October 13th

The Fanciest Small Town

When we booked our Air BnB in Washington, Virginia, we really had no idea what the town would be like except that it was going to be really small.  It was about a 20 minute drive from the national park and we got a great deal on a cute house.  No more having to be silent after Noelle went to bed - yay!  Well, let me tell you, Washington Virginia is so cute!  And so fancy!  It seems to be a popular tourist destination (maybe for those wanting to leave DC for the country).  We saw so many expensive, fancy cars and the downtown was full of cute little boutique shops and restaurants.  Originally I thought we could eat at The Inn at Little Washington because I read such great things about it, but then I saw that they only had a pre-fixe menu starting at $218 per person.  Um, not going to work (although our Air BnB host said it's worth it to splurge there for a special occasion).  So, instead we found a much less expensive, but still fancy restaurant down the street.

New Brunswick Stew
Tula's On Main
Washington, VA

I had never had New Brunswick stew and the waitress described it as being kind of like chili.  It came with cornbread on the side, so that pretty much sold me. 
I guess I would describe the texture as being like chili (but with chicken instead of beef), but the taste was almost more like a tomato and bean soup.  Whatever it tasted like, it was really good, and the homemade cornbread was fantastic! 
We also got a pumpkin creme brulee for dessert that was served in a little pumpkin.  So cute and delicious and the same time!

Grades:

Megan - A (This was delicious and it was nice eating at a fancier restaurant.  It felt like a special vacation treat!)

Noelle - A (There was no kids menu here, but they were so accommodating and made Noelle a grilled cheese.  I tried some, and that was a good grilled cheese!  She also loved the bread before dinner.  The owners were so nice.  They came out to talk to us and even gave Noelle a little pumpkin to take home!)