Raleigh Wrap-Up: J Betski’s, Foundation, & The Federal
Well, The Federal is technically in Durham, but for brevity’s sake in the title, we’ll call it Raleigh… Oh my goodness, I’m seriously behind schedule here. I keep not getting things done during the week (i.e. not posting) and then I’m faced with a mountain of restaurant recaps and recipes. So! To tidy things up, … Read more
Holy Taco–Atlanta
A few years ago (February 2008), chef Robert Phalen opened Holy Taco in East Atlanta. While that was still when I lived in Atlanta, I never made it to the restaurant graced with so much love by John Kessler, the food critic at the AJC, Besha and Cliff of Creative Loafing, and the host of … Read more
Girls’ Night Out: Haru Ichiban–Atlanta
The week between Christmas and New Year’s, I jetted down to Atlanta for a couple of days to catch up with my family. We have a small but very complicated family, and given that my mother moved away from Atlanta a month after I moved north to Virginia, I don’t get to see anyone very … Read more
The Pixies & Pho Hien Vuong–Greensboro, NC
Apologies for the delay in posts–this damn house will be the death of me! All weekend and Monday night was spent frantically finishing as many projects as possible before the guys who are refinishing the floors started. Those closets? All primed & painted (that was my main job all weekend)! The banister? Stripped of paint … Read more
King’s Dominion & Whole Foods Pizza
Tip 1: After a long day of shopping (for dresses and boots and shoes and luggage oh my!), when you’re cranky, it’s probably because you didn’t eat enough. Get the vegan pizza at Whole Foods. They’re masters in the art of Daiya. Tip 2: If you want to go to an amusement park, go during … Read more
Huynh’s Restaurant–Richmond
This post is going to be short and sweet–the sanding tonight caught up to me. On Saturday night in Richmond, G & I were able to share dinner with my uncle and his wife at a Vietnamese restaurant in town. Although I was itching to try Mekong, my uncle said that a restaurant right across … Read more
821 Cafe, Take Four
A glance at my list of restaurant reviews tells me that I’ve written about 821 Cafe three previous times–in October 2009 and March & July of 2010. My goodness gracious, I guess I like this place a lot? But a trip to Richmond is no trip at all without some 821 brunchy goodness, so this … Read more
Apparently It’s Time for an Annual Pilgrimage to Richmond…
Apparently I travel to Richmond every October, and around the same weekend. Huh. Most years it’s to meet up with my mother who flies in for the folk festival every year, but this time, I decided to whisk G away for a break from the house for a much needed break. Which sortof worked and … Read more
Labor Day Weekend Recap
Our campsite at Douthat Before I get into the recap (Labor Day weekend was incredibly wonderful all around & I hope you all had as much fun as I did), I just got home from my first massage in years. And I feel…strange. Relaxed, definitely, but also so happy that I’m sad, or melancholic at … Read more
Sunset Beach, NC
I know, I know, I just started the Monday Archive idea two weeks ago, but you’re going to have to work with me because I have a backlog of posts so I’m switching it up today with a mini-vacation (but not-so-mini-lengthwise) post! View from our back porch on the first day–a wee bit rainy, but … Read more
