http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/49 Category: Food en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 26 May 2012 19:12:45 -0400 No shake. No fizz. Nothin’ fancy at all. Late last week, the barkeep at Big Sam’s slid a translucent plastic cup across the wood-topped rail. The Limeade, Big Sam’s signature drink ($5.99), couldn’t have been humbler; two hemispheres of juiced lime floating in 16 ounces of faintly green liquid with a plastic straw poking from the rim. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/just-some-summertime-limeade-kick Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 When it comes to calories, there's not much difference between a margarita and a big old cheeseburger. Feels a bit like being slapped in the face with a flip-flop, doesn't it? http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/slimmeddown-margarita-mixes-light-calories-taste Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Please click here to view the full page.   http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/free-slurpee-days-comes-early-year Tue, 22 May 2012 11:23:21 -0400 “I’m planning on making a strawberry shortcake,” said Alanna Sanchez, 22, while picking strawberries with her boyfriend, Anthony Reyes, 25, at Henley Farm Market in the Pungo section of Virginia Beach on Monday. The 29th annual Pungo Strawberry Festival will be held nearby on Saturday and Sunday at 1776 Princess Anne Road. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/photos-pickin-grinnin-pungo-strawberry-festival Mon, 21 May 2012 23:44:08 -0400 The annual Pungo Strawberry Festival is just a week away. Held over Memorial Day weekend, May 26 and 27, this is the 29th year for the fruit fete, which includes two days of arts and crafts, live entertainment, agricultural exhibits and lots of ways to enjoy strawberries. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/beach-eats-prepare-pungo-strawberry-fest Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 NORFOLK The dining room at Bodega was so dark that, when the host began leading my husband and me to a table, I paused to remove my sunglasses so I wouldn't trip and tumble headfirst into someone's dinner. Once I was safely seated and my eyes had adjusted, I could see we were in for a treat. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/small-plates-big-taste-bodega Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 CORRECTION: This story originally contained incorrect information for the Chesapeake Farmers Market. It has not yet opened. The market will open June 16 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at Battlefield Park, 120 Reservation Road. Farmers markets are opening right and left these days. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/farmers-markets-are-wellstocked-local-fare Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 NORFOLK There's little that's "everyday" about this month's everyday chef, 41-year-old John Cann. Instead of a gourmet kitchen filled with cookbooks and a big-screen TV tuned to the Food Network, Cann's Norfolk residence is home to a tiny cooking space and walls covered with brightly colored original acrylic and oil paintings. He doesn't even have a dining room table. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/chef-whips-masterpiece-every-night-sans-recipe Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Culinary schools sometimes offer the promise of great meals at low prices, and that's what drew me and a few colleagues recently to CrAive, the "dining laboratory" for the chefs-in-training at the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Virginia Beach. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/chefs-training-craive Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 NO ONE COULD possibly keep up with all of the $5 to $9 wines that crowd the shelves in today's retail outlets. Dozens of the labels are a mystery to me. Because I am not able to taste and rate many of the bottles in the marketplace, I stay on the lookout for assessments from other sources such as wine magazines. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/lodi-competition-shines-spotlight-bargain-wines Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400