Archive: Food & Drink (Restaurants)
McD's Awful Awnings & Donut Update
What I adore about the Broadlandshoa.com forums is that they cover everything, but mostly their in-depth dissection of what food establishments will be where and how they rank (unofficially of course) in the minds of the residents. This week the yellow awnings of an upcoming McDonald's in Southern Walk has...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 18, 2007; 03:30 PM ET | Comments (4)
Keeping Tabs on Grocery Prices
A citizen "pricing brigade" is checking on nearby grocery store prices for a set list of items. The list is being circulated through the Broadlands homeowner discussion forums. While the consumer research is unofficial, it is interesting to see the comparisons. A sample of their results: ORANGE JUICE- 64 oz....
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 14, 2007; 10:18 AM ET | Comments (6)
Give Clyde's Your Two Cents
Before the barns were raised, cobbled together and crafted into a 600-seat restaurant, Clyde's Willow Creek Farm in Broadlands made a deal with the County Board of Supervisors in order to get the zoning and occupancy approved. The Deal: Have a neighborhood meeting every six months for the first two...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 7, 2007; 01:00 PM ET | Comments (15)
Melee for a Free Meal
Not to scare you into action, but there were people at UPS in Ashburn Village Wednesday making copies and mailing their taxes. Early! And more importantly to the food-obsessed 'burb in which we reside, the staff there alerted everyone that neighboring California Tortilla was giving out free food yesterday. Not...
By Tammi Marcoullier | April 12, 2007; 09:26 AM ET | Email a Comment
Trying the Best Neighborhood Recipes
If you are one of those people who are glued to the Food Network, or find yourself debating which celebrity chef you like more, or are more like (the sweet and easy style of Rachel Ray or the queen of Italian cusine Giada De Laurentiis), then you may have the...
By Tammi Marcoullier | April 3, 2007; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Is Dominon Beer Still the Same?
The beer selection at Old Dominion pub. When rumors started flying last year about the sale of the Old Dominion Brewing Company to Anheuser-Busch, the big worry was that somehow the craft brews would be diluted or even (gasp) worse, that the new owners would sneak Bud Light on...
By Tammi Marcoullier | March 30, 2007; 09:35 AM ET | Comments (10)
