stay in the shallow end

This was an exciting last week in food! Michael and Elizabeth joined me for a behind the scenes look at last week in food. His post even got picked up by cvillenews.com.

Thursday: Lunch at Riverside: Elizabeth and I have very similar palates. Actually, we both just agree that everything tastes better deep fried. Given that, Riverside seemed like a pretty natural choice. Michael and Elizabeth had burgers, and I had a chili dog. We got some cheese balls (batter fried pepper jack) and some onion rings. I loved my chili dog, but Michael and Elizabeth were pretty “meh” about their burgers. They were all Carytown Burgers and Fries-this and Carytown Burgers and Fries-that. I guess I need to head down to Richmond soon and try Carytown Burgers and Fries.

Thursday: Desert at Splendora: They’d never been to Splendora, so we went and had a sampler. We enjoyed Mango, Passion Fruit, Black Currant, Lavender, Cookies & Cream, Mexican Coffee, Coffee Heath Bar, and Chocolate Hazelnut. All delicious, although Lavender tasted kind of like air freshener. Here’s a picture:

Thursday: Beer at Ludwig’s Schnitzelhouse: Next I decided we should go to Ludwig’s and have a liter of the Cambonator, a lighter doppleback with a staggering 8% ABV (alcohol by volume). It did the job. While we drank, we ordered some Schnitzel Bites and Homemade Spatzle. Gross. So gross. I have no words for the grossness. Here is a picture of Kate and I being grossed out:

Thursday: Dinner at Wayside: To get the bad taste of Ludwig’s out of our mouth, we headed over to Wayside. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, baked beans, and macaroni and cheese. Absolutely delicious. Although after Ludwig’s, I could’ve eaten my shoe and enjoyed it.

Friday: Lunch at Thai 99: I had the stir fried basil leaves with chicken. I have a weird relationship with Thai 99. I have a really low opinion of their food. The meat is always overcooked, and everything is generally watery. The weird part is that I never mind eating there, and after I’m done eating, I’m pretty satisfied. It’s inexplicable.

Friday: Late Night at C&O: I’ve heard so much about C&O’s late night menu, but I’ve never remembered to go. Tonight, I did. We swung by C&O after seeing Ryan Adams at the Paramount. He was at C&O also. Kate and I shared a panini and the macaroni and cheese. It was pretty damn good, but it felt weird eating “good” food that late at night.