Happy Hour at Red Salt
2 sliders with cheddar, bacon, onion jam, burger sauce
cheddar, bacon, scallions, spicy sour cream
2 sliders with cheddar, bacon, onion jam, burger sauce
cheddar, bacon, scallions, spicy sour cream
Another Red Salt Sunday
Surf & Turf Burger with Fries
Tasty cheeseburger topped with seafood and asparagus.
Sunday Brunch at Red Salt
Tasty Bowl
I love tasty food and so does my son. We don’t always agree on what is or is not tasty but if we find common ground and can agree on a place to eat, it’s definitely a good thing. Our latest go-to when it comes to grabbing tasty eats is a place named CAVA. When trying to explain what it is to my family, we tell them it’s like if Zoes Kitchen and Chipotle had a baby, it would be CAVA. So many small decisions in rapid succession make the resulting bowl tasty just for you. We usually get the Greens and Grains bowl and right there seems to be when our similarities end.
I usually order spinach and arugula as my greens and white rice as my grain. You are offered 3 scoops of a sauce, so I opt for a scoop of Tadzhik sauce on the side. Veggies are added and your choice of protein (I go back and forth between the chicken and the meatballs although others are available). Then they ask about dressings which I routinely skip. I find that the flavors of the food mingling in the bowl usually negate the need for dressing but that may be just me. All that with a mini pita on the side and I’m good for the night.
Weekend Bites
A couple of dishes from the weekend.
Bakers Crust Wine Country Salad, when it’s good, it’s amazing! The flavors of the goat cheese and fruit play against the pecans and greens in a great way. I always get my dressing on the side when I order a salad because I never want the last few bites to be soggy with balsamic vinegarette. I ordered this salad a few weeks ago and it was great. Ordered it from the same restaurant a week later and, seriously, I have no idea what the difference was but the flavors were just not working together like it had before. But will I try it again? Certainly, flavor like that is worth the risk (maybe a half salad next time though).
The Daily Kitchen & Bar offers brunch on Sunday and I have ordered this Burrito Bowl both times I have visited each of their Richmond, VA locations. The thing about this particular dish is that, well, when you are in the middle of eating it, it’s pretty ugly but the flavor of the rice, avocado, and egg blend into a very tasty bite. At some point, I’m going to sample some of the other things on the menu, but it’s hard to turn down the known goodness.
Why Does Leftover Sound So Unappetizing?
Dinner, The Sequel
Who hasn’t gone to an eatery and ordered something absolutely delicious only to find out that our stomachs (or our spanx) simply will not allow us to finish it? Sure, we stopped asking for “doggie bags” because (1) Doesn’t the dog have it’s own expensive food and (2) Fido will never see this plate. Instead we ask for a “to go” box.
So, I’ve managed to get the food out of the restaurant, now what do I call it? Leftovers sounds, hmm….callous. It just doesn’t do my dish justice.
On Sunday, my extended family gathered to celebrate the birthday of my cousin. She is an amazing young lady that I am a bit proud of, but I digress. We all gathered at a restaurant named Made in Asia and had great meal. It did not take long for me to realise that there was no way that I was going to finish my lovely plate of Thai Basil Fried Rice Fried rice with fresh Thai basil leaves, bell peppers & string beans (so yummy).
The upside of my dilema is that I now had a wonderful lunch for Monday. I could barely wait until it was time for me to liberate the flavors gathered from the night before. I was glad to see the microwave was fresh, free and waiting for me to heat things up. So, given my feelings, there is no way that this was “leftover” . I dub this meal, Dinner, The Sequel.