Arriving Tomorrow: Ayrshire Farm Organic & Local Meats
And it’s finally coming in! We’re so excited to be getting in a shipment of one of the best local meat and poultry producers in Virginia! Tomorrow afternoon on our shelves you’ll see Ayrshire Farm’s organic whole chickens and organic beef. Ayrshire Farm isn’t your standard Virginia farm, they’ve become one of the most respected and well known farms that the Old Dominion has to offer. Their meat was recently featured on Washington D.C.’s Top Chef season, better yet they’re only located 98 miles from our store and even Joel Salatin backs them! Click to read more. Read the rest of this post »
Richmond Magazine Staff Pick: Heather Johnson
Bethany Emerson of Richmond Magazine says, “When I’m sitting on a stool at Ellwood’s Cafe I just have to order my current favorite, a caramel latte. Heather Johnson always tops her drink with latte art – a heart of leaf drawn in foam.” And because of that, our adorable little Heather got written up as a Staff Pick in this month’s Best & Worst Issue of Richmond Mag. So we took a minute to step inside the mind of Heather, see where her inspiration comes from and a little background behind the Richmond’s latte art master. Read the rest of this post »
Vegan Cream Cheese Dream
Located right in the center of the deli refrigerator, resides our own Vegan Cream Cheese…but this is no ordinary vegan product. Made with love by one of our Deli Managers, Tristen Scheitle, this cream cheese soars above the rest. With flavors like “Fruit & Raisin”, “Apple Vanilla” and “Herb & Garlic” – this vegan treat can be used with fruit, bagels and much more! Use as an appetizer or simply as a breakfast additive. The possibilities are endless!
What is Farmers Cheese?
We just got in a bunch of Farmers Cheese and it is delicious. What is Farmers Cheese, you ask…Well it is kind of like a drier version of Cottage Cheese, with a really fresh taste. It is a really great cooking cheese or additive to any salad. Read the rest of this post »
Ellwood’s Cafe: BEST LOCAL COFFEE IN TOWN!
Check out this video from WRIC Channel 8 News as they come discover what makes us the “Best Local Coffee in Richmond.”
Richmond Magazine Best & Worst Shout-Outs
We were pleasantly surprised this morning when we got the newest version of Richmond Magazine. It’s their annual Best & Worst issue, the sole issue that most Richmonder’s salivate over and is the talk of the town for weeks to come. And without tooting our own horn, your own Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market just happens to be mentioned in the issue a whopping four times, which I think, is the most we’ve ever been mentioned in there. Read the rest of this post »
Homestead Creamery in the House! (8/6)
Homestead Creamery will be joining us on Friday the 6th from 3-6pm for an amazing 3 hours of sampling goodness!
Based out of Writz, Virginia – Homestead Creamery is known for its delicious local Milk products.
Learn the buzz about “Bcakes”
On August 18th from 6-7pm, we will have special guest Sharon from BCakes in house to talk about the features of her local product.
These all natural, hand made soaps & lotions come straight from the beehive – providing top notch skin care. And the best part about Bcakes? They are located right down the street at 8710 Old Spring Road, Richmond VA!
Joel’s Egg Benedict
Joel’s Egg Benedict ( a steal for $5.99 ) includes locally sourced spinach, organic tomatoes, hollandaise and local poached eggs over a toasted baguette. Meat-free goodness. 10 S. Thompson St., 612-1827 – from the July 2010 issue of Richmond Magazine.
-So there ya’ have it. Richmond Magazine gave us one of the top 5 best places to get an eggs benedict in the city. We think it’s simple due to our great ingredients which include locally sourced ingredients, locally baked bread and locally sourced eggs, usually from Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms in Swoope, VA. Come in and try it yourself today at Ellwood’s Cafe.
Tomato of the Day
We don’t know what Charlie is putting in the compost but it must be making his tomatoes pretty happy! Besides being delicious, they’re also locally grown and certified natural by one of the best farmers in Virginia. If you’ve got a tomato that is a bit lonely, just let us know, this guy will be hangin’ around. Read the rest of this post »