http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/71 Category: Taste Test en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:27:48 -0400   Three bagged lunches. Three student judges.  For this month's taste test, we asked lunch-packing pros to outline their idea of a great bagged lunch, and students to apply to be judges. In the meantime, reports were coming in about the rising price of school lunches - which now cost up to $2 a day, depending on grade level.  http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/taste-test-brown-bag-lunches Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 "My Green Lunch" First up: Rachel Wilson, the youngest brown bag lunchmaker in this month's taste test. Rachel handed each judge a brown bag decorated with green spots and sporting the name "My Green Lunch!!" Green is Rachel's favorite color, and her presentation earned above-average marks. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/its-lunchtime Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:54:10 -0400 Anna Maher 17, Virginia Beach Senior, First Colonial High School On brown bag lunches "My dad has been packing my lunch since I was in kindergarten, and I've had everything from PB&J to sushi and risotto. While in high school, I've never had time to eat a school lunch with a full day of classes, so I've really come to appreciate the brown bag lunch."   Jamie Alperin http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/meet-brown-bag-judges Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Stretching out summer with steamed shrimp We're looking for the best steamed shrimp in South Hampton Roads and testers to determine the winner. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/next-taste-test-steamed-shrimp Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 MULTIPLE LOCATIONS Applebee's Atlas Bar and Grill Baker's Crust Baron's Pub Ben & Jerry's Bonefish Grill Bravo's Frozen Custard Bruster's Buffalo Beach Cheesecake Factory Cold Stone Creamery Friendly's Golden Corral Handel's Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt Lone Star Steakhouse No Frill Grill Outback Steakhouse Shoney's Silver Diner T.G.I. Friday's Uno Chicago Grill http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/nominees-best-brownie-sundae-hampton-roads Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:38:52 -0400 It's in dispute. Has been for years. But there's a lot of chatter out there about Norfolk being the birthplace of the ice cream sundae. The story goes that years ago, when ice cream cost a nickel, an ordinance was passed banning the consumption of alcohol and "the growing 'Sunday Soda Menace' " in Norfolk, according to icecreamsundae.com http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/who-serves-best-brownie-sundae-hampton-roads Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Maddie Loeffler 13, Virginia Beach Occupation Rising eighth-grader at Corporate Landing Middle School Nominated Commodore Theatre in Portsmouth On brownie sundaes "The brownie must be warm, moist, chewy and fudgy tasting. Preferably no nuts; they take away from the chocolate fudge taste. It must be made with real vanilla ice cream (NOT soft serve), fudge topping and whipped cream." http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/brownie-sundae-taste-test-meet-judges Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Our next taste test will feature a bit of a twist. Are you a pro at packing school lunches that are nutritious, delicious and cost-conscious? If so, we'd like to know what your best brown bag lunch contains and the approximate cost. We'll select the four best entries to be judged by a panel of local three students - one each from elementary, middle and high schools. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/next-brown-bag-school-lunches Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Bruster's First stop: Bruster's on the boulevard in Virginia Beach. We tested Bruster's a couple of summers ago when we were in search of the perfect banana split. It came in third. Could the gargantuan brownie sundae top that? http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/sundae-brownie-sundae-0 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Fish taco mania migrated across the Mexican border and into San Diego in 1983 when Ralph Rubio opened a restaurant and made fish in a shell his signature dish. Since then, the idea has been migrating east. Today South Hampton Roads is heavily populated with places serving up fish tacos. Readers nominated 61 restaurants. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/loco-over-fish-tacos-find-out-areas-best Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400