By Judy Bander
Correspondent
CHURCHLAND
When you enter Nix Restaurant in Churchland there is a "Mayberry Mentality," meaning the staff and patrons are like family who care about each other.

So a man walks into a bar. He orders up a drink. The barkeep pours gin into a shaker, cracks an egg, drips in some vanilla extract and adds orange flower water, citruses, cream, sugar and soda.

VIRGINIA BEACH 

Norfolk All the kitchen equipment and cookware, dishes and decor of Magnolia Steak & Seafood Co. went up for bid Thursday morning as auctioneers sold off the defunct restaurant's assets.

 By Judy Cowling
Restaurant critic
VIRGINIA BEACH
If you enjoy alfresco dining, you need to know about Ammos. Open for three seasons now on the Boardwalk across from the 14th Street Fishing Pier, Ammos Authentic Greek Cuisine offers excellent Greek dishes, super-friendly service and open-air dining.

NORFOLK Voila, tucked away in Norfolk’s cobblestoned Freemason section, is a charming establishment. It bills itself as an international cafe, but the menu is decidedly French. The place is small but elegant. Accent lighting provides a romantic glow over its 11 small tables. The jazz music in the background almost makes it a riff on early 20th century Paris.

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VIRGINIA BEACH The other day, I sipped some sunshine. That’s the best way to describe the citrus mimosa at Citrus, a little breakfast-and-lunch-only spot in the Great Neck section of Virginia Beach.

By Judy Bander
Correspondent
 
SUFFOLK
Singapore, an island on the southernmost tip of the Chinese mainland, has a cuisine heavily influenced by its ethnic diversity.

By Holly Van Auken
Restaurant Critic

VIRGINIA BEACH