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Sunday, October 01, 2006

Larry Bly's past food columns

Larry Bly

Larry Bly has plenty on his plate these days. He's got two TV shows on Cox Cable Roanoke. Click ahead for details and showtimes.

Recent columns

Restaurant comings and goings; and a mystery solved - 7/3/2008

Got gas? Have we got recipes! - 6/26/2008

Another downtown lunch opportunity - 6/19/2008

Bad Wolf -- good wolf - 6/12/2008

Random thoughts and silly notions - 6/5/2008

The skinny on Chubbies - 5/29/2008

Highlander Pizza is good Italian - 5/22/2008

City shuts down cooking school - 5/15/2008

Macaroni Grill almost pleases - 5/8/2008

Another coffee shop review - 5/1/2008

A restaurant disguised as a coffee house - 4/24/2008

Roanoke County awash in java - 4/23/2008

'The Dog' expands to downtown - 4/10/2008

Where to fly for dinner - 4/3/2008

Grease is the word - 3/27/2008

New restaurant on the horizon - 3/20/2008

Angelo is a staff of one - 3/13/2008

Steak lovers come to Regency Room; gravy train comes to Waffle House - 3/6/2008

Montano's: Marty gets his groove back - 2/28/2008

A new cafe takes root - 2/19/2008

Cajun comes to Vinton - 2/14/2008

Carrabba's grills Italian tamely - 2/7/2008

Tradition continues at The Roanoker - 1/30/2008

T-Bone Jacks: an American restaurant - 1/24/2008

White Castle at home - 1/17/2008

Rockfish Grill offers lunch, retail deli - 1/10/2008

Publik House is a find - 1/3/2008

This book's not so hot - 12/20/2007

Cheeseburgers, and nothing but cheeseburgers - 12/13/2007

Latin and Italian? You bet - 12/6/2007

Can you say Camarones a la Diabla? - 11/29/2007

Toasted subs rule - 11/22/2007

Trader Vic's still haunts me - 11/15/2007

Lunch by the pound! - 11/1/2007

Barbecue again? - 10/24/2007

Cafe Soleil, in the true Continental style - 10/18/2007

Finally, a book on entertaining that's actually entertaining - 10/11/2007

Blues BBQ Company readies to open; Zak's expands - 10/4/2007

Al Pollard's memory lives on through scholarship fund - 9/27/2007

Blue 5 hits the right notes - 9/20/2007

Not the same old grinder - 9/13/2007

Chicken and waffles? Yes! - 9/6/2007

Caribbean creole cuisine on Campbell - 8/23/2007

9 dinner guests. 0 AC/electricity. 105 degrees. - 8/16/2007

Cooking classes and another Thai restaurant? - 8/1/2007

Brunch on Back Creek? - 7/25/2007

Two new places for food and drink - 7/18/2007

A Staunton tradition for 35 years - 7/12/2007

Scraping the bottom of the pan - 7/5/2007

Hummus comes to Grandin Village - 6/28/2007

Blue Light Grill makes for exciting dining in Cville - 6/20/2007

Holy Trinity! A Greek cookbook! - 6/14/2007

Real Irish comes to town - 6/7/2007

Cheap eats - 5/31/2007

Old cookbooks I have loved - 5/17/2007

Caribbean comes to Williamson Road - 5/8/2007

Wasabi's brings fine sushi to City Market - 5/3/2007

Food, art, fun for Mill Mountain Theatre - 4/26/2007

The Mexican Embassy moves to Valley View - 4/19/2007

Zaxby's is chicken finger headquarters - 4/12/2007

Pope returns with his own restaurant - 4/4/2007

A treasure discovered near Woodstock - 3/29/2007

Letters from around the world, down your street and up your alley - 3/15/2007

Tito's: a touch of Italian with a hint of Egyptian - 3/8/2007

Eating weenies can muddle your brain - 3/1/2007

The Seafood Company is both store and restaurant - 2/22/2007

Wine, song and fake diseases - 2/15/2007

Scraping the bottom - 2/8/2007

Nico's -- finally authentic Italian - 2/1/2007

Pete's Deli is back and the line is out the door - 1/25/2007

Restaurant comings and goings for 2007 - 1/11/2007

Taaza Indian Cuisine a winner - 1/3/2007

Good eats and no reservation required at the Sun Dance Cafe - 12/20/2006

Spotted at Metro! with Governor Kaine - 12/13/2006

Add some common sense to health department complaints - 12/6/2006

The Circles: Odd name, varied menu but great food - 11/29/2006

Bits and pieces - 11/22/2006

