May 23, 2013

Veggie Fest 2012!

Lily, already a veggie lover, was bound to dig the festival.

By Stephanie Ganz One of the first rules of blogging is “take lots of pictures.”   As a matter of fact, when I talked to the folks at Flavor Magazine about chronicling my trip to the upcoming Vegetarian Festival, Pam told me to do exactly that. Well of course I would.  Who wouldn’t?  There’s always [...]

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Broad Appetit / June 3, 2012

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We had such a great time in Richmond with the hundreds of folks who visited our booth during Broad Appetit last weekend. More than 60 chefs served up delicious bites from their  restaurants… Richmond is an awesome food town — from the elegant (Lemaire) to down home (Comfort, Pasture), veggie friendly (The Empress), and hip [...]

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Flavor Cafe: The Empress

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by: John Haddad, photos by: Danny Spry Breakfast choices on the run in Virginia’s capital are either a latte and mass-produced scone from Starbucks or a biscuit and bad cup of coffee from a fast-food joint. Rarely do you see – or get — a hot meal to start the day, and certainly not a [...]

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Flavor Cafe: Comfort

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by Laura Greenleaf, photos by Molly McDonald Peterson No one can accuse Richmond’s Broad Street of putting on airs, but nine years ago it was an even more unlikely choice for a new restaurant. Fortunately, the banker across the desk from the would-be restaurateurs Jason Alley and Chris Chandler remembered the street’s prosperous days, before [...]

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