Comments on: Food Porn: Style’s State of the Plate http://the804.com/blog/?p=241 Blog of the804.com Richmond VA's Real Estate Guide Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: the804.com http://the804.com/blog/?p=241&cpage=1#comment-4517 the804.com Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:59:50 +0000 http://the804.com/blog/?p=241#comment-4517 I'm in this week's Style? ;) On the Top 50 observation, not criticizing, just pointing out... Totally, agree with you on supporting the independently owned restaurants (yeah, Angela's has indeed been a Ridge Road rock). I just don't get why Richmonders continue to patronize the big national chains, even waiting in freakin lines for mediocre fare! It's proven that local businesses put more money back in the community, and they do a superior job on the food end. How is this not a no brainer? Would love to see Richmond break the souless strip mall habit. Kudos to your publication for not listing any of the chains. I’m in this week’s Style? ;)

On the Top 50 observation, not criticizing, just pointing out…

Totally, agree with you on supporting the independently owned restaurants (yeah, Angela’s has indeed been a Ridge Road rock). I just don’t get why Richmonders continue to patronize the big national chains, even waiting in freakin lines for mediocre fare! It’s proven that local businesses put more money back in the community, and they do a superior job on the food end. How is this not a no brainer? Would love to see Richmond break the souless strip mall habit. Kudos to your publication for not listing any of the chains.

]]> By: deveron timberlake http://the804.com/blog/?p=241&cpage=1#comment-4516 deveron timberlake Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:55:09 +0000 http://the804.com/blog/?p=241#comment-4516 Thanks for your interest, 804. You're right, Full Kee is not on the list but should be. The favorites could easily have stretched to 60 this time out, and we hoped to honor some of the classic, hard-working family businesses (Angela's for example, which is first-rate) and those that have stepped up their game recently (The Ironhorse, Zed.) We intend no harm to the others and hope they continue to find some solace in our full listings of their businesses in the paper and online. Readers who beg to differ with anything in Style are encouraged to weigh in. We thought it delightfully modest of you not to note your own mention in the issue; clearly a major development in the dining out scene here and internationally is the blogging community. Richmond is seeing a proliferation of food-related sites, including some artfully written prose and opinion avec photos. If it's food porn, it's still legal. So thank you. During a recession these guys in food service are feeling it. Customers may be drinking more but eating out less, particularly on weeknights -- and quite a number of owners have told me business is off significantly from last year. Not sure how to stem that problem but to encourage readers to support the independents and keep the dining character of Richmond all that it can be. And please contact me anytime with your comments, story suggestions, complaints, etchings, whatever. We stand (or sit, actually) to serve. Best, Deveron Timberlake food & drink editor, Style Weekly, 1313 E. Main St. RVA 23219 804.358.0825 ext.356 dctimberlake@comcast.net Thanks for your interest, 804. You’re right, Full Kee is not on the list but should be. The favorites could easily have stretched to 60 this time out, and we hoped to honor some of the classic, hard-working family businesses (Angela’s for example, which is first-rate) and those that have stepped up their game recently (The Ironhorse, Zed.)

We intend no harm to the others and hope they continue to find some solace in our full listings of their businesses in the paper and online.

Readers who beg to differ with anything in Style are encouraged to weigh in.

We thought it delightfully modest of you not to note your own mention in the issue; clearly a major development in the dining out scene here and internationally is the blogging community. Richmond is seeing a proliferation of food-related sites, including some artfully written prose and opinion avec photos. If it’s food porn, it’s still legal. So thank you.

During a recession these guys in food service are feeling it. Customers may be drinking more but eating out less, particularly on weeknights — and quite a number of owners have told me business is off significantly from last year. Not sure how to stem that problem but to encourage readers to support the independents and keep the dining character of Richmond all that it can be. And please contact me anytime with your comments, story suggestions, complaints, etchings, whatever. We stand (or sit, actually) to serve. Best, Deveron Timberlake
food & drink editor, Style Weekly, 1313 E. Main St. RVA 23219 804.358.0825 ext.356 dctimberlake@comcast.net

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