There are a zillion wineries and vineyards in Virginia. We may run out of eggs at the grocery store, but we’ll have plenty of wine for the foreseeable future. A good many of these venues offer both tastings of their wines and food as well. Most are good, but one is exceptional. And that’s Cross Keys Vineyards in Mt. Crawford, in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. When a lazy and an … [Read more...]
“Dogging” It at Sam’s Hot Dog Stand
I found myself in the Shenandoah Valley around lunch time last Saturday. My timing was perfect because when I passed through Stuart’s Draft, there was a Sam’s Hot Dog Stand along Rt. 340. I ordered 2 all-beef franks, a bag of chips and a Pepsi and it was the tastiest $6 I’ve ever spent. I adore Sam’s Hot Dogs. I think Sam’s started in their little hole in the wall on Main Street in … [Read more...]
El Agave Restaurant
Cinco de Mayo is coming soon. That’s when people that don’t even like Mexican food pretend that they do and wash it down with a Margarita. I like Mexican food, mostly, and I always like a good Margarita. When I think good Mexican food, I think El Agave in Ruckersville. I’m not the greatest one to write a review about Mexican restaurants. When we go, my wife Nancy often has to … [Read more...]
Dairy Queen ‘Dogs
When you need a Hot Dog, you need a Hot Dog. Not Mac and Cheese, not a T-bone Steak, not a large Pepperoni Pizza - you need a Hot Dog. Nothing else will do. Last Sunday, a Frankfurter craving overpowered me, and I was off to one of the few great places in mighty Cville to get a Hot Dog, and that would be Dairy Queen at Forest Lakes. Some of my fondest childhood memories were of special … [Read more...]
Fun Food at MAS Tapas
There are not many fun places to eat out in Charlottesville – fun, like kid’s would enjoy at a Chucky Cheese. Most restaurants are laid back, dull and boring. Many have good food, but fun? Not so much. There is one restaurant, however, that has both excellent food – not good, excellent - and it’s a super fun place to visit; and that would be MAS Tapas in Belmont. Nancy and I joined our … [Read more...]
Al Carbon: Worth a Visit
The Woodbrook Shopping Center is where restaurants go to die. It’s tucked away and hidden for the most part, and there aren’t enough Woodbrook families to keep a restaurant going – with one exception. Al Carbon, an authentic Mexican/Peru restaurant specializing in charcoal rotisserie chicken. Early this week, the grout people were working on our kitchen, and it was off limits, so I … [Read more...]
Bang Bang, You’re Fed
Bonefish Grill is known for one thing – Bang Bang Shrimp. It’s their specialty and they do it like no one else. For Valentine’s Day this year, Nancy and I decided to celebrate the occasion of Valentine’s Eve – the night before. That way we could enjoy a leisurely Valentine’s Day dinner without standing in line, having to wait on servers and being rushed though dinner. We chose … [Read more...]
Two All-Beef Patties…
Need I say more? We’re talking Big Macs here, the most famous sandwich ever created, not only in America but around the world. The Big Mac came into being in 1967 when one of the Ray Kroc’s franchise owners in Pittsburg added the 45-cent sandwich to his menu. The name was subsequently created by Ester Rose, a 21-year-old ad secretary who worked in the corporate office. In a brilliant … [Read more...]
The Best Meal in Town
Okay, Brewer. It’s your last meal. We caught you pulling the tags off two bed pillows without authorization and the warden’s going to throw the switch in the morning. What do you want to eat, and it has to be from a restaurant in Charlottesville? But those tags were sticking out of the pillowcase, and they were from My Pillows.com! And I used the Promo Code! It doesn’t … [Read more...]
Bojangles? Why Not?
Just back from a long drive from Atlanta, I didn’t want to cook anything for dinner. So, pizza or fried chicken? We flipped a coin, it was pizza, but Nancy over-ruled the coin toss and said, “Get chicken. I don’t care what the penny said.” Hopping in the car again after a 510-mile jaunt up I-85 and Route 29, I ordered a box of chicken at KFC, original, of course. But they were all out - not of … [Read more...]
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