It was the best weekend ever; my boys came to visit me!!!!!
The three of us had just the absolute best time. It helped that we ate and drank such yummy things but mostly it was great to hold Adam’s hand while Webster sat in my lap.
We really made the most of Charlottesville too, we went to our two favorite restaurants and our two favorite drink spots, walked a ton downtown, ran at Riverside Park, and even went to a polo match with a group of my coworkers.
Highlights (including some random things I ate on Friday) include…
An Apple Month breakfast, Trader Joe’s caramel apple yogurt with cinnamon cereal.
Brunch at Quality Pie. We split an egg and cheese biscuit and salmon with scrambled eggs and cream cheese on rye.
Also a chocolate chip cookie.
Hail Merry cookie dough bites.
Beers at Hardywood. Tropic like it’s Hot sour with dragon fruit, blueberry, passionfruit, and pineapple // Tropication IPA // The Great Return IPA // Raspberry Short Kate milkshake IPA brewed with milk sugar and fresh raspberries.
Cocktails at Vitae. S’mores = smoked rum, chocolate bitters, marshmallow simple syrup, orange, and a graham cracker rim.
Hawaiian take out from Mochiko. Mochiko fried chicken with cucumber kimchi, slaw, and rice. Plus a passionfruit shortbread bar.
A simple salad at home. Romaine with champagne vinaigrette, celery, cashews, and curried chicken salad.
Dinner at Little Star = the best meal of the weekend and also maybe the best thing I’ve eaten in 2019. We ordered all of the things but it was serendipitous that we overordered because now Adam has dinner for tonight after his long drive.
Heirloom tomatoes with strawberries, house-made ricotta, basil, red wine dressing and chili flakes.
French fries with tarragon aioli.
Esquites, sweet corn with spring onions, Kewpie mayo, chili corn hot sauce, cilantro, and green onion.
Braised lamb with pasilla de Oaxaca romesco, butter braised leeks, and sweet onions.
Chicken with mojo verde, brown butter, and crispy epazote.
Local coffee.
Basque cheesecake.
