Eating Meatless in Meat-filled World
Upon looking back over my past entries in this blog, I’ve noticed a bit of a pattern. My writing is looking a little…corporate—a little characterless and not so personal. I ask a lot of rhetorical...
View ArticleEating on a Budget in a Budget Friendly Place
Richmond is not New York. It’s not even Paris or London. It’s much cheaper by comparison and so when you’re out of work and crunched for time between episodes of Jerry Springer and Maury Povich, you...
View ArticleRaw Fish with Rice
I remember distinctly thinking while in Italy that I didn’t trust the fish at the new sushi bar in town. I was in an old walled city that was relatively traditional despite a large student population...
View ArticleNacho Mama’s Restaurant Review
In a bit of pre-Christmas festivities that screamed out for Egyptian and Mexican, my family spent an afternoon seeing the Mummy exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and then headed over to Cary...
View ArticleWhat Does Richmond Taste Like?
All you have to do to figure out this no-brainer is find the next GRTC bus and lick the handrail. That should be pretty accurate. In all honesty, let’s think about our go-to restaurants and think...
View ArticleRichmond’s Chinatown
New York has one in every borough. San Francisco’s sports huge ornate archways and red lacquered everything. Every major city in the US has an Asian cultural center and Richmond is no exception—to...
View ArticlePizza: American as Apfelstrudel
I recall a created holiday we celebrated in Elementary school aptly entitled, “America Day.” We had games outside and learned facts about the 50 states and the presidents but when it came time for...
View ArticleFlinn’s on North Ridge
Sunday after church is a great time to head out for brunch, and it’s always great to find a “new” or different place to try. So, six of us decided to check out Flinn’s on North Ridge Road. We’d been...
View ArticleA Little Bit of Spit in the Bottom of a Paper Cup: Espresso in Richmond
This week I’ve decided to take a break from food and write an article on something about which I am very passionate; coffee—specifically, espresso. Even more specifically, I’ll address where to get a...
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