Greater Richmond Warehouse and Logistics Conference

Local consulting firm F. Curtis Barry & Company is hosting a warehouse and logistics conference on Monday, May 5th entitled “Increasing Profitability in a Challenging Economy.”  While the conference is currently full, you can still register to be on the waiting list, and at the same time get the scoop on future conferences that can help your business.

F. Curtis Barry & Company provides consulting services on all types of things, like eCommerce systems, warehousing and distribution strategies, freight rate analysis, and more.  They’ve been in business since 1984, and they really know their stuff, which is great in an economy where good advice is priceless.

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Becky’s – A Richmond Institution

About a hundred years ago (OK, more like 10 years ago) I worked at the corner of 1st and Cary Streets.  Across the street (on the north side of the street) was a breakfast and lunch place called Becky’s.  I had a fabulous metabolism back then, so I ate breakfast there almost every day.

Becky’s has been around forever – long before I worked across the street from it.  It has seen many different owners, operations, and managers, but the name has been the same, and the fare is consistently delicious diner food.

I wish I could tell you who the original Becky was, and what year the place opened the first time, but there is surprising little information out there on the internet.  I suppose I could go talk to Julia, who has worked at the tiny diner for 42 years.  She’s still there, and she remembered me when I walked through the door this past Friday for a nostalgic Becky’s breakfast.

The interior has changed quite a bit since the last time I was there, and they now serve cocktails, if you want to get a nice bloody mary or mimosa with your brunch.  I heard that they tried opening in the evenings for a while, but during these winter months not enough people make it to that part of town.

I ordered a cheese omelet with hasbrowns, a side of bacon, and toast.  My dad got a western omelet, hashbrowns, and rye toast.  Everything was tasty.  So tasty, in fact, that I neglected to take a picture of our food right away, and by the time I thought of it there was nothing left to photograph.  I detected bits of bacon in the homefries (a nice touch) and my omelet was cooked perfectly and was delightfully cheesy.  Dad’s omelet was likewise cooked perfectly, and his rye toast was buttered and golden crispy.  We both had tea, and Alfred kept the refills coming.

Becky’s is once again under new management, and Laura (a recent transplant from Connecticut who thinks our winters are downright balmy, thank you) is working hard to figure out the best business model and plan for Becky’s.  There might be some evening hours in the future, and look out for a website in the near future.  For myself, I believe I will have to go back to try the salmon cakes, because I bet they are awesome.

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Restaurant Review – Summer Shack in Richmond, Virginia

Drive out Broad Street a ways (a long ways) and you will find The Summer Shack positioned jauntily on the lot.  A small boat decorates the front.  You walk in, and the decor is decidedly beach-themed.  Volleyball nets and flip flops decorate the walls.  The tables and chairs are mismatched in a charming, not messy way.  The lady working greeted us with a smile.  We were, as they say, so far so good.

The place is located at 12859 Broad Street Rd.  This place has been Granpa Eddie’s, Crazy Eddie’s, and about 3 other things in the last 5 years.  Hopefully The Summer Shack will make it, because I liked it a lot.  It’s a seafood place, and it’s reasonably priced and tasty.

The menu offers Appetizers (in the “Get Your Feet Wet” section of the menu), steamed crab legs, shrimp, clams, or oysters (“Steamers”), sandwiches and baskets of fried things (“I’m Kinda Hungry”), and entrees (“I’m So Hungry”).  They also have a menu section for “Menehunes,” which is technically a term for a folklorish creature like a leprechaun.  It’s probably a Hawaiian term for “little folks,” or “children,” in this case.  It’s got standard kid fare, and is reasonably priced.

My luncheon companion dined on tuna tacos – not blackened like he’d had them previously.  I sampled a hunk of tuna, as it looked delicious, and it was.  He enjoyed the meal, but not as much as he had when he’d gotten them served blackened.

I got the fried shrimp basket, because I obviously have a death wish.  Just kidding.  I just really like friend shrimp and hadn’t had any in about 12 years, so I went for it.  The shrimp were plump and juicy, lightly breaded and tasty.  The fries at this place are killer – I mean REALLY good.  Maybe the best fries I’ve had since the lovely Boardwalk Fries was a staple at every American mall on the East Coast.  Here is a pic of my yummy lunch:

and me posing like the fool I am with my lunch:

Overall, I really liked this place.  I would like to go back for dinner and try out the “Oysters Goochland,” which the menu tells me comes with applewood smoked bacon and crab for a cool $12.00.  That sounds worth it to me.

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