After I left the hospital, I headed over to Steve's... -After I finished crying (finally), we headed to Joe's Inn for dinner. I satisfied my craving for their Spaghetti a la Greek - baked spaghetti topped with feta, provolone and romano cheeses, and meat sauce, and Steve had one of the cheesiest Chicken Parmigiana's either of us had ever seen.
We were going to go to Bev's for dessert - more ice cream - but Steve mentioned that the small market across the street from Joe's Inn was now carrying baked goods and other treats from one of my favorite Richmond restauranteurs, Stella Dikos.
And when I looked at the display case, I saw a lot of wonderful "memories": Greek Wedding Cookies, Greek Style Cheesecake, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Banana Pudding, etc. They were also selling some of her savories: tzatziki, house-cured olives, marinated fava beans, moussaka, pastitsio... However, what I was most pleased to see were the loaves of Stella's famous breads. Not only were they selling her amazing "table bread", but they also had loaves of her Apple & Black Walnut Cinnamon Streusel Bread.
Each Christmas, Stella would give me a loaf of that bread as a Christmas present, and I would also buy a couple extras to give to others or for parties. It's been four or five years since I've had the bread, and, well... I bought a loaf of it tonight to take back to New York, as well as a "muffin loaf" of it for tomorrow's breakfast. Alas, Stella was not there tonight, but they did have a little notebook where people could write messages for her. So, I did.
