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Broad Appetit in Richmond June 5

Monday, May 30th, 2011

Here it comes again! For the fourth time, the annual “smorgasbord in the street” will feature small plates of signature dishes from area restaurants for $3 each on Sunday June 5! Broad Appetit also features music, chef’s demonstrations, farmers’ market, art, and activities to keep you busy all afternoon. It starts at 11 AM and runs until 5 PM on West Broad Street between Adams Street and Monroe Street.  Admission is FREE, but samples will cost $3 each.  Hosted by the Downtown Neighborhood Association, proceeds benefit the Central Virginia Food Bank and Meals on Wheels.

4th Anual Broad Appetit Info. This great street fair enables you to sample Richmond’s best cuisine, all in one place.  Bring your appetite and graze down Broad Street; this opportunity only comes once a year! Bring your re-usable shopping bag and fill it up with produce from local farmers and producers for the next week’s meals. There will be plenty of beverages available for sale!

It’s traditionally been a great day so wear a hat and sunscreen, as well as comfortable walking shoes so you can take it all in. You won’t want to miss a single vendor!

Broad Appetit Raises $8K for FeedMore

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Success! Broad Appetit, a culinary event in its third year, raised $8,000 for FeedMore, the umbrella organization for the Central Virginia Foodbank and Meals on Wheels.   (more…)

Stride Through Time in Richmond VA

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Free museum entry and a healthy 10K walk through Richmond’s history centers is on the schedule for June 5 2010. The Stride Through Time begins and ends at Tredegar on the banks of the James River. (more…)

2010 Broad Appetit is June 6

Monday, May 24th, 2010

What Richmond event features a bug chef cook-off, molecular gastronomy, to-die-for dish awards, kids cooking demos, cooking for your dog, and a whodunnit art exhibition? Of course, the answer is Broad Appetit, the unique taste of Richmond’s best, is scheduled for Sunday, June 6, 2010.

Food and Fun on Broad Street June 6 2010

A local food festival, Broad Appetit promotes the amazing food, art, and music that call Richmond home, and is hosted by the Downtown Neighborhood Association, benefitting the Central Virginia Food Bank and Meals on Wheels.  The event closes the 100-200 and 300 blocks of West Broad Street, where 50+ of Richmond’s local restaurants offer  tastes of their signature dishes for just $3 a sample (admission, however, is free!) (more…)

Broad Appetit

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

The second annual food fest known as Broad Appetit took place just a few blocks from us here at the William Miller House , a bed and breakfast inn located in Richmond Virginia’s historic Fan District. After preparing our hearty breakfast of fresh fruit, Grand Marnier French Toast, sauteed fresh peaches from the farm, and our own sausage from Keenbell Farms, and making sure our guests had enough to eat and drink, then cleaning up the kitchen — I ran out the door to check out Broad Appetit. The smells were fabulous! So much to see and hopefully taste! Here is my view of the festivities! I took the camera from my people and took a photo so you would understand the world from my point of view…

They had closed 3 blocks of Broad Street and filled the streets with tents where the vendors were. THe sidewalks were filled with tables and chairs so folks could sit and eat. The restauranteurs and caterers made $3 entrees to sell to anyone who wished to buy them.

There were ribs of all kinds, gazpacho, shrimp, burritos, Greek food, vegetarian/VEGAN food, Indian Food, fish, even something called sugar toads. Several of our neighborhood restaurants were represented: Six Burner, Kuba Kuba, Sticky Rice, Acacia even Gibson’s Grill, Kitchen 64, Comfort, and a bunch more that I lost track of. But the tent that had the biggest crowd was the tent where they were cooking bugs. I was worried when I hear that because, since you probably don’t know, my people often call me “bug.” I was worried that I might end up being the main course. The reason they call me “Bug” is that I used to eat bugs that came up onto my porch: flies, etc. When I saw they were cooking bugs, I thought that had to better than how I eat bugs. But, not many humans were really interested in joining in the bug-eating. We caught up with our guests who were staying with us, they said they had a great time trying out all the food. I had to hurry home to get there before them so I could greet them when they arrived. Here are some other photos of Broad Appetit – by the way, the proceeds went to the Central Virginia Foodbank – where Mike volunteers every Tuesday afternoon, cooking for Meals on Wheels.