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Lunch at O’Tooles

We went to O’Tooles yesterday for lunch.

Hubby had Bass Ale while I had tea.

We both enjoyed Corned Beef and Swiss on Rye, Grilled and onion rings.

Simple, satisfying, good.

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Remember the Alamo BBQ

Order window. Mis-matched outdoor seating. A wood pile. A smoker in the back intoxicating the neighborhood. Trophies in the window. A long line to request food.

Alamo BBQ – Why didn’t we visit you sooner?

Goodness walks out of this door.

Look at t…

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I’d Like To Be A Restaurant

Any takers?

Happened upon in Church Hill.

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The Reason My Hubby Took Me Out To Eat

Last week my husband emailed me an hour before quittin’ time about taking me out to eat. My paycheck usually goes to the eating and dining aspects of this marriage, so I pounced on the opportunity. We decided to check out Stronghill Dining Co.

Ba…

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The Reason My Hubby Took Me Out To Eat

Last week my husband emailed me an hour before quittin’ time about taking me out to eat. My paycheck usually goes to the eating and dining aspects of this marriage, so I pounced on the opportunity. We decided to check out Stronghill Dining Co.

Ba…

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9/4 SOJ Photos

The promise of Fall is in the air. The South of the James Market was beautiful yesterday.

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SOJ Photos from 8/24

Enjoy the South of the James Market photos.

Support your local farmer!

If you have any local market photos (this market or others) add them to this photo pool.

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VMFA, Amuse, ArtWorks, and Cafe Rustica

Last Friday was busy. We visited the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to wander and have cocktails at Amuse.

Friday around 5 PM turned out to be an excellent time to check out the sculpture garden.

Folks had not quite arrived for the evening, so we thril…

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Any Information on This Place?

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Farmers Market Photos from 8/21 South of the James

This week’s SOJ Market continued to bring forth lots of good eats.

For more photos of the local farmers markets or to post photos, go here.

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La Chaumiere

Today – it’s cloudy and muggy. I’m doing laundry. My cat threw up on the tablecloth in my dining room – more laundry to do.

Since today is not so great, I’ll reminisce about dinner last Friday at La Chaumiere in Georgetown.

A classic French restaur…

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Farewell Smokey Pig

The Smokey Pig in Ashland serves up BBQ for the last time on August 29. I will miss the NC style minced smokey goodness and the hushpuppies.

That’ll do pig.

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Watermelon Festival Pics – A Few Weeks Late

We always manage to go to the Watermelon Festival in Carytown, but we never seem to have a good time. It’s way too hot and way too crowded. And I really feel for the dogs who pant incessantly and have to walk the hot black pavement. Our strategy is to …

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Out with the Old and In with the New

Don’t Big Box Carytown  Ben and Jerry’s couldn’t do it.

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Cafe Rustica

We went back to Cafe Rustica a couple of weeks ago. It had been quite a while. Mainly because we were afraid it would be packed. But on this evening we had dinner early. And even though we had the chance to sit at a booth, we still opted for the bar.

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A Beautiful Day at SOJ

Slightly less humid today, thank goodness. And lots of delectable goodies.

Onions, poblanos, and Juliet tomatoes form Amy’s (they also had figs)
Fresh chicken breasts from Ault’s
Garlic and parsley from Root Force Collective
White potatoes from P…

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Northside Grille Bar

Cheers.

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Hey Good Looking

Some kind of rum, lemonade, and maraschino cherry concoction my spouse came up with. But damn good looking!

Stare all you want.

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SOJ Pics

Wasn’t Saturday a lovely day? So pleasant. So cool. We had another marvelous time at the market. Breakfast was a Thai Chicken Tako topped with a fried duck egg Mmmm.

If you have photos of any of the local markets, post them here.

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Where Do You Suppose My Hubby Wanted To Go For His Birthday?

Acacia, of course. And we had to sit at the bar (not because the dining room was crowded, but because it’s our favorite place to sit at Acacia). And, lucky us, our favorite bartender was there, even though he was supposed to be off.

We had to try a n…

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