Hello, goodbye
Say hello to your little friend. Little Caesars, that is. A new location of the $5 pizza chain is now open in the Albemarle Square Shopping Center. Locally owned and operated by Charlottesville residents Matt and Laurel Eberl, the new location isn’t affiliated with the city’s other Caesars in Kmart on Hydraulic Road.
Speaking of Hydraulic Road, the new Whole Foods location officially opens this week. Check back next week for details on the new facility.
Last week, West Main gourmet sandwich shop Penne Lane, which opened in the spring of 2010, closed its doors. But not for long. The restaurant’s Facebook page says they’ve relocated to Fluvanna. Stay tuned for updates.
Tasty too
Permit us, for a moment, to drop some praise on three local flavors we had recently. First, folks in the C-VILLE office picked up some Buttz BBQ for lunch last week and, not having tried the Corner joint’s pulled pork yet, we were so hooked we went back for seconds. Try the Texas sauce and a side of potato salad.
At Downtown Hotdog Company, Eric Saunders and his wife, Jenny, recently added funnel cakes to the menu. They’re delicious—not too greasy, sprinkled with powdered sugar, just the right size. Saunders tells us, if all goes according to plan, he’ll be adding other toppings in the future, like chocolate syrup or fresh fruit.
And finally, Sara Teaster of Black Sheep Bakery, a new home-based business, dropped off some of her treats last week. We were especially fond of the French toast cake (topped with Virginia maple sugar bacon strips!), but Teaster has more than 25 cupcakes on the menu—not to mention more than 30 macarons.