El Rodeo's opening worth the wait - 11/15/2006

Red Robin's big eating at Valley View - 11/9/2006

Blake's provides different fare for different meals - 11/1/2006

Bad news for downtown diners - 10/25/2006

A chip off the old potato - 10/18/2006

Getting by on Deep South Staples - 10/11/2006

Get ready for great food at Table 50 - 10/4/2006

Great food at Greek Festival and Hollywood secrets revealed - 9/20/2006

Saying goodbye to a few restaurants - 9/13/2006

Panera is making a lot of bread - 9/6/2006

Aesy's continues family cooking without Josephine - 8/29/2006

'Nasty Bits' makes for fine reading - 8/23/2006

A touch of Greece and Ireland - 8/8/2006

Summer recipes keep it light and simple - 7/26/2006

A slice of pie with a side of bluegrass - 7/19/2006

Sushi's the star at Ben Gui - 7/12/2006

Being Southern is back in style - 6/28/2006

Washington's Daily Grill doesn't feel like a chain - 6/21/2006

Back to school - 6/14/2006

Turning 60 this year, Hillsville Diner remains the real deal - 6/7/2006

Learn to cook or just eat out - 5/31/2006

Pop's offers more than ice cream - 5/24/2006

Chappalino's plants the Italian flag in Woodstock - 5/18/2006

Staunton's L'Italia retains its allure - 5/10/2006

Fast food breakfast gets better - 4/26/2006

Secret life exposed - 4/12/2006

New chef brings new flavor to Wertz - 4/5/2006

Tong's Thai a treat - 3/29/2006

A trip to the Occidental - 3/15/2006

Mac and cheese makes a comeback - 3/8/2006

Trio Bistro an excellent addition to downtown dining - 2/15/2006

Baylee’s best in chocolate - 2/8/2006

Two Bistros in two days - 2/1/2006

Fallon's family-style at the Lake - 1/25/2006

El Palenque -- better location and the same great food - 1/18/2006

Dining with Stonewall Jackson - 1/10/2006

A Washington monument closes - 1/4/2006

Isabella's Italian Trattoria - 12/21/2005

Martin's has a winner downtown - 12/14/2005

New Vinton spot offers more home cooking - 12/7/2005

A fine dining experience on Grandin Road - 11/30/2005

Food critics ... who needs 'em? - 11/23/2005

Millstone Tearoom -- Bedford Gourmet? - 11/16/2005

Tearful goodbye for the S&S Cafeteria - 11/8/2005

Veranda Bistro -- it's all Greek to me - 11/1/2005

Knawin' on them Smokey Bones - 10/25/2005

Late breaking culinary news - 10/18/2005

The Fresh Market gets a warm welcome - 10/12/2005

The Dogwood has been all gussied up - 10/4/2005

The Cellar: A deceiving name for honest food - 9/28/2005

Where's breakfast when you want it? - 9/21/2005

Eat Bertha's mussels - 9/14/2005

Changes in the Roanoke restaurant scene - 9/7/2005

Loud table, bland food spoil evening at Viera's - 8/17/2005

Eating it up in Buchanan - 8/10/2005

Wining and dining the Finger Lakes - 8/3/2005

Defining the 'scrapple' - 7/27/2005

Enormous omelet big on calories, taste - 7/19/2005

'De Espresso' yourself - 7/6/2005

Gourmet eating, from wine to cheese to Italian delicacies - 6/29/2005

These nuts will kill you - 6/26/2005

One Szechuan restaurant replaces buffet with plenty that's better - 6/22/2005

BBQ'd bologna? Try it at Henry's - 6/15/2005

Get your Mojo going! - 5/25/2005

My-T-Fine memories - 5/18/2005

Roanoke chefs making us proud, especially at Stephen's - 5/10/2005

How many guys does it take to make a great burger? - 5/4/2005

A few favorite brunches - 4/13/2005

Chowing down carefully, from DC through the Shenandoah Valley - 4/6/2005

Fork in the Alley is simple, fun dining - 3/30/2005

Carlos Brazilian -- bigger and better than ever - 3/23/2005

Moonlight Buffet: bigger than huge - 3/16/2005

Monster burgers? Thick burgers? How about mini-burgers? - 3/9/2005

What in Blue Hills? - 3/2/2005

Five years of Exceptional Entertaining and great chefs - 2/15/2005

Firehouse subs, fully involved - 2/9/2005

Fallon's: A family favorite - 2/2/2005

Vinton is cookin' - 1/19/2005

When in New Orleans, try venerable Antoine's - 1/12/2005

Bly's ramblings for a new year - 1/5/2005

Favorite restaurants that closed this year - 12/29/2004

