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 | Jul 18, 2017 | Food, Restaurant News
By Michael Curry The restaurant business is notoriously a tough one requiring major investments, long hours and sometimes a fickle clientele. “Until you own one, you never know what it is all about” says Carlyle Bland with knowledge and a quiet authority...
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...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 24, 2017 | Food, Restaurant News
By Marisa Marsey “What’s the best restaurant in Hampton Roads?” I’ve been asked that question countless times over the decades. Invariably, before I can hone my inquisitors’ focus (special occasion, seafood, Italian, French, Indian, etc.) to reply most meaningfully,...
