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 w
ay, the proceeds went to the Central Virginia Foodbank – where Mike volunteers every Tuesday afternoon, cooking for Meals on Wheels.
ay, the proceeds went to the Central Virginia Foodbank – where Mike volunteers every Tuesday afternoon, cooking for Meals on Wheels.
