Glenwood Golf Club
Another must see in the area is Lewis
Ginter Botanical Garden, voted No. 4 in
USA Today’s “Best Botanical Garden” contest. The Garden is located on an 80-acre
site with more than 50 acres of beautifully
cultivated landscape. You can wander
through the 15 themed gardens and find
more than 7,500 unique plants, trees and
flowers from around the world.
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L’Opossum in the city’s Oregon Hill corridor. Trendy in its own right The Roosevelt
is known for its creative take on southeastern regional food—think pimento cheese,
cornbread, Berkshire pork chops and peanut butter pie.
The colorful L’Opossum offers everything from seared Foie Gras to Coq au
Morocco or as it refers to the dish “a succulent young chicken’s exotic journey from
the rough trade markets of Marrakesh to
the sublime discovery of savory couscous
with harissa, raita and other forbidden
carnal delights.”
If it’s strictly Southern you desire, stop
by the family owned eatery Sally Bell’s
Kitchen on West Grace Street. They’ve
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been dishing out salads, homemade sandwiches—chicken salad, Smithfield ham,
pimento cheese, etc.—and baked goods for
nine decades.
Last but certainly not least is the need
to satisfy your sweet tooth and you can
do that at Sugar Shack Donuts recently
named one of “The 16 best donut shops in
America” by TimeOut. The folks at Sugar
Shack hand roll and hand cut each donut
and use fresh berries and apples for their
sugary sweet delicacies. You might go in
for just one but it’s a good bet you’ll leave
with a dozen.
Author Joan Tupponce is a Richmondbased freelance writer.
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Food is a crucial part of any vacation and
Richmond is at the top of the list when
it comes to cuisine, as noted in National
Geographic Travel’s 2016 “Where to Travel
for Food” feature.
If you’re game for the bold, rich flavors
of the Szechuan province, a visit to Peter
Chang Café is a must. Once the chef at the
Chinese Embassy, Peter Chang marries
flavors and spices together that will make
your palette swoon. Look for everything
from Szechuan Bang Ban