there are lots of restaurants in this area. many were closed, though, because it was that time in between lunch and dinner times. we ended up eating at hamiltons' at first & main. i had the smoked pork tenderloin in a red wine reduction with mascarpone sweet potatoes and mustard greens. lan had the shrimp with grits and the vegetable "blue plate special" (basically a mishmash of tofu, shiitake mushrooms, pumpkin, salad, beans). the food was just okay.
the dessert was much better. i know mine was. i had the pumpkin creme brulee. yum. lan had the passionfruit cheesecake with a macadamia crust.
on the way out of the mall, we saw these figures outside a neighboring restaurant. way to get into the halloween spirit. (or, at least, i think it's for halloween.)
charlottesville seems like an interesting place. i wish we had had time to explore more of downtown and try some more of its restaurants. i definitely would have liked to visit monticello and montpelier, but we just didn't have the time. maybe next time...
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