delicious… fast? Oh yes! Innovative fast food meets wholesome and affordable Caribbean dishes at Agnes All Natural Grill, located on 1438 North Keowee Street. In a world where cheap food is typically not nutritious and nutritious food is not cheap, Nicole and Jose Estremera opened Dayton’s first all natural fast food grill in… (continue…)

Tea’s On for Dayton!

Twin Creek TeaPot

Dayton’s own hidden pearls of culture and class, the tearooms of Basically British and Twin Creek offer relaxing sophistication, delightful fares, and ornate gift shops for those seeking a mini-vacation away from the usual city scene. Either British or Victorian-themed, both of these endearing tearooms offer fresh luncheons, steaming pots of tea and delectable desserts… (continue…)

Sushi Coming To Brown Street

sushimeal

Introducing FUSIAN, brilliantly fresh and cleverly affordable, this self-described “easy.casual.sushi” eatery is set to open in a mere two weeks on the University of Dayton campus. The new opening at University Place 1200 Brown Street adjacent to Pot Belly Sandwich Works and across from Panera Bread is the second home of FUSIAN, whose original store… (continue…)