i am back!!
and i have plenty of new food photographs
and yummy recommendations for your eating pleasure.
we are taking a step back in time just a few weeks...
before we relocated to charlotte,
we spent a few weeks in a "lovely" & tiny extended stay hotel.
on the weekends, we sent the pup to doggy daycare
for some much needed exercise
and we would go on little day trips to escape the cramped living quarters.
charlottesville is just a short drive from richmond, va.
it is a quick trip out I64 through some of the prettiest scenery...
farms, hills, wineries!!
i can highly recommend a stop at the beautiful keswick vineyards.
they have great wines, a wine club,
fantastic outdoor seating with views of the vineyards, and...
their tasting room opens at nine in the morning!
a glass of their wine on the patio is a wonderful way to begin the day!
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| keswick vineyards front yard view image by sarah c baron |
because we are members of the connoisseur's club,
we always stop in to the jefferson vineyards when we are in the area.
the tasting room is set on the top of a hill with a yard
filled with adirondack chairs to sit in, sip wine and look out over
thomas jefferson's old stomping grounds...
that man sure knew how to pick a spot!
the wine is tasty and they serve their pours in riedel glasses...
that you get to keep!
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| an outdoor area overlooking monticello image by sarah c baron |
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| bob enjoying the morning, wine and view image by sarah c baron |
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| pinot gris for breakfast image by sarah c baron |
despite all of the delicious wine,
my favorite part of any trip to the monticello trail
is eating lunch at the michie tavern.
it is a touristy little historic village type place.
they serve lunch buffet style with servers in period costumes
that come to your table to refill your plates as you wish.
the menu is limited, but what they do, they do well...
and they do fried chicken!!!
the fried chicken at miche tavern is the stuff of dreams.
it is crispy, juicy and unbelievably tasty!
you will wait in line in the heat or the cold outside
and tall folks will need to duck under low doorways,
but the chicken makes it all worth it!
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| seriously... go eat this chicken! image by sarah c baron |
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