Fredericksburg

March 2011, I was performing at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg,VA. I decided to check out the hot spots in Fredericksburg, VA since I was going to be there for a night. I went on Yelp.com and started my search for FOOD. I decided to go with the highly rated restaurant name Soup and Taco on Caroline St. It was Mexican Cuisine, simple and true. I started with the much talked about Black Bean Soup, rich and steeped in smokey chipotle. Then, I moved on to a entree with with fried corn tortilla with shredded chicken, pinto bean puree, jalapeno sour creme and sprinkled with cilantro. It was light and full of flavor.

My next stop was considered the best bakery/cafe in town, Elieen's on Caroline St. in Historical Fredericksburg. I walked into the beautiful church turn bakery/cafe, and I swear the atmosphere is the enough to draw you in. The high ceilings filled with the smell of fresh baked bread and I look over to where the pews probably use to be an there was a cased filled with French fruit filled tarts and decadent chocolate treats. I ordered the much talked about Maple Pecan Scone and the classic French Apple tart. The scone was the right type of dense with the light smell and flavorful taste of maple, then the nuttiness of the pecan filled my watering mouth with reminders the classic pecan pie. The tart was perfect with slivers of sour apple on top with a buttery  air filled crust on the bottom. Enough said!

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