http://thedinerofcville.comCrunchy, piquant, a veritable OPERA of food writing, restaurants, recipes, and news. And of course, diners. And gravy. And pie.enhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifTue, 31 Jan 2012 15:21:49 PSThttp://wordpress.com/hourly1noCrunchy, piquant, a veritable OPERA of food writing, restaurants, recipes, and news. And of course, diners. And gravy. And pie.38.233717-78.410092ediblecvillehttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ediblecville/~3/oRI8khzKBvw/musingsGuy SavoyThe Diner of Cville...Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:29:38 PSThttp://thedinerofcville.com/?p=1401I’m ambivalent about fine dining. It’s not my favorite way to eat. I see that on the page and right away I hear snobbery and condescension. Eck. I’ve had the great good fortune to experience meals many people won’t. Meals that cost more than a really nice piece of jewelry. I don’t apologize for it, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedinerofcville.com&amp;blog=26182132&amp;post=1401&amp;subd=thedinerofcville&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=oRI8khzKBvw:d1A2uos4S0g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=oRI8khzKBvw:d1A2uos4S0g:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?i=oRI8khzKBvw:d1A2uos4S0g:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=oRI8khzKBvw:d1A2uos4S0g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=oRI8khzKBvw:d1A2uos4S0g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=oRI8khzKBvw:d1A2uos4S0g:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?i=oRI8khzKBvw:d1A2uos4S0g:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ediblecville/~4/oRI8khzKBvw" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedinerofcville.com/2012/01/30/guy-savoy-paris/feed/137.971281 -78.48656037.971281-78.486560 iStock_000017475236XSmall thedinerofcville Guy Savoy Paris Restaurant http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://thedinerofcville.com/2012/01/30/guy-savoy-paris/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ediblecville/~3/0IU69Mu6teo/Barracks RoadChef Peter Changlocal heroesmusingsPeter Chang's China GrillpodcastsrestaurantsChinese foodThe Diner of Cville...Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:20:41 PSThttp://thedinerofcville.com/?p=1300Press &#8220;play&#8221; to listen, or hit the link if you&#8217;re on an iPAD. Today&#8217;s Blue Plate Special? The Chinese New Year banquet thrown by Gen and Mary Lee, and of course celebrity chef Peter Chang. The Hubby and I were honored to be invited to this event at Peter Chang&#8217;s China Grill. Sunday, January 15th. 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Today&#8217;s Blue Plate Special? The Chinese New Year banquet thrown by Gen and Mary Lee, and of course celebrity chef Peter Chang. The Hubby and I were honored to be invitedPress &#8220;play&#8221; to listen, or hit the link if you&#8217;re on an iPAD. Today&#8217;s Blue Plate Special? The Chinese New Year banquet thrown by Gen and Mary Lee, and of course celebrity chef Peter Chang. The Hubby and I were honored to be invited to this event at Peter Chang&#8217;s China Grill. Sunday, January 15th. [...]Barracks Road, Chef Peter Chang, local heroes, musings, Peter Chang's China Grill, podcasts, restaurants, Chinese foodhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://thedinerofcville.com/2012/01/25/podcast-chinese-new-year-at-peter-changs/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ediblecville/~3/3Af5FEo3oIg/Barracks RoadChef Peter Changlocal heroesmusingsPeter Chang's China GrillrestaurantsChinese foodThe Diner of Cville...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:00:32 PSThttp://thedinerofcville.com/?p=1281Happy Chinese New Year! Kung hei fat choi! The Hubby and I were delighted and honored to be invited to the Chinese New Year celebration FEAST at Peter Chang&#8217;s China Grill last Sunday. Approximately 50-60 fans hailing from Richmond as well as our humble ‘ville dined on heavy hor d’oeuvres, toasted The Year of the Dragon [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedinerofcville.com&amp;blog=26182132&amp;post=1281&amp;subd=thedinerofcville&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=3Af5FEo3oIg:ivolgSkb8CA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=3Af5FEo3oIg:ivolgSkb8CA:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?i=3Af5FEo3oIg:ivolgSkb8CA:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=3Af5FEo3oIg:ivolgSkb8CA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=3Af5FEo3oIg:ivolgSkb8CA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=3Af5FEo3oIg:ivolgSkb8CA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?i=3Af5FEo3oIg:ivolgSkb8CA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ediblecville/~4/3Af5FEo3oIg" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedinerofcville.com/2012/01/23/chinese-new-year-at-peter-changs-china-grill/feed/237.971281 -78.48656037.971281-78.486560 Red lantern thedinerofcville http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://thedinerofcville.com/2012/01/23/chinese-new-year-at-peter-changs-china-grill/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ediblecville/~3/zGDFzEuYrRE/Charlottesville Restaurant Weeklocal heroesmusingspodcastsThe Diner of Cville...