I had lunch today at Salem’s newest restaurant, Blue Apron Restaurant & Red Rooster Bar, on their opening day. I checked in on Foursquare and a friend commented that Foursquare should have a badge for “first person through the door at every new restaurant.” So, guilty as charged, but I was excited to try it. …
There is a new Puerto Rican restaurant that just opened in Roanoke and we went to try it out tonight. There used to be another Puerto Rican place in Roanoke called El Coqui, but it didn’t make it. Puerto Rican Paradise is at 5301 Williamson Road in the former Blueberry Hill location. When we …
I have been anxiously awaiting the opening of El Cubanito in Salem for the past month. I went for lunch today, on their second day open and yesterday for breakfast on opening day. They are on the corner of College Ave. and 7th. (Just past Andrew Lewis Middle School) The place is really cute — …
There’s a new Mexican restaurant in town (and it’s not the new Rancho Viejo). It’s called Xinachtli and it’s conveniently located across the street from my office at Roanoke College on Main Street in Salem. Xinachitli is an Aztec word that means seed and is pronounced like Shee-nach-lee. They are open for breakfast and lunch, …
We went to Meze World Cafe again last night and I just love their food. Meze means a selection of small plates or dishes served in the Meditteranean or Middle East. Meze is the sister restaurant to another favorite, The Isaccs, in Raleigh Court. They have all organic meats and vegetables, which is wonderful. Erick …
We recently went to a German restaurant called Edelweiss in Staunton, Virginia. I was excited to try something different, but I wasn’t terribly impressed. However, I’m not sure if that’s the restaurant or the fact that I’m not wild about German food. The place was nice and had a fun atmosphere–a guy playing an accordion, …
We went to UVa’s Scott Stadium for a U2 concert, but when we got there, it looked like we had arrived for an alien space launch instead. The stage was absolutely amazing, an engineering masterpiece. The 360 degree screen was really unique and made it easy to see all the action from farther away. It …
We had dinner at Pomegranate a couple of weeks ago with family and friends. Erick and I had been once before and were excited to go back, but this time the experience went south. My dad ordered a mojito (which was actually on their drink menu), but was informed that they were out of mint. …
I went to 202 Market for lunch the other day with a group from my office at Roanoke College to celebrate the end of the year and graduation for some of our interns. I ordered the 202 Burger. It came out and was stacked really tall and looked beautiful. Everyone commented on how good it …
We went to see Dave Matthews Band in his hometown, Charlottesville, on April 17, 2009. It was at John Paul Jones Arena at UVa. JPJ is an amazing facility – I had never been there before. However, I still prefer shows at outdoor amphitheaters. Old Crow Medicine Show opened, but we got there late and …