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978-0-89587-299-9
0-89587-299-4
$18.95 paperback
7 1/2" x 8 1/2"
257 pages black-and-white photographs, maps, index
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Author Joanne M. Anderson
admits to an ongoing love affair--with small town restaurants, that is.
"Small towns, because they're, well, small," she says.
"Restaurants because they have evolved from mere places to satisfy
hunger to centers of social activity and entertainment."
First published in 1998,
Small-Town Restaurants in Virginia is Anderson's guide to 240
restaurants in nearly 150 small towns from Abingdon in the Blue Ridge to
Leesburg near Washington, D.C., from Monterey on the western edge of the
Shenandoah Valley to Williamsburg and Chincoteague in the east.
This new edition includes over 100 recipes not described in the first.
Readers will find food and
service to strike their fancy whether they're inclined toward
five-diamond restaurants, down-home drive-ins or anything in between.
Those who favor a superb winery combined with a great restaurant might
try Chateau Morrisette on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Others who like fine
food served by waitresses in period costume will enjoy the Olde Mudd
Tavern in Thornburg. Folks who want home-style cooking in an
antique-filled setting can't go wrong with Granny B's in Appomattox,
while those out for a retro mood shouldn't miss the Pink Cadillac in
Greenville. There's also dining around the world at the lovely Swiss Inn
in Glade Spring. And that's just the beginning.
For each restaurant, Anderson
provides basic information like price range, meals served and style of
cuisine, then follows it with a write-up touching on local history, the
restaurant's atmosphere and decor and the variety of foods
served--everything readers will need to make a selection.
about the author
Joanne M. Anderson's articles have appeared in Log Home Living,
Blue Ridge Country, the Roanoke Times, Blue Ridge Business
Journal and other national and regional publications. She and her
husband, John, live in Blacksburg, where they own and operate Clay
Corner Inn, a five-building bed and breakfast.
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