Category: Virginia (Page 2 of 2)
LAF in the A.M. January 3rd, 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
Gino’s East River North Brewery Now Open
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in Purcellville VA
Top 10 Dallas Restaurant Stories of 2014
20 New Restaurants in Indianapolis for 2015
A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day
The Story (and Expansion) of Red Truck Bakery
17th Annual International Rutabaga Curling World Championship
Photographic Guide to New Haven Pizza
Expanded Menu at Polonez Outside Milwaukee
LAF in the A.M. November 18th, 2014
A Morning Menu of Stories We Think You’ll Find Interesting
Frog Hollow Farm’s Olio Nuovo Is Here
Do-Nut Dinette of Norfolk, VA Is Reopening
Nick’s vs. Nick’s, the Battle of the Beef
Alton Does Buffalo
LAF in the A.M. November 11th, 2014
A Morning Menu of Stories We Think You’ll Find Interesting
World Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship
St. Elmo Steak House, an Indianapolis landmark since 1902, is famed for their jumbo shrimp cocktail with explosive cocktail sauce. We’ve had it and, yes, it’s everything they say it is. But nine pounds of it in eight minutes? That’s what Joey Chestnut did last year to set a world record and win the World Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship. This year’s event takes place on December 6th, and Joey Chestnut will be on hand to defend his title. Read the details here. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. November 6th, 2014
A Morning Menu of Stories We Think You’ll Find Interesting
Everything, Available Everywhere
When Shake Shack comes to Chicago and Billy Goat goes to Washington, and the Big Apple gets a Garrett’s, and Marshall Field’s is now Macy’s… does it all become less special? Phil Rosenthal of the Chicago Tribune takes the opportunity, with the arrival of Shake Shack in the Windy City, to look at the effect of all this regional homogenization. Continue reading
LAF in the A.M. October 28th, 2014
A Morning Menu of Stories We Think You’ll Find Interesting
Less Than $10 in NYC: 7 Finds
New York City is notorious for finding ways to separate you from your money, especially when it comes to dining out. But it is possible to find bargains, if you look hard enough, or start with a crib sheet. And that’s where this story from Wall St. Cheat Sheet comes in. They’ve found seven spots to dine well for under $10, from Chinese dumplings to falafel to tacos to the burgers at The Burger Joint in Le Parker Meridien. Check it out. Continue reading
“The Peanut Capital of the World” Honored for 85th Anniversary
On Thursday, September 25, the Virginia Diner, which has been famous for its peanuts since 1929, will be honored by the Commonwealth of Virginia. All sorts of Virginia muckety-mucks will be on hand, and there will also be a House Joint Resolution and a gubernatorial proclamation for the goober capital. Anyone’s welcome to attend. Sounds like as good an excuse as any to partake of the diner’s delectable peanut pie. Don’t forget to bring home a can of their incomparable nuts, too.
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