Join Real Richmond for a 2.5 hour food tour that winds its way through Monroe Ward, Jackson Ward and Old Historic Broad Street on a 1.5 mile route that takes visitors into several local restaurants, including Lemaire at The Jefferson Hotel. You'll sample what's cooking and see what's worth looking at when we peek into art galleries that have brought this area to life on First Fridays. Besides wonderful food and insider info from chefs and owners, you'll get a taste of the architectural and historical richness of both sides of Broad Street.

Please gather inside Quirk Gallery (311 W. Broad St. Richmond VA 23220) at 1:50 p.m. so we can start promptly at 2. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.

Date: Saturday July, 16, 2011

Time: 2:00pm- 4:30pm

For more information visit http://realrichmondva.com/

Bill's Barbecue has opened a downtown Richmond eatery, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

The new restaurant, on Fourth Street between Franklin and Main streets, opened last week.

Bill's previous downtown location, on Main Street near Seventh Street, closed this year and was replaced by Geno's Deli. The new downtown restaurant is the company's eighth location.

Fifth-grade students at Richmond’s Chimborazo Elementary School have discovered that healthy food can also taste good thanks to “Project Kids Chef,” a nutrition and cooking demonstration program that features partnerships with local restaurants and the Farm to Family “mobile veggie bus.”  Already this year, students have witnessed Jim Hamilton, chef at Millie’s Diner, purchase ingredients from the bus and then prepare a meal of pasta with fresh vegetables, garlic and Parmesan cheese.  Other restaurants scheduled to give cooking demonstrations at the school include The Hill Café, Sette and Patrick Henry’s Pub and Grille.

“The goal of the project is to bring nutrition home to children in an enjoyable way,” said Jessica Framme Smith, Communities in Schools site coordinator at Chimborazo.  “The program seeks to encourage healthy eating, making healthy choices and to promote the pleasure of food preparation.”

Students help prepare the food, get to sample th