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Taste of Lulu’s

Last night four of us took advantage of the Taste of Shokoe event that is going on with restaurants in Shokoe Slip and Bottom. We met for a drink at 5 at Havana 59 – I have not been i that place for years and I am happy to report it is the same as it …

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Stuzzi – Part Two

Saturday night we went out with some friends of ours to Stuzzi for dinner. We arrived around 6:30 and were seated within 5 minutes – didn’t even have time for our drink at the bar to be drunk! The restaurant didn’t have any of the a/c problems that I…

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Amuse was not so entertaining!

I was so excited to try Amuse last week after reading the review in the Richmond-Times. I had reservations for that exact night for my book club to check it out. We arrived on time for our reservation for 12 and were lead to two tables apart from eac…

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Stuzzi

Saturday night, my 6 year old and I met friends (another Mother and daughter) for dinner at Stuzzi. We arrived at 6:00 pm and the place was already mostly filled. We did get a table right away and promptly ordered waters for the 6 year olds and a gla…

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Charleston

Went to Charleston over the past weekend for a wedding – great times. Stayed at the Andrew Pinkney Inn by the Market. Had beers in an old church turned bar called Mad River. Found a great rooftop bar – Pavilion Bar that had icy cold vodka tonics. N…

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Supper Club Photo’s

I finally downloaded the photos from my camera from the supper club cooking class we had last month. The photos are making me hungry!!!

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Travel and sickness……

So it has been awhile since I have posted anything to my blog……I have been traveling and sick…got struck down with strep throat and have spent almost a week in bed! Yikes!! A few things that I have discovered over the past few weeks……1. Whe…

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Ladies Night Supper Club

Last Thursday night, my book club got together for a supper club. This was hosted by Chef Jen Palmer, of Anna’s Kitchen. We started at 6:00 pm and had the following on our menu:Tapas – Bacon wrapped dates and steamed clams with ChorizoChicken breasts…

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Vietnamese and Steak in Texas

I was in Dallas Sun-Tuesday this week for work and had two great meals while I was there. I got in late Sunday night and settled for a couple of glasses of wine and french fries at the bar at Hotel Zaza. The people watching there was food enough! Th…

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Dining on the James

Went to dinner on Friday night with my husband and grandmother. My 86 year old Norweigan grandmother was visiting from Minnesota and she being a Norweigan loves water, so I decided to take her to the only place in Richmond that you can dine on the wat…

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Stress Release

For those of you like me who have an aging body that needs a little TLC once in awhile – have I got a tip for you! I have been going to see Claire Berresford, from Core Elements, for massages for the past 3 years. She rocks. I have been a big fan of …

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Best Caesar Salad Recipe EVER!

I love this recipe for Caesar salad and get raves from people everytime I make it. It is from the Signature Salads cookbook by Debi Shawcross which has the best salad recipes. Enjoy!Caesar Salad with Parmesan CroutonsDressing;3/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggia…

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Melting Pot Redeaux, Bouchon, and Capriccio’s Pizza

Well in the past week I have managed to eat my weigh (ha ha get it – so much for the spring diet!) through three restaurants that are blog worthy. The first one was actually Capriccio’s Pizza in the TJ Maxx shopping center off of Broad. We went ther…

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Wilco and Mekong

My husband and I went out on a school night this week to check out a band that we both really like, Wilco. And taking advantage of having a babysitter, we decided to go out to dinner. Neither of us were really into bar like food, so we decided to go …

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Grandpa Eddie’s for a not so great lunch

Yesterday I went to Grandpa Eddie’s with some co-workers for lunch. I have to say – I was disappointed. Maybe I have become spoiled by my husband’s oh so good BBQ that he makes ever since he invested into a smoker. I ordered the smoked chicken entre…

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Short Pump Mall Restaurants – Firebirds and Nordstrom Cafe

This weekend I ate at two different restaurants at Short Pump Mall, Saturday night at Firebirds for dinner, and Sunday the Nordstrom Cafe for lunch.We arrived at Firebirds at 6:00 pm, my husband, our 5 year old, our relative Kim and her daughter Carly …

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Review – Wicked and Acacia Midtown

Wicked and AcaciaFriday night, my friend Barbara and I went to Acacia before going to see Wicked at the Landmark Theater. We got there about 5:45 pm and were happy to see they had a prix fixe menu for $23. After ordering the Cabernet by the glass, we…

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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…

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Whole Foods Market’s Five after Five

Friday night, after a stressful week, my friend Gretchen and I decided to check out the Five after Five wine/food event held at the Whole Foods Market in Short Pump every week. They had taken the month of February off and returned Friday night. The c…

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Eurasia – Dinner Review

Review – EurasiaTuesday night my book club met for dinner at Eurasia. The book this month was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Great book by the way! There were 11 of us at dinner and I was thrilled that they offered to do separate checks for us r…

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