About 20 years ago, I was on a fishing trip to the Mattaponi River in West Point. The croakers were running and it was time to stock the freezer. There were four of us and our driver pulled into a seafood market when we arrived at West Point. I figured we would be buying bait, and we did, but we were also buying our lunch as it turns out, “Ever eaten Deviled Crabs from Diggs?” someone … [Read more...]
BJs Restaurant & Brewhouse
My golf match ran a little late so when I arrived home at 6:30, Nancy said, “Let’s eat out.” She’s a talking thing - talked me right into it! We both decided that we didn’t want anything fancy, maybe just a sandwich and she suggested BJs, a new restaurant in Charlottesville, right across from the Post Office on 29 North. Getting into all that new commercial development near … [Read more...]
Tale of the Whale
A restaurant I omitted in a recent beach issue was Tale of The Whale. We had eaten there many years ago, but not in the last 10 or 12. Someone mentioned it and we ate there on our final night at Nags Head. It was excellent. Good service and great food. The Tale of the Whale Restaurant is the legacy of Don Bibey, who opened his restaurant in 1980 with his wife Carole. … [Read more...]
What a Floozie
(Ed. Note. Everybody likes pies. Especially yours truly. I am, in fact, the president of a growing organization called “There is no such thing a bad pie” club. Anyway, a year or so back Sherman Shifflett wrote this piece on a pie shop out his way. It is worth reprinting.) By Sherman Shifflett A couple of years ago the co-owners of Obrigado’s Restaurant in Louisa, decided to open a … [Read more...]
The Black Pelican
One of the great pleasures involved in any trip to the beach is eating out. On the Outer Banks, most all the seafood is fresh, caught by local fishermen and nothing beats fresh seafood. Nancy and I have a number of go-to places we eat including Kelly’s, Owen’s, Bass Nights, Darrell’s in Manteo, Fish Head’s, Tale of the Whale and Sugar Creek (formerly RV’s). On our last trip, we … [Read more...]
Timberwood Grill
Last Saturday evening we found ourselves without an entrée in our fridge (by design), so Nancy and I decided to go out to eat. Nothing fancy, we thought. Maybe Lord Hardwicke’s? We had not eaten there since they closed their doors on Emmett Street, but there was one north of town. Or so we thought. When we arrived at their former location at a strip mall in Greene County, there was no Lord … [Read more...]
Tavern on the Rail
Mineral, Virginia may be one of the least likely places you’d expect to find a fine eating establishment, but according to Sherman Shifflett, Tavern on the Rail, located about ten miles northeast of Mineral and not far from the power plant, is a nuclear option for dining out. Says Sherman, “Last Saturday afternoon, Ava and I and another couple had dinner at Tavern on the Rail in rural … [Read more...]
Lowery’s Seafood Restaurant
I’m jealous. My friend, Sherman Shifflett sent me an email last week saying that since it was Ava’s birthday, he took his special lady clear down to Tappahannock to Lowery’s Seafood Restaurant to celebrate. Sherman lives in Louisa, so that’s a pretty long haul for a meal, but if you get the “hungries” for seafood, it’s hard to beat Lowery’s. On my way to a fishing trip on the … [Read more...]
Eatin’ Out at Wegman’s?
Wegman’s is a grocery store, not a restaurant. Isn’t it? Actually, Wegman’s is a grocery store with a restaurant inside. Nancy and I were in that area of town last Sunday and stopped by to check out the new store (it was my first visit) and since it was lunchtime, we went to their restaurant and ordered food and drinks. Wegman’s Food Markets, Inc. is a privately held American supermarket chain … [Read more...]
Sting Ray’s
Last week, I mentioned the Blue Cheese Dressing at Sting Ray’s Restaurant on the Eastern Shore. Since some of the readers of CvilleBuzz might be heading that way this summer, Sting Ray’s is the featured restaurant this week in “Eating Out.” My family has been visiting the Eastern Shore since 1975 when we first camped at Cherrystone Campground on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Most … [Read more...]
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