Quentin Tarantino is Pizzalicious

Academy Award winning director, Quentin Tarantino, 46, hosted a pre-Oscar party at his home in Hollywood. Tarantino treated the cast of Inglourious Basterds to pizza, champagne and cupcakes while he took a spin at the turntables, playing 70’s music.
The UK Press Associeation reported that Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz and Diane Kruger, were all in attendence and getting well sauced before their red

Pizzalicious | March 10, 2010

A great night at Olio

Last evening we had our first “Richmond Food Bloggers” get together at Olio, located in the Fan at Main and Meadow. I’d like to thank Jason Guard for organizing the gathering and for Jason and the staff at Olio for being so hospitable.It was great mee…

Richmond Food for Thought | March 10, 2010

Well, Butter My Butt & Call Me A Biscuit

We actually liked everything we made this time! Take a moment to let that sink in.
I wasn’t expecting to like 3/4 of it, and very nearly skipped making the salad, but it’s true, this one is a winner, and it’s Martha’s simplest, least expensive meal (it helped that we had some of the ingredients already). [...]

Squeaky Peanut | March 10, 2010

Firsts

The Eating Richmond blogger meet-up occurred last night at Olio, the European Market on Main, that graciously offered to host us.

The sign makes me smile. Every time I drive past the place I think about how darn cute the sign is.

The inside decor is quaint and cute as well – as you’d expect from a [...]

Eating Bird Food | March 10, 2010

French Bread

I love bread. Any kind of bread. White bread, wheat bread, Cuban, French and Italian baguettes, croissants, bagels, croutons, even panko bread crumbs…you get the idea.I’ve always wanted to make real bread but the recipes are usually pretty intimidati…

One Couple's Kitchen | March 10, 2010

Breakfast Taco 1

This one has potatoes, onions, serrano chiles, tomatoes, Spanish chorizo, garlic, & a bit of turmeric (to color the potatoes). Maybe I’ll make one of these today para mi desayuno.  Time to go to La Milpa for more chorizo mejicano.
The world needs more taco trucks run by mejicanos. Nate’s is a mere shadow of what [...]

Chickenfoot Soup | March 10, 2010

Premier Pedicab Co. Cycling

Pamparius are now proud sponsors of Premier Pedicab Co. Cycling. So for the one or two of the regular readers that are interested in cycling, you may see some jerseys out there with the Pamparius “pizza up your ass” image, hopefully placed perfectly above the gyrating ass cheeks of some smooth legged cyclist.
You can check [...]

PAMPARIUS, Uncategorized | March 9, 2010

metal head sign flipper

I actually still have cramps from laughing

PAMPARIUS, Uncategorized | March 9, 2010

Happy 5th Birthday Tristan

6:45 a.m., I am laying in bed sleeping, I hear from Tristan’s room, “Mommy?! Do you know what today is?” I reply, “Yes! Happy Birthday Tristan! Come here!” Typically in the morning he comes, jumps up in bed and we snuggle for last few preciou…

mommy gourmet | March 9, 2010

Spicy Roast Chicken with Tomatoes & Oregano

If you are looking for a simple, but memorable recipe to add to your rotation of weekday meals, get excited!I pulled this recipe from The Bon Appetit Cookbook.  That book is starting to prove a real go to for me. This chicken was soooo moist …

One Couple's Kitchen | March 9, 2010

chocolate and drama

As I watch Bravo for my daily dose of drama, I must mention that I am noshing on the yummiest chocolates EVER from Spice Rack Chocolates.  My favorite is the celtic smoked sea salt and white pepper. I love the texture of the salt and pepper as the…

Richmond Dish | March 8, 2010

Eating Well

Today’s eats have been quite amazing so I’m going to let the photos do most of the talking.

Oatmeal/oatbran combination oats with slices of a ripe banana, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, and vanilla bean. Topped with banana slices, pieces of coconut roasted almonds, and a drizzle of maple syrup. Deliciousness.
The coconut roasted almonds were a fun [...]

Eating Bird Food | March 8, 2010

arroz con chorizo

arroz con chorizo done Originally uploaded by EatingVideo I made myself a small rice dish in a paella pan tonight. I slow sauteed (on the lowest heat setting) three large cloves of garlic and one link of chorizo sausage for a good 30-40 minutes. …

Eating Video Games | March 8, 2010

it’s starting to feel like spring!

these past few days it’s been a whole lot warmer – it actually feels like spring here in rva, and we couldn’t be more happyfaced about it! it’s a much needed break from the cold and rainy stuff. we hope everyone else has had some spring-like awesomenes…

happyveganface | March 8, 2010

What would Brian Boitano make

I just had to blog about Food Network’s new show What would Brian Boitano Make because it is absolutely hilarious. It’s actually not really new. I think the show is on it’s second season, but you’d never know. For some reason The Food Network only play…

Chocolate Maltz | March 8, 2010

strange matter needs pizza

There are a lot of good people with good ideas here in Richmond.  One of the better ones being Strange Matter which recently opened up at the Raygun’s old spot.  The concept is awesome.  Affordable food, beer and arcade games.  I’m talking real, classic arcade cabinets here people, not a Nintendo 64 hooked up to [...]

PAMPARIUS, Uncategorized | March 8, 2010

you’re getting stickers

PAMPARIUS, Uncategorized | March 8, 2010

Chez Dooley

more beautiful pizzas from our friend Nathan

PAMPARIUS, Uncategorized | March 8, 2010

Saturday Night Happy Hour and Dinner

Happy Hour and DinnerSaturday night our subdivision had their Spring Adult Social at the new Aloft hotel at West Broad Village. The place was very contemporary looking and had a wide open lobby and bar area. There were about 60 people and drinks were…

Urban Suburban Moms | March 8, 2010

Bootcamp Babes

Wow! It was beautiful here this weekend. I’m so ready for more sunshine – I really hope it wasn’t just a tease. Anyone else feel me? I know these girls loved basking in the sun today, just like two little lizards.

Olive had a friend staying over for the weekend – meet Sabra, Isaac’s family’s dog. [...]

Eating Bird Food | March 7, 2010