Can you believe we are a mere week away from Christmas eve? The next best thing to milk and cookies being left out for Santa is this bowl of chili. For several years, this has been one of my favorite chili recipes to make — bursting with flavor and packed with tender bite sized pieces [...]
This story is from far afield but Nate lives in our hood and he is the maker of damn fine tacos. I was bummed to learn that the Truck Stop was closing. The full interview is on RVAnews. While his Jackson Ward restaurant will no longer operate after this week, he says that the food [...]
Just a little taste of what is going on with some of our local eateries. Stratford Grill is closed due to owing some back alcohol taxes. According to another merchant in that strip it is around $42,000 owed. This is not verified so take it with a grain of salt. Paradise Diner is on Facebook [...]
Can you believe we are less than a week away from Thanksgiving? It certainly is the time of year for gatherings in the kitchen. I sure am looking forward to spending more time with family and more time creating in the kitchen this season. I thought I would share a simple recipe that can be made a [...]
Kudos to the Corrugated Box Tumblr for this scan of the latest menu to come out of the Ejay Rin location. As you know Ejay Rin is dead but will be reborn as Camden’s Dogtown Market. I’m only showing you a bit of the interim menu, you’ll need to hit the first link or the [...]
I’ll admit I’m a little bitter that they left Stratford Hills but this helps mend the fence.
Hot off the presses or rather hot off the Richmond Magazine website we get the news that Ejay Rin is closing down after this Saturday. The restaurant was opened by two well known Richmond Chefs Andy Howell and Bill Foster. Always a bummer to see business leave the area. Hopefully it will be reborn into something awesome. [...]
Each of these stories might have deserved their own post but in the interest of saving space on the internet I’m giving you a quick roundup. The Force will be strong at Parkside Cafe. They’ve announced a Star Wars night the last Sunday in November with costumed folks, Star Wars cookies, showing of a Star [...]
I’m focusing on the good and thus I give you this bit from the Style Weekly review of Ejay Rin. Certain elements are exquisite. The house-made kimchi ($5) is the best I’ve had since I visited Seoul. The blend of garlic and chilies hits a good balance of spice and flavor, and the short aging [...]
I was Tweeted a similar photo last month and promptly forgot/lost the image but did remember to swing by there today. Keep an eye on the Palace it could be re-opening soon.
The mini review, which only covers the pork ramen at Ejay Rin is positive. The reason is that another review of the restaurant failed to look at this signature dish. I like that the mini review dissects all the elements of the dish with a photo. Go to the review to see what each number [...]
TaZa the little coffee shop that could turned 1 this week and it’s a party all week. So head down the alley at 5047 Forest Hill Ave and join in the fun. $1 Small Drip Coffee Ice Cream 50% off (it is by La Michoacana and it rocks) Free 5 min chair massages Friday and Saturday morning [...]
Richmond.com has the news on a change in menu and a special dinner for cheapskates. According to co-owner Andy Howell, the biggest menu changes are “Big Meals, a couple different noodle preparations, our take on the fashionable Vietnamese sandwich Banh Mi and some constant desserts.”
I could think of no better way to close out the H&H Summer happy hour series than with a drink toasting the change in season. If you are like us, you have the windows open and are going to bed and waking up with a little more crispness to the air. Having recently taken a trip to [...]
What a crazy week here in the H&H Hood. First the earthquake and then Irene of which some of you reading this are still without power. Well at 6:30 Saturday night when Irene was really getting worked up the inevitable happened it went dark. I absolutely could not let ice cubes melt in the freezer [...]
Jay McGee, real estate agent and explorer of all things RVA, went to Positive Vibe recently and posted his thoughts at RealRVA. Not only does he have some great photographs, information I didn’t know (like the new bar in the back), but he is also giving away a $15 gift card. Head over to the [...]
We have changed the flavors of drinks in several posts in the series, first we infused vodka, then we made a thyme simple syrup, and now we will make a blackberry/rosemary simple syrup to be added to Champagne or in this case Prosecco. All of these were done using local in season ingredients and this [...]
From the Industrial Workers of the World website: An ‘Unfair Labor Practice’ has been filed with the National Labor Relations Board against Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream in Richmond, Virginia for a violation of an employee’s right to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection, as found inSec. 7. [§ 157.] of [...]
RichmondMagazine.com has the story about Chef Phil Minor’s (formerly of Great Seasons) take over of local breakfast favorite Paradise Diner. According to the article the change in ownership went down little over 2 weeks ago. I was out of town so this is all news to me but I’m excited to try out the new [...]
As we start to round the corner of summer, seeing fall on the horizon, we continue to look for relief from this oppressive Virginia heat. For this week’s H&H Happy Hour cocktail we turn to a drink actually created during prohibition. Gin being banned at the time, people would make it in their bathtubs giving it a [...]
The past two H&H Happy Hour drinks featured were examples of light, refreshing, low alcohol, and to put it bluntly: “pretty” drinks. It’s about time I got back to basics by pulling out a bottle of Virginia bourbon, frying up some bacon, and simply…well… pickling some pickles.
