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New Pescados Reviews and Art 180 Benefit

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Two new Pescados reviews-

From Blog Richmond, Va.:

Pescados China Street is Fresh and Fabulous

From Historic Richmond Inns:

Pescados China Street Bistro

From Art 180:

Whatcha doing to celebrate your sweetie–or yourself–next week? You don’t really want to dine at an overcrowded restaurant Tuesday night, now do you?? How about celebrating with ART 180 a day early, on Monday, the 13th? Pescados China Street (that’s the Oregon Hill location) is showing a little love themselves and donating a percentage of sales to ART 180, a local non profit that provides after-school programs in creative expression to children living in challenging circumstances, giving them a voice through art! So grab a couple of coworkers or guy/gal pals for a lovely lunch, or take your honey or your best friend or your buddy to dinner. You’ll surely enjoy Pescados’ creative, seafood-oriented mix of Caribbean and Latin flavors, with fish that arrive daily. ART 180 will receive part of the proceeds from lunch, dinner, and even gift certificate or T-shirt purchases.
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If you just can’t make it this Monday, you’ll have a second chance on February 27. That’s right, Pescados’ heart is double-wide, and they’re hosting TWO charity nights for ART 180. So show them, and yourself, a little love by eating and drinking to your heart’s content. Stop by 626 China Street for lunch 11:30-2 or dinner 5-10 p.m. Visit their website to preview the menu, but make sure to check out the specials when you’re there.

For more information on ART 180, what they do and who they serve, or to donate personally, visit www.art180.org!

5th Annual Spaghetti Dinner Benefit For William Byrd Community House

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From announcement:

How about dinner for a great cause? Join us at Perly’s Restaurant (111 East Grace Street – Richmond) on February 16, 2012 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm for a great spaghetti dinner and at the same time support William Byrd Community House. Eat-in or takeout options available.

Tickets are $15.00 per person and are available for advanced sales only. If you are not able to attend, maybe you would consider a donation so that a child from one of our programs could have great meal. Checks are to be made payable to William Byrd Community House.

VCU IHOP Express Adds Security

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According to a story in the VCU student newspaper, the Commonwealth Times, security has been tightened at the new IHOP Express restaurant.

After a fight that attracted the attention of six police cars on Jan. 20 in the IHOP Express at Laurel and Grace Place, Dining Services’ recent decision to check student IDs might make more sense to students.
In last Tuesday’s TelegRAM, VCU announced that the IHOP Express will be increasing security on Friday, Saturday and Sunday after 1 a.m, when they stop taking swipes.
VCU students will be asked to show their ID in order to access the dining facility. They are allowed to have a maximum of three guests.

The eatery was opened this past year as part of new Grace Street parking deck construction.

In more positive news, students can use the Cabell library more as open hours have increased, and there is a student petition that asks the VCU administration to focus more on student needs and less on construction and expansion of the Monroe campus. (ed.- No surprise here).

Mamma ‘Zu in Saveur

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From the short article:

In this year’s SAVEUR 100, we take stock of our favorite things: recipes, people, places. We consider every last one a new classic.
By The Editors…

We didn’t expect to find honest-to-god Italian food in Richmond, Virginia. But among the low-slung buildings in the Oregon Hill neighborhood, we discovered Mamma ‘Zu. Ed Vasaio’s candlelit restaurant is part trattoria, part neighborhood clubhouse. And the food! Penne all’amatriciana. Garlicky dandelion greens. Bold, bright antipasti like roasted red peppers with anchovies served in huge family-style portions. A hit when it opened in 1993, it’s now a legend.

Also includes a recipe for roasted red pepper and anchovies.

Pescados Schedule and Mamma Zu soccer

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From Pesacados Facebook page:

PESCADOS CHINA STREET is closed for the holiday today, Monday December 26th, and will re-open Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. for lunch as usual.

Don’t forget to call and make reservations for NYE 2011, seats are going fast. Happy Holidays to all of our friends!

As for Mamma Zu, I am not sure of their holiday schedule, but congratulations to their sponsored soccer club, which is moving up a division:

It was a successful season. I had 3 goals this season and we accomplished at least one of them. Winning the championship was a goal distance from us. It was a well played game and it was exciting for both teams. Cosmin came through with a great goal and Paul gets the assist. We will have to settle for a 1-1 tie and second place in Div 4.

Good news is we will be promoted. It was the goal that we had to get to 3rd division.

VCU Composts!

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The Virginia Commonwealth University student newspaper Commonwealth Times has a very positive story this week on the school’s efforts to compost.

VCU’s Dining Services has introduced a new composting program to reduce waste output out of Market-810 as part of VCU’s larger green initiative.
At the end of September, VCU had diverted 11,365 pounds of waste from going to a landfill by sending its organic waste to a compost pile in Waverly, Va. through a company called Natural Organic Process Enterprises (NOPE).
“(Five tons is) the size of (a) construction dumpster,” said Tamara Highsmith, VCU’s Dining Sales and Services manager.

What are other local schools and restaurants doing to compost?

Pescados Helps Autism Speaks Today

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From Facebook event page:

If you haven’t yet sampled one of Richmond’s finest new restaurants, here’s your chance! Come out and help Pescados China Street in their support of Autism Speaks on Monday, September 26. Take this opportunity to enjoy delicious latin/carribbean fusion cuisine, great ambiance, and fun with friends.Just so you know, 15% of all proceeds will go to support Autism Speaks. Lunch is served from 11:30 am – 2:00 pm and dinner from 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm. We look forward to seeing you!

Fundraiser at Pescados China Street for AIDS Walk Washington

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Pescados continues to do its Monday charity thing.
From the FaceBook event page:

Pescados China Street will be donating fifteen per cent (15%) of the day’s take on August 15th to AIDS Walk Washington 2011 to benefit the Whitman-Walker Health in DC. “Team Superheroes!” is walking in memory of our beloved friend and brother Andy Ward.

Come out for lunch or dinner (or both!!) and support the cause.
Lunch from 11:30am-2pm
Dinner from 5pm-closing

AIDS Walk Washington is a 5K fundraising walk and timed run benefiting and produced by Whitman-Walker, a nonprofit community-based health organization which provides dependable, high-quality, comprehensive and accessible health care to those infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS.

In the city of Washington, DC, where three percent of adults are known to have HIV and an additional three percent are infected but don’t know it, AIDS Walk plays a vital role in raising funds to fight the epidemic.