Tag: food
Megamart Supermarket to open in Annandale
Megamart, a grocery store focusing on the Hispanic community, is expected to open in Annandale in late February or early March.
Ummah Market opens in Culmore
Ummah Market, an international grocery store specializing in products from the Middle East, had a soft opening in Culmore on Jan. 4. The store is located at 6053 Leesburg Pike in a renovated building that formerly housed a Walgreens. Owner Jawad Yousufi is tentatively planning a grand opening on Feb. 1, once additional fine-tuning is … Continued
Amazon Fresh opens in Bailey’s Crossroads
The Amazon Fresh grocery store opened yesterday in Bailey’s Crossroads, offering gift cards, giveaways, and discounts to first-day shoppers. The store is located at 5811 Crossroads Center Way in the Crossroads shopping center between Staples and Golf Galaxy. The store, in a former Safeway building, was a long time coming. We first announced Amazon’s plans … Continued
Amazon Fresh opens Dec. 12
Amazon Fresh is opening Dec. 12 at 8 a.m. at the Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads. The grocery store will offer special deals, free samples, and giveaways all day. The first person in line will receive a $100 Amazon.com gift card. The next 99 people in line will receive a random gift card worth $5, … Continued
Amazon Fresh to open by the end of the year
The Amazon Fresh grocery store is expected to open in Bailey’s Crossroads in December, according to a store manager.
The Taste of Annandale will serve up a wide variety of food
The Taste of Annandale will feature food from a wide of variety of cuisines – Thai, Korean, Indonesian, Columbian, Jamaican, and much more – as well as American fare such as pizza and ice cream.
The Halal Depot specializes in imported food
The Halal Depot, a relatively new grocery store in Bailey’s Crossroads, offers the neighborhood a variety of products imported from the Middle East and Southeast Asia, freshly butchered halal meat, baked goods, spices, teas, pickles, and much more.
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue celebrates National Spam Musubi Day
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue in Annandale invites the public to celebrate the fourth annual National SPAM® Musubi Day on Thursday, Aug. 8.
Farmers Market week Aug. 4-10
The Fairfax County Park Authority is celebrating Farmer Market Week Aug. 4-10 with giveaways and recipe swaps at all 10 markets.
Heber Market hosts an Ethiopian restaurant, cafe, and grocery store
Heber Market & Café, at 3515 S. Jefferson St., in Bailey’s Crossroads, consists of a grocery store, restaurant, and coffee shop.
Ummah Market to bring global cuisine and a cafe to Bailey’s Crossroads
Ummah Market located in the Culmore area, will offer a large selection of prepared foods, fresh fruit and vegetables, halal meat, pantry staples, packaged items, and a bakery.
FCPS offers free meals this summer at local schools
Fairfax County Public Schools is providing free meals this summer to all children and teens 18 and under at select schools. The meals will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), or disability. The breakfast menu includes milk (fat-free or 1 percent), … Continued
Pupusa Fest highlights Salvadoran culture
The local Salvadoran community celebrated their culture at a Pupusa Fest June 9 hosted by the General Consulate of El Salvador. The event, on the grounds of Braddock Elementary School in Annandale, featured free pupusas, a pupusa-eating contest, vendors, giveaways, raffle prizes, songs, and dances from El Salvador, Bolivia, Mexico, and Paraguay. El Salvador’s Consul … Continued
Asiantque Market draws a large crowd
More than 500 people enjoyed Thai food at the Asiantque Market behind the Masonic lodge at 6911 Columbia Pike Sunday evening. This was the biggest crowd yet at the monthly food festivals, said organizer Nelson Figueroa Velez. There were 26 vendors, offering grilled squid, dumplings, giant shrimp, coconut balls, grilled chicken, mussel pancakes, sugar cane … Continued
Farmers markets to open in early May
The farmers markets run by the Fairfax County Park Authority in the Annandale/Mason District area will open for the season in early May. The Wakefield Farmers Market at Wakefield Park will start selling produce, baked goods, and other items on May 1 and will be open every Wednesday. 2-6 p.m., through Oct. 30, 2024. These … Continued