Travel Tips & Adventures

(This week, we continue our review of  Williamsburg, Virginia…)

Brunswick Stew at Chowning’s Tavern 

When my family visited Williamsburg while I was a child, we ate at Chowning’s Tavern  and I vividly remember eating Brunswick stew. I don’t know why they call it Brunswick stew, but I recall the savory chicken stew and couldn’t wait to try it again when I returned as an adult. A melding of many flavors and rich colors, it was still terrific! (Recipe follows.)

Chowning's Tavern - Photo provided by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Williamsburg has several restaurants with different menus and styles of cuisine. All of the restaurants have servers in Colonial-style period costumes who “fit the part.”

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Williamsburg, Virginia home

Simply walking down the street in Williamsburg, VA takes you back – ‘way back to the 18th century and the American Colonial era.  One of my favorite travel destinations, Colonial Williamsburg gives visitors a passport to a previous way of life. (more…)