on Wall Street. Don't you just love their logo with that little girl
holding a big, homegrown tomato in her lap? I'm dreaming of a
garden tomato these days. This is the second time I've been here
and both times it's been tasty. It was wicked, cold and threatening
snow when we arrived. I wanted comfort food and this is a great
place to get it. Early Girl Eatery is a " Farm to Table " experience,
boasting their support of local, organic food. I love the idea of
supporting local farmers.
I chose meatloaf with a tomato gravy, mashed potatoes and collard greens.
It came with a big, fluffy biscuit. Yum!!! It really hit the spot.
Cindy had fried chicken with gravy, mashed potatoes and squash casserole.
Don't we look happy?
It's always fun to get together with my sister. She's awesome and still loves
me, even though I broke her arm when she was little. Totally an accident,
but that's another story.
Friday, I had lunch with my very handsome son, Travis, at Pineapple Jack's
in West Asheville.
Having lunch with Travis once a month at a restaurant of his choosing,
is one of the best goals I've set for my year of 50. He works in a very
nice restaurant and knows good food and the best places to eat in Asheville.
So, he is joining me in a fun, culinary experiment. The only guidelines
that he must follow is to choose places that I haven't been before.
How fun is that for a person who loves to eat?
So, for our first meal, we went to Pineapple Jack's. What a cute, funky
little place. I loved the decor -very tropical. (They even had a swimsuit
hanging in the restroom.) Perfect restaurant for the very springlike day
we had on Friday. And the food was....... amazing! It was hard to choose
from their menu of soups, salads and sandwiches. Their menu has plenty
of options for meat eaters, but who would miss the meat when you can eat
like this?
I started with the Butternut squash and sweet potato bisque.
Very delicious. Then this was followed by
tomato, onions, sun dried tomatoes and avocado - served with homemade hummus.
And check out this wrap that Travis had....
this is the Pineapple Garden and is a vegetarian dream.
It's delicious... I know, because he gave me the first bite...
right there on the end with all that cream cheese goodness.
Now isn't he a good son?
That polar bear sandwich on his t shirt is a little disturbing though. :)
Love you, Travis!!!
* Goal #12 - Nurture relationships with extended family
Goal # 40 - Try new restaurants with Travis in Asheville
Ok... first I must say, you also broke my finger, or was it Cindy?? If it was her, maybe she deserved the broken arm :) Great picture of you both.
ReplyDeleteVirginia said to tell you, "she is jealous of the butternut squash and sweet potato soup. Sounds so yummy! Hope all is well."
Thanks for confessing to the broken arm, Melissa. While we are confessing, I believe I was the one who broke Sherri's finger; however, I didn't push her off the bed when she was a preschooler and give her a concussion.
ReplyDeleteWho would have done such a thing to little Sherri? :/
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