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site, pulls you into this one-of-akind restaurant. BR
2. Slice into tasty entrees, like
juicy chicken topped with bacon,
at Smithfield Station then shop
for a genuine Smithfield Ham at
the Taste of Smithfield on Main
Street. CV
3. Old Virginia Ham Shop,
Norfolk, has served specialty
foods since 1957. CV
4. Celebrate the Annual Pork'N
Pinot Festival at Suffolk in April.

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WE HEARD IT FROM THE
LOCALS ...
Locals love Virginia-based
restaurants, and some boast
more than one location:
Macado's serves big
sandwiches and hot drinks in
many of Virginia's college towns,
including Emory, Farmville,
Roanoke, Salem, Blacksburg,
Radford, Lexington and
Lynchburg. BR, SV CV
Surf Rider specializes in a
"World Famous Crab Cake"
at restaurants in Norfolk,
Chesapeake, Poquoson,
Hampton and Virginia Beach. CV
Checkered Pig, of Martinsville
and Danville, has won national
awards for its barbeque. SO
Sal's Italian Restaurant &
Pizzeria serves pasta, pizza
and wines plus antipasti in
Blacksburg and Radford. BR
Old Town Alexandria stars
in DC Metro's Food Tour,
showcasing the city's Colonialera heritage plus family-owned
restaurants. NV
The always-fun Cuz's Uptown
Barbecue Cabins & Resort
specializes in seafood and
barbecued pork at Pounding
Mill, where you can stay in a
cozy cabin, near Richlands. HOA

Cooper's Landing Inn &
Traveler's Tavern serves Coconut
Encrusted Jumbo Shrimp,
Asparagus Parmesan Puff and
Lobster Pancakes, Clarksville.
SO

COOKING SCHOOLS
Learn from the best chefs at a
choice of our cooking schools,
turning weekends into great
vacations of culinary adventures:
1. Boars Head Inn,
Charlottesville. CN
2. The Inn at Meander Plantation,
Locust Dale. NV
3. Judy Harris Cooking School,
Alexandria. NV
4. Briar Patch Bed & Breakfast,
Middleburg. NV
5. Glenfiddich Farm Cookery
School, Leesburg. NV
Find more: virginia.org/
cookingclasses/

HAM IT UP!
GO HOG WILD!
We love to go hog wild in Virginia
- from barbecue to sausage,
bacon and, of course, our
signature Smithfield Ham:
1. Vents face Main Street at The
Galax SmokeHouse for a reason:
That way, the aroma of that
flavorful fresh pork, smoked on

CV

5. Virginia Pork Festival,
Emporia, attracts 15,000 each
year in June. SO

CRACK A SHELL!
OK, We Are Nuts! All along the
side-roads of Eastern Virginia,
you'll find stands and stores
selling fresh Virginia peanuts,
with top outlets including the
Peanut Patch, Courtland, or The
Virginia Diner, Wakefield.
Want to a crack a shell?
Visit the Annual Virginia
Peanut Festival, Emporia,
in September, or the Suffolk
Peanut Festival, Suffolk, in
October. SO CV CN

FOOD FESTIVALS
Whitetop Mountain Maple Syrup
Festival, Whitetop, March. BR
Chincoteague Seafood Festival,
May. CVES
Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Festival, Winchester, May. SV
Take the Taste of Brunswick and
Stew Cook-Off, Alberta, October.
SO

Find dozens more food and
wine festivals at virginia.org
Farmers markets all over
the state: virginia.org/
farmersmarkets/ `

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