by Jeff Maisey | Aug 28, 2018 | Food, Food Reviews, Restaurant News
By Betsy DiJulio If you went looking for a tasty vegan Philly Cheesesteak in a punk rock-leaning pizza and beer joint—with a custom 33 tap bar—you’d be wasting your time. That is, unless you went looking at Cogans Pizza in Ghent (where its known as a Philly Sub)....
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 7, 2018 | Food, Food Reviews, Restaurant News
Words & Photo by Betsy DiJulio Until the 1960s, Norfolk’s West 35th street was a thriving commercial destination located within the solidly middle class neighborhood of Park Place. But then the strip of storefronts fell victim to urban decay and small business...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 22, 2017 | Food, Food Reviews, Restaurant News
By Marisa Marsey “Take less than you need. Lean in close,” Kevin Ordonez hunches over a steaming bowl to demonstrate proper ramen etiquette, plunging chopsticks into the insanely aromatic Japanese broth with noodles. “SLURP LOUDLY. Let it splatter all over your face.”...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 20, 2017 | Food, Food Reviews, Restaurant News
By Marisa Marsey When I called Orapax’s owner Nick Seretis to schedule an interview for the scoop on the treasured neighborhood Greek restaurant’s makeover – its refreshing new Santorini-styled look, a liquor license to unleash creative cocktails (I’ll have a...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2017 | Food, Food Reviews, Restaurant News
By Betsy DiJulio For years, when my schedule allowed, I would head to Norfolk from VA Beach on Saturdays after exercising to slip into a favorite shop to two and then into Yorgo’s Bageldashery to snag lunch for the drive home. My to-go order was perennially the same...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 20, 2017 | Food, Food Reviews, Restaurant News
By Jeff Maisey First there was the gas-line explosion in Selden Arcade that zapped the historic building’s electrical system and created structural damage. Then came the delayed construction of the adjoining hotel/conference center project of The Main and...