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:43:01 PSThttp://thedinerofcville.com/?p=1263Press &#8220;play&#8221; to listen, or hit the link if you&#8217;re on an iPAD. And so begins another dimension in this blogging journey o’ mine. I’ve attempted food photography, vlogging, and now podcasting. Together with The Charlottesville Podcasting Network’s Mike Bisceglia, I’ll be doing podcasts throughout the coming months on food news, restaurants, great stuff I’ve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedinerofcville.com&amp;blog=26182132&amp;post=1263&amp;subd=thedinerofcville&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=zGDFzEuYrRE:48tA3cK__go:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=zGDFzEuYrRE:48tA3cK__go:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?i=zGDFzEuYrRE:48tA3cK__go:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=zGDFzEuYrRE:48tA3cK__go:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=zGDFzEuYrRE:48tA3cK__go:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=zGDFzEuYrRE:48tA3cK__go:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?i=zGDFzEuYrRE:48tA3cK__go:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ediblecville/~4/zGDFzEuYrRE" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedinerofcville.com/2012/01/23/podcast-cville-restaurant-week/feed/237.971281 -78.48656037.971281-78.486560 untitled thedinerofcville noPress &#8220;play&#8221; to listen, or hit the link if you&#8217;re on an iPAD. And so begins another dimension in this blogging journey o’ mine. I’ve attempted food photography, vlogging, and now podcasting. Together with The Charlottesville Podcasting NPress &#8220;play&#8221; to listen, or hit the link if you&#8217;re on an iPAD. And so begins another dimension in this blogging journey o’ mine. I’ve attempted food photography, vlogging, and now podcasting. Together with The Charlottesville Podcasting Network’s Mike Bisceglia, I’ll be doing podcasts throughout the coming months on food news, restaurants, great stuff I’ve [...]Charlottesville Restaurant Week, local heroes, musings, podcastshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://thedinerofcville.com/2012/01/23/podcast-cville-restaurant-week/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ediblecville/~3/rkt6RfK-lZQ/breadbrunchmusingsrecipespopoversThe Diner of Cville...Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:01 PSThttp://thedinerofcville.com/?p=1241Last April, the Hubby and I traveled to NYC for a whirlwind weekend. We needed a jolt of city. Because sometimes, when you live in the woods, you need a jolt of city. He headed to Canal Street and I made a beeline for my “church” The Metropolitan Museum of Art. But first, breakfast. And [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedinerofcville.com&amp;blog=26182132&amp;post=1241&amp;subd=thedinerofcville&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=rkt6RfK-lZQ:_ERQ1ZJiQSY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=rkt6RfK-lZQ:_ERQ1ZJiQSY:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?i=rkt6RfK-lZQ:_ERQ1ZJiQSY:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=rkt6RfK-lZQ:_ERQ1ZJiQSY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=rkt6RfK-lZQ:_ERQ1ZJiQSY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=rkt6RfK-lZQ:_ERQ1ZJiQSY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?i=rkt6RfK-lZQ:_ERQ1ZJiQSY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ediblecville/~4/rkt6RfK-lZQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedinerofcville.com/2012/01/20/popovers-with-blackberry-butter/feed/0 IMG_0578 thedinerofcville IMG_0585 Popover collage http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://thedinerofcville.com/2012/01/20/popovers-with-blackberry-butter/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ediblecville/~3/nN4glPlcY0U/diners.musingsdinersphotographyThe Diner of Cville...Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:30:26 PSThttp://thedinerofcville.com/?p=1230I adore diners. The formica. The red vinyl. The Edward Hopper dreariness of a cup of coffee on a rainy night at 2am in the big city. The chicken-fried steak. The rotating pie case full of dreams. “Diner Love” is a weekly feature showcasing my worship of all things chrome. Have your own diner love [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thedinerofcville.com&amp;blog=26182132&amp;post=1230&amp;subd=thedinerofcville&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=nN4glPlcY0U:Oi0LCFNMSt4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=nN4glPlcY0U:Oi0LCFNMSt4:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?i=nN4glPlcY0U:Oi0LCFNMSt4:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=nN4glPlcY0U:Oi0LCFNMSt4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=nN4glPlcY0U:Oi0LCFNMSt4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?a=nN4glPlcY0U:Oi0LCFNMSt4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ediblecville?i=nN4glPlcY0U:Oi0LCFNMSt4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ediblecville/~4/nN4glPlcY0U" height="1" width="1"/>http://thedinerofcville.com/2012/01/19/diner-love/feed/0 Dinner Sign thedinerofcville pinterest.com screen capture 2012-1-19-15-19-17 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://thedinerofcville.com/2012/01/19/diner-love/nonadulthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ediblecville/~3/KwxshQ-zkmE/Feisty Bourbon GirlWed, 28 Dec 2011 23:59:55 PSTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/6592862579<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/penpapercoffee/">Feisty Bourbon Girl</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/penpapercoffee/6592862579/" title="IMG_1029"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6592862579_711118e764_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="IMG_1029" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ediblecville/~4/KwxshQ-zkmE" height="1" width="1"/>2011-12-12T20:14:56-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/penpapercoffee/6592862579/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ediblecville/~3/hrJAdnGo9Qs/Feisty Bourbon GirlWed, 28 Dec 2011 23:58:33 PSTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/6592857833<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/penpapercoffee/">Feisty Bourbon Girl</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/penpapercoffee/6592857833/" title="IMG_1024"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6592857833_8dffca2134_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="IMG_1024" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ediblecville/~4/hrJAdnGo9Qs" height="1" width="1"/>2011-12-12T20:11:50-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/penpapercoffee/6592857833/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ediblecville/~3/bMpYOdOKQa0/Feisty Bourbon GirlWed, 28 Dec 2011 23:56:50 PSTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/6592852093<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/penpapercoffee/">Feisty Bourbon Girl</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/penpapercoffee/6592852093/" title="IMG_1018"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6592852093_c91bdefa51_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="IMG_1018" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ediblecville/~4/bMpYOdOKQa0" height="1" width="1"/>2011-12-12T20:07:49-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/penpapercoffee/6592852093/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ediblecville/~3/EkPmhn96s74/Feisty Bourbon GirlWed, 28 Dec 2011 23:55:25 PSTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/6592847605<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/penpapercoffee/">Feisty Bourbon Girl</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/penpapercoffee/6592847605/" title="IMG_1016"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6592847605_e8dae37f78_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="IMG_1016" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ediblecville/~4/EkPmhn96s74" height="1" width="1"/>2011-12-12T20:07:24-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/penpapercoffee/6592847605/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ediblecville/~3/Gm9eTaOCECo/Feisty Bourbon GirlWed, 28 Dec 2011 23:53:57 PSTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/6592843097<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/penpapercoffee/">Feisty Bourbon Girl</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/penpapercoffee/6592843097/" title="IMG_1017"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6592843097_3cea44dfb9_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="IMG_1017" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ediblecville/~4/Gm9eTaOCECo" height="1" width="1"/>2011-12-12T20:07:30-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/penpapercoffee/6592843097/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ediblecville/~3/gfpeO2-3nxo/penpapercoffeeThu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/penpapercoffee#1969-12-31<ul> <li>something went wrong</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ediblecville/~4/gfpeO2-3nxo" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/penpapercoffee#1969-12-31