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Virginia: Grendale Farm Restaurant

Looking for a farm-to-table experience?

Intimate but sunny, the Glendale Farm Restaurant in Neersville, Virginia serves a variety of foods grown on the premises or nearby ("sourced locally wherever possible.")

We ran into one of the owners, Author Clark, Jr., a Culinary Institute of America graduate, when we arrived. He stressed his commitment to the farm-to-table concept as well as pointed out his early entry into what is now a "hot" trend. (Grandale opened October 1, 2005).

Their fiddlehead omelette is fresh, tasty, and a little bit unusual with a pleasant, almost nutty flavor.

Location:

Grandale Farm Restaurant
14001 Harpers Ferry Road
Neersville, VA 20132

Days and Times:

Wednesday & Thursday - Dinner from 5 pm through 9 pm

Friday through Saturday - Lunch from 12 pm through 4 pm; Dinner from 5 pm through 9 pm

Sunday Brunch 11 am to 3 pm Dinner 3 pm to 8 pm

Phone:  540-668-6000

Tok, Alaska - Surrounded by mountains

Mountains in the distance beyond Tok, Alaska. Photo taken from Fast Eddy's looking across the Alaska Highway, toward the south.

Visit the Living in Tok blog for more about Tok, Alaska.

Tok, Alaska: Fast Eddy's to eat

If you're passing through Tok, Alaska this summer - which is unavoidable if you are traveling the Alaska Highway - you'll want to stop at Fast Eddy's, part of Young's Motel complex.

Fast Eddy's is one of two restaurants open in winters (several more open in summertime, some geared specifically for tourists, cruise line busses and RVers - and that doesn't count Jen's Thai serving delicious food from her kitchen window). 

Make sure you check in at Fast Eddy's on Foursquare for tips. And "Like" their Page on Facebook. 

For more about Tok, Alaska, check out the blog Living in Tok.