https://www.thingelstad.com/categories/virginia-2016/ en Sat, 02 Apr 2016 12:04:28 -0500 https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/04/02/poco-loco.html Sat, 02 Apr 2016 12:04:28 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/04/02/poco-loco.html <p>Poco Loco in Thornburg, Virginia.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/1d5aee827b.jpg" alt="Woman and young boy in orange hoodie sitting in a restaurant booth with chips, salsa, and drinks on the table."> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/04/02/swings-coffee-roasters.html Sat, 02 Apr 2016 10:09:12 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/04/02/swings-coffee-roasters.html <p><a href="https://swingscoffee.com">Swing&rsquo;s Coffee Roasters</a>.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/8092e98c5b.jpg" alt="Busy coffee shop interior with baristas working an espresso machine at a long counter, customers seated nearby, tall windows in background."> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/dc759f0bb3.jpg" alt="Two white ceramic cups of coffee with latte art on a rustic wooden table, a large latte and a smaller cortado, each on a saucer with a spoon."> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/1900e5c699.jpg" alt="Interior of Swings Coffee Roasters showing a butcher block worktable on wheels, wooden seating area, and a coffee bar with grinders and brewing equipment along the back wall."> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/04/01/national-air-and.html Fri, 01 Apr 2016 11:07:38 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/04/01/national-air-and.html <p><a href="https://airandspace.si.edu">National Air and Space Museum</a>.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/e77862d5d9.jpg" alt="National Air and Space Museum exterior on the National Mall with a tall metal spire in front of its glass and stone facade on a sunny day."> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/03/31/national-postal-museum.html Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:32:53 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/03/31/national-postal-museum.html <p><a href="https://postalmuseum.si.edu">National Postal Museum</a>.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/da6cc51a0a.jpg" alt="National Postal Museum building exterior in Washington DC with neoclassical columns and green banners on a sunny day"> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/03/31/founding-farmers.html Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:51:51 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/03/31/founding-farmers.html <p><a href="https://www.wearefoundingfarmers.com">Founding Farmers</a>.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/d6063808ea.jpg" alt="Rustic restaurant interior with shelves of large mason jars filled with pickled vegetables, a wooden barrel, and bar seating"> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/03/30/lena.html Wed, 30 Mar 2016 17:30:32 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/03/30/lena.html <p>Dinner at <a href="https://www.lenaswoodfire.com">Lena’s Wood-Fire Pizza &amp; Tap</a>.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/24ce87fa5d.jpg" alt="Lena's wood-fired pizza and tap logo, Alexandria VA, with a flame graphic inside a circular stamp design" style="max-width: 266px; " /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/03/30/spencer-devon-brewing.html Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:40:06 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/03/30/spencer-devon-brewing.html <p><a href="https://spencerdevonbrewing.com">Spencer Devon Brewing</a> <a href="https://spencerdevonbrewing.com/menus/#beer">beer</a> flight: Sunkin&rsquo; Road, Bittersweet IPA, Lauck&rsquo;s Island, Hush Hush. 🍺</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/173e0a6e9c.jpg" alt="Four small glasses of craft beer on a wooden flight board at a brewery, with a printed menu slip listing the four beers beside it."> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/03/29/daily-grind.html Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:41:40 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/03/29/daily-grind.html <p>Daily Grind.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/139946403d.jpg" alt="Interior of Daily Grind cafe with chalkboard menus, a glass pastry case with bagels, and baguettes for sale at 2 dollars in a basket."> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/03/28/emily.html Mon, 28 Mar 2016 08:09:17 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/03/28/emily.html <p>Really good donuts and crazy good cinnamon roles from Emily’s Donuts and Cafe!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/c43292272d.jpg" alt="Woman in a dark jacket holding a plate with a massive glazed cinnamon roll and a second plate with a chocolate-frosted donut inside a donut shop."> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/03/27/selfie-with-thomas.html Sun, 27 Mar 2016 21:34:13 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/03/28/selfie-with-thomas.html <p>Selfie with Thomas Jefferson at <a href="https://www.monticello.org">Monticello</a>.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/138c24c7bd.jpg" width="426" height="320" alt="Man in a pink plaid shirt taking a selfie beside a bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2021/13be0cef70.jpg" width="450" height="600" alt="Man in red plaid shirt posing beside a life-size bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson on a brick plaza at Monticello." /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/03/27/two-drummers-smokehouse.html Sun, 27 Mar 2016 16:25:28 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/03/27/two-drummers-smokehouse.html <p>Tammy found <a href="http://www.twodrummerssmokehouse.com/">Two Drummer’s Smokehouse</a>, this middle-of-nowhere place, when researching Williamsburg and we stopped in for dinner on the way into town. The meat was delicious. The ribs were fall of the bone and delicious. The pulled pork was juicy and full of flavor. The brisket was delightful. Probably the weakest showing on the plate was the cornbread.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/fafe9016f5.jpg" alt="Illuminated roadside sign for a BBQ smokehouse with drum imagery, beside a small cottage-style restaurant with a white porch and an Open sign."> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/2bab797f55.jpg" alt="BBQ platter with ribs, sliced brisket, and pulled pork alongside bowls of mac and cheese and baked beans with a slice of cornbread"> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/03/27/the-lab-by.html Sun, 27 Mar 2016 15:41:12 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/03/27/the-lab-by.html <p>I was looking for a coffee fix and Tammy did some searching and found <a href="http://www.alchemycoffeerva.com">The Lab by Alchemy Coffee</a>. We drove here and the place looked pretty solid. Great ambiance and they seemed to have their act together. I got a macchiato as well as a pour-over to go. The macchiato presented great, but was a bit thin. They need their espresso dialed in a bit better. The pour over was really good however the roast was a little lighter than I would typically go.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/dbe35057b8.jpg" alt="Storefront window of a coffee shop with a hexagonal logo reading Established 2012 Brewing Enlightenment, outdoor metal chairs on sidewalk, patrons with laptops visible inside."> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/23d1fe6f85.jpg" alt="Macchiato with rosette latte art in a white cup on a saucer printed with Coffee is Chemistry on a wood table"> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/03/26/boylanheights-good-burgers.html Sat, 26 Mar 2016 16:56:19 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/03/26/boylanheights-good-burgers.html <p><a href="http://www.boylan-heights.com">Boylan-Heights </a> has good burgers with a focus on sustainability and grass-fed happy burgers. The burgers tasted a little different though which I think was the result of them using dry aging with the meat. Tater tots were ridiculous good!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/fa3f1d699c.jpg" alt="Boylan Heights Burger Bar logo with winged heraldic shield in yellow and white with red ribbon banner"> https://www.thingelstad.com/2016/03/26/the-urban-farmhouse.html Sat, 26 Mar 2016 08:11:55 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2016/03/26/the-urban-farmhouse.html <p>Tammy found <a href="http://theurbanfarmhouse.net">The Urban Farmhouse</a> for breakfast in Richmond just down the street from the Residence Inn we spent the night at. They do a weekend brunch with a very, very tiny kitchen. More like a coffee shop that makes a run at making waffles and such on the weekend. They seem to do it all without a normal flat cooktop since everything was cooked in some sort of an iron or skillet. Food was tasty and the pastries were really good as well.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2020/a192ba1f55.jpg" alt="Young blonde boy grinning widely at a wooden table inside a cafe with large windows overlooking a city street">