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 | July 25, 2010
Fine Dining Gives Me the Creeps
Earlier today I got asked for a fancy restaurant recommendation. I responded that I’ve got a blind spot for fine dining in my world view. It doesn’t come to mind. I don’t really think of it as an option, and despite a few really impressive hoity toity meals in my past, I don’t really appreciate [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized | July 9, 2010
Pescado’s in High Summer Mode
One of the husbands I borrow on occasion lives south of the river. I don’t hold this against him because he eats everything and likes coming in to the city to eat. It also means that although he’s been telling me good things about Pescado’s for a while…
i could go on and on | June 26, 2010
Local Food Photo-Op at Silver Diner
After some initial confusion, I realized that Silver Diner was serious when their PR firm invited me to a free lunch at their 10860 W. Broad location. The press release said something about showcasing their new line of menu items featuring local ingredients. It seemed perplexing to me that a business would expend so much [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized | June 23, 2010
Blogger Secret Ingredient Contest
i’m hosting my first contest! hooray!the beautiful Mo asked me to host the challenge this week.challenge, you say?BSI stands for Blogger Secret Ingredient. Each week a new host picks an ingredient and anyone (food blogger or not) can submit a recipe. T…
Clarity in Creation | June 15, 2010
Purple and Yellow Cauliflower
purple and yellow Originally uploaded by EatingVideo I bought two head of cauliflower at Broad Appettite. They were standing out from the table of one of the vendors. The purple color an obvious draw, but for the yellow the fractal arrangement of…
Eating Video Games | June 9, 2010
Healthiest Person in RVA?
I interrupt my regular posting for a BIG Announcement:
As I mentioned, I am one of the top 3 finalists for Richmond’s Healthiest Person – a contest sponsored by Retreat Doctors’ Hospital. The voting starts today and goes until next Wednesday, June 16th. Obviously, I would be honored to win the title of RVA’s Healthiest Person, [...]
Eating Bird Food | June 9, 2010
Broad Appétit RVA
This year’s chef competition included a “Healthy Dish” category among the other awards categories – “To Dine For,” “To Diet For” “Ambience/Décor” and “People’s Choice.” 
Along with all the restaurants there was also other vendors- including local organic farms and speciality food providers, in addition to live music. i
Isaac and I waded through the crowd while perusing the options until spotting something that caught our eye. 
Tastebuds American Bistro had something for the both of us. … I’m already thinking of ways to incorporate these two flavors into some of my favorite things – (ie smoothies and oatmeal) After walking around in the heat, sweating through our shirts and eating a few mid morning snacks, Isaac and I hopped in the car and headed to our CSA’s farm party for lots more food (that was delicious and free!!).
Eating Bird Food | June 8, 2010
I Can Like Women, Too
Because the bulk of my friends are male, it’s not often that I get invited to a girls’ night in. And in this case, the person doing the inviting was Virginia Rowland of Rowland Fine Dining, so I knew it would be a house full of interesting females, wit…
i could go on and on | June 7, 2010
BroadAppetit
BroadAppetit hot crowd Originally uploaded by EatingVideo Another post on Broad Appetit. I swung down on Broad around noon and quickly ran into RVAfoodie and his wife (darling octopus) and the internet famous Jasper. They gave me the skinny on wh…
Eating Richmond, Eating Video Games | June 7, 2010
food happenings and updates
soo this is what blog neglect looks like… a brief what’s new pussycat? in outline form (read: lazy): a. ) checked out the greek festival this past weekend with god and country. the lines are outrageous. BUT i am happy to say that the food is still fantastic. i have reservations every year thinking that [...]
Whine Me Dine Me | June 7, 2010
Broad Appetit – lessons learned
Petites Bouchées Booth
First of all, thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth: Jason aka Rvafoodie, wife Karen & son Jasper, Sketchy & Jennifer and their two little ones, Eugenio of Eating Video games, Messy chef – hope you introduce yourself next time but if anonymity is a rule that’s okay , twitter friends, [...]
Kitchen Musings | June 7, 2010
My Sunday Menage a Trois
Nothing like a nap to get re-energized after a long afternoon eating and drinking on Broad Street. And what better way to spend that energy than at tonight’s Live at Ipanema show? Best of all, this month’s photographer for the event is a good friend, b…
i could go on and on | June 7, 2010
One Broad’s Appetite
I’m going to be honest. I made two laps at Broad Appetit over the course of an hour and a half and did more talking than eating. I then spent the next three hours in the air-conditioned comfort of Bistro 27, eating, drinking and listening to Gypsy Root…
i could go on and on | June 6, 2010
Broad Appetit 2010
This year we finally made it to Broad Appetit. Despite the heat, we loved stolling along a closed off Broad St. and sampling all manner of great food. Hats off to all of the vendors who braved the broiling conditions and kudos to all of the chefs and s…
River City Food & Wine | June 6, 2010
Broad Appetit: Better Every Year
Hitting this year’s Broad Appetit, we went early to beat the crowds, brought plenty of water, wore a thick layer of sun screen, and timed our visit prior to Jasper’s nap. Just before leaving the house, we accepted an invitation to 5:30 dinner, so we had to eat early and fast enough to be hungry [...]
Caramelized OpiNIONS, Uncategorized | June 6, 2010
My Maudlin Career, er Evening
When I was out artwalking on Friday night, I’d paused in front of 27 to see how busy they were and wave hi to whomever might be working. From behind the very busy bar, Dave the comedian spotted me, smiled and pointed and began to unbutton his shirt, as…
i could go on and on | June 6, 2010
R.I.P. Marshall Street Cafe
How’s this for irony? On the eve of Broad Appetit, with 25,000 people expected in Jackson Ward tomorrow to eat, we lost one of our neighborhood restaurants this afternoon. And by lost, I don’t mean went out of business, I mean gone. The building is in …
i could go on and on | June 5, 2010
The Macaron Food Pyramid
L-R,T-B: Hazelnut-Caramel Fleur de sel, Matcha-Matcha Ganache, Chocolate-Espresso Buttercream, Passion Fruit Milk Chocolate, Rose-Litchi Ganache, Pistachio Bittersweet Chocolate
Those of you following my tweets know that I have been covered in confectioner’s sugar and almond flour for 2.5 days as I furiously baked macaron after macaron batch for some orders and Broad Appetit. At last count, [...]
