by Richland Group | Oct 31, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews, Travel Tips
The Italian Grill at 2360 Harrison Street, next to Hastings Books, Music, Video, and Video Games, is a popular family restaurant that focuses on comfort foods, reasonable prices, and down home hospitality. While classic Italian dishes—Spaghetti, Lasagna, Pizza,...
by Richland Group | Oct 28, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews, Travel Tips
Over the past few months, Batesville has witnessed a number of restaurant closings, including the Cheeseburger Grill and Claudel’s. The current economic situation is obviously a major reason for these closings. Fortunately, and not surprisingly, Elizabeth’s...
by Richland Group | Aug 11, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews
By: Bob Pest After several trips and some fine eating, I decided to examine the food culture of western North Carolina, a leader in implementing sustainable agriculture by supporting local growers and building a “field to table” food chain. This region is not unique...
by Richland Group | Jul 25, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews, Travel Tips
By: Bob Pest FoxCreek BBQ was chosen Best BBQ by Eye on Independence readers who participated in the first annual Best of Batesville restaurant survey last spring. Interestingly, FoxCreek was closed during that period of time as the Daum family began work on...
by Richland Group | May 12, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews
Bob Pest Kin Folks Bar-B-Q, located next to Aunt Minnie’s Yellow House on the Courthouse Square in Mountain View, treats both its customers and its food with great respect. The dining room is cozy and bright; it also tends to fill up, especially at lunchtime and on...
by Richland Group | May 12, 2011 | Restaurant Reviews
Hardy’s Words & Afterwords manages to combine bookstore, art gallery, coffee house, restaurant, and live music venue into a fluid celebration of fine food, wonderful music, and great books. Located in the heart of Old Hardy Town at 201 Spring Street, the eclectic...