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Chicken salad. Fried chicken. Potato wedges.* White house rolls. All are great. But truth be told, the bakery takes hold of my appetite as soon as I walk through the door. With the final sale looming on Monday, I decided…
Aaron
A husband and daddy, born, raised, educated & employed in #RVA. Director of Programming @1stThings1stRVA. Making the most of life in Our City.
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James R.
It was a long time before I met James R., but James R. sure knew a lot about me. In the summer of ’04, James R. heard about my experience in Zimbabwe, and when he asked about the story, he…
Rainbow Cookies
What are they? A sugar cookie? It’s a palette of red, yellow and green in a tasty treat. But it’s more than a cookie, they are a memory. For a long time, the Ukrop’s bakery kept a stash of these…
20 Stores
Ukrop’s is everywhere in Richmond: north, south, east, west. Even a few out-of-town locations through the years. While I don’t think I made it to all of them, here are a few, and some memories from them: Ashland/Hanover A few…
Left Behind.
Old friends were coming for dinner, and we had just returned from a New Year’s Eve trip. We needed a few things from the store to round out the menu, so I took the short drive to the Ukrop’s outside…
Primal
Breaking the fast for one post before the New Year: Primal, Mark Batterson I wanted to hate it. I really did. Just a page or two into the introduction, and I was convinced Primal wouldn’t be any different than any…