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Library of Virginia Flickr Account

While it’s not nearly as extensive as the Library of Congress’ account, the Library of Virginia has it’s own presence on Flickr. It’s only 200 images as of this posting and the range is limited, but there’s plenty of info for each where available. CHECK IT OUT.

The Bagel Czar

This morning my RSS reader had an exciting entry. The Fan District Hub pointed me to Melissa Ruggieri’s review of a nascent bagel joint smack in the heart of VCU’s Monroe Park campus. This was awesome - something closer than Cupertino’s but serving their bagels. Even if the Bagel Czar didn’t make [...]

Lulu’s - Belated First Impressions

I suppose my weekend was so relaxing that I completely forgot to write about my first visit to Lulu’s in Shockoe Bottom, so here I am, four days after my brunch, making up for just that.
The interior was visually interesting if a bit disjointed; the jury’s out on the pairs of close-set columns separating the [...]

Ansel Olson

As if you couldn’t tell, I’m hopped-up on photography these days. I’m also, as you may have noticed, a fan of my locality, Richmond, VA.
It’s truly a shame, then, that it’s taken me this long to highlight the photography of Ansel Olson. With a background in photography and interior design and a practice [...]

Finally Eating at Chiocca’s

Tonight I decided to eat dinner at Chiocca’s in the Museum District. It looks like my favorite sandwich in Richmond has been usurped by a piled-high pastrami and cheddar on rye, nice and hot.
If you can take the smokey and dive-yet-comfortable interior, grab a seat and enjoy. If you can’t, call a head [...]

Night Shooting

I have six fresh frames on my Flickr page tonight.

Clever Flavor Combinations

This past week I was fortunate enough to experience two inventive foods - each from two of my favorite Richmond food establishments.
First off was the pork/pistachio/truffle sausage from the Belmont Butchery. When Tanya suggested this initially I decided to try a link mostly out of curiosity, but I was completely taken aback by how [...]

Petites Bouchées = AMAZING

This morning I finally had a chance to stop by the 17th Street Farmers Market to check out Veronica Perez’s macarons. She sells them under a little side business called Petites Bouchées, and after the free sample of the hazelnut with salted caramel (pictured above, I believe, from her Flickr account), it was an [...]

Cupertino’s N.Y. Bagel and Deli

Well well well.
I just returned from an early morning bagel run to Cupertino’s N.Y. Bagel and Deli in the West End (do they actually have their own website?). This is my third visit including yesterday morning - investigation requires work, after all - and I’m convinced now that I’ve found something resembling a decent [...]

deLux

Val and I just returned from dining at deLux, located on the corner of Main and Addison. This restaurant replaced Southern Culture which, unfortunately, closed permanently after a fire several years ago.
Thankfully, deLux is a fantastic replacement. The moment we walked in the door we were struck by the slick contemporary decor. [...]