Tag: food
Annandale shop to offer yogurt smoothies and mochi donuts
Smoothies from Yomie’s Rice x Yogurt. One of the shops coming to the new Eastgate shopping center on John Marr Drive in Annandale combines two separate franchises that together offer a perfect snack – mochi donuts from Mochinut and yogurt-based smoothies from Yomie’s Rice x Yogurt. Min Zheng, the franchise owner of both Mochinut and … Continued
Annandale to get a second mochi donut shop
Mochi donuts. [Photos of food from Mochinut’s Facebook page.] The EastGate Shopping Center on John Marr Drive in Annandale is getting a second mochi donut shop. Mochinut is going into the storefront at 4367 John Marr Drive. Dragon Mochi Donut opened in June in the food hall attached to the K Market international grocery store.
New summer schedule in effect for FCPS summer meal kits
Fairfax County Public Schools is providing free meal kits through Aug. 5. The sites and bus routes are different from the ones in effect during the school year. Summer meal kits are offered on Mondays at 10 sites throughout the county, including Falls Church High School, 8:30-10:30 a.m., through Aug. 2. Next week, the kits … Continued
Master gardeners grow food at Green Spring for the needy
The Master Gardeners at Green Spring Gardens. The Green Spring Gardens Extension Master Gardeners are hoping to donate 2,000 pounds of produce they are growing in the Edible Garden at Green Spring Gardens. Last summer, in the middle of the COVID pandemic, the Master Gardeners donated 1,000 pounds to food pantries operated by the Annandale … Continued
Taco Bamba coming to Lincolnia
Food photos are from the Taco Bamba website. A small storefront in Lincolnia is going from innovative high-end imperial Chinese fare to innovative Latin American street food. Taco Bamba, a small regional chain, is opening this fall at 6259 Little River Turnpike. That space was formerly occupied by Chef Guo, which offered exquisitely designed, prix … Continued
Vendors open at new Annandale food court
An umagi “dragon” from Suny Sushi. More vendors have opened in the food court at the K Market supermarket on John Marr Drive in Annandale. Suny Sushi offers a large selection of sushi and Japanese entrees and appetizers, from donburi to bento, temaki to tempura. Proprietor Sonny Lee formerly operated the Yuraki restaurant in Germantown, … Continued
New Annandale food court nears completion
The new food court offers takeout from seven shops. The food court at the K Market international grocery store on John Marr Drive in Annandale is nearing completion. Here’s the vendor lineup: Suny Sushi, Dragon Mochi Donuts, You Like Skewers, Bu Ddu Mak Korean Cuisine, K Street, Gâteau Bakery & Dessert Café, and Mango’s Bakery.
Incheon Restaurant now open in Annandale
Incheon Restaurant, now open at 7118 Columbia Pike in Annandale features Korean cuisine with an international flavor. Here’s how owner Justin Ahn describes it:
9292 Korean BBQ restaurant opens in Annandale
The interior features a high ceiling and lots of daylight. The 9292 Korean BBQ restaurant, which just opened this week in central Annandale, offers a wide selection of meats and extras cooked at your table. What makes this place different, however, is each table has its own ventilation system so the whole place doesn’t get … Continued
Amazon Fresh opens in Franconia this week
The Amazon Fresh Store in Franconia. [Alexandria Living] Curious about the Amazon Fresh grocery store coming to Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads? Stop by for a preview at the Amazon Fresh opening May 27 in Franconia. The Amazon Fresh in Bailey’s Crossroads is expected to open in late 2022 in the former Safeway space.
K Market grocery store opens in Annandale
The K Market international grocery store opened May 21 on John Marr Drive in Annandale. The huge store is the anchor for the new retail center that replaced the old Kmart.
Mochi donut shop to open in Annandale
Mochi donuts [Dragon Mochi Donut]. Mochi donuts, one of the hot food trends of 2021, is coming to Annandale. Dragon Mochi Donut will be one of the vendors in the food court inside the new K Market international supermarket set to open soon on John Marr Drive. Mochi is a kind of sticky, sweet cake … Continued
Farmers markets open this week
The Wakefield Farmers Market opens Wednesday, May 5, at 2 p.m. It’s located in Wakefield Park, 8100 Braddock Road, Annandale. It will be open every Wednesday, 2-6 p.m., through Oct. 27.
More schools are offering free meal kits once a week
FCPS has been providing free meals for pickup since the pandemic took hold. [FCPS] Now that Fairfax County schools have opened for four days of learning a week, many FCPS Grab & Go food distribution sites have switched from daily food pickup to weekly distribution of meal kits. The kits contain seven days of breakfast, … Continued
New Annandale grocery store to open in May
K Market, the huge international supermarket under construction in the former Kmart on John Marr Drive in Annandale, is expected to open in May. The store will have a food court, a seafood section with live fish, a butcher shop, and much more.