When out of town, Maggiano's Little Italy is almost like homemade - 12/22/2004

What's the pointe? It's the food and the view! - 12/15/2004

Enjoy a bit of France in Lexington - 12/8/2004

Zak’s, for dinner - 12/1/2004

Lunch and sweets on Grandin - 11/17/2004

This should be called the official state cookbook - 11/3/2004

Pralines, gumbo and jambalaya on Roanoke City Market - 10/27/2004

Frankie Rowland's in top form - 10/20/2004

Tasting wine at Mount Vernon - 10/13/2004

Norberto's still doing it right in Grandin Village - 10/6/2004

Give us this day our daily ... wrap? - 9/29/2004

Fine dining at Blackwater Cafe on Smith Mountain Lake - 9/15/2004

Happy Belly name fits - 9/8/2004

Legal Sea Foods -- there ought to be a law! - 9/1/2004

Bastians of good barbecue - 8/28/2004

Hamming it up - 8/25/2004

"Cookin' Cheap" as a published academic study?! - 8/18/2004

Bringing great food home - 8/11/2004

Surf’s up in Salem - 7/28/2004

Surprising dockside fare - 7/21/2004

Odd but terrific - 7/14/2004

Something's fishy at Valley View - 7/7/2004

“Dubya” and I agree on Baltimore’s La Scala - 6/30/2004

New take on Mexican - 6/16/2004

Breakfast al fresco - 6/9/2004

A taste of Italy in Salem - 6/3/2004

Still using their noodles - 5/26/2004

Worth the wait - 5/19/2004

Wildflour blooms in Hollins - 5/2/2004

Reeling them in - 3/24/2004

Make way for Rico - 3/14/2004

Red Palace: Fine food, impeccable service - 3/2/2004

Something for everyone at Pour House - 2/29/2004

Michele’s On Main delivers - 2/25/2004

Winging it - 1/2/2004

Movie and more than just a pizza - 12/31/2003

Hibachi Express on the right track - 10/28/2003

Good wine, great food on the Blue Ridge Parkway - 9/28/2003

Meet at Metro! - 8/26/2003

Cheap eats, good fare - 7/28/2003

A deli legend in the making - 7/28/2003

Zak's makes a great downtown lunch spot - 7/19/2003

Surf-N-Turf on Grandin combines food and fun - 5/28/2003

Pizza Pasta Pit puts pep into pesto - 5/28/2003

Small is good at Teaberry's - 5/6/2003

Village Grill another fine Grandin hangout - 4/28/2003

The Dogwood Restaurant -- since 1948! - 4/15/2003

Italian in Bedford - 3/15/2003

Szechuan Restaurant No. 3 is fine by Bly - 2/25/2003

Abundant variety makes Nawab special - 1/29/2003

419 West: Not just a road anymore - 10/29/2002

Seasons & Occasions: A good place for a sit-down lunch - 8/29/2002

Jersey Lily's will satisfy the big appetite - 8/25/2002

Oprah, eat this - 6/15/2002

Cuba Pete's: Not in Cuba, Not owned by Pete - 4/29/2002

The Coach just keeps rollin' - 4/23/2002

Chico & Billy's: Good food, but bring your own atmosphere - 4/19/2002

Jimmy V's: a place for regular guys and gals - 4/19/2002

Taipei as Chinese as it gets - 2/25/2002

Sakura: simple, outstanding Asian fare - 11/13/2001

At Fiji Island, food is secondary - 10/25/2001

Luigi's still doing a great job after all these years - 7/25/2001

Even after an asteroid hits Earth, there will always be a Walnut Avenue Deli Shoppe - 4/19/2001

El Toreo, El Torino ... what the El? - 4/15/2001

The 'Pot' keeps perkin' - 3/8/2001

At The Library Restaurant, it's the service - 11/15/2000

It's not Awful now at Towers - 9/19/2000

Great food is just a 'Stone's' throw away - 8/29/2000

Fancy dining has a plain name at the Southern Inn - 7/29/2000

Fresh seafood from Peters Creek - 4/25/2000

Especialidades, postres, corditas, antojitos, si. Dos Equis, too. - 4/14/2000

Corporate twins: Red Lobster and The Olive Garden - 3/26/2000

Famous Anthony's is plenty famous by now - 3/25/2000

Ruby Tuesday is goods eats, but not as good as the Rolling Stones tune - 1/25/2000

Fine food in Staunton - 1/19/2000

The only pigs at this barbecue were at my table - 10/25/1999

Ippy's will tickle your ribs - 10/9/1999

O'Charley's! O'My! - 9/25/1999

Alexander's still the class of downtown - 7/19/1999

It took me nearly 200 years to visit this house - 6/29/1999

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