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05/12/2017

Five Finds on Friday: Anna Gardner

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Gardner, right, with Melissa Close-Hart

Today’s Five Finds on Friday come from Anna Gardner, cook at Junction, which is poised to release a new menu in the next few weeks. Keep an eye out for items like a pupusa of Sharondale Farm mushrooms and Caromont Farm goat cheese or, Gardner’s favorite, a chimichanga of duck confit. Garnder’s picks:

1) Radish Top Kimchi from Sussex Farm. “There’s nothing like that bite to wake me up on a Saturday morning at the City Market. Not to mention, Jenny is a sweetheart.”

2) Elvis Ice Cream Sandwich at Blue Moon Diner. “Banana pudding ice cream. Chocolate peanut butter cookie. Don’t lie to yourself, you want the full portion.”

3) Fried Chicken at GoCo on Cherry Ave. “There’s nothing quite like the terroir of a heat lamp. Don’t talk to me about Wayside, GoCo is where it is.”

4) Capellini Frutti di Mare “Fra Diavolo” at Tavola.  “Simple, classic, delicious. Best I’ve ever had.”

5) Brioche Feuilletée with pastry cream from MarieBette. “Say pastry cream and I’m there. Stuff pastry cream inside of bread that’s more butter than flour and I’m in love.”

05/22/2015

Five Finds on Friday: Laura Galgano

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On Fridays, we feature five food finds from local chefs and personalities.  Today’s picks come from Laura Galgano, Diner Lady at Blue Moon Diner, which next weekend will be competing in the Cured Bacon Festival at nTelos Wireless Pavilion, where top area restaurants will present inventive bacon-themed dishes including bacon from the beloved The Rock Barn.  Galgano’s picks focus on the “Magic of Midtown,” as she put it.  “I rarely get out of Midtown Charlottesville,” she said, “and honestly, there are so many delicious things within a block or two of Blue Moon, that I don’t need to go far to satisfy any craving.”  Galgano’s picks:

1)  Lamb Bacon from JM Stock Provisions.  “Fantastic.  It reminds me of an earthy pancetta, and is so good seared with fresh peas and pasta.”

2)  Sautéed Green Beans with Toasted Almonds at Maya.  “These are always crisp, fresh, and delicious! Remind me of summers with my grandmother, snapping beans for supper.”

3)  Happy Hour Oysters at Public Fish & Oyster.  “Happy Hour has special pricing on their great selection of raw oysters, and I could eat a dozen every day.”

4)  Brussels Sprouts at Oakhart Social.  “Smokey and firm.  I sometimes have dreams about them.”

5)  Uplands Pleasant Ridge Reserve at Feast!.  “While I adore and support the growing local cheese culture, when I get nostalgic for our time in Wisconsin, I gorge myself on Feast’s Uplands Pleasant Ridge Reserve cheese, which might be one of the best all-around cheeses I’ve ever experienced.”

01/30/2015

Five Finds on Friday: JJ Myers

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On Fridays we feature five food finds from local chefs and personalities.  Today’s picks come from JJ Myers, the former sous chef of the C&O who has joined on with the food truck The Pie Guy to enhance the food and expand the catering services, adding appetizers, sides, and desserts.  The Pie Guy’s ingredients now have a heavy local focus, with grass-fed organic beef and free range organic chicken and eggs.  The truck parks on McCormick at the UVa amphitheater Monday – Friday from 10 to 3.  Myers’ picks:

1)  Porchetta Panuozzo at Lampo.  “Tangy broccoli rabe, garlic aioli, some nicely aged provolone and juicy porchetta, all on a fresh piece of wood fired bread. Best sandwich in town.”

2)  Huevos Bluemoonos at Blue Moon Diner.  “There’s always something creative on the menu and it’s a great environment. Nice and spicy bloody mary as well.”

3)  Crispy Pork Belly at Peter Chang’s.  “Thin slices of deep-fried pork belly, finished with cilantro and spices. Enough said!”

4)  Greyhound at the C&O.  “Plain and simple – fresh squeezed grapefruit juice and some good vodka. Coolest bar in town.”

5)  Chicken Wings from Wayside Takeout & Catering.  “There is something about southern comfort food that just makes everything better.”