Tag: food
Jake’s Gourmet Popcorn in Seven Corners prepares staff for opening day
As Robin Rinearson, the owner of Jake’s Ice Cream prepares to open Jake’s Gourmet Popcorn, one of her key tasks is training the employees, most of whom have cognitive, physical, or other disabilities. The popcorn shop could have a soft opening in the Seven Corners Shopping Center as early as the middle of next week … Continued
Annandale is getting a new grocery store
Construction is underway on a Megamart Supermarket at 4415 John Marr Drive in Annandale. It’s going into a storefront that’s been vacant since Party Co. closed in March 2020. Megamart is a regional grocery chain specializing in Hispanic items with 11 stores in Virginia and Maryland. The Virginia stores are in Arlington, Alexandria, and Manassas. … Continued
Coconut vendor pop ups in Annandale
A coconut vendor popped up in the Giant parking lot in Annandale yesterday. Ilda Ferrunfino, her husband Celso Torrico, and daughter Kathy Vargas were selling coconuts, fresh mango, and pineapples under a white tent on the back of a pickup truck. Torrico cut the coconuts for drinking the juice with a straw and also sold … Continued
New restaurant will bring Hawaiian cuisine – including Spam – to Annandale
An L&L Hawaiian BBQ restaurant and two other businesses – a beer garden and cane sugar juice bar – will share the last vacant storefront at the EastGate Shopping Center on John Marr Drive in Annandale. L&L Hawaiian BBQ features a traditional Hawaiian plate lunch, consisting of two servings of rice, one serving of macaroni … Continued
Fairfax County farmers markets collect food waste for composting
The Fairfax County’s composting program has been so successful, the Park Authority hopes to recycle four tons – 8,000 pounds – during the month of June. Residents can bring food waste to all 10 of the county’s farmers markets, including the ones at Mason District Park and Wakefield Park in Annandale. Anyone who drops off … Continued
International market coming to Culmore
A new international grocery store, called Ummah Market, is coming to the former Walgreens building at 6053 Leesburg Pike in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads. The store is expected to open in two or three months, says Pianda Mashel, manager of the Ummah Market in Glen Allen, Va., outside Richmond. The store will sell … Continued
Block Party draws a crowd to Annandale
A Block Party food festival/night market drew people from all over the D.C. region to the EastGate Shopping Center parking lot on June 3. The Block Party was sponsored by The Block Foodhall and hypefoodies, a concept created by Cham Keat (CK) and Diana Nguyen. They interview small or unusual food purveyors throughout the area … Continued
Farmers markets open in early May
Farmers market season is almost upon us. The Fairfax County Park Authority operates 10 markets. Including two in Annandale. The Annandale Farmers Market, at Mason District Park, opens May 4. The market will be open every Thursday, 8 a.m.-noon. The Wakefield Farmers Market, in Wakefield Park next to the Audrey Moore Rec Center, is open … Continued
Annandale shop offers specialty food products from Korea
A new shop in Annandale specializes in high-end, organic food imported from Korea. Danuri is located at 4231 Markham St. in Seoul Plaza. Peter Lee, the owner of the Stone Tofu House closed that restaurant last July and opened Danuri in that space in December. The new shop offers traditional Korean products made by small … Continued
Amazon Fresh store slated for Bailey’s Crossroads might never open
The Amazon Fresh grocery store slated for the Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads appears to be in limbo, the Washington Business Journal reports. Amazon is experiencing huge losses and is closing some grocery stores and cutting back on plans to open new ones, states an article posted by WSJ on Feb. 7. At least … Continued
Bone soup restaurant coming to Annandale
A new restaurant coming to central Annandale will specialize in beef bone soup that was boiled all day. The ShinChon Sullungtang Korean Bone Soup restaurant is located at 7131-B Little River Turnpike, although the entrance is on John Marr Drive. It is expected to have a soft opening in mid-February and a grand opening by … Continued
Stuff the Bus will be here on Saturday
Fairfax County’s Stuff the Bus campaign will be at Graham Park Plaza on Jan. 21 and the Annandale Giant on Feb. 11. Stuff the Bus is a partnership between the county and local nonprofits, It was launched in 2011 to collect food donated by residents to restock the shelves of local food pantries that get … Continued
Popcorn shop to open in Seven Corners
Robin Rinearson, the owner of Jake’s Ice Cream in Barcroft Plaza, is opening Jack’s Gourmet Popcorn in the Seven Corners Shopping Center. It will be located between Michaels and The Vacuum Center. Rinearson hopes to open the shop by the end of March. The popcorn will be made on-site. In addition to regular popcorn, there … Continued
State tax on groceries eliminated
As of Jan. 1, Virginian’s grocery costs were slightly reduced, as the elimination of the 1.5 percent state sales tax on groceries took effect. Localities are still collecting a 1 percent tax on groceries, however. The grocery tax cut will reduce state revenue by some $7 million – a small portion of the roughly $4.9 … Continued
There’s nothing like a hotpot on a cold day
Cold weather means it’s time to cozy up with some hot soup. 9292 Shabu, a hotpot restaurant that just opened at 7131-A Little River Turnpike in Annandale, offers cook-your-own soup with a large selection of all-you-can-eat ingredients. Diners can get creative and mix and match broth varieties, protein, noodles, and vegetables to come up with … Continued