Picks and Pans – Boone, NC

Green Eggs and Jam

Upon wandering around this mountain college town, we happened upon Green Eggs and Jam, a music store in downtown Boone. Lucky for us, Christian was there manning the store and he gave us advice on basically all the Boone necessities….cheap motel (we all really needed a shower, or at least I […]

Picks and Pans – Abingdon, VA & Bristol, TN

PICKS Jeannine’s Fabrics and Quilt Shop

We stopped in to pick up some supplies for Sean’s heart wristband, but we stayed for the conversation. Jeannine, a lifelong Abingdon resident (for all of 76 years!) was so incredibly welcoming and so very proud of all that her town had to offer, I kept wondering if this […]

Picks and Pans – Charlottesville, VA

PICKS: Marco and Luca’s Dumplings

Deliciously crispy dumplings, cold sesame noodles and steamed pork buns all for under $10….ummm, perfect.

Walking in Ragged Mountain

Cate and Ashton introduced us to Charlottesville in style by taking us straight to this nature preserve. The walk around the lake at sunset is highly recommended, especially if accompanied by […]

Picks and Pans – Baltimore/D.C.

PICKS: Birches

Tuesday night special: 2 burgers with a choice of 2 scrumptious toppings (e.g. gorgonzola carmelized onions and avocado) for $12, and that’s with fries!

Bertha’s

The mussels lived up to the hype. We all agreed that the tomato anchovy butter was the sauce of choice.

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian […]