by Jeff Maisey | Jul 20, 2016 | Food, Restaurant News
By Jim Roberts Martin Marron is adamant that opening Grace O’Malley’s Irish Pub & Restaurant in downtown Norfolk is not the culmination of a life-long dream. “It was—years ago,” he said after giving a tour of the nearly finished surroundings (Official grand...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 13, 2016 | Food, Restaurant News
By Steve Marsey If there were a lineup to pick out chefs, Thomas Yager probably would be the least likely IDed. Tall, slender and meek, there’s none of the swagger or swelled ego that one might expect from such a young man holding the title of Executive Chef at...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 21, 2016 | Food, Food Reviews
(Photo courtesy of The Stockpot) By Marisa Marsey They say you can tell a lot by the company you keep. So even if the name weren’t a tip-off, you’d sense The Stockpot’s wholesomeness given its neighbors in this 19th Street strip near the Oceanfront: Wareings...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 17, 2015 | Food, Restaurant News
By Elizabeth Erschens Rob McGraw, owner of The Lynnhaven Pub in Virginia Beach, recently found out I was serious when I said I would invite myself over for anyone that loves beer and can cook great food. Like Arlo Guthrie sang in a song about another restaurant, “I’m...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 26, 2015 | Food, Restaurant News
By Jeff Maisey A restaurant my family, friends and I return to often is Andrea’s La Bella in Ghent. I can’t help but think of the Billy Joel lyrics every time: A bottle of red, a bottle of white It all depends on your appetite I’ll meet you any time you want...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 20, 2015 | Food
By Jeff Maisey Think of food from Holland and what comes to mind? Typically, Gouda cheese, pancakes with powdered sugar, pickled herring and fried potatoes (pomme frites) served with mayonnaise, right? While the answer is a resounding “yes” for...
