For a relatively new restaurant, The Roosevelt in Richmond, VA gets it in every gastronomic delightful way.
Entries Tagged as 'Local Food Musings'
The Roosevelt gets it
August 14th, 2011 · 10 Comments · Local Food Musings
Tags:buttermilk panna cotta·pork belly in richmond va·The Roosevelt
Do you “fake” it?
August 7th, 2011 · 12 Comments · Local Food Musings
When you'v had a disappointing meal at a restaurant, what do you do? It's different when you just didn't like the flavors. But if the food is too salty, undercooked or overcooked do you speak up?
Tags:Ejay rin·RVA dine·Secco Wine Bar·Sensi·The Empress·The Roosevelt
LFM: The Empress
June 29th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Local Food Musings
The Empress is a great addition to the Richmond dining scene. Any place that offers duck confit as an option to add to your salad or entree is great in my book!
Tags:rva dining·The Empress
One night in Bangkok…
June 26th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Food and Travel, Local Food Musings, More Kitchen Musings
Tags:Bangkok·rva dining
Do Americans settle for mediocre food?
June 23rd, 2011 · 10 Comments · Local Food Musings, More Kitchen Musings
Tags:fast food·mediocre italian food·Rva food·rva restaurants
Some blog revisions….
June 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Local Food Musings, Macaron Chronicles
This blog is undergoing some subtle changes. If you all haven’t noticed, I’ve trimmed down the categories and have added a top navigation bar to access some popular categories directly like the Macaron Chronicles. Displays now include a thumbnail of the first picture which will help with post identification when looking for recipes or topics.
I’m [...]
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Petites Bouchees Broad Appetit Menu
June 4th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Local Food Musings, Petites Bouchees, Pies and Tarts
I figured there will be other vendors with cupcakes so I’m skipping that this year and instead will be offering a favorite tart of mine: Lemon curd raspberry tartlets.
As usual, I’ll be offering macarons in packs of two. My classic flavors will be in full force:
chocolate-espresso buttercream
hazelnut-salted caramel
pistachio bittersweet chocolate ganache
almond passion fruit milk chocolate
almond [...]
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LFM: about pho in RVA …
January 20th, 2011 · 9 Comments · Local Food Musings
Tags:pho·rva·vietnamese food
Reflections of a foodie & the making of Ramen
January 7th, 2011 · 30 Comments · Asian Cuisine, Local Food Musings, More Kitchen Musings
Making fresh ramen noodles is not as hard as you think. All you need is the desire to do it and the magic ingredient kansui.
LFM: Pizza tonight, anyone?
January 4th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Local Food Musings
With pizza, the most contentious topic has to do with its crust. After disappointing pies from some of the newest pizza joints around Richmond, I am just thrilled that the best is still homemade pizza – well sort of…
Pizza tonight is a company that specializes in artisan pizza dough & also a variety of pizza [...]
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