Secco is already your favorite place to drink wine in Carytown, so let's focus on their 3 B's of Brunch: Beer, Bacon, and Blueberry Pancakes.

No More Noodling Around. You want lots of meat AND You want lots of cheese? No worries, leave it to Mama Zorba to cook you up her Zorba’s Special. Loaded with huge slices of sausage, pepperoni, peppers, mushrooms, and meatballs, this dish forces you to unbuckle your belt. I took a breather to find room for more. Even still, Zorba’s Special lasted me for 3 meals. (That’s right, THREE!) You can easily split it with that...

The Brisket Sandwich is the freshest, localest, juiciest brisket I’ve eaten outside of a barbecue restaurant. I almost didn’t order it because I didn’t think Pasture would be able to compete on the brisket playing field. But when they touted smoked catsup (ketchup) as if it was something special, I knew I had to try it. First bite delighted. The brisket was tender, juicy, and had enough fat on it for additional flavor. Atop...

The Lardo Crostini with Grilled Asparagus at The Magpie is a winner. Not only is this dish beautiful to look at, but it’s the only asparagus dish that made me go “MMMMMMMM……” for a while. I halfway considered canceling my main dish and just getting another plate of the Lardo Crostini. The Magpie lightly grills four pieces of the best asparagus they could get their hands on. It’s grilled enough to leave...

So Broad Appetit took place on Sunday, June 3rd, along Broad St. It was a collection of more than 60 Richmond restaurants and food vendors who were prepared to dish out some of their best. Small plates samples were sold at mostly $3/plate, and thousands of people stood in line to taste some of Richmond. We ate. A lot. Ok, TOO MUCH! And after hours of eating, rocking out to some live music, and eating some more, all of our hard work and...

CHEW CHEW!!! I think I can... I think I can...