The Story of the RVA Brunch Bar

February 27, 2018 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Richmond Brunch Review

I am that hand you see in all the Instagrams holding the #RVABrunchBar. Wait. You don’t know what the #RVABrunchBar is? Well, grab a chair. You’re going to get so excited that you have to sit down. It’s a brunch-themed ice cream bar. Is there anything better in the world? I mean, probably. But it’s up there. We can all agree on that.

This March Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches, a local ice cream sandwich company, will be selling the Brunch Bar throughout Richmond. You’ll be able to find this sweet treat at multiple Richmond locations.

The bar will feature blueberry maple swirl ice cream (!!) and a French toast cookie crunch. Like I said, you need a chair! You don’t want to miss this bar – it’s only available in March, and best yet, 10% from each bar will benefit VCU Massey Cancer Center. So have two! Calories don’t count.

As Told Over Eggspress

February 25, 2018 by Cazey Williams in Richmond Brunch Review, Cazey's Column

On a rainy Saturday afternoon, I decided I didn’t feel like making lunch so I should go to brunch. I texted my friend Kejdi, and we made our way to a new Richmond Brunch Weekend restaurant, Eggspress. I couldn’t find out much about Eggspress online other than the Yelp menu looked pretty good, so I was excited.

Eggspress is tucked away in Northside. At least I think it’s Northside; I feel like I don’t know Richmond neighborhoods well beyond the Fan, Museum District, and Jackson Ward. I don’t know what that means about me as a person. Anyhow, Eggspress is along Brookland Park Boulevard. My friend remarked that reminds her of a whole other town. If it hadn’t been raining, I would have walked around and taken some cool Instagrams. (Now that probably says even more about me as a person.)

Richmond Brunch Weekend 2017 Recap

June 27, 2017 by astoldoverbrunch in Richmond Brunch Review

It's been almost three months since Richmond Brunch Weekend, and we figured it's about time to let you know how the weekend went!

We already know the weekend was a blast, thanks in no small part to our presenting sponsor OrderUp, the 30 restaurants that participated this year, and all the people who showed up for brunch March 24-26, 2017! We also have to give a special shout out to our partner for this annual event, the Massey Alliance.

Brunching Gluten-Free in RVA

March 22, 2017 by astoldoverbrunch in Guest Post, life lessons

It's not easy being gluten-free.

But in Richmond, it's not as difficult as one might expect. The growing “foodie scene” in RVA seems to recognize the need in the community to provide options for all types of alternative diets, such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, paleo, etc. I’m certainly not the only picky eater around.

With the second annual Richmond Brunch Weekend just a few days away, I’ve done the research for you and provided a guide to participating in Richmond Brunch Weekend 2017 on a gluten-free diet.

Richmond Brunch Weekend Followup

July 18, 2016 by astoldoverbrunch in Richmond Brunch Review

It's been over two months since Richmond Brunch Weekend happened! Honestly, we've been dieting ever since due to all those mimosas and omelets eaten Saturday and Sunday.

But we want to thank you all for coming out and supporting the first ever Richmond Brunch Weekend! In total, we had 24 restaurants participate and raised over $11,000 that will all go back to VCU Massey Cancer Center. We think these are awesome figures for an inaugural event, and we can't wait to plan for the Second Annual Richmond Brunch Weekend!

Why You Should Brunch This Weekend

May 13, 2016 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Richmond Brunch Review

Do you really need a reason to brunch? We mean, maybe you need a bit of coffee to get out of bed, but once you're at brunch, do you really have any regrets?

But okay. We'll give you some reasons.

It's spring.

You don't have to do anything. (At least until after brunch.)

Brunch Review: Southern Railway Taphouse

Southern Railway Taphouse

May 12, 2016 by astoldoverbrunch in Guest Post, Richmond Brunch Review

Before I dive into another swooning-brunch-review, I have to give a shoutout to my super-cool-super-great Mom.

My Mom is the baddest (Mom, that means “the best”- proof here at UrbanDictionary.com), and she was happy to let me use her Mother's Day as an opportunity to review another restaurant on the Richmond Brunch Weekend list. Thanks, Mom, you really are the best and I love youuuuu.

So, this past Sunday Mom, Dad, and I hit one of my old favorite nightspots to see what it looks like during daytime, which we've never done...unless you count Shamrock festivities (That's right; Mom, Dad, and I have Shamrocked together...), which I don't really because it's essentially a night party with the sun out.

I don't even know where to begin talking about Southern Railway Taphouse...

Brunch Review: Continental Divide

Continental Divide

May 11, 2016 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Life In Your 20's, Richmond Brunch Review

When Continental Divide joined Richmond Brunch Weekend’s lineup, I had yet to be there, though I only live a mile away. I quickly looked up their menu, and besides craving brunch, their dinner menu looked like da bomb. Southwest Caesar salad? Thai chicken burrito? Yes, yes, yes.

So before I even went for brunch, I stopped by for dinner with a friend. Except my friend and I pushed back our meeting time by an hour because of some crazy thunderstorm, but I was starved, so I ate half a jar of peanuts by the time dinner actually arrived. So then I’m at Continental Divide, and the waiter asks what I want to order, and secretly I’m in my first trimester from those peanuts.

I asked for something lighter, even though I really wanted that Southwest Caesar salad, but I was imagining a plate of romaine sapped in heavy dressing, and the peanuts within me curdled. But my friend did get the Caesar salad. When the waiter put it down on the table, I wanted to crawl across the table and hold him back with a butter knife while I devoured it.

Brunch Review: Shockoe Whiskey and Wine

Shockoe Whiskey and Wine

May 10, 2016 by Cazey Williams in Richmond Brunch Review, Life In Your 20's, Cazey's Column

When I first learned that Shockoe Whiskey and Wine was going to be part of Richmond Brunch Weekend, I was super excited because I hadn’t heard of this restaurant that serves brunch, but all the more reason to try it! Well, there was a reason I hadn’t heard of them serving brunch; they weren’t serving brunch. At least they weren’t serving brunch yet.

I had to wait until last month to visit Shockoe Whiskey and Wine for brunch. But boy, the wait was not for nothing. I do not say this lightly when I say Shockoe Whiskey and Wine, with one single meal, leaped into my top three favorite Richmond brunch places (am I allowed to say that? Does that admit bias? Oops?). Keep reading to find out why!

(I probably don’t need to write that last sentence because obviously you’re going to keep reading. I mean, that’s why you’re here.)

My friend and I originally showed up to SW&W (I’m abbreviating now because my fingers are tired and I want to give SW&W a trendy abbrev) on a Saturday, and it didn’t look quite open. Well, it turned out it was open, but there were only serving lunch.

Brunch Review: Tarrant’s Café

Tarrant's Cafe

May 07, 2016 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Richmond Brunch Review

I have never brunched so much in my life as I have in the last month. In the lead-up to Richmond Brunch Weekend, we have tried brunching at each of the 23 participating restaurant locations, or at least the ones we haven’t been to yet. Which is quite a feat considering how many restaurants that left us, whether we would be in town to brunch (brunching out of town doesn’t count), and finding friends to accompany us. Brunch is a group activity after all. Oh, and also money. Brunch is not cheap, people.

Brunching off of a list also has me being inflexible when it comes to brunching. A friend says we should get brunch, and I give them choice A or B: where would you like to go today?

Last Saturday I presented my friend Alyssa with option A.) Tarrant’s Café or B.) the Betty on Davis. But B.) doesn’t serve brunch on Saturdays (a tragedy that is all too common these days), so that brought us back to Tarrant’s.