The House of Marinara

*This is number #6 on my trek though Richmond Goodlife’s Top #50 Restaurants in Richmond

It is difficult to argue against Comfort. It’s a good concept. The prices are reasonable. The food seems to be good.
I will always have a certain respect for Comfort. They were pioneers in bringing the Richmond dining scene back to Broad Street. They brought it back and they did it with style.

For those of you who are new to Comfort, the restaurant plays on the traditional Meat and Three concept. You pick your meat and 3 sides to go along with it. While traditional Meat and Three places are basic comfort foods, Comfort takes those same basic meals and tries to kick it up a notch. Read more »

This is number #5 on my trek though Richmond Goodlife’s Top #50 Restaurants in Richmond

It was bound to happen. I was going to have to disagree with Ed from Richmond Good Life at some point. It just happens to be at a place I so wanted to like.

I stopped in at Andrade’s International Restaurant in Historic Petersburg as part of my trip down to South Hill. Ed’s Top 50 List had not let me down to this point. In fact, he had opened my eyes to a few wonderful places AND this place had so much potential. It was a Mexican/Peruvian influenced restaurant, and judging from the menu, it looked to have some legitimate Peruvian dishes. Read more »

I’ll admit it. I am a Biggest Loser geek. I used to watch the show because I thought some of the drama was hilarious. I still think it is hilarious. What I have grown to appreciate, is that for 2 hours a week, I get spoon-fed information and stories about living a healthy life. As a huge fan I love talking about it at every opportunity. So when I heard that Biggest Loser Bob Harper was coming to Richmond, I had to go.

Here was the problem; it was an event for employees of the Commonwealth of Virginia. So I contacted the agency sponsoring the event and asked if I could cover the event for my blog. They were gracious and granted my request.

The event was held this morning at the Richmond Convention Center. I know there were 1,500 people signed up to attend. I am not sure what the actual attendance was but there a lot of people there. Read more »

Thursday night I had the pleasure of grabbing some good beef at Shula’s Steakhouse in the new Hilton Richmond Hotel.

I’ve been asked several times- “What do you think?”

My only response- “It was fine”

For the money that was spent on that meal, I feel like I should have been more excited. But in reality Shula’s is just another chain restaurant that invaded the Richmond area that happens to serve Prime Steak. Read more »