Kosher in Richmond, VA from a Goyische perspective

It’s gotta be difficult to be Orthodox in Richmond as I recently found out while hosting a Shabbat dinner at Chez Good Life. There are practically zero “eat out” options in our fair town (yeah, I hate cooking plus all my pots, pans, and silverware have held many a bacon cheeseburger).  We graciously had a “ghetto Kashrut dinner” featuring cold cuts, junk food, and challah on paper plates.  Funny thing about the paper plates/plasticware, I use them anyways at my house because I am a really, really lazy person (Of course, for guests, I put out the good Chinette plates. And, yeah, I’m going to Al Gore Hell.).   Also was able to pick up some decent Yogev Kosher wine (Cabernet/Shiraz blend).

You know, at the end of the day, it definitely wasn’t gourmet but it was still a fantastic, fantastic and memorable dinner!

Here is my Kosher Guide to Richmond, VA (it’s not much*)!
* Simple supply/demand working here in terms of the lack of choices. For a Kosher restaurant (or any “Ethnic” restaurant for that matter) to work in Richmond, I think you really need to have cross-over appeal for us non-Jews (or, more importantly, non-Orthodox Jews).

More Links of Interest

• Jewish Community Federation of Richmond
• Style Weekly Cover: In search of tradition and truth in a modern world, Richmond’s tiny population of Hasidic Jews practice quiet, strict yet joyful lives.