Jump to content

pcollins

Members
  • Posts

    55
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male

pcollins's Achievements

grouper

grouper (39/123)

  1. Since I'm local to Charlottesville, here's some sourcing options: I think an excellent place to check in with is the Charlottesville farmers market's. See who has items that you'd like to work with and ask them how they can help. The downtown market is much more established than the new Stonefield one, but both have vendors that you won't find at the other. Mona Lisa Pasta in town does fresh pastas and sauces and can be used as a way to shorten your prep time on your Italian menu. Albemarle Baking Company, Timbercreek Market, Feast!, and Foods of All Nations would be other sources that would have a more local flair. I've been doing an awful lot in my pressure cooker these days (see this thread), so that tends to be what I think of immediately for helping out on quick add ons. I've certainly done pastas in there before.
  2. Three fox, Barrel Oak and Cobbler Mountain Cellars are all in the same area as RdV. I've specifically had recommendations to go up to Barrel Oak and I haven't been yet. I could give a lot more useful tips for the greater Charlottesville area, so unfortunately I can only give that word of mouth tip for the north.
  3. I'm going to go the opposite direction and recommend a classic, the Serb Hall. I got a kick out of watching the presidential campaigns make a stop there and see it was still serving up Wisconsin's favorite, Fish Fry. My favorite Milwaukee burger (and some excellent Bloody Mary's) remains Sobelman's, but there's a lot of options around. If you give us more of an idea of what you're looking for, we may be able to give you some better hints. I did just get back from a trip visiting relatives. Madison keeps changing rapidly, so you get much more trendy spots like the Alchemy which had an exceptional steak special while I was there. But once you get outside of town, there's plenty of character. Enjoyed burgers at Wedl's and Crawfish Junction. Wedl's is more of a slider type, whereas Crawfish is a more traditional burger, but with a surprise of a homemade bun. There are excellent custard stops in Milwaukee proper, it's hard to beat the ambiance of a drive in stop at The Kiltie for a dessert after Memorial Day grilling with the family. My Fish Fry stop was the Klassik in Verona. You don't go there for the decor, but instead the excellent fish, surprisingly good tartar sauce, and I highly recommend getting your side as the cheesy potatoes.
  4. My post that I made just after the board came back up is still there with all of it's content. No complaints here. Hope the weekend will help with this stressful week for you. Rumor is we may even get some sun.
  5. Considering the weather this week I am hoping that Stonefield gets the clue and switches the market's orientation to use the sidewalks instead of the grass. This rain lately is something else. Otherwise this post is just to get a little activity to check the board stability. Glad to see it back up and trying to keep the Cville thread alive.
  6. It seemed fairly successful for their first day. There was a tactical error though. The market was on a green grassy field and Charlottesville's had as much rain as DC has lately. So that meant there were puddles everywhere and just a lot of mud by day's end. It certainly isn't the downtown market, but it was nice to see a few new vendors in the area. I'm going to keep watching it.
  7. The Inn at Little Washington - http://www.c-ville.com/jose-de-brito-joins-kitchen-staff-inn-little-washington/
  8. Thanks for joining the site! I'll agree, Simon's got a great website and way for others to find out more about the city. Even if I think he could have put La Michaocana in the spot vacated by El Tepeyac for good cheap Mexican in town... Hurley's Tavern is a nice new break from the row of chain restaurants studding 29 North until you get to Timberwood Grill in Forest Lakes. I had a tasty (if overcooked) burger at Hurley's the other day and I will be back for more. It's obvious that they're pushing for the sports crowd, but we don't have that many options for that sort of thing that actually have a good parking lot. Don't go expecting the special combos the likes of the downtown burgers; you will be making your creation a la carte on the toppings, and it will be served on Texas toast instead of a bun. The drama will start this weekend as the new mall at Stonefield will be starting a rival Farmers Market to the beloved City Market in downtown on Saturdays. There was disgust dripping from people at the downtown market telling me that Stonefield's was run by folks from Northern Virginia. Laughing at the attitudes aside, it will be good to get another market going to bring a local flavor to the north side of town and for the folks who live out by Greene who don't want to make the drive all the way to downtown Charlottesville.
  9. I know I'm pulling up an old post, but I recently saw that Sedona Taphouse has been in expansion mode. There are locations in Fredricksburg, Troy MI, Norwalk CT, and soon in Mamaroneck, NY. This marks another Charlottesville restaurant that has gone chain out of our market and even into NYC (Carpe Donut also comes to mind). As for the BBQEX sides conversation, I find the more adventuresome I get the more interesting the sides are. I will routinely get their pickled hot peppers and use them to wake up most any sandwich that I put them on, BBQ or cold cut. Their collard greens are also a favorite, but I make sure to give them a liberal dose of the NC vinegar BBQ sauce to jazz them up. Check to see if they have any special sides. I know I had a bourbon baked beans on one weekend trip that were a clear improvement over their standard ones. I haven't tried their slaw or potato salad because I've gone out to the stranger offerings each time.
  10. The joke was made earlier, but the facebook group regularly refers to themselves as Potheads. A cookbook that was recommended to me previously but was out of print has just come back. I haven't picked it up yet, but if you prefer working from a recipe book rather than a website, it's an option.
  11. The two main resources I turn to are the Instant Pot Facebook Group which is fairly high traffic, and this site: Pressure Cooking Today You should be able to find recipes for most anything between those two locations. The single recipe that has been go-to is probably the basic but crowd pleasing Mac and Cheese: "Pressure Cooker Macaroni and Cheese" by Mike Vrobel on dadcooksdinner.com I do not know that there is any benefit to using the Poultry setting. I've only ever set it on Manual.
  12. Specifically the Rio Hill Kroger is known for its wine selection, due to an uncommonly devoted manager at that store. We have a boatload of Kroger locations around and not all are up to that quality.
  13. Granted, I didn't visit long, but the best I had was at Mama's Pizzeria in Bala Cynwyd. I need to make another visit up there for work, so other than bringing back bundles of things from Reading Terminal Market, I'm always looking for other spots to try for Cheesesteak.
  14. The first seating when the restaurant opens is the most common way for me to get a seat. There's usually not a line out the door waiting for them to start (but I have seen that happen). I would recommend that if you are attempting to go there to just always have a second plan in case it is busy.
×
×
  • Create New...