Author name: Frieda Evans

While the location of Little Venice is unassuming, inside you’ll find a most delightful dining experience. Little Venice is located in a strip mall off of Ridgefield Parkway in the West End of Richmond. Brothers Alberto and Peppino Mastromano, who hail from the Isle of Capri, own Little Venice. They’ve owned several restaurants in Richmond over the […]

The first thing my family said when we pulled into the Stratford Hills Shopping Center on Forest Hill was “What happened to Moe’s?” There in the place of Moe’s Southwest Grill where the signature greeting is “Welcome to Moe’s” was Dickey’s Barbecue Pit. The eleven-year-old who is fine tuned to remember these details said, “Oh yeah, Mom and

While I generally eat at my desk, I chanced to meet a former work colleague for lunch the other day. Neither of us wanted the standard sandwich or pizza, so she suggested we check out The Urban Farmhouse which is located at 12th and Cary in the historic Shockoe Slip. Stepping inside is somewhat like

When you think of the North end of the Boulevard, up by the Diamond and under I-64, you’re not going to be inclined to think “let’s go grab a great meal!”  And you wouldn’t think that you’d find it in such an unassuming building. But think again. Kitchen 64 opened in 2007 as Johnny and

I alluded to the fact that Virginia is void of her own unique style of barbecue in an earlier post but now I feel it appropriate to properly rant. What the heck is that?! Virginia, the place where the first Jamestown started what would become the US, the home of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Poe, Maury