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Ranch Vignettes
Poisoned fish tacos
Everything was set for the grilled fish taco throwdown. Jonah’s husband had seared off his 2lbs of mahi and I did the same with my orange roughy. At the picnic table, we arranged our ingredients. Her purple cabbage and flour tortillas. My jalapeno crema cabbage and corn tortillas. Assembling and eating got underway [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized
Say Helado to Ice Cream Paradise
In September 2009, I came across a brightly colored palm card advertising ice cream and popsicles in Spanish. The card showed pictures of day-glo frozen treats that seemed too psychedelic to be real. After searching online and coming up empty, I put the idea of scouring Hull and Midlo for this place pretty far [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized
SORBET-TER YOU BETTER YOU BET ( TO THE SOUND OF OLD T-REX)
I am an ice cream freak. Take me to the fanciest restaurant and if there is a dessert menu, I am trolling it, looking for the ice cream. Never mind that Creme Brulee or the Chocolate Mousse 6 ways, I … Continue reading 
Food Punk, Uncategorized
Is Misogyny on Special at Stuzzi?
This post has nothing to do with pizza. I’m not posting this to harangue Stuzzi’s owner for overhyping his alleged Neapolitan certification, nor expose him for seeming to fabricate Zagat reviews just as he’s purported to have stuffed the Richmond Magazine ballot boxes back in his Pasta Luna days. Whatever with that stuff. Richmond is [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized
McCormack’s Only Takes Cash*
I’m totally fascinated by anyone who steps out of the mainstream, defies conventional wisdom, and takes a stand despite certain consequences. That’s why I’ve been meaning to write about the cash only rule at McCormack’s Whisky Grill and Smokehouse for months now and why I can’t resist tackling the topic as they’re getting ready to [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized
save the byrd.
after a few weeks of work and A BOATLOAD of help, we have a live event that will surely BE tons of fun. the Byrd theater, built in 1928, is super beloved by the richmond community. named after william byrd II, a founder of richmond, virginia, the theater regularly shows inexpensive second run movies for [...]
Uncategorized, Whine Me Dine Me
Wedology101 – Do you know the reality of being a bride?
Planning your wedding shouldn’t be stressful. So why do some brides end up a nervous wreck on their wedding day. I think I was the most laid-back bride during the planning and day of my wedding. The one thing most important to me was that we would enjoy great food and we sure did!
I think [...]
Kitchen Musings, Uncategorized
Blackberry Almond Shortbread Squares
It seems like it’s been forever since I made one of the Martha Meals. We were out of town again last weekend so I didn’t get to cook anything. I can’t say that I missed it! (I got a new camera in the interim, but was having some technical issues, so there are no photos [...]
Squeaky Peanut, Uncategorized
Atole, Cemitas, and Huaraches
In the past couple months, visits to El Vaquero, Latinos Unidos, and various taquerias have brought memories of my honeymoon in Mexico flooding back. Basically, I’ve been pining for the food that I encountered in Mexico City, Puebla, and Veracruz ever since that late 2006 trip, but it’s just recently that Richmond has shown me [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized
two things:
i love that there is dirt in my grocery bag. buying from farmers is tops. i cannot believe i am going to the store for mint tomorrow. must plant it asap — no excuse. for the love of mojitos!
Call Me Karenchilada, Uncategorized
chang located?
it looks like peter chang has been found (?), sadly, not in virginia. it seems that there has been lease-signing, though some still say this is not the case. i feel a road trip coming on.
Uncategorized, Whine Me Dine Me
NOT about food.
warning! this post has nothing to do with food. please read the “stand” american family has taken with respect to allowing same-sex couples to enroll as family into AFF. http://www.gayrva.com/2010/08/03/american-family-denies-family-membership-to-lesbian-couple/ i feel this issue deserves discourse.
Uncategorized, Whine Me Dine Me
Free Food and Grassroots Activism, 8/6 in RVA
You are invited to celebrate grassroots change in VA (lunch included). Details below.
For a long time now, I’ve served on the board of the Virginia Organizing Project (VOP), trying to help our state make long term progressive change in its overall political direction. When I started in that role, I was the “youth representative.” [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized
The Best & Worst of RVAfoodie
Apparently, Richmond Magazine did a readers’ survey, and this blog got the most votes for “favorite food blog.” What an honor! I didn’t even know there was a contest. It’s kind of funny to win a popularity contest when you’re trying hard not to win any popularity contests. But, it’s validating, just the same. Since [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized
indian inquiry
i wanna chat indian. there are so many places to eat some serious indian eats and i am curious who is serving up the delish. it seems to me we (ric) keep getting the chains and writing DELIGHTFUL things about them. i have been to anokha and i like it. my blogmate has been to [...]
Uncategorized, Whine Me Dine Me
banh mi battle
tomorrow night will find yours truly munching at cafe gutenberg as one of the judges of the banh mi throwdown. two banh mi providers, cafe gutenberg and bokatruck, will be going head to head to determine who “reigns supreme” between their banh mi. if you need information, this is the place to read about it. [...]
Uncategorized, Whine Me Dine Me
Banh Mi Throwdown Primer, Pt. 2
The showdown between Boka Truck and Cafe Gutenberg is here (Monday, July 26th), and Richmond will surely be treated to a lesson in tasty sandwich making. Hopefully, we can relax a little about authenticity and precise definitions after the previous primer post. Of course, the food will be front and center in the banh mi [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized
A Banh Mi Throwdown Primer
Usually, on the Food Network’s Thowdown TV show, Bobby Flay rolls into town in his black SUV to challenge a local favorite cook who’s built a reputation on making their signature dish the old fashioned way. Inevitably, the show concludes with the audience and judges debating whether or not Flay’s version can truly be [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized
A Menu of Stories. Place an Order.
This past weekend was chock full of food stories. So much so, that I couldn’t bring myself to sit down and try to write any one of them. Too much going through my head. Instead of journaling, I’ve made a list – a menu of food stories that represents an inventory of anecdotes I [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized
Cheap Snacks that Kick Ass
This weekend, we recuperated from a botched date night foray into the world of high dollar dishes. And what better way to reaffirm one’s faith in good food than to have some fun times with short money. I’m not just talking about emphasizing “value” over luxury and extravagance. This weekend gave me a few examples [...